PRICE 25c VOL. XX No. 23 AUGUST 11^VOICE, 1978 Pilgrim of Peace reaches journey's end Archbishop's message on Pope Paul Statement of Archbishop Edward McCarthy upon the oc- The Pope was the Pope of Vatican II, the Pope of casion of the death of Pope Paul VI. Church renewal. He was a great spiritual leader in a difficult historical era... at once responding to the demands of changing times, yet a bold defender of changeless principles. He will be remembered as a staunch champion of the poor, Bus Guide 16 the oppressed, an outstanding spokesman for human rights, Classified ; . 17 a man of peace, a friend of all men of good will, a holy man of Movies a TV. .. 15 The priests and faithful of the Archdiocese of Miami are deep faith , a true witness and a herald of the Gospel. Youth 14 in deep sorrow at the death of His Holiness Pope Paul VI. In faith we rejoice, however, after long years of tireless Pope Paul VI dedication this loyal servant of the Lord is now with the Special Sections Father enjoying the reward that God has prepared for those The Catholics of the community ask their friends to join Pgs. 2,3,8, -.7/ who love Him. them in prayer in this sad moment. Achievements in strife-filled Pontificate By JOHN MUTHIG diocesan officials to show human compassion in applying church laws, VATICAN CITY-(NC)- especially in difficult marriage cases. When he ascended to St. Peter's With the tolerance of the throne in 1963, Pope Paul VI Vatican,some dioceses liberalized the launched an ambitious, even granting of annulments to such an revolutionary program, often bitterly extent that the annulment process criticized by church progressives and came to be called, with only a bit of traditionalists alike. exaggeration, "Catholic divorce." It ended with mixed results. Under Paul's pontificate, due Benchmarks of the papal process procedures were set up on program included: various levels of the church. • Major steps toward internal Controversial theologians, who church reform; would have been silenced only • Cautious liberalization decades ago for their opinions, often regarding church tradition, discipline received only reprimands from the and moral code; Vatican of Pope Paul. t Widening of papal diplomatic The pope also erased from the activity and especially a policy of law books the penalty of mortal sin detente with the Eastern European for Catholics who broke the lenten Communist bloc; fast or Friday abstinence laws. He • Sweeping changes in the also got rid of the Index of Forbidden Roman Curia (central administrative Books, a listing of books Catholics offices of the church); could not read without special ec- 9 Increased church involvement clesiastical permission. in social justice issues; RULES governing the lifestyle • Growth of native leadership in and mission of religious orders were young churches of Africa and Asia; revolutionized under the approving, • More power on the national yet sometimes anxious gaze of Pope and international level for bishops; Paul. and Hundreds of years of traditional • Progress toward Christian pomp and courtly ceremony were unity. stripped from Vatican life and church The program adopted by the worship. thin, intellectual Pope Paul was The changes in church life, anchored on two bases: the decrees of especially liturgical reforms, and the the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) church's new ecumenical attitudes, and Paul's firm belief in the power of proved too much for some Catholics. diplomacy. French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, who led thousands of Internal Church Reform traditionalist Catholics in open For the first time in four cen- rebellion, was suspended from all turies, every major liturgical rite of priestly functions in 1976 after the Western church was revised conducting ordinations not sanc- during Paul's pontificate. MOMENT OF CORONATION, 15 years ago, marked the tioned by the Holy <See. The monumental revision of the beginning of Pope Paul's ambitious, even revolutionary Pope Paul issued repeated, liturgy came to be widely accepted pontificate, often bitterly criticized by Church progressives strongly worded warnings to the and appreciated, despite resistance and traditionalists alike. archbishop, who continued to defy from a traditionalist minority and papal directives. But the pope THE ONLY major agenda item were made on all levels of Church stopped short of inflicting the illicit arbitrary changes by of the postconciliar church left un- life—from the rank-and-file Catholic progressives. ultimate penalty of excommunication finished by Pope Paul was the couple to parish priests, theologians on the archbishop, a former EXTREME Unction was mammoth task of revising the 2,414 and even bishops. missionary and papal diplomat in renamed the sacrament of the canons (articles) of church law. Eight years later, at the Africa. anointing of the sick to emphasize Part of the slowness of the code prompting of American bishops, the that its healing powers are not revision was due to the council's Vatican issued a document which Diplomatic Activity limited to the final hours of human insistence on consultation as a key restated traditional teachings on the life. When Cardinal Giovanni ingredient in major church decisions. sinfulness of masturbation, Battista Montini became Pope Paul Penance came to be called the Drafts and re-drafts of canons premarital sex and homosexual acts. sacrament of reconciliation, and VI, he had behind him 30 years in the were sent around the world for Despite growing support for a papal diplomatic service. Diplomacy Catholics were given the option of comment by all bishops and by vast change in priestly celibacy laws and sitting face-to-face with the priest in for him was the most efficient way to numbers of other clergy, of Religious increasing worry over a drop in insure church rights internationally confession. and of laity. vocations and rise in laicizations in Under strictly limited con- the late '60s and early '70s, Pope and to promote world peace and ditions, Pope Paul permitted bishops Paul would not amend the law that justice. to authorize general absolution—to Cautious Liberalization Latin-rite priests may not marry. During his pontificate Pope Paul be followed always by individual The most controversial and In 1977 Pope Paul squelched the established full diplomatic ties with confession as soon as possible for divisive decisions made by Pope Paul hopes of many progressives by ruling more than 40 nations—more than those in serious sin. half of them African. Even the were in the fields of morality and that women may not be ordained United States, despite opposition The pope, however, reprimanded tradition. priests. from church-state separation groups, bishops on several occasions for In 1968 dissent tore at the fabric Despite the "conservative" label established a formal link with Rome granting general absolution per- of church unity when Pope Paul attached to Pope Paul by many through the appointment in 1970 of mission when not strictly permitted issued his most controversial—and liberal critics because of those ac- Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge as by Vatican directives. final—encyclical, "Humanae Vitae" tions, in many ways the pontiff President Richard Nixon's personal Pope Paul also instituted the ("On Human Life"), which upheld streamlined, modernized and envoy to the pope. permanent diaconate and new lay the traditional teaching against use humanized the Church's moral code ministries as part of his effort to of artificial contraception. and discipline. SEEKING to project the increase involvement of the people in PUBLIC protests and private IN LINE with the spirit of church's moral voice from an in- the church's liturgical life. decisions not to abide by the ruling Vatican II, he prodded canonists and continued on Page 8) Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy IS YOUR ADDRESS LABEL CORRECT?! President. The Voice Publishing Co. Inc. If not, dip oft this corner - with VOICE Gerard E. Sherry Ttv Archdiocese of Miami Weekly Publication label on other side - and mail it to: embracing Florida's eight southern counties Executive Editor Broward. Collier. Dade, Hendry. Glades. Martin, Monroe and Palm Beach THE VOICE, P.O. Box 1059, Miami 33138 Archdiocese of Miami Weekly Publication Robert O'Steen—News editor Fred C. Brink—Advertising director -Allow 2 to 4 weeks for change- Araceli Cantero — Spanish editor Herbert Blais— Salesman Second-class postage paid at Miami Frank Hall'— Features editor Bob Wright—Salesman WRITE CORRECTIONS HERE Florida. 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Michael Devaney, OMI Mr. Arnaldo Lopez Page 2 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, August 11, 1978 Pilgrim Pope makes last journey into annals of history *- ****•' By JOHN MAHER title of "pilgrim pope;" made initiatives for peace, ecumenical CASTELGANDQLFOJtaly- cooperation and protection of life; (NC) —The "pilgrim pope" has made and streamlined and modernized his last journey, into the annals of church government. history. The day before the pope's death Pope Paul VI, the 261st suc- the Vatican had announced that the cessor of St. Peter as bishop of Rome, arthritis that had troubled him for died at 9:40 p.m.