Word: papally
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...were no good anymore, and although physical violence did not seem likely, I thought it best not to remain in such a plainly hostile environment. The subway ride home was more than humiliating; every derelict in the "F" train looked like he was about to approach me with a papal bull of excommunication...
...traditional Roman Catholic doctrine that Jesus Christ appointed Peter as the first Pope ("You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church"), and that the papal succession has continued unbroken ever since. The 20-member commission's statement, completed at a meeting last summer in Venice, skirts the dogmatic problem by describing the papacy as a position of leadership that evolved to meet the needs of a growing church. It says that the see of Rome originally became "prominent" because both Peter and Paul died in that city, and it "eventually became the principal center...
...Venice statement" discreetly proposes certain limits on papal authority. It argues that a chief bishop of a church, whether regional or worldwide, should consult with other bishops before speaking on matters of faith and should only "on occasion" take a personal initiative. An ecclesiastical primate "respects and promotes Christian freedom" and "does not seek uniformity where diversity is legitimate or centralize administration to the detriment of local churches." The statement's main conclusion: to unite all Christians, primacy "needs to be realized at the universal level. The only see which makes any claim to universal primacy and which...
Even if both communions move that far toward reunion, problems will remain. The Venice statement acknowledges that Anglicans have great difficulties with the doctrine of papal infallibility and dogmas about Mary. Anglicans also fear that the Pope's universal jurisdiction over church affairs is open to "illegitimate or uncontrolled use"; the statement, however, also notes that Catholicism is trying to overcome the "juridical outlook" of the past. It avoids such specific obstacles to union as the Catholic ban on contraception or the recent decision by Anglicans in some countries to ordain women priests...
...Papal View. Some businesses will suffer from the passing of il ponte, especially the travel agencies that offer popular cut-rate tours during the long weekends. But the institution that might appear to be most hurt by the new schedule-the Roman Catholic Church-is not complaining. Priests have long known that most parishioners use religious holidays to go on vacation, not to Mass. Indeed, Pope Paul VI recently called on Italians to support the austerity program, lost holy days...