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...Dogma cannot be altered," Dawson explained, "but the canon law of the Eastern Rite will be recodified." Cross had speculated that this change might make unity more attractive to Eastern churches which accept most Catholic doctrine but reject papal supremacy, than to Protestant churches...
...Recodification of the canon law is of no significance whatever," claimed Georges Florovsky, professor of Eastern Church History. "The problem has existed for a long time," he said, "and past attempts at compromise have only aggravated...
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, 75, born to a poor peasant family in the north Italian town of Brisighella, served as a young priest in the Curia, became an expert on canon law. Named apostolic delegate to the U.S. hierarchy in 1933 and stationed in Washington, he has served since then as unofficial diplomatic contact between the Vatican and the U.S. Government. In appointing him cardinal, Pope John made a rare exception to the rule that close relatives are not to be members of the College of Cardinals at the same time: Cicognani's brother Gaetano (two years older) has been...
Francesco Roberti, 69, is one of the church's top canon lawyers, a member of many pontifical academies and commissions. When a Communist paper in 1948 accused him of illegal financial manipulations, Lawyer Roberti promptly sued for libel, and won a decision that sent the reporter to jail for 20 months...
André Jullien, 76, born near Lyon, France, taught canon law at the seminary there before becoming a judge of the Rota. Since 1944, hardworking, modest Msgr. Jullien has been dean of the Rota...