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...Deicide. The text was the fourth presented to the council. The first one, prepared at the behest of Pope John' was a brief but forthright statement clearing the Jews of "deicide" in the death of Jesus; it was written by Augustun Cardinal Bea, chief of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity. Between the second and third sessions of the council, however, conservatives succeeded in getting a new draft that softened the references to Judaism and incorporated them within the framework of a longer declaration outlining the church's attitude toward other non-Christian faiths-including Islam. This draft...
...Justice. Although he was opposed to the changes, Cardinal Bea urged the bishops to approve the draft, arguing that the rewording did not affect the basic intent and merely stressed "those things which unite men and lead to mutual fellowship." Predictably, Jewish organizations responded favorably to the vote for the declaration, although their enthusiasm was something less than ecstatic. That there should be debate at all on the question of Jewish guilt seemed wrong to some; others felt that the bishops had compromised by adopting a statement that was less forthright and to the point than it might be. Particularly...
MILLBURN, N.J., Paper Mill Playhouse: Bea Lillie bubbling over with High Spirits...
...There he was again as the bowlegged, barelegged (except for anklet socks) toreador fleeing a rampaging bull in a Madrid ring. Or replaying his "Now a message from Alka-Seltzer," which was unexpectedly punctuated by a belch from Jonathan Winters. Or sending Richard Nixon to the piano and leading Bea Lillie off with a fond pat on her backside...
SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE (Pa.) Augustin Cardinal Bea, J.D., head of the Vatican's Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity...