Word: catholicisms
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Putting on Bonds. Opponents of centralized authority denounce it as a betrayal of the movement's tradition of local autonomy. At last week's meeting, the Rev. Robert Burns of Atlanta, spokesman for several hundred churches, asked: "Why is all this control from the top necessary? There has...
There are more than a few. The fact is that almost every national Catholic episcopate to issue an interpretation of Humanae Vitae has modified, subtly or otherwise, the Pope's decree that "each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life." The episcopal pronouncements have...
Britain's 26 Roman Catholic bishops produced an artfully worded document that stressed obedience to the Pope's decree but also had kind words for those who cannot accept its teachings. The bishops cautioned that "if we are to neglect the guidance of the church, morality could easily...
Final Word. Similar positions have already been reached by the hierarchies of The Netherlands, West Germany and Belgium. As usual, the bishops of Holland's avant-garde church were the first to take issue with the Pope. Only three days after the encyclical was issued, the Dutch episcopate declared...
It may come to pass that one of the best-known and most creative theologians in the Roman Catholic Church will have to stand trial for doctrinal error, an accusation not far short of heresy. Dominican Father Edward Schillebeeckx, the principal theological adviser to the Dutch hierarchy, has been under...