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RECEIVED NEWMAN—Ven.
Dominic Barber!, C.P., (above);
will be beatified in St. Peter’s,
Basilica on October 27, Feast
of Christ the King. The Italian-
born priest died in Reading, En
gland in 1849, four years after
he received England’s Cardinal
John Henry Newman into the
Catholic Church.—(NC Photos)
Back Bible Reading
MIAMI, Fla. (NC)—The city
commission has endorsed a
proposed constitutional am
endment that would permit Bi
ble reading and prayer reci
tation in public schools.
*'I am greatly concerned over
the present trend in this coun
try to eliminate God from our
lives,” Commissioner David
T. Kennedy said. "It has begun
with the Supreme Court decis
ion on Bible reading in the
schools, and I fear that it will
spread to our Congress, our
courts and the armed forces
if something isn’t done.”
The Third Week
The Southern Cross, October 24, 1963—PAGE
Vatican Council In Review
VATICAN CITY, (NC) —The
role of laymen in the Church
became a major topic for the
first time at an ecumenical
council during the third week
of the Second Vatican Coun
cil’s second session.
During that week the council
Fathers ended discussion of the
second chapter of the draft
proposal—or schema—"On the
Nature of the Church,” dealing
with the hierarchy, and began
debate on Chapter III, which
concerns the laity.
Major topics in the discus
sion of the second chapter were
the collegiality of the bishops
and restoration of the per
manent diaconate. The chapter
on the laity stresses that lay
men share in the Church’s mis
sion to sanctify the world.
During the week the fathers
also heard a claim that sepa
ration of Church and State often
serves the Church’s best in
terests and a statement ques
tioning the need for papal nun
cios.
As debate on the schema on
the Church went on, the Fa
thers also continued to vote on
amendments to the liturgy
schema, approving the amend
ments to Chapter III.
The necessity for papal
nuncios was called into ques
tion (Oct. 16) by Archbishop
Joachim Ammann, O. S. B.,
former head of the Independent
Abbey of Ndanda, Tanganyika.
He said that the concept of the
bishops’ collegiality and of
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their dependence on the Holy
See requires efforts to maintain
and tighten the bonds uniting the
world’s bishops with the Roman
pontiff. He asked if such ef
forts require the presence of
papal diplomatic representa
tives throughout the world.
He said:
"Many persons think that
such officials as apostolic nun
cios, internuncios and dele
gates are shadows hiding the
genuine face of the Church.
Their presence in a country
seems to create the impression
that the Church is imitating
the secular powers, and the
false impression is encouraged
that, in one way or another,
the Church is mixing in inter
national politics.
"It is time to put the re
presentation of the Holy See
in various countries in the hands
of patriarchs and bishops desig
speaking in the name of the Bi
shops of Ecuador, said that
"areas suffering from a scar
city of priests, will be best
served by restoration of the
permanent diaconate.’’
Discussion of the second
chapter of the schema was then
ended and debate begun on the
chapter dealing with the laity.
The chapter proclaims the
laymen’s participation in the
priesthood of Christ. It states
that he too is sanctified through
Baptism and Confirmation.
Hence, in his own way, the lay
man shares in the threefold of
fice of Christ: priestly, by par
ticipation in the sacramental
life of the Church; prophetic
in his witness to Christ and the
preaching of Christ in his mi
lieu, particularly in his family;
kingly, in his bond with the vic
tory of Christ over sin through
the sanctification of his life
Prayer For The Success Of
The Eeumenieal Couneil
May the Divine Spirit deign to answer in a most comfort
ing manner this prayer which rises daily to Him from every
corner of the earth.
Renew your wonders in our time, O Divine Spirit, as
though with another Pentecost and grant that Thy Holy
Church, by uniting in a single-hearted and mounting prayer,
together with Mary the Mother of Jesus, and the Shep
herding St. Peter, may intensify the reign of the Divine Sa
vior, the reign of truth and justice, the reign of love and
peace.
Amen.
nated by their Respective nat
ional conferences. These people
know their own country better
than outsiders, are thoroughly
familiar with its language and
traditions and thus are in a much
better position to evaluate pro
blems and decide on ap
propriate solutions.
"Why would it not be possi
ble if the diplomatic represen
tatives are to be maintained,
to appoint outstanding laymen
instead of clerics?
A similar proposal was made
by Auxiliary Bishop Luis Hen-
riquez of Caracas, Venezuela,
speaking in the name of the
Episcopal Conference of Vene
zuela.
The idea of creating an epis
copal college to assist the pope
in the government of the Church
was brought up, as several
times before, by Coadjutor Bi
shop Thomas Holland of Ports
mouth, England. The impor
tance of the repeated idea here
was that he was speaking in
the name of all the Bishops
of England and Wales.
Auxiliary Bishop Josef
Drzazga of Gniezno, Poland,
speaking in the name of the
Bishops of Poland, opposed re
storation of the permanent dia
conate, saying that "the spiri
tual needs of the faithful are
such that they can be met only
through the priestly ministry
strictly so-called.’’
Two bishops from priest-
short areas favored a perma
nent diaconate. Bishop Peter
Carretto, Apostolic Vicar of
Rayaburi, speaking in the name
of the Bishops of Thailand and
Laos, said that in mission coun
tries the scarcity of priests is
such that they are not able even
to preserve what the Church
has already accomplished, let
alone engage in any activity at
spreading the faith.
Archbishop Antonio Mos-
quera Corral of Guayaquil,
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and his surroundings.
The duties of the layman de
riving from his special place
in the Mystical Body are en-
numerated. He is 'obliged, the
schema declares to make his
contribution to the sanctifi
cation and growth of the Body
of Christ, for he has his own
proper share in the Church’s
mission for the salvation of
the world.
Part of the mission of the
layman, according to the
schema, is his coresponsibility
in preaching the Christian mes
sage. The Christian cannot de
vote himself exclusively to his
own profession in the world. He
has clearcut religious duties
as well.
Finally, the schema treats of
the layman's relationship with
the hierarchy. The layman, it
states, has a right to expect
all due care and assistance
from the pastors of the Church.
On the other hand, he is also
bound to respectful obedience
towards ecclesiastical au
thority. He must refrain from
unjust criticism and he must
pray for his ecclesiastical su
periors.
The people of God and the
hierarchy, the schema de
clares, constitute one body,
engaged in the common mis
sion of Christ and sharing un
divided responsiblity before the
world.
First to speak on the chapter
was Ernesto Cardinal Ruffini
of Palermo, Italy, who said that
no one denies the exalted func
tion and duties of the laity in
the Church. But, he added, this
does not authorize one to speak
of a "mission” of the laity.
They do not share in the mis
sion conferred by Christ on the
Apostles. He urged precise ter
minology here lest the laity,
feeling it has a juridical
right to share in the mission
of the Church, could lead to a
weakening of the position of the
hierarchy.
Observations made by An
tonio Cardinal Bacci of the
Roman curia were in much the
same vein.
Jose Cardinal Bueno y Mon-
real of Seville, Spain, expres
sed pleasure that for the first
time a council document made
special mention of the laity,
thus representing an official
appreciation by the Church of
the importance of the Laity.
Fernando Cardinal Cento,
Major Penitentiary, who is also
president of the council Com
mission on the Lay Apostolate,
thanked the theological com
mission for inserting a chapter
on the laity in their schema on
the Church.
Discussion of the chapter on
the laity was continued the next
day (Oct. 17). Among the
speakers was Bishop John J.
Wright of Pittsburgh. Since he
is one of three Americans who
are members of the theologi
cal commission of the council,
he presumably had an active
part in composing the schema.
He said the chapter will "lay
a solid foundation for authentic
Catholic Action and will dis
sipate the prevailing erroneous
impression that the Church is
exclusively ‘clerical.’ ”
Auxiliary Bishop Philip M.
Hannan of Washington observed
that the Countil Fathers’ exhor
tations to the laity would be
more effective if lay people
were urged to be genuine wit
nesses to the Faith in their
domestic, business, social and
civic organizations.
He continued: "The laity
should be urged to join organi
zations which can influence
Jaity life — associations of
parents interested in educa
tional activities, and organiza
tions with professional, chari
table and civic aims, not ex
cluding participation in poli
tics. Men cannot be led to
Christ unless associations of
this kind are marked with the
spirit of Christ.
"The bishops should set up
special organizations to eli
cit the opinions of the
laity. . .
"The laity are often hesi
tant to come forward as indi
viduals with their suggestions
but would gladly offer them if
a specially organized unit ser
ved as a channel of approach
to authority.”
First of the next day’s (Oct.
18) speakers was Jaime Car
dinal De Barros Camara of Rio
de Janeiro. Speaking in the
name of all Brazilian Bishops
he said that the text of the
chapter was substantially ac
ceptable, but asked for a
clearer explanation of how
the laity share in the priest
hood of Christ through Bap
tism and Confirmation.
Valerian Cardinal Gracias
of Bombay said;
"Some members of the hier
archy neither seek nor want the
collaboration of the laity. . .We
must remember that the laity
no t only have a call and an
invitation, but also a right to
share in the mission of the
Church. This does not mean a
share in the mission of the hier
archy, which must always be
distinguished from the work of
the laity.”
Bishop Michal Klepacz of
Lodz, Poland, introduced the
topic of separation of Church
and State. His talk stimulated
great discussion among the
countil Fathers privately out
side the council hall. Bishop
Klepacz said:
* 'More attention should be
devoted to the relationship be
tween Church and State. This
is particularly important be
cause the encroachments of to
talitarian states on human
rights. It is important because
the Church cannot ramain silent
when moral values are ignored
or even rejected.
"Finally, it is important be
cause the interests of the
Church are often best served
by actual separation of Church
and State. Therefore, the text
should omit its reference to the
‘unfortunate’ separation which
sometimes exists between
Church and State.”
The text states that this sep
aration is unfortunate only in
some cases, and Bishop Klep
acz wanted this mention re
moved.
12 th Layman
VATICAN CITY (NC)—A 12th
layman has been invited to at
tend the second session of the
ecumenical council. He is Dr.
Emil Inglessis from Greece,
who will represent the Catholic
laity of Eastern Rite Catholic
Churches, the council press
bulletin announced (Oct. 14).
Already invited as lay-audi
tors were an American, an
Argentinian, a Belgian, a Pole,
a Spaniard, three Frenchmen
and three Italians.
BLESSES NEAR EAST APOSTOLATE—Pope Paul VI at a recent private audience praised the
accomplishments of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association and gave his blessing
to members of its staff. The CNEWA, which has its headquarters in New York City
collects funds for missionary work in 18 countries in the near and Middle East, and of
the Pontifical Mission for Palestine, the Vatican Agency which provides relief for Arab
refugees from Palestine. Pictured with the Pope are, left to right: Father Denis
Mooney, O.F.M., assistant secretary, Beirut; Cardinal Spellman; Msgr. Joseph T. Ryan,
national secretary, New York and Father John G. Nolan, assistant secretary, New York.
(NC Photos)
Some Council Members Want
17 Projects Reduced To 4
By Father Placid
Jordan, O.S.B.
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
ROME—Some Fathers of
Vatican Council II would like to
see the 17 major documents of
the council reduced to just four.
In their view, the existing
draft proposals, or schemata,
should be telescoped to these:
on the liturgy, which is virtual
ly completed; ecumenism; the
presence of the Church in the
modern world; and on the nature
of the Church. The schema on
the nature of the Church—‘ ‘De
Ecclesia”—is the major topic
thus far discussed during the
council’s second session.
Reduction to a total of four
schemata would be a drastic
revision of the agenda con
fronting the council Fathers
prior to the opening of the
council a year ago. The 10 pre
paratory commissions and two
preparatory secretariats had
sent to the bishops of the world
119 booklets detailing 67 sepa
rate projects.
Whether or not the present
17 projects are reduced to four,
at least one if not two additional
sessions of the council can now
be viewed as a certainty, ac
cording to competent sources
here.
The delay in adoption of the
second chapter of the liturgy
schema has proved right those
who had warned of the possibi
lity of surprises. This also ap
plies to the draft project on the
nature of the Church. Its dis
cussion, according to these
sources, will no doubt take up
at least the balance of the cur
rent session, which ends on De
cember 4.
However, since other draft
proposals, notably theMariolo-
gical one, may be incorporated
into the schema on the Church
—and remaining chapters al
ready deal with the lay apos
tolate and the status of religious
orders—the adoption of the
whole "De Ecclesia" schema
may be delayed until the next
session.
It is not thought here that
the next session will take place
TA-A—YA-PA-HA-WASTE — “He Who Heralds the Good
Word,” that’s the title of honorary Sioux Indian chieftain,
Father Abbot Gilbert Hess, O.S.B., shown wearing his chief’s
headdress and moccasins at the profession ceremony for
Frater Edward Red Owl, O.S.B., a full blood Sioux. The first
Indian to profess vows at the Blue Cloud Abbey of the
Benedictine Missionaries at Marvin, S.D., he is believed to
be the first Sioux Indian to become a Benedictine monk.
His Order of Benedictines have been engaged in the Da
kota Indian missions for 87 years. Their monastery is
named after an Indian chief. (NC Photos)
in the spring of 1964.
If present plans materialize,
the draft proposal on ecumeni
sm, which is of great impor
tance for the Church’s relations
with other faiths, will be next
on the council’s agenda. It will
be taken up during the present
session only if sufficient time
remains after the debate on the
nature of the Church.
It appears likely that the
controversial schema on Reve
lation will not come up again
for consideration, since it is
felt that the issues at stake un
der this heading require further
investigation by theologians,
whose studies the council would
not want to restrict premature
ly-
There would then remain one
draft proposal only to be con
sidered after those on the
Church and on ecumenism,
namely the present 17th sche
ma, which is entitled "On the
Presence and Activity of the
Church in the Modern World.”
A committee under the chair
manship of Leo Cardinal Sue-
nens, Archbishop of Malines-
Brussels, Belgium, is now
studying the topics. It is to deal
with such subjects as human
rights, overpopulation, freedom
of conscience and peace.
This most important draft
may untimately lead to the adop
tion of some sort of policy state
ment by the council rather than
to specific recommendations.
Lutheran Leader
Received By Pope
VATICAN CITY (NC)-- Pas
tor Martin Niemoeller, Presi
dent of the Lutheran Church of
Hesse State, Germany, was re
ceived in private audience here
(Oct. 10) by Pope Paul VI.
The Lutheran leader was also
invited by Augustin Cardinal
Bea, S.J., President of the Sec
retariat for Promoting Chris
tian Unity, to attend one of the
ecumenical council’s general
meetings as a guest of the sec
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Other matters, especially those
of a disciplinary na :ure, will be
referred to the committee en
trusted to reform canon law.
Two long weekends, including
the commemoration of the fifth
anniversary of the coronation
of the late Pope John on October
28 and the fourth centennial of
the Council of Trent's decree
establishing seminaries on No
vember 4, will further shorten
the time available for plenary
council meetings.
"I guess we won’t unpack our
grips for quite a while,” re
marked one council Father upon
reviewing this rather tight
schedule.
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