Word: superior
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...finest theologians-Jesuit Henri de Lubac and Dominicans Yves Congar and M. D. Chenu-have been temporarily relieved from teaching posts and forced to submit their writings to the Holy Office for special censorship. Last year Austrian Jesuit Karl Rahner was required to submit all future writings to his superior in Rome for clearance, a restriction since lifted; Father John Courtney Murray of the U.S. was advised not to write any more on his special field of study, church-state relations. "In the Catholic Church of the 20th century," a U.S. priest dryly explains, "the grace of martyrdom has been...
...committee said that "the nuclear strike forces of the U.S. are superior in number and variety to those of the Soviet Union." It argued that the treaty would not hurt "to any appreciable degree" the development of an effective anti-ballistic missile, "if indeed an anti-ballistic missile system can be developed with sufficient effectiveness to justify the .enormous cost of deploying...
...Hooft's assumption that council membership implies a readiness to join in a dialogue with other churches involving mutual correction. "If this had been known to the churches," he said, "there are many who would not belong." Vis ser 't Hooft, who is Verghese's superior in the council's hierarchy, answered with a smile: "I will have to find time in Geneva to speak with my colleague...
...half speech, with time out for fortifying sips of port, Salazar appeared decrepit but sounded vigorous. Because of a wave of "black racism," he complained, Portugal's "civilizing mission" in Portuguese Guinea, Angola and Mozambique is in jeopardy. Asked Salazar: "Is the language that we teach those people superior to their dialects or not? Does the religion preached by the missionaries surpass fetishism or not? Is not belonging to a nation of civilized expression and world projection better than narrow regionalism without means for defense or progress...
...robes, Youlou at 46 was one of the world's most unusual statesmen. A member of the Lari tribe-his name means "fetish which cannot be grasped" -he was reared by Catholic missionaries and in 1946 ordained a priest. Later, in defiance of orders from his superior, Youlou ran for the French Assembly (he lost) and was suspended by the church, is still forbidden to say Mass. Because of his suspension, he was acclaimed by his countrymen as a victim of discrimination and elected mayor of Brazzaville in 1956. Exploiting Congolese superstitions, he soon had many voters convinced that...