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Theoretically, authority in the church is exercised by the Pope in conjunction with his bishops. Time was when decrees of the Pontiff or the hierarchy on any issue were obediently accepted by Catholic Americans, as if they were the laws of God. No longer. In matters of faith as well as morals, Catholics seem to be making up their own minds. The Greeley study, for example, shows that only 37% of U.S. Catholics fully accept the doctrine of the infallibility of the Pope-a dogma solemnly defined by the First Vatican Council...
...Class Day Committee, saying it wants an orator with "mass appeal," invites Pope Paul VI to speak at Commencement. The Pontiff wires back: WOULD LOVE TO ADDRESS CLASS OF MCMLXXVI BUT IF GOD HAD INTENDED ME TO SPEAK AT HARVARD HE WOULD HAVE ARRANGED AN HONORARY DEGREE STOP DOMINE DOMINE DOMINE STOP PAUL...
Gave In. In late September the Pontiff decided to solve two problems with one Jan Willebrands. The cardinal, already known as Paul's flying Dutchman, would take over as primate of Holland while commuting occasionally to his Vatican desk. Willebrands would have preferred to devote full time to the troubles back home, but when the Pope persisted he gave in. Said Willebrands last week: "A reasonable obedience is asked...
There are few odder couples than Pope Paul VI and Golda Meir. The disparity overwhelmed even Mrs. Meir two years ago as she prepared for the first official meeting between an Israeli Premier and a Roman Catholic Pontiff. "Imagine," she remarked to her aides. "I, the daughter of Moshe Mabovitch, who was just an ordinary carpenter, am actually on my way to the Holy See to meet the Pope." "Don't forget," retorted her assistant, "carpenters have a special standing there." Now that Mrs. Meir has written her memoirs, this image of the Yiddisher mama as world figure...
With an entourage of 40, Uganda's eccentric and frequently brutal President, General Idi Amin Dada, set off on his long-planned tour of Europe. First stop: Castel Gandolfo, Pope Paul's summer residence outside Rome. Though Big Daddy showed up 20 minutes late for the audience, Pontiff and President met for more than an hour and discussed some of the problems facing Catholic missionaries to Uganda. Chief among them was Amin himself, who has restricted the entry of the clergymen into his country. Afterward, while acting as host at a cocktail party for 160 at the Grand...