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
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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
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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.
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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-
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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.
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The two new schools are
Lincoln-Savage Junior High
at Murphy, serving all sev
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serving those in the county
district north of the river.
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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
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throughout the county.
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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.
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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)
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