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o 1) 0 A 3 o, 3 MEDFOftp MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. TUESDAY. JANUARY 31. 1961 tamfi&kftf tote Mem to Aware e Religious Organization Believed Not One of iany Branches As Arrogant Br LOUIS CASSEL UP1 Coiropcudefti Roman Catholics never pe:ik of "our denomination" and rarely o "our church." ; They call it "the church." The distinction ii more than iemantic. To a Catholic, the world-wide relisioui organiza tion of 500 million members which haj ita headquartera in JRome ia not simply one of many branches of the Chris tian church. It ia the "one true church" the only institution in the world which can authentically and authoritatively proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Chriat. Major Stumbling Block Catholics are well aware that this claim is regarded by non-Catholics as arrogant, and as a major stumbling block to Christian unity. But they can not readily surrender or com promise it, because it is direct ly related to the dogma of in fallibility, which is the key stone of all Catholic doctrine. Catholics believe that Christ commissioned His apostles to establish a church, which was to be not merely a spiritual fellowship of like-minded peo ple but a visible, unified or ganization with definite rules, prescribed beliefs and a hier archical system of govern ment. They believe that authority over the church was vested in the apostles, and has passed down to their successors, he bishops. And they believe that supreme authority was vested in St. Peter, and has passed down to each man who has succeeded him as bishop cf Rome, or Pope. Impossible to Err Since Jesus was fully aware of the weakness of the human beings to whom He entrusted H meeeuge, Catholics t litvc, lit tOAk tyeciie! steps to mats eur tbal ihtf fju4 nut ,14 ttw ehtmh trtray. Ht dottted the epoetin (and their auccoor viih 4i;at pre tention tikh rn;k,te it imfoa sltita tot (Item o err vhen they undertake to define th context of the ChxUtUn reve lation. That if what Cuthollea mean by, "infallibility." It should be noted that the "infallible teaching authority" ia regarded oj being lodged primarily in thii church rath er than iu the Tope aa an in dividual. During the first 19 centurioi of the church'a his tory, the basic dogmas which Catholics consider infallibly true were proclaimed jointly by all of the bishops assem bled in an ecumenical world wide council, such as the one which will meet in Rome in 1962. The last ecumenical council met at the Vatican in 1870. It resulted in a dogma declaring that the Pope alone could make infallible pronounce ments under certain circum stances. The circumstances are these: the pronouncement must deal with a matter of faith or morals (not political) or social beliefs or anything else of that kind; and the Pope must make clear that he is speaking to the whole church "ex cathe dra" - that is, "from the chair" of St. Peter. Use Power Sparingly This power has been used very sparingly by the popes. Only once in the past 91 years has a Pope undertaken to de fine, ex cathedra, an article of Catholic faith. That was in 1950, when Pope Pius XII pro claimed as a dogma the long held Catholic belief that the Virgin Mary was bodily as sumed into heaven at the end of her life on earth. Are "non infallible" papal pronouncements, such as those found in encyclicals, binding on a devout Catholic? There is much confusion on this point, among Catholics as tjell as non-Catholics. Some Catholics look upon paptjl encyclical at piece of fatherly 'vie which can b keened or ignored. Some nu Catholici quote from the ert cylicala of long-dead p.-pr aa thoturh every word of them were current and inviolable law for all Catholics. The truth ia somewhere be tween these extremes. A Cath olic who is both devoted and well-instructed will trr to givt "positive assent" to all of the religious and moral teachings of the church, and w ill be par ticularly respectful ot papal encyclicals, even though he does not regard his acceptance of them as absolutely man datory. When a priest or bishop - of for that matter, the Pope -goes clearly outside the realm of faith and morals, and offers advice on a political issue. Catholics know they are free to spurn his guidance. Their readiness to do just that was demonstrated in the recent Puerto Rican elections. Embrace by Single Act Non-Catholics are inclined to feel that the authoritative nature of the Catholic Church -symbolized by the dogma of infallibility-subject Catholics to "thought control" and de prives them of freedom of con science. To Catholics, how ever, it is a comforting assur ance. Instead of trying to think through every religious ques tion for himself on the basis of his own understanding and insight, as many Protestants and Jews feel compelled to do, a Catholic can embrace the entire body of the church's doctrine by a single act of faith, in which he accepts the church as a divinely-established institution "incapable of teaching error." What role does the Bible play in Catholic teaching? This question is often asked by Protestants who regard Holy Scripture as the only authoritative source of Chris tian doctrine. The Catholic Church holds Rylock and Alwintite Aluminum Sliding WINDOWS Your Choice WHILE THEY LAST! Each PLASTIC WALL TILE II i Reg. 36c Sq. Ft. CHOICB Of 11 COLORS 1 Only-6'0" x 3'0" 6 Only-6'0" x TO" 3 Only-6'8" x TO" 2 Only-8'0" x TO" 1 Only-4'0" x TO" 1 Only-4'0" x 5'0" 1 Only-3'8" x 4'2" 1 Only-6'8" x 4'2" SEAMLESS STEEL RECESSED MEDICINE CABINETS! 16x22 Mirror LADIES! Glamorene RUG CLEANER 3-lb. 10-oz. 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Catholic also believe that there are many authentic truths of the Christian revela lation which were not record ed in the Bible, but have ben handed down by word of mouth for centuries. This ver bal "tradition" is considered to be a valid source of doc trine, alongside the Bible. Many Catholic beliefs about the Virgin Mary are based on tradition rather than scripture. Next: The role of the Virgin Mary in Catholic piety. The Family . Council Editor's Nulr: Tht Family Council con&lsls of a JtJce, a psyi-tiU-trlst, three rlercvmen. three editors and a womea's enr. lat'l article Is a summary of ait actual case history. The Couai-tl rt-rU o proa s' ems that ha vi bfi'n dealt with by respoiftihle aali counlors. (Copyright 1961 General Features Corp J V Small Worlds Around Us . (r. Bv vyuiruiis (Register & Tribune Syndicate. IDfil) Guy L. - It's hard to know when her grouch is "official." Heloise L. - A man can't understand the exhaustion and depression a woman goes through. Guy L. - The months' run together awfully fast in our house, judging from Hcloise's disposition. Granted that she's entitled to be a little irritable every four weeks, it's hard to know when her grouch is "of ficial" and when she's just taking advantage of her fe maleness. I grew up with five sisters, and I must say they didn't go "t e m d e r a m e n t a 1" every I month. And all around I sec girls and women doing their jobs, even hard physical ones. There's no difference in their behavior or appearance. Maybe I'm wrong but I think Heloise is "milking" her condition for all it's worth. How much indulgence is she really entitled to? ... Heloise L, - Guy has no business comparing me to oth ers. All I know is I have a hard time each month. I get Porpoise vs. Shaik? Nothing to It You would not have to spend much time around any seacoast where the bottlenose porpoise is common without having someone tell you about the terrible battles that take place between the porpoise and the shark. By the number of times the story is told, and the great number of people who claim to have seen it, it is remark able that there are any sharks left alive. There may be in stances where a shark might attempt to eat a baby por poise. At such a time the mother would attack the shark; the entire porpoise school might help her, but this would seldom happen under human observation. The shark lives much of its life at the bottom of the shal low sea, or some several feet below the surface in the deep er parts. The porpoise spends most of its time near the top. The shark is a coward; the porpoise on the other hand, has no grudge against it. The porpoise is much too intelli gent to spend any time fight ing sharks; it just isn't con sistent with his nature. They're Playful The explanation of the "shark vs. porpoise" battle, and the reason why so many people think the conflict takes place so often, is probably due to the porpoise's playful ness. These animals have de vised several games they play with reckless abandon. One porpoise takes a fish in its mouth and starts away; he is "it." The other porpoises of the school take after him. The one carrying the "ball" may make an end run, may even try a smash right through the "line." Often one or more of the animals will hurl itself up into the air. The entire school may travel over many miles of ocean during these games. Dozens of people along the shore and on bridges and boats may witness the entire per formance sometime during its course. And probably half of the people that see the game think the animals are battling sharks. Other Games Another game played with out a "ball" consists mainly of rapid short runs, back and forth, over and under until it is impossible for the observer to tell if there are several, or many porpoises in the "game." Some of the animals play a game that resembles "cross tag." Any of these games, viewed from a distance or from the viewpoint of a man in a boat, Section of Road For Winnemucca To Sea Is Started Lakeview - Another section of the Winncmucca-to-the-sea highway route has been start ed. Earth moving and bridge construction on the 9.2 miles of new highway from Adel to the fool of Greaser canyon was said well started last week. Completion of the state highway department contract by Continental Construction company, Corvallis, is sched uled for June 1. This section of the Adel Winncmucca rd. will cross Warner valley and connect with earlier construction at the foot of Greaser canyon. Three bridges in the valley have been subcontracted to II. G. Carl company, Salem. Construction Started Construction was started last summer by the Hutchins company, Roseburg, on the section from the foot of Greaser canyon to the top of Blizzard gap, 6.5 miles. Beyond that, and for 6.5 miles into Guano valley, the Lake county road department pioneered a road last summer. The road from there up Dougherty slide to the Nevada state line, about 71 miles, was built earlier by Lake county. The entire road from the state line to Winnemucca, about 145 miles, has been fin ished and paved. The Adel to Lakeview road had been paved previously. The Blizzard -Greaser sec tion was the first state con tract and involved monies of the county, federal and state. The new section across War ner valley uses federal and state money. terrible headachea and feel extremely nervoua. And! there's fatigue and lojeyiwu to struggle with. His bawling me out doesn't help any. When he says he feels under the weather, I'm all sympathy for him. But when I ask him to o easy on me and not make demands, he suspects I'm putting on an act. Maybe other women are luckier. They can proceed as usual. But even when I was at school, I'd get special per mission to skip gym or be excused from orchestra prac tice, when those days rolled around. 1 felt wobbly and couldn't concentrate. 1 still have special problems. I'd go to a doctor, but noth ing's really wrong. Guy is just unfeeling. ... The Council: Hie thee to a doctor, Heloise, for t' e answer that will either silc -;e Guy or satisfy him. The news is that at last prei: onstrual tension is acknowledged and recognized as a full-fledged "condition," and that it can be treated and almost elimi nated in most instances. This may not apply to Hel oise, but the "bad news" is that the psychological changes in a woman at this time are independent of the physical processes. This means that the grouchy gal would be grouchy anyway, only now she has something to blame it on. A neurotic woman will act up under any stress, and this is just another of a series. It behooves Heloise to let a doctor decide whether her distress is caused by hormon al, nutritional, mechanical or psychological difficulties. Al though she says "Nothing's wrong," and would insist that she's cquanimical and easy to live with most of the time, Guy disagrees. And the Coun cil votes with Guy. Granted that Heloise's dis comfort is real and that her plea for pampering is legiti mate, there's no reason for accepting this as the perma nent "lot in life" for Heloise and Guy. The bloated, heavy feeling, for example, may be due to fluid-retention which is readily treatable. A period ic drop in the blood-sugar lev el may account for tiredness and dizziness. Diet can rem edy that. And tranquilizers are invoked for the psycholog ical factors In the cyclic ten sion picture. Getting the true medical picture should settle these questions: Is Heloise afflicted with special problems, or is she just a cry-baby? Is Guy's squawking justified or is he just a cold potato? Would the whimpering end if Heloise ex ercised a little self-discipline and used some common-sense? Or is she entitled to medica tion and T.L.C. (tender loving care) en route to a cure? The next Instalment, played in the doctor's office, may well be the happy ending for the problem. could look like a fight be tween a porpoise and a shark. Besides, we "want" to believe! that a shark has a relentless! enemy in the porpoise. ! The porpoise's nose is a pretty sensitive part of its body; It is not made for ram ming into hard bodies. The porpoise and the shark have lived in the same ocean for many millions of years. They ; may not be "bosom friends," j but they certainly are not mortal enemies. 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