Word: aperturismo
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Dates: during 1963-1963
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Subtle & Strong. From his words and acts, it was clear that the new Pope had aperturismo-the sense of openness to the world. But Paul's aperturismo would not be John's. Angelo Roncalli was a warm and intuitive man, with a fatherly love of men rather than ideas. The new Pope, says one Spanish Catholic layman who has worked with him, "is a Gothic priest not only in physical appearance but in spiritual formation. He has a subtle intelligence and a strong hand." Subtle, strong-handed Pope Paul VI will unquestionably differ from John in his stand...
...Aperturismo. Most observers believe that the central issue at the conclave will be aperturismo-openness toward new trends in Catholic thinking, toward ecumenical relations with other Christians, toward new political approaches to Communism and Afro-Asian nationalism. There are perhaps 32 cardinals who would qualify as "progressive." But the openness of some is on selected issues: Munich's Julius Dopfner, 49, for example, is a convinced ecumenicist and a modern-minded theologian, but was disturbed by Pope John's opening to the East...
...Malines-Brussels, and Vienna's courtly, diplomatic Franziskus Konig, 57-would have to overcome the tra dition that Rome's bishop ought to be Italian. Genoa's Giuseppe Siri, 57, and Palermo's Ernesto Ruffini, 75, are skilled, articulate conservatives-but their lack of aperturismo makes many non-Italian cardinals shudder...
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