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s John XXII : By WILLIAM F. SUTHERLAND I Rome - H'l'l) - It bloomed in the mind of Pope John XXIII ','as a spontaneous flower of sn unexpected spring " And soon in two months, that flower of thought takes form as the greatest religious gath ering in history. The event is the second Vatican Council, the 21st ecumenical council since the fcirth of the Roman Catholic church, and the first in nearly 100 years. It opens under the leadership .of Pope John in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 11. The long-range aim of the ecumenical council, which will be attended by about 3.000 Catholic leaders from all over the world, is to bring the many Christian religions under one tent, that of Roman Catholicism. It was only three months after he was elected Pope in 1958 that John suddenly an nounced his intention of call ing an ecumenical council. Spontaneous "The idea of the council did not ripen as the fruit of lengthy consideration," the Pontiff said later, "but as a spontaneous flower of an un expected spring. "I felt something like a wind, like a breath. I made a few notes and since I was go ing to St. Paul's and most Cardinals were there, I took that chance of mentioning the council to them." "Thus, on Jan. 25, 1959, in a Latin allocution to 21 Car dinals gathered in the monas tery adjoining the Basilica of St. Paul's the Pontiff an nounced his plans. Pope John himself has best explained the aim of the coun cil. "There are scattered in the world," he said, "those who are Christians by name but separated from the Catholic church. They are many: some of them live in direct contact with Catholics, in countries where the monuments of the past speak eloquently of the ancient unity. There are en tire regions in which the unity has been broken, and farther on there are the mis sionary fields. "Awaiting that incompar able goal (church unity) there already is profound consola tion in noting the favorable echoes and the extraordinary joy stirred everywhere by the mere announcement of the council." Own Problems He said the council first would settle the Catholic church's own internal prob lems. "Then, after performing that dutiful work, after re moving whatever on a human level could hamper a speedier progress, we will display the j m I ' i t , A I V ' fSBsces ' ' ' 1J& Lii 11' '- - 'l ( ' x" CfTT 121 F t ; , ' ' V . L w m , , j . jr.-., 1 " r 5 s A t L - V.'f,''-' fFr ,.yi!wVV; ;r ; I ECUMENICAL COUNCIL The greatest re ligious gathering in history will take place when the Second Vatican council, the 21st Ecumenical council since the birth of the Roman Catholic church, and the first in nearly 100 years, opens under the leadership of Pope John XXIII in St. Peter's Basilica Oct. 11. A tremendous amount of prepara tion has taken place during the three and church in all its splendor, without spot and without wrinkle, and we will tell all those separated from us: see, brothers, this is the church of Christ. We endeavored to be faithful to it . . . "Come, come: this is the path open to the meeting, to the return: come to resume or take your place, which for many of us is that of your forefathers . . ." The council is expected to last about a year, but in two or three separate sessions. It 7, yaking possession well be one of Hie wisest 8 To Lead probably will run first until early December and then re cess until after Easter of 1963. Attending will be Catholic patriarchs, archbishops, bish ops, exarchs, prelates, abbots, apostolic vicars, and apostolic prefects, as well as heads of the main religious orders. Most of them are expected to bring aides. In addition, most of the 85 cardinals of the Roman Cath olic church will attend. The daily sessions of the of a Cadillac noiv might investments of your life! MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON one-half years since Pope John placed his idea for the gathering before the Cardinals. In this photo, wooden scaffolding sharply breaks into the classic lines of St. Peter's Basilica. The scaffold, erected for cleaning and repair work, blots the granite Papal Coat of Arms from view. The three-tiered crown, however, looms above the scaffold. (UPI) council are to be secret and the official language will be Latin. The late Vatican secretary of state, Domenico Cardinal Tardini, said Latin would be used because it was the of ficial language of the church And "anyway," he conceded good humoredly, "Latin difficult . . . (thus) the speeches will be shorter." Exactly what decisions will come out of the council can not be predicted. There are hundreds of matters up for Greatest Religious study. However, according to ponding with the dead, the church law, the decrees is- duties of priests and the obli sued by an ecumenical church gation of Catholics to observe are infallible - incapable of j the precepts of the church, being wrong. jHv VoU Actions of the past 20 coun-1 ils ranged from painstaking definition of dogmas to draft ing rules on pawnshops. A tremendous amount of preparation has taken place during the three and a half ears since Pope John placed his idea before the Cardinals. Complete Work The ante-preparatory com missions completed their work on May 30, 1960, and a week later tlie Pontiff named 13 preparatory commissions and a secretariat for the coun cil. Included was the central commission and a special ad visory board to provide of ficial Vatican contact with non - Catholic Christian re ligions. It is the first time in five centuries that such an organization had existed in the Vatican. The preparatory commis sions began their work on Nov. 13, 1960, and ended with the seventh and final session of the central commission on June 20 of this year. The matters taken up bv the central preparatory com mission give at least a general idea of what matters will face the council delegates. Among the subjects discussed were the holy liturgy, giving the faithful a greater understand ing of the mass, moral dis orientation in the modern world, Easter rites of the Catholic church, spiritism, or the alleged faculty of corrcs- H learo more i:o fl!". fTW Information-Packed Volumes Thousands of Illustrations and Photographs in Glorious Full Color Develops Proper Study Habits at the Grade School Level Helps Master Homework Assignments and Improve Marks at the Grade School, Junior High and High School Level Special Feature-Career Guides-Overioo Career Guides to Help Young People Plan Their Future Unique "How-To" Sections-Over 60 "How To" Sections Give Expert Advice Supplementing School Assignments TUC DCDCCPT OCCCQEtirr I IDRIDV FOR THF FMTIRF FiMllY LOOK FOR THE On every matter the cardi nals, residential patriarchy primates, archbishops, bish ops, abbots, prelates nullius, Josephine Grants Pass Grants Pass and Josephine county school children, returning to school this week in increased num bers, are reaping the first benefits of a $2 million build ing program launched this year by the county and city school districts to meet ex panding needs. Opening doors to students for the first time Monday were two new junior high schools serving seventh, eighth and ninth graders in the County-Unit district. The opening relieved con siderable pressure on the city district's North and South Junior High schools which formerly served ninth grade students from the county dis trict. A resultant drop of about 240 in the city's junior high population, however, was more than balanced by in creases at Grants Pass High school, where enrollment was up about 200 over last year, and at three of the city's six elementary schools. Total enrollment in the City School District 7 Is ap proximately 4,500 this year. Last year's figure was 4,490. Total enrollment in County- eap your child eairo more THE GOLDEN HOME AND HIGH SCHOOL ENCYCLOPEDIA GENUINE GOLDEN HOME AND Gathering in abbot primates, abbot super iors of monastic congrega tions and heads of exempt cleric religious will have a vote. Experts in theology and canon law may be invited to attend and may be given a consultative vote. But the final decision is up Children Enter New Unit district schools this year is approximately 2.900, con siderably more than last year's opening day figure of 2,485. District 7 has 21 new teach ers. The county district has 26 new teachers plus a new mem ber of its administrative staff. Filling the new position of curriculum director is Wes Peters, formerly principal at Illinois Valley High school. Two Nw Schooli The two new schools are Lincoln-Savage Junior High at Murphy, serving all sev enth, eighth and ninth grad ers in the county school riis- trict south of the Rogue Riv er; and Monument Drive Jun ior High school near Merlin, serving those in the county district north of the river. Of similar campus-type con struction, they were designed by Edson and Pappas of Med ford, architects. A bond issue in excess of $1,600,000 was passed to finance construction of the two schools and for additional classrooms throughout the county. A building program financ- ed by a special bond issue also was initiated this year by Grants Pass School District 4 i$S$m I Lt 1 . WW, HEM Yi U (miMMMmmfl iivYilsl 11 O0O00O00S5PflD 0 jNwJHJI Ml M Ot lk ! l l Mt M M f . -? b O 11 'n Fit IU Th 11 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 13. 1962 to the Pontiff. If he rejects i what the council has ap-1 the first Vatican council, was proved there is no recourse, i held in 1869-70 but adjourned The first of the 20 ecumen- with its work uncompleted ical, or general, councils was when Italian troops stormed held in Nicaea in 325 by Pope into Rome to end the tern St. Sylvester I. Its action was poral power of the Popes, to condemn Arianism, which j That council still technically denied the Divinity of Christ, lis unfinished. 7 to meet increased needs all at Lincoln and Roosevelt ele Grants Pass High school and I mentary schools. r A, VW ) K V 5r 4 N V POPE'S BROADCAST - Pope John XXIII Is shown during a radio broadcast on the forthcoming Ecumenical Council. The 80-year-old Pontiff, in a speech one month before the council opens, said it would present solutions to current world I problems. (UPI) MB' $ HIGH SCHOOL History The last council, whirh ua. Schools rV 'y it ttl OTHERS ENCYCLOPEDIA fbSST ! X." . - . I Lj a v v i h Visit Vuur Lov ;il Authorized (lu6ltly Dcalt'r SKINNER BUICK-CADILLAC 143 SOUTH RIVERSIDE IP BUY A BOOK A WEEK NOW ON SALE
