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Pittsburgh Catholic Before He Left for Rome -o r* t— o o H-1 o *—4 c : H o JO o -si H c_ 3D c O CO CO >* m 00 Pennsylvania's OD H CO o d 1—« ? o XI > m largest weekly o z X o c : lÉÿirculation o r* 1—« DO < 15 Cents m m XI 3D •H CO o IHOLIC CO H “O H *< 3* XI 138th Year, CXLII No. 47 Established in 1844: America's Oldest Catholic N ewspaper in Continuous Publication Friday, February 4, 1983 m q — i/> Ol Ni D iocesan priest invited P rie st dies Fr. Fabian Kekich, former to V atican observance assistant pastor at St. Cecilia and St. Pudentiana parishes in By STEPHEN KARLINCHAK Fundamentalis," the “constitution Rochester, dies at age 68. Story Fr. Adam Maida, legal counsel of the church": and 3) working on on page 9. and vice chancellor for the diocese the commission for procedural who was a member of the law and the judicial system. commission that wrote the Concerning the first area, Fr. recently promulgated revised Maida said that the new code Code of Canon Law, left Monday acknowledges that all persons are for Rome to attend the Vatican endowed with human rights, observance solemnizing the including ecclesial rights. The promulgation of the new code on purpose of the code is to protect Feb. 3 at the Apostolic Palace. the rights of persons in the “I was thrilled, honored and Catholic Church, he said. pleased,” he told The Pittsburgh Catholic before he left for Rome. Fr. Maida said that the For him, seeing the code come to elements of a constitution of the fruition was the high point of his Church have been incorporated in­ professional lifetime, he said. to the revised canon law Code. "Most importantly, however, it is “After a number of drafts, the the opportunity to make a small commission members finally contribution to the universal decided that many of the elements public life of the Church." of the Lex would be incorporated within the code of canon law and Fr. Maida said he wasn't sure we would not have a separate what the solemn observance constitution for the church," he Trip to Poland would entail or how many people said. were invited to attend. Fr. Maida FR. ADAM MAIDA Pope John Paul II will visit read a portion of the papal He said that the commission Poland in June. Story on page 6.j invitation, translating from maintained the favorable Latin: "It is the mind of the Holy fundamental rights and simplifi­ elements in the granting of Father that an event of such great cation of procedures. annulments and as the result of A lso Inside moment in the life of the people of Both a canon lawyer and a civil the issuing of the code, a more Editorials................... Pages 4-5 God be celebrated with some lawyer, Fr. Maida said his pastoral approach will be solemnity at the Apostolic Palace training in both fields played parts maintained and strengthened. Around diocese............... Page 7 in his work with the commission. at the Vatican on Feb. 3.” As for his reactions to the code, Fr. Maida, who was one of six While the commission emphasiz­ D e a t h s ed the former, he said of Fr. Maida said "I’m excited. Americans out of approximately the latter, "The contribution that I There will be the integration of the Fr. Fabian Kekich, 68, St. 150 commission members, laity, both men and women into became a consultor to the was able to make reflected the Joseph Home for the Aged, elements of common law as found the life and government of the Garfield. commission for the revision of the in our civil law society in the Church, reflecting the theology of Sister Mary Ambrose code in 1973. Asked how he was the second Vatican council. selected for the commission. Fr. United States and I was able to Vatican art (F ran ces Rogucki), 72, a bring that input to the "The emphasis is on the dignity member of Felician Sisters, Maida said that he thought it was commission.” of personhood as reflected in the First Lady Nancy Reagan poses in front of Caravaggio’s “The Coraopolis. because of his work as president of expressed hope of promoting and Deposition” with Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York and Sister Mary Hyacinth (Helen the Canon Law Society of America Fr. Maida said his work on the protecting individual rights. Philippe de Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Kozicki), 80, a member of (1968-69) and because of his commission was in three areas: 1) “There is a pastoral approach Art in New York, during a dinner welcoming “The Vatican Felician Sisters, Coraopolis. professional writing and works, the creation of administrative law as opposed to the harsh juridicial Collection — The Papacy and Art,” to museum. See story on pace Mary G. Patterson, Etna. particularly in the areas of procedures in the Church: 2) the emphasis on discipline and law in 3. (NC photo from UPI). (church) constitutional law. preparation of the "Lex the Church." Pope w arns Changes in code OFFICIAL On Revised Code of Canon Law c a r d i n a l s Pope restores 10 holy days TO THE CLERGY, RELI­ affecting the spiritual life of all o f r i s k s GIOUS AND LAITY OF THE concerned. By FR. KENNETH J. DOYLE traditionally observed only six as incorporates the basic updating of DIOCESE The basic law of the Christian f o r f a i t h a result of a long-standing penitential practices introduced faith is "love God, love your VATICAN CITY (NC) - In a permission from the Holy See. in 1967 by Pope Paul VI. Dearly beloved in Christ: neighbor." All the activity VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope surprise move Pope John Paul II Aside from that, the first thing In that year Pope Paul On January 25, 1983, Pope prescribed by the Church is restored to the revised Code of that may surprise the ordinary simplified the complicated rules John Paul II created 18 new John Paul II signed a decree intended to assist us in the cardinals Feb. 2, praising them as Canon Law the traditional 10 holy Catholic about the church's in the 1917 code regarding fast and promulgating the Church’s fulfillment of this command by days of obligation to be observed revised Code of Canon Law is that abstinence. He made both fast and “men outstanding for learning Revised Code of Canon Law: Christ. This isequally trueof the and virtue" but warning that their throughout the Latin-Rite there are not many surprises. abstinence universally obligatory This Code, replacing the present Revised Code of Canon Law. Catholic Church. for Ash Wednesday and Good role as church leaders may For the most part, the code one issued in 1917, governs the Our gratitude goes to Pope involve risks, including bloodshed A planned reduction of holy days simply puts into legal form many Friday. He made abstinence from administrative life of the John Paul II who once more has universally observed was one of meat on the other Fridays of the for the faith. of the changes in church practice Church and codifies the reforms shown evidence of great Among the new cardinals were the most widely publicized which have already come into year the general norm, but of Church law and practice leadership. United with him in aspects of the final draft of the allowed bishops' conferences to Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago: effect since the reforms of the developed during the Second implementing the new Codr of Jozef Glemp of Gniezno and code submitted to the pope last Second Vatican Council in the permit alternative forms of Vatican Council. This Code of Canon Law, may our efforts be year for his approval. Instead of penitence on Fridays. Warsaw, Poland, the Polish early 1960s. laws will take effect the First conducive to bringing about primate: Julijans Vai vods of Riga following the recommendation of The code, only the second in the The code retains those 1967 Sunday of Advent, November Christ's kingdom of peace, of his commission, however, Pope norms, also allowing bishops' and Liepaja, Latvia, the first history of the church and the first 27,1983. Until that time the Code justice and of love. cardinal resident in the Soviet John Paul reinstated the since 1917, was promulgated by conferences to permit alterna­ of 1917 and its subsequent With kindest personal tives to Friday abstinence. Union: and Henri de Lubac, a traditional 10 feast days to be Pope John Paul II Jan. 25, and the legislative reforms continue to regards, I am French Jesuit theologian who observed as days of obligation in official Latin text of its 1,752 Following Pope Paul's new govern. norms, the U.S. bishops in 1967 received a dispensation from addition to Sundays. canons went on sale in the Vatican Since the new law will have an Sincerely yours in Christ, rules requiring ordination as a The code expressly allows Feb. 1. lifted the obligation of Friday effect on the spiritual life of the abstinence from meat. Catholics bishop before joining the sacred bishops' conferences, however, to The code goes into effect this Bishops, Priests, Religious and college. petition the Holy See for year on the first Sunday of Advent, who took advantage of the new Laity of the Diocese, programs permission to abolish observance freedom were instructed to During a one-and-a-half-hour, Nov.
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