PAGE TWO THE CRITERION, MAY I2, 196I Council seengiving the laity more active role
"rt'ltct'tt r\lIit:t ilrrrl ^,\sirt, Cltt'ts. tho Centl'i|l ItILiptrt'iltor'.\, Uor|ltrrrs- lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllilililIliiiiliiiiiliilliiiliiliiiliiilii||iii1iiiiiiiitiii[ N l:i\\' \-0ltli-:'l'lrc Scctrtld 'lltcsc More vigorous oclion on lhc liarr loots alc slill tentlcr." siott fol the Secontl \:atir.:rn Coun- parl Vnlicatr (lotttte il rt ill u'ilttess l,'rli{rrt".s Nole-l,o1re ,rofun .\,\lll lns tppealctl to lrr{r luitv t(l ol the laily may. ecco;d. Irro lu'r,a-*r ha slid irr *'ltielr tlre eil, r'trpolling in lho vulunro un ill lul;( atr ut:lrt:t: utrrl ing to Father Graham, cause iln hislol'ic lttt'ttittg lroillt . ('ath lir:r'lU irtlct.tr.sl itt lJrc crrittittU ldt:ttltttrtir'rtf Llrrttrrcil, linou'lt'tlgc atul zcal of {lttr t$ti0 aclililios. slalr(l thnl the. nl. the "limorous,,r ('ltttl't-lt rtltctt Ir lirrrr ?r'illi {liis t'c(lr{?sl.'l'he (.'rilrriou, is rtfloring ils rr:rrrfr.,i.s, clergy and lhrr Ctrlltolic la1'urau t'ittt lrc t(, gfeil{ tttle, irnrl liurittlious "thc olie l)ut Il'clogatives laily olike, to regard fhe lry t't'lalivt'11' trttlaltllctl t'tt- lrullt L'ttlltolit: u,uL flun.-Culltolic. rlr.. oplrt.rrlrurily lo crtlir.css lfut,it "chilnnr'lc{l usr,, o[ tlttr lty lpostolir{e rvill llc aposfclafe as 'rrevolulionary cfgies" {}f liti lllt'll ill't' .',\s olriititrtts ttholt. lhr: fblrrrril antl u:ltaL tfue11rrrrrrrftl lil,-rt lo sr:r: courrr il 1,{,!iti{_,t! i!rul sotriirl stttrlirrtl itt dt{ail at lhrr Countril. and dangerous slr('illll ol lo lhc cssenilal at litst inttr th('nlilin cltatt{r's ilt tltrtst] illi!il\ \\'efo ll{)t ott tltc lclcl of both {heory nrtrl Jt'orrr il,s rlcliLcrrrliotr"-. I,'rolr. lirrrr: (o tirlt:, llrc cr{ilot'.,r pltnr io clergy-loy disfincfion, Bul thc tltc CItttt'clt's ltptt.sttrlatt''' "ntltid pt'at'tice. Irttty rttltIlcs l,(ls(t(l rlll cntrugh," hc s{l{ctl, lcclt- u'i{h sPccill r(!l('l'olt(:{-' llir' 01ritri0tis r,,l'l)l'dss{'(l by l.lta t.rtrtrlPr.s. lay "THE 'l'ltis lit'l't' oposlolale exisls only lo LAITY rvill ncver.'Le, pt't'tlittiott ttils tllittlc rurloAiertl atllitttct's pttl a prt'ttt- to its lrrlations tvith llre lrirr'- l,r,llr't'"- sltottlrl lrr'rrrlrlrr,s.srrrl (,'orrrrt:t/ lol $lfr)('!/.'l'lic Ltjlgliorr. energire lhe sfrengih of "Do liobt't'l ;\. (it'ttllittlt, 'ulu lhc trot wait for lhe bislurp lbr volt,'lrut it rvoultl be lr tlagedy lrl l''alltr't' l)n sPeriitlisls lt'ailtert its tur a lr:h.r . I'.(). ljrr,r' li'.1, lil,littnttp(rlis 6. lrrrl. Altltouglr. llr) ncrlr(r.s l.ill bc rist,rl Myslical Body, not lo reorgon, t t'cport you to havt: S.J,, itssrrci:ttt'crlitttt' trl r\tttt't'iclr' fronr Rome, if have tlre unparallelcrl cnthusi. plies{ ol n'ligious r:rtr lre tt'ailtcrl. llittltt't' [imh:uu sili(l tlrtr lorc. ttt tlit: ttt'lit'lcs, )'{tt(lr,}.s Jrt'oPttstrtl {lr'{t usl,'(t(l /o itrrlir:rrlr,llr:ir'ptoltrs. ire thc conslitulion of thr s()nlething to say astn anrl nlalul'e experiencc nutiottitl ('ll lrt,lic tt'tt'li11 . tvlto pricsls "r'ilturlll. about the L,oun- oI Iivcn if the sltoltngo ol cast lr{lects llre urrani- Jlolr.)r stcl/{N---{,,U, ltott,rr:tr;iIc, Church, "tlrt' zr'll ol llttr trtrtrltitr', l.rttsittc.sstlrtrt,)'(ih.ou(I(,', et(. cil. Sorrnd a warning whenever lay people today lost tor lack of \\'l'olc thitl lvltilc \rrtro nol frlt in lh0 fo|rliol. ilrrs' trttltts \r,isltes of tltu bisltrtrrs of tlre ('hlistilrrts lrt'rrttsltl Cltt'ist's " "'l'ltrlst' .r'ou I'ecl )'0U ought to. Urge, a legitimatc rneuns ol explessing lir'sl siotr-serttliltg t:uutrtrits, lnlnl' {}l' rrot'lrl. rr4lr: rrrt(rl' trlxrn tltis Iirrtlts ol tllo ll(}lrl;ill whcn you teel urging is neces, thoir opininn-s. {;uslJ(11lo lhc lhr, urrt'hs lo\\' i!t(li('lto(l itt the "Sttclt ttlw- stt k' r,ocat ion tvill nterl Lccogttit ioit is (!sr,trrt sarl'. l;rrrpii'o. il Ittltl' lrt' lltis itilr'-s SUCH WISHES trctc rurl rl' l)t l) Wherever the possibility "To nposlola{r: cart irt pelfolrnerI bel,. " rrrrtlr', trot lrss, l0r,t antl kttt'rll- _ avoid srrclr a possibility it l() ('stt'll(l tltltt Kittgrioltt. \\'a]'s tpl)lfcnl in thc pasf lrc l;rcliitt{. exists, infornr the wr_rrltt anrl tlrivilcgc tcr'. il nul. csclusir-trl]', b1'lty' , ('(lg(' irl tlrc (lhrrlchl tho]' rvill is urgclt tlrat rve llegin nou, to glcll lirt'nitt'tl. [o lltrt " (|vcl' tiatholies about the eorrncil. Ite" i;t a lcap ttrcn, saitl. r\ conU)licaiiolr lnlrll' ttcctl nl()r'o, nol less, consider lhc I'olruntion of " FATHE R CRAHAM le trrrntk,d lot'alty port a tradi_ of llrt' t'a I'llt. of Cltllxrlic \yofk hrs llc('n cverl'thing tlrat the peoplc tnds 1'cars i\rrrrrrica's lctttlrrts iltitt l'opc [)trts itntl tlcltilirrtt [o tlto llol.v l,'ather tion of'ftet: specch' antj the rros- ["alher' (ilalr;rtlt. rtltrt hits l)(ft'll Falher Grahrnr based his thc oput'nti()n trf lil,r' itpost0lfltc "t'(':rslrtlitlrl(, 'l'lrc ittul llre Catholics expect concern. llc lirttltrl ltrrrrtrrls" XIl, ill l{}57. sairl that iI n,oulrl be antl thoil liislrttps. tllerrgr,, lol sihlo strrrr.tules tlll'onglr rt,irictr "'l'ltc irrg tlro Corrncil." il cltts(' sttl(l('lll {)l I Ilt' tulllillL: forecasf on r€cenl rddresscs by ;tr:tilities, l)t'c()(!oul)lti(|n "r'ettl otu' laynlelt "rr,rllitills lo lropr'Ilrrrt llrrr Sccrlttl \iaticlrr a trtistrtttlclslltttlitrg ol the tlrt'it'plll, rvill lotrrr ltotv to es. without voices nav ('rlu!r.lil. il ollll Pope John XXlll and on cn " snirl u'i{lt itlrsolutr: sulrottlittitliort to tlrr: ( irurtcil ct't'isrr lrc[[cq' ',rr,, spea k. 'trtttte "Aclivifies u'ill lrc ablc to sctl lt' ttatttLc" of llra tlhrrlt:h il it rycr'c tlrcir 11p1,',,* Mr. Thurmrn porlnyed a lot' tltt' l"ittltu's lf t ltt' { il trr oflicial publicalion. lrislroP onl)' srrr:cecrlerl in chilling "ser 'lhe n lrnl cral I'opcs htr c r';rin11' ltictut'ctl as tttiulc ltp ol lrtt lclirrr iln'plircahlc prr:rogativcs ol two.lold communicalionr prob. gi'r't frtt ntltl tt't'rr{ttil irrtt" ltr lltt' of fhe Holy See in 1960," llf ittitintivt. llishops irr ' pltir(.lring "$ stlivt'rt to lcsolvr'." t'lqntctt{, tltc ccr:lcsiirslit:al itu- arr