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The Vatican has never been exactly pleased with the best-selling but controversial "Dutch Catechism" (TIME, Dec. 1, 1967). Last week a firm-and presumably final-order to change the text in the direction of orthodoxy went out from Rome.
Among other things, the cardinals insisted that the catechism reflect the traditional interpretation of Mary's virginity as a biological rather than just a symbolic reality and that its discussion of birth control present "the full teaching of the Holy See."
Holding my program like a chalice, I silently recited the catechism of all music reviewers: music reviewing is the art of conjuring penetrating irrelevancies with intractable grace. The severely controlled lyricism and hieratic sonorities of the Stravinsky Mass brought me to reflect on the decline of Western monisms into a...
"At one time," Fred told TIME'S Mayo Mohs, "it was enough that I memorized my catechism lessons so I could go home on time. I engaged in no serious questioning of the system until my junior year of college. It would be peaceful to go back to the...
Schillebeeckx (pronounced shill-a-bakes) is an ardent advocate of change and renewal within the church. A Flem ish Belgian who teaches at the University of Nijmegen, he was a major influence on the revolutionary and highly popular "Dutch Catechism" .(TIME, Dec. 1). His voluminous writings, all of which have...