October 11, 2013

What was in the news on Oct. 11, 1963?

Proposal for a college of bishops is made at the Council; suggestion for a temporary diaconate

Criterion logo from the 1960sBy Brandon A. Evans

This week, we continue to examine what was going on in the Church and the world 50 years ago as seen through the pages of The Criterion.

Here are some of the items found in the Oct. 11, 1963, issue of The Criterion:

  • Canadian prelate proposes apostolic college of bishops
    • “VATICAN CITY—A proposal by a Ukrainian Rite prelate aimed at increasing the authority of the bishops and curbing the excessive ‘Romanism’ of the Church highlighted the Second Vatican Council discussion of the schema De Ecclesia (About the Nature of the Church). The proposalregarded by many European commentators as a ‘revolutionary’ move to break the ‘domination’ of the Roman Curiawas advanced by Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk of Winnipeg, Canada. Addressing the 38th general congregation, which approved the schema in principle by an overwhelming vote, the archbishop suggested the creation of some kind of apostolic college whose members would be cardinal, patriarchs and selected residential archbishops and bishops. He said the college should be presided over by the pope and have separate secretariats for the Latin and Eastern Rite sees. Declaring that there was ‘undue insistence on the Roman aspect of the Church,’ Archbishop Hermaniuk said the proposed college would free the bishops from having to work through the Roman Curia on many diocesan matters.”
  • Amendments approved: See successful passage of schema on liturgy
  • Clarifies comments on Marian devotion
  • Two prelates are named to Holy Office
  • Temporary diaconate suggested
    • “ROME—Bishop Paul Sani, S.V.D., of Don Pasar, Indonesia, has suggested that the status of deacon be entrusted temporarily to laymen on specific occasions. He made his suggestion as an alternative to the establishment of a permanent diaconate, which would mean married deacons. … Bishop Sani said that the proposal for a permanent diaconate made during the second session of the ecumenical council raises a number of problems.”
  • Urges secretariat for non-Christians
  • New Roncalli Center to be blessed Sunday
  • ‘Pamphleteering’ barred at council
  • What does the U.S. Protestant hope for from the council?
  • Blanshard calls council ‘dawn’ of understanding
  • Carmel sets clothing rite
  • Editor comments from Rome: Reformation of Curia is the most crucial issue facing the council
  • Interracial justice award winners named
  • Sioux Indian becomes monk
  • Orthodox set up office on Vatican relations
  • Family Clinic: How parents can help teach child religion
  • Ecumenical gains linked with renewed Bible interest
  • African cardinal, theologian on TV
  • Richmond parish plans recollection Oct. 13
  • Women reorganize at Christ the King
  • School financial crisis outlined to Congress
  • C.U. award goes to House Speaker
  • St. Francis Peace Medal to Martin Luther King
  • Czech Reds release Archbishop Beran
  • Marian announces specific uses for Stokely mansion
  • Second speaker gaveled down at council meeting
  • Plan new program for care of aged

(Read all of these stories from our Oct. 11, 1963, issue by logging on to our special archives.) †

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