/
Fourth Session of Vatican Council Underway
Synod of Bishops To Aid
Papacy To Rule Church
.'
.
At the 0 pen i n g of the f{)urth session of Vatican Council IT on Tuesday morn ing, Pope Paul announced the setting up of "an episcopal synod, composed of bishops chosen for the greater part by the episcopal conferences and approved by us, which will be convened, accord ing to' the needs of the Church, by the Roman Pontiff for con sultation and collaboration when for the general good of the Church this will seem oppor tune to us." The Pope called attention to the fact that he was deliberately refraining from touching upon any of the themes that will be
submitted to the examination of the Council Fathers so as not to "compromise, by any word of ours, your freedom of opinion with regard to matters to be pre- . sented to you." This is seen as an answer to the 'criticism that has been leveled against the Pope in an ever-increasing de gree lately as being a great thinker but one unable to act, a man of such .great intellect that he spends agonizing time exam ining all the nuances of a situ ation and balancing off one against the other without coming to clear-cut decisions. In his action of proposing a synod of Bishops, the Pope is carrying out the wish expressed
.
by' the majority of the Councn Fathers for "collegial" rule ot the Church by the Pope with the Bishops. Collegiality means that "the Order of Bishops, which succeeds 'to the College of Apostles arid gives this a p 0 s t 0 lie body continued existence, is also the subject of supreme and full power over the Church, provided we under stand this body together with its head,' the Roman Pontiff, and never without his head." It is felt that this synod of B.ishops will bring to the day-to day administration of the Church more international and varied insights. The Curia, the papacy'. Turn to Page Nineteen
Holy Father Warns of Symbolism Extremes
Emphasizes Eucharist Realiiy VATICAN CITY (NC) Prompted by "serious pas toral concern and anxiety" over recent theological dis
HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI
cussions, Pope Paul VI has is sued an encyclical defen~iing the Church's traditional doctrine on the Eucharist. The document, nearly 7,000 words long, defends: -The practice of celebrating Masses in private when Mass with a .congregation is not pos sible: -The preservation and ado ration of the Eucharist outside of Mass; -The traditional doctrine on the Eucharist exactly as it was set down by the Council of Trent . iro the 16th century. There have be@ some recent attempts to rep h r a s e the Church's teaching, using scien tific terminology to explain that change that occurs to the ele ments of bread and wine at Mass.
Pope's UN Visit To End With Mass at Stadium NEW YORK (NC)-Pope P'aul VI will enter New York in a two-hour motorcade and will end his Oct. 4 visit with • second major public event-an evening Mass at Yankee Sta dium. The high point of the vjsit, the first by a reigning Pontiff of the Church to the United States, will be a speech at the United Na tions in which he will make an appeal for international peace. The'Pontiff will arrive for his visit to the United Nations at Kennedy International Airport shortly before 10 A.M., EDT. From there he will travel to the residence of Francis Cardinal Spellman and St. Patrick's Ca thedral in Manhattan. Before leaving the airport, the Pope will deliver a short address to the dignitaries assembled to meet him. These may include Cardinal Spellman, U.N. Secre tary General U Thant, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Secretary of State Dean Rusk and state and local officials.
Opposing these attempts, the encyclical gives a ringing confirmation to Trent's definition of "transubstantiation." Even the words of the def inition, Pope Paul said, must be preserved exact ly. The word "transubstantiation" was used by the Council of Trent to describe the change that takes place during the Consecration of the Mass, when
dJThe ANCHOR
.A" Anrhor 01the Soul, Sure and Firm-St. Paul
Fall River, Mass.ISept. 16, 1965
Vol. 9, No. 37 ©
Stonehill Lists 350 Freshmen For Opening
1965 The Anchor
the substances of bread and wine are replaced by the substance of the Body and Blood of Christ. Entitled Mysteriuni Fidei (The Mystery of Faith) after its open ing words, this third encyclical of Pope Paul's reign is addressed to "the clergy and faithful of the world" as well as to the hier archy. It carries the date of Sept. 3, the feast of a great champion of the Eucharist-Pope St. PiWl
X. The new encyclical appears just a little more than a year af ter the publication of the Pope'. first encyclical, Ecclesiam Suam, on Aug. 6, 1964. The second, en t~ed Mense Maio, was issued on April 30 this year. Pope Paul stated clearly at the beginning of the present ency clical the reason that prompted him to issue it. "We are aware of the fact that among those who deal with this most holy mystery in the writteD Turn to Page Ten
Bishop Connolly Designates Sept. 19 as ceo Sunday
The other four U. S. Cardinals Next Sunday wilJ be observed as Confraternity qt Three hundred and fifty· have been invited to the day's Christian Doctrine Day in the Fall River Diocese, Most Rev. events. They may be among the freshnaen reported at Stone James L. Connolly has. announced. The Diocesan Ordinary, group meeting the Pope a't the hill College Monday for a airport. The Cardinals are: week's spedal orientation in a letter read at all Masses in all churches, also thanked James Francis Cardinal McIn the laity for its participation tyre of Los Angeles, Richard and guidance sessions prior to in the recent New England for training courses speaks wen the. oPening of the college Mon Cardinal Cushing of Boston, Jo regional CCD Congress which for the future of the Confrater seph Cardinal Ritter of St. Louis day, September 20. Stonehill will officially open was- held at Bishop Stang nity in the Diocese. and Lawrence Cardinal Shehan "We must thank all who par next Monday with a Mass of High School in North Dartmouth. of Baltimore. ticipated; with a special word of The route Pope Paul will fol Concelebration in which several The Ordinary's letter desig low into the city is still under priests of the faculty will parti nating Sunday as CCD Day commendation for those who ar ranged so practical a program, discussion. But police and other cipate. This will be the first follows: touching, as it did, all needs. It bme that such a Mass, which officials are working to make it Beloved in Christ: gave great inspiration to Parent one that makes it possible for represents a revival of an an "Our Regional Congress of the Educators, . and those who give the greatest number of people clent Christian tradition, will be Confraternity of Christian Doc to see the Pontiff, according to celebrated for the students and trine at Bishop Stang High time and talent to religious in a spokesman for the New York for many this will be their first School has been hailed as a great struction of children who might otherwise be deprived of knowl attendance at this type of Mass. archdiocese. success. The well-informed zeal edge and the guidance helpful Turn to Page Seventeen Public interest in the visit is of the speakers, the enthusiasm in adjusting to life's problems. extremely high, according to the of the men and women who Chiefly, however, we are thank spokesman. Inquiries about the came to listen, learn and be in ful for the education in depth Fast and Abstinence spired Pope's agenda have flooded to work for the cause of which was aimed at all of us Catholic and U.N. information Christ, were all a comforting responsible for bringing the Next Wednesday, Friday offices. experience, to clergy, religious light and love of Christ into our and Saturday, Sept. 22, 24 and The U.N., for example, has and laity alike. We feel richly confused world. 25, are Ember Days. Those been swamped with requests rewarded, and grateful to God obliged to fast must do so on "To the faithful of the Dio from Catholic schools to take for the apparent good that was the three days but meat may their pupils on the regular U.N. done. The fact that over eight cese, I address the words written be eaten at the main meal Oil 1'um to Page TeD }Vednesday and Saturda,. hundred of our lait~ enrolled Xurn to Page Nineteell
"
..... .... ,