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LONDON NC)~~hn Cardinal Heenan ofWestmini'Sier ,said here that recent sugg{!stions that Cattholics are expected to a~e][)t onJy' inf~]]ib]e teaching, is '.'very dangerous doctrine indeed/' The ,supreme authmity of" the ,Catholic Church 'rare]y ~aks infallibly, that is to say, ex, cathedra, he said. 'In fact, -he added, it has done 80 only once in modern times, believed it, so ,this definition' of more as a pious,gesture in honor to pt'oclaim the dogma of ,ttte dogma m~st be regarded 'of .the Blessed Virgin Mary. I'r.PAa the 'AssumPtion. But it would' "Apart from that, the author - ...-I11!11. ..,.IIIlII~1 , be strange to ,pretend that ilty ,of tthe Church has not been
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Meet Monday WASHINGTON '(NC) - When the bishops' of the United States open their annual Fall meeting here next Monday, one of the items on their agenda wm include an-' other joint pastoral letter. At their November meeting, , last year, the bishops ap proved a pastoral ,on "'l'he ,Ohurch in Our Day," which was published in January
infallibly exercised: It is strat;'ge to pretend that this alone o£ ,n 'the, teaching of the Holy See in this century i5 binding upon us .as Catholics." ' 'Cardinal Heenan said the teachers themselves had invited himro speak on the subject of authority/and he was carrying out, their wishes. "I would not want you to think that because of recent oontro veisies authority has beoome a preoccupation," he added. ''The dic,tionary definition of author ity, 'as I am sure you know, is the power or right to enforce obedience, Authority, as its name suggests, comes from the Author of all things. Authority is from God, from whom all fatherhood in heayen and on earth is named. "The first experience we have of authority is within the family. Turn to Page Six
this is the only teaching from the Holy See in this century that is binding upon Catholics. Cardinal-Heenan was preach ing on authority to some 400 London teachers attending a special Mass of rededicaJtion in the cathedral at Westminister. ,The cardinal told them: "There bas been some oonfusion in re cent months because it is said Catholics are expected to accept only infallible teaching. This is very dangerous doctrine in . deed. ' "The supreme authority in the Church rarely gives infallible teaching, rarely speaks, we say, excathe(lr,a. This has happened only once in our lifetime, only once in this century. Even then it'was really quite unnecessary. "The doctrine of the Assump tion of the Blessed Virgin Mary was defined, but it had never been in doubt. No Catholic dis-
this year. Under preparation by a com JOHN CARDINA~ Ht:ENAN mittee headed by Bishop John J. 'Wright of .Pittsburgh; the new pastoral will deal with the sub ,ject matter touched upon in the' Second Vatican Council's Pas toral Constitution on the Chu'rch , in .ihe Modern World. .,' Bishop Wright has consulted NEWARK (NC)-Archbishop . position, because of the fact that self, who has been declared not all the U. S. bishops on the' con Thomas' A. Boland of Newark they .have been disappointed/' only by Vatican I but by Vati But, he said, "we cannot un tents of the pastoral letter. This denied here that public dissent can II, as well, to be the supreme consultation has resulted in the against the teachings,- of the derstand how men who should teacher of the Church-the uni. expression of widespread and ,Pope is lawful even though the know better would make a pub versal Church." lic ,issue of, this and turn aside s~rong desires that the doctrine Pope may not be speaking infai H~, said ,that the dissidents Qn' family life in 'the, Pastoral' . libJY. ' ' from the :;;OveJ.:eign Pontiff ·him- " claim that tpey can defend their Constitution' on the Church 'inArchbishop Boland strongly dissent bec;luse dissent has been the Modern World' and in the 'criticized' such dissent in an ad permitted 'by the Church encyclical Humanae Vitae be' de- .. dress 1'0' members of the Arch through the ages' "unaer certaiBl circumstances." Turn to Page Eighteen : dioce!lan ,Council, of Catholic BISHOP JO~N ,J. WRIGHT When the dissenters are in Men a't its annual Communion formed of the provisions of e supper. , canon law, h~ said, ,they oontend He condemned. public dissent 'that "the council did away witb after introdueto'ry remarks' in NEW YORK' (NC)-Tele canon law." e '~I " which he took note of the cur be able '!But that isn't true," Arch I~a rent acute vocation shortage, vision viewers to see the ceiling' ofthe Sis bishop 'Boland said. ''There is asked the men to support a vo .A priest and laity of the' Fall River Diocese will m~t cation program now, in progress tine Chapel-long held to be going to be some revision in with representatives CJf the other New England Dioceses, and, expressed his pleasure at . one of the worlds greatest art canon law but it hasn't been re Vised, yet. It hasn't been pub Monday, Nov; 18, to choose some of their number as mem the fact that this ~ear's Commu treasures-in close~up £.cenes in lished. Canon 2317 is /still m , nion,' supper was dedicated to a forthcoming television special.
lOOvs of the Advisory Council to the United states Oatholic the' magisterium-the Church's Theprogram:-scheduled for force." Con fer e nee . (formerly " , (The canon he referred to pro viewing in early December represent it nationally together teaching authority. NCWC). will be narrated by Christopher vides that those who publicly with 20 of the laity. The final In discussing dissent, the arch The Advisory Council, to make-qp of the Advisory Coun bishop was referring to dissident Plummer and Zoe Caldwell, who or privately teach or defend a doctrine which has been con be made up of Bishops, cil will take all these regional ' theological opinion which has will take' parts of the Old Testa demned by the Holy· See or an priests, religious and laity, will choices and pick 10 priests and rejected Pope Paul VI's teaching ment characters in the paint on birth, control. He did, not, ings. 'The special, called The ecumenical council are to be oovise the usce Administrative 20 laity to be the official mem Turn to Page Eighteen Turn to Page Eighteen Board, review and comment on bers of the Council advising the however, mention the papal encyclical on birth' control, the departments' reports. nation's bishops. Arrangements as to how the Each nominee-at any stage Humanae Vitae, directly in his 1G bishops, five religious men of the choosing-will 'be picked talk. and five religious women wilU Turn to Page Five He, said he c,ould understand tie picked have already been the dissent of some people-he ll drawn up. The selection of appeared to mean lay people priests and laity from through who have objected to the ency ~u.t the country is now being clical-"because of their peculiar The·Rev. Thomas Delisle, M.S., Public Relations Di worked out. rector of La Salette Shrine has announced that a PRAY 'IDhe U. S. has been divided. 'lNle Most Rev. James L. Con FOR PEACE DAY will be held over Veteran's Day Week moo 10 regions with the New nolly, Bishop of the Fall River end on Sunday afternoon, November 10, at 3 at the La England states and dioceses Diocese, has approved the nomi The Most Reve..end Bishop making up Region One. These nation of Rev. George N. Ros Salette Shrine on Route 118 1Il11S announced that he would of God and Saints of will be represented at St. John kwitalski, O.F.M. Conv. S.T.J[)., in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Church be happy to send Ch..istmas Christ, First Tabernacle of seminary, Brighton, Nov. 18. as pastor of St. Hedwig's Parish, The aim of the PRAY FOR Providence, one of New En greetings in the name of the The Diocese of Fall River willl New Bedford. The assignment Diocese to all men and women PEACE DAY is not to dem gland's foremost spiritual sing !lend a priest, a layman and a willl be effective on Tuesday, onstrate either for or against ing groups, will provide appro laywoman 10 that meeting. The N~.a. , in the armed services who are stationed o~erseas. the war, nor, till come UJP with a, priate music for, the occssion priest will propose the names of The new leader' of the New which will range from spirituals solution to our domestic prob The name and full ~ailing five of his oolleagues, outlining Bedford Parish was born in Buf- . lems. It is simply an occasion to songs of patriotIc origin. This' address should ,be sent to Bish Cbe qualities of each in a sep falo in 1902 and was ordained in group is well known in New OP ConnollY at the Chancery, when Americans ca,n come to arate memorandum. The laity 1924. From 1957 to May of 1967, Office" Box 30. Fall River, or gether and pray for peace within England for their appearances will propose the names of 10 Father Roskwitalskisel!"Ved as, turned in to the Parish Rectory themselves, peace with their on radio and TV specials both of. their diocesans in the same provincial of the Friars Minor foil' transmission to the' Bishop.' neighbor, and peace with their in Boston, and in Providence. .a)'. Conventual of St., Francis of They have also performed beGod: The New England Region Assisi. . This should' be done tilis Turn to Page Eighteen ,The "Echoes of Melod;y" of the week if possible. , ~ then pick five priesta ~ 'Jl'ul/ra Iio Pa,e' Seventi.>eIa
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