The Legacy of John Schuette, S.V.D
The Legacy of John Schuette, S.V.D. Heribert Bettscheider, s. ~D. Translated by Louis J. Luzbetak, S.~D. hen John Schuette, S.V.D., died suddenly on Novem left. Only two months later, though, he was drafted into the W ber 18, 1971, in an automobile accident outside of German army and assigned to the medical corps in Vienna. He Rome, the reaction to his death was worldwide. Not only news made every effort to obtain a study leave from the military media like L'Osservatore Romano of the Vatican but also a great authorities to finish his officially required studies. The request variety of Italian and German newspapers (e.g., II Tempo, II wasgrantedbutlimitedto onlyfour weeks. At aboutthistimethe Messaggero, II Giornale d'Italia, d'Avvenire, Die Welt, and Frank newly ordained priests of Schuette's religious congregation had furter Allegeine Zeitung) carried the shocking news. Similar re to submit their preferences to their superiors for the place and ports and tributes appeared in the American press, such as the type of ministry they would like to engage in. Schuette simply International Herald Tribune and the U.S. army paper Stars and wrote: "I am equally interested either in pastoral work or in Stripes. But who was Schuette whose death attracted so much teaching and formation of future missionaries. I am also equally attention? interested in Flores, the Philippines, Honan [Henan] China, and South America."? Youth and Early Education Schuette had absolutely no desire to be a soldier. He there fore applied for an exemption from military service, which he John Schuette was born on April 23, 1913, in Essen, Germany, as received on April 10.
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