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PAGE 3—The Georgia Bulletin, August 31, 1978
FUTURE POPE - At the 1973
consistory the new Cardinal Albino
Luciani, at left next to Pope Paul VI,
celebrates Mass with the pope and the
28 other new cardinals. (NC Photo)
Important Dates In Pope’s Life
VATICAN CITY (NC) -
Here are some of the most
important dates in the life of
the newly elected Pope John
Pauli.
-- Oct. 17, 1912: Bom
Albino Luciani in Fomo ui
Canala (now Canale
d’Agordo) in the Diocese of
Belluno in the Dolomite Alps
of northern Italy.
-- July 7, 1935: Ordained
after studies at the Gregorian
Seminary of Belluno and at
the Pontifical Gregorian
University in Rome.
-- 1937: Returned to the
Belluno seminary as
vice-rector and professor of
dogmatic theology.
- 1947: Named secretary
of the interdiocesan synod of
the Feltre and Belluno
dioceses and vicar general of
the Belluno Diocese.
- Dec. 15, 1958:
Appointed bishop of Vittorio
Veneto in northern Italy.
- Dec. 27, 1958: Ordained
a bishop by Pope John XXIII
in St. Peter’s Basilica.
- April 18, 1962: Issued
pastoral letter, “Notes on the
Council,” in which he
instructed his people on the
John Paul I Or Too?
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (NC)
- While the new pope is John
Paul I, a bishop in La Crosse,
Wis., is John Paul too.
The bishop, John J. Paul,
auxiliary of La Crosse,
expressed his amazement of
the pope’s choice of a name
when talking with a reporter
from THE GLOBE, Sioux
City diocesan newspaper. The
reporter had been told of the
coincidence by Bishop Frank
H. Greteman of Sioux City.
“I was at the cathedral
when the associate pastor,
Father Raymond Burke,
announced the pope’s new
name,” Bishop John Paul
said, “and I couldn’t believe
it.”
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“I asked Father Burke if
he really meant that the pope
had chosen John Paul as his
name and he told me, yes he
hgd, but it probably had
nothing to do with me,”
Bishop Paul added.
It seems every person
Bishop Paul has come in
contact with has commented
on the coincidental name
choice.
“I was concelebrating Mass
with Bishop Frederick W.
Freking (of La Crosse) on
Sunday, when after Mass a
beautiful, pious little old lady
approached me and said,
“Our new pope should have
taken the name John Paul II
since you had already been
baptized John Paul first,’ ”
Bishop Paul noted.
“I must admit I was
amazed, delighted and
pleased all at the same time,”
Bishop Paul said.
nature of the approaching
Second Vatican Council.
- 1968: As bishop of
Vittorio Veneto, he was one
of the first bishops to affirm
the finality of the encyclical
“Humanae Vitae” (“On
Human Life”) in which Pope
Paul VI reaffirmed the
church’s teaching against
artificial birth control.
- Dec. 15, 1969: Pope
Paul VI named Bishop
Luciani to head the
patriarchal See of Venice.
- Feb. 3, 1970: Took
possession of the See in
solemn ceremonies at St.
Mark’s Cathedral.
- 1971: Took part in the
world Synod of Bishops
discussing priestly ministry
and justice in the world, at
the personal invitation of
Pope Paul.
1972: Elected
vice-president of the Italian
Bishops’ Conference, a post
he held until 1975.
- September 1972: Hosted
Pope Paul during the pontiff’s
visit to Venice.
-- March 5, 1973: Pope
Paul made him a cardinal.
- 1974: Participated in the
synod of bishops discussing
evangelization.
- 1977: Took part in the
synod of bishops discussing
catechesis (religious
education).
- Aug. 26, 1978: Elected
pope by a two-thirds-plus-one
majority of the 111 cardinals
in the conclave on its first
day of balloting. He chose the
name Pope John Paul I.
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WORLD DIPLOMACY
Legacy From Pope Paul
VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul I has inherited a
huge, expensive diplomatic network never equalled in church
history.
The new pope will have to determine whether he wants to
continue the same level of diplomatic activity, which employs
several hundred people full-time and takes a substantial bite
annually out of the Holy See’s dwindling income.
Nearly 200 bishops and priests work in the papal diplomatic
service, either in the 90 nunciatures and 20 apostolic delegations
around the world or in the central offices of the Secretariat of
State in the Vatican.
The Vatican has never revealed annual operating costs of a
nunciature. But one Roman source estimated that a good-sized
nunciature in a developed country could cost a quarter-million
dollars to run.
Most nunciatures also have a housekeeping staff of several
nuns and other personnel.
Nuncios must also travel a great deal, and that costs. During
his pontificate, Pope Paul nearly doubled the number of
countries with which the Holy See has full diplomatic ties.
He also sent representatives to U.N. headquarters and to
leading regional and international organizations.
The late pontiff, himself a career diplomat, trebled the
number of international meetings and conferences attended by
the Holy See each year.
(Many Holy See representatives to conferences are laymen or
clergy who pay their own expenses.)
“Pope Paul once said that the role of the Holy See diplomats
is first and foremost to represent the pope before the national
hierarchy and only secondly before the government in the
nation to which they are assigned,” he said.
“As long as there are national hierarchies there will be a need
for a diplomatic service,” he added.
Nuncios and apostolic delegates (papal representatives in
countries with which the Holy See does not have diplomatic
relations) have a major say in the naming of bishops in the
country where they serve.
They also act as papal monitor for activites abroad and as
liaison between the episcopal conference and the Vatican.
“Currently there are nuncios like Archbishop Pio Laghi who
acts constantly as a prod on human rights issues in Argentina,
but there are other papal representatives in Latin America who
never open their mouths on these issues.”
To save money, the Vatican often “piggybacks” nuncios.
Such is the case for the neighboring nations of Rwanda and
Burundi, both served by the same papal representative.
To cut back on expenses the Rwanda-Burundi nunciature has
only one car which must be shared by the nuncio and his aide.
Vatican sources, however, say that Rwanda and Burundi are
unhappy with this arrangement. They each would like a
full-fledged nunciature which yields both money and prestige to
a nation.
The papal nuncio is traditionally the dean of the diplomatic
corps in many nations (almost always in traditionally Catholic
ones), and that prestigious office demands a certain level of
presence as well. In those countries where he is not dean, he is
technically called a pronuncio, not a nuncio.
Observers and churchmen have long debated the merits of
the papal corps of diplomats.
Some have called it “the best diplomacy in the world.”
Others say that it is woefully incompetent and lacks
understanding of developing nations.
The style of Pope Paul’s papacy was tailored greatly by his
own history as a diplomat.
He would always prefer to work diplomatically behind the
scenes in specific human rights cases or explosive international
issues.
Many church progressives faulted him for this and would
have preferred immediate prophetic statements on issues.
But his defenders say that the Pauline quiet diplomacy won
many more concrete results than have the many strongly
worded declarations issued by the Geneva-based World Council
of Churches.
New Clothes For Pope
VATICAN CITY (NC) -
R ome’s papal tailoring
family, the Gammarellis, set
to work almost immediately
to produce a new papal outfit
to fit Pope John Paul I.
The new pope spent his
first days in office dressed in
an oversized white cassock.
It was both too long and
too wide.
In some close-up pictures,
the pope’s shirt could be
detected behind the very
wide collar of the pre-cut
papal cassock. The silk sash
also hung loosely.
As in past papal elections,
the Gammarellis had prepared
three cassocks beforehand -
one for a large fat man, one
for a small fat man and
another for a medium-sized
prelate.
Pope John Paul fit best
into the small-fat size. But
while he is fairly short, he is
trim.
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AT CELEBRATION IN GERMANY
-- At an Italian Day celebration in
Mainz, Germany, in 1975, Cardinal
Albino Luciani, left, patriarch of
Venice, sits with Cardinal Herman Volk
of Mainz. The occasion marked the
1000th anniversary of the Mainz
Cathedral. (NC Photo from KNA)
4 Pope’ Not Only Papal Title
VATICAN CITY (NC) -
The word “pope” is an
ancient title of affectionate
veneration which is even
found in Greek form in the
writings of Homer.
“Pope,” however, is only
one of many titles by which
the successor of St. Peter is
known.
The ancient Greek word,
as well as the Latin and
Italian word “papa,” is
perhaps best translated as
“holy father,” the title now
used to address the pope.
The official Vatican
yearbook lists nine titles for
the pope. They are: Bishop of
Rome, vicar of Jesus Christ,
successor of the prince of the
apostles, sovereign pontiff of
the universal "church,
patriarch of the West, primate
of Italy, archbishop and
metropolitan of the Roman
province, sovereign of the
Vatican City State, servant of
the servants of God.
Many of these and other
papal titles - including pope,
servant of the servants of
God, sovereign pontiff and
his holiness -- were used when
referring to bishops in early
centuries. The title “vicar of
Christ” was even used in the
Middle Ages by some kings
and by simple priests.
Gradually their use was
limited to the bishop of
Rome. The title of pope is
still in use, however, for the
patriarch
Copts.
of the Orthodox
One of the most ancient
titles given the pope -
pontifex maximus - was
originally a title used by the
Roman emperor. Literally
translated, it means “greatest
bridge-builder.”
It was not used by the
popes, however, until the
classical Latin renaissance in
the 15th century.
One of the strangest titles
for the pope - “The holiness
of Our Lord” - was abolished
by Pope Paul VI.
The Vatican daily
newspaper, L’Osservatore
Romano, had often used that
phrase in reference to the
pope.
"Don Albino’ To Homefolks
CANALE D’AGORDO, Italy (NC) - In his hometown of
Canale d’Agordo, Pope John Paul I was still known as “Don
Albino” even after becoming bishop and cardinal, said Father
Rinaldo Andrich, pastor of the town and former student of the
new pope. “He often came to visit and baptized all of his
brother’s 10 children here,” said Father Andrich in a telephone
interview with NC News.
His last visit to the tiny mountain town, with a population of
1,700, was during Lent when he preached a three-day series of
lenten exercises. “He was especially popular with the children,”
said the pastor. “The children have been asking ever since
Cardinal Luciani left when they could go to Venice to see him,
but I guess now we’ll have to organize a trip to Rome.”
Father Andrich first met “Don Albino” when he was 10
years old and had the future pope as catechism teacher.
He later had him as professor of sacred art and dogmatic
theology at the Belluno diocesan seminary.
“Students liked him very much,” said Father Andrich. “They
revered him because they considered him an intellectual who
knew the material.”
Canale d’Agordo (formerly called Forno di Canale) is in the
northeastern area of Italy near the Friuli region which two years
ago suffered a devastating earthquake.
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