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Catholic Scope. Out of conviction, Luther stood for truth at the expense of unity-but the truths he stood for are essential to the Christian church: the primacy of faith and God's word, the necessity of an ecclesia semper refor-manda (ever-reforming church), and the centrality of Jesus Christ. The Lutheran heritage, sums up Theologian Joseph Sittler of the University of Chicago Divinity School, is "a tradition of profound, relentless, critical Biblical studies, a theological reflection of truly catholic scope, a type of piety nurtured by liturgical continuity with the old Catholic tradition...
These unpleasant truths persuaded Pope John XXIII that the council was needed, and gave new force to the traditional understanding of Catholicism as ecclesia semper reformanda-a church ever in need of reform. Christ himself was free of sin; but the continuation of his work, Dopfner pointed out, "has been entrusted to frail, sinful humans." Thus the church has sometimes been guilty of "failing to achieve what God had desired. The presentation of the love of Christ can lag if the church uses the means of power instead of humility, of force instead of service...
...drinking at a nearby tavern when Booth struck. While the audience cheered and hooted over a slapstick line in the play ("Well, I guess I know enough to turn you inside out, old gal-you sockdologizimg old mantrap"), Booth slipped into the box. With a shout of "Sic semper tyrannis! [Thus always to tyrants!] " he fired a shot from his derringer into the back of Lincoln's head. He slashed his way past Lincoln's companion leaped ten feet to the stage and, with a broken shinbone' hurtled himself past startled stagehands and into the night...
...handkerchief, reeled around awkwardly before the court and fell back into the jury box. It was one moment that a casual viewer could appreciate. Last week came another one, as he told his little boy in flashbacks the story of the hours before the child's birth. Semper paratus, he slept in his clothes, dashed around like a nut, and smashed up his car in the driveway. A laundry truck had to drive his wife to the hospital...
...Marines of 1963 could match their counterparts of 1908. Shoup promptly promulgated plans for at least 20 officers at the Marine base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., to set out this week in dungarees, boots, helmets and 24-lb. packs on the 50-mile, 20-hr. hike. Semper paratus, one 49-year-old lieutenant colonel got off to a head start, cut 6½ hours off the time limit. Kennedy indicated that if the Marines passed their test he would do something about measuring the fitness of his rather sedentary White House staff. His interest seemed to focus on Press Secretary...