Scripture and Tradition
The ANCHOR Thurs~ay,
Fall River, Mass., -Vol. 8, No. 42
Oct. 15, 1964
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Definition
Treatment
Inerrancy
ROME (DW)-Most Rev. Lawrence J. Shehan, Arch bishop of Baltimore and member of the Council Sec
ROME (DW)-Most Rev. Emilio Guano, 64, Bishop of Livorno Diocese in Italy and member of the Council Com
ROME (DW) - Speaking in the name of all the bish ops of Scandinavia and of all the German-language bish
retariat for Promoting Christian Unity, referred to the interven tion by Cardinal Doepfner of Munich, Germany, and said that like Cardinal Doepfner he too believed "the role of the human author is too much neglected" in the schema on Divine Revela tion. Archbishop Shehan then pointed out that part of the text that .he wanted to see amended, Turn to Page Eleven
:English Prelate Cites
Laity's Church Role
The important place and work of the layman in the Church today are most clearly described by Archbishop John Heenan, Primate of England,. in' an exceptional dIs· eourse which closed the· debate on the Lay Apostolate echema at the present ses. 8ion of the Ecumeniool Coun- was not enough for the layman. "It is absolutely necessary that cil in Rome. a lay apostle have a careful and "The place of the layman deep spiritual training'" '" '" they In the Church has completely changed," pointed out the prelate. "For over a thousand years few men besides priests and monks were literate. The schools and universities - for the most part founded by the Church had among their students a majority of ecclesiastics. Not
many citizens-even among the
rich and noble-thought that it
was worthwhile to learn the art ~ reading and writing. "In'the English language-and Indeed in the French-the same Word was used to describe a ,riest and a man of learning. lI'hat one word, of course, was telerk'. It was even worse in the ltalian since the word 'chierico' meant 'learned' while 'idiota' was used to describe either a 1001 or a member of the laity. ''This may be the historical 'leason for the treatment of the laity in Church legislation. In eanon Law, they scarcely have • place at all. "What is a layman? It is not ~y to find a definition. A lay Il\an is simply a non-clerk, a Ilegative sort of a person. But tbe faithful of our ·day are often ,"ore learned than the priests ... • it is clear, therefore, that .-hen we talk about lay apostles, • does not mean people who are Ignorant or uncouth." The Archbishop pointed out
that proficiency or outstanding
powledge in secular subjects
Guild To Honor Patron at TV Mass Sunday The Physidans and Den tists Guild of New Bedford will honor their patron, St. Luke, by attending the TV
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Mass over Channel 6, New Bed ford, Sunday morning at H flt!clock. Rt. Rev. Hugh A. Gallagher, $uild moderator, has announced that Rev. Raymond H. 'Kelley, M.M., of New Bedford will cel ebrate the Mass. Following the Mass, a bruneh ..ill be served to all. The officers of the Guild are( 4leorge Riley, D.D.S., president; .obert Small, M.D., vice-presi i1ent; James Bolton, D.D.S., trea ..-er; Paul Corley.. M.D., secre-
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still need the formation which theology and asceticism can give them" * '" '" for the work of the lay apostolate is sacred and del icate being openly concerned Turn to ·Page Two
Pope Invites U~ S. Priests His Holine&'l, Pope Paul VI has invited certain priests to come to Rome and take part in the discussion of the proposition "Priestly Life and Ministry". The U. S. priests so called are: Msgr. Walter J. Tappe, pastor of St. Rose, Santa Rosa, Calif. and Vicar-General of the· dioceSe( Msgr. Joseph E. Emmenegger, pastor of St. Andrew, Delavan, Wis., and former superior of the graduate house of the North American College, Rome; Msgr• Gerard L. 'Frey, pastor of St. Francis de Sales, Houma, La, and Archdiocesan CCD Director; Msgr. Thomas B. Falls, pastor of Sacred Heart, Manoa, Pa., and Archdiocesan Director of the Legion of Mary.
Set Second Mass For Handica pped Of Fa II River
ARCHBISHOP SHEHAN
mission on the Apostolate of the Laity, the post-Conciliar Com mission on Liturgy, and the Mixed Commission on the 13th schema which deals with "The Presence of the Church in the World Today", drew attention to several points of the schema on Divine Revelation "which were highly satisfactory and which ought to be kept in mind when judging the value of the schema". He asserted that the schema on Divine Revelation "briefly but nonetheless solemnly affirms that Tradition and Sacred Scrip. ture are connected with one an other and are inter-communi cable." Bishop Guano however felt that the treatment as given in the schema was much too brief, and asked "that this con nection and inter-communica tion be made more explicit." He said it ought to appear . more clearly how "Tradition and Sacred Scripture are inter-con nected with one another, not like two distinct rivulets which only . occasionally touch one another, proceeding from a common bub bling source and running to a <;ommon goal, but how instead they very profoundly and nec essarily and continually - both Tradition· and Scripture-trans mit one and the same divine Revelation, one and the same life of the Church." It pleased him greatly, Bishop Guano said, to see that the
ops of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, His Eminence Francis Cardinal Koenig, Arch bishop of Vienna and a leading member of the Doctrinal Com mission of the Vatican Council, made an important proposal re garding the inerrancy of the Bible. He said the amended text of chapter three titled "Divine In Turn to Page Ten
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Controversies Spur. Council
Heated Discussions Show Life, Freedom . By Rev.lohn R. FoIster Oontroversies do not rack a council but are sigJl8 of RS vibrant life. They tnlovr that the gathering is truly a oouncil and not a rubber-stamping meeting of "loyal" sub jects.·1f such a sta:tement can beCome a principle, Vatican II is alive indeed. During the last week, there have been many controversies. One, the Fathers resolwd by overwhelm ing. vot~s (the Church and surely t1) come since the most of fuel. They had dispatched the Ecumemsm); another they explosive schema __ 13: the Revelation and Lay Apostolate created in a series of clash- Church in the Schemas, they had prepared for ing debates concerning Rev- Modern· World the momentous 13th Schema and elation' another was born in a· generai showing of displeasure with the writing of the Lay Apostolate Schema; finally a controversy suddenly boiled up when some of the more influential Fathers protested to the Pope against what they believed were violations of the council's established procedures. More are
-is yet to come up for a first debate and there is aiready great criticism of it. In a Pat ton-like move, the Fat her s nearly f 0 u n d themselves out
The second annual Mass for physically, mentally and visually handicapped persons of the Fall River Area will be celebrated at 10 Sunday morning, Oct. 18 at St. William's Church, Fall River, by Msgr. Raymond T. Considine, pastor. Assisting Msgr. Considine with arrangements for the Mass is Miss Eugenia Faryniarz of the adult group of the United Cer ebral Palsy Assn. of Fall River. Miss Faryniarz organized the first such Mass last year. All handicapped persons and their escorts are invited to at tend the Mass, which will be preceded by confessions. Trans portation will be furnished by the Cerebral Palsy Assn. a local eab company and volunteer dri, verso For transportation ar rangements or further inform ation, Miss. Faryniarz may be "cted. at OSborne 7-8730&.
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Fa II River Area CCD Workshop This Sunday A workshop for Confrate~ nity of Christian Doctrine teachers will be· held this Sunday afternoOn at 2 :30 in
Missioners From· Diocese Labor flte World Over
MI·SSION SUNDAY Oct.·IS
Jesus-Mary Academy. The pro gram will be as follows: 2:30 Opening talk-Catechetl.. cal Dimensions. 3:00 Special Sessions-1. Use of Scripture in. ele mentary grades. 2. Liturgical catechists. 3.. Guidance program for the Parish High School of (. Religion. 4. Programing for our Schools of Religion. 4:15 Refreshments 4:30 Bible Vigil 5:00 End of Workshop The next CCD Workshop will be Sunday, Oct. 25, for CC-n teaeb ers of the Cape Cod Area. It wiD take place at Holy 'rrinitl; ~booi,
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