PAGE TWO THE CRITERION, I'{OVEMBER 24, 196I ol-lnchangitrg Duty in a ChangingVorld' = tlrc lisi'ltrd:ry tlnd thfeiltcrl ltt llre enenries rrf rcligion and nror- Fetv natiotrs of llte tt'orltl Bditor [o Ileaclers:il'his is the lull text of rurrlrLruillt ortt' tt:ttiott ltltl its ttlost irli[y hlltl tttslupttd to tttakt: lltcil lrrs- "Unclrangilrg citn looh llitch ott plittcipal of snct'etl tlatlitiotts. sciulrt:c llrtr wuaport tho s[atcrr]entcnti[lctl I)rttt' in I rt'illr strt'lt toric ot'igins .ittsr 'l.hc (lreit' $t.t$ck, at'trrllll' sciettctt ovirlottorls tlf oul' lllol'al (ltl' []ttitcrl ChangingWot'ltl" issucrl by t,hcAdrnittistr'rrLive tifiable plitlc its tltt: itserlf hns no pitrl itt this s'tt'llrtt' rlint' :tt'c cvt't'5'ttltttre lo llc scc'n: Stiltes. "Scicllee," in tlto alat'ntin.q inct'eitstt in crintt', st1's one of its ttrtlst. Iloarclof the NalionalCatholic lVcllale Confer- 1'hat pride. in l;rt'gc lllc:Istll'{'. yotrng; f)r. \rslrllefiul irar'{ir'ttllrll' ntttontl tlttl itt enlinent scholars, cnceon behaltof ttrecarc{inals, archbishops alxl jtrstiiicntiorl itt tlttt higlt "rlrros finds its llrr sr.llsiiliotl:tl tt'cattnctlt oll vitt- Ittrslr. not cxcltttle faiLlt . ' . principles gtritlt'(l t)tlr ttroral rt'lticlr h.ncc irttrl sortrnliif in litcratttt'e. sr,ifnCt-'rlrrcs rurt tcach a ltnt'slt bishopsof the tinil,edStates lollowing tJre:iran- thc !'ounrling Fntltet's in lot'ittg on I hc slilg{r, ,\cl'ct\ll nnd tcle. nratclialisur. lt tloes not teil(!h nuill nlccting in Washington,0.C. We recour- tottntl:ttittns of ottr A()\'t'l {lllt(tllt '.'isioni irr tltc tlisclt'rstttr:s of grcctl nnyttting htyortrl its bottndaries' Nitiitttt tttl anrl irt Inttttchittg tltis Irntl clnicisnt in govctntnent, and lhosc boun(larics havc ltcctl mendit for thoughtiulancl care[ul stutly b.1'11p1' its histot'Y. laturr lnrl lrtrsittoss; in iltc stttlr' scvcl'cly Iinrited lry scicltcc il" " rei'l.ders, Orrr lirsl ltlgrtl rlot'tttttt'ilts. lhc llotn cottlit'ttutnt'r: rrf t'lcc prejtt' sclf. l)eclat'ltion of lttrlt'pt'tttk'tl('(] illl(l dicc lrutl in.itrslice : in thc nutll i' llrtt irlitnl' n'ho ha\.c tnkcn lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllillillllllllllllllliiiiiiiiifiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillliililii|l thc tiorrslitutirrtt u'ilh its first tctl lrliruliort oI rlivot't'c rtttrl in lhc sciencc ;rs tltt'it' cl'ccd eul thcit' tts front llrc of tht' i;rtuil;': Amentllllt'tlls, tttarkotl i'rpitl tlisirttt'*r'atirrlt culI rlo tt{)t $hrrfc tlta lttttttility oI give ito real errrnlirt'l. t(t ()trr rtl- I nitliort ('orlllllillo(l pirgirn rlist't'gltl'tl bcginning as irr a lutt'slt itnd lltc scientist. With iirvirtcibltt solf' e llltcF, to the i)rinciplcs t){ thr- tnorltl lit\r" {}[ lllo sll('l'('(lttcss of lrtttililtt liftr ilssrlrilnce nnrl rvillt {ln nir oI It is tho :\urr,ricau Ir'utlition to iltl Those prirtcilrlt's antl I lrt. r'r'li- rurrt'ralt'tl tttltk't' tlte nlililtlc ot tunchallengt'rl atttlrorill', t lr e y llt{j u,(}t'l(l {)l lr}[llli, llrctr: is; Iook llt ottrsclt cs. lrr t t{ttnirtc rntr' nr'1 it gious helicf-s lltnt tttttk't'lie lltt'ttt sr'itttcc. tcaclt l scittttisttt tltlt rlcttit's (irrtl sint{lL: l)l'{,1)lotll,nrr tnattc'r. (rOnsoi(:nctt, t0 l'r,it1l1lr'lrist' ollr' gttirlr 'l'h rulral its rrlr!nitrrtlc, rvlrir;h eontittrtorllu 1'111I)t'o1tlt'itt ii rtsr't) t trr0t lt I tlt'tt' t'iotlll ton arrrl tit:tktts spot[ ol tltr-'tutlrirl tvorrlrl Ir trroral Irositiort. ln il rliclal.orslrryr their nat iort:rl (k'\'L'Llt)l.t1ent. posilions nlilny of Ittrl arlrrrrl rrl :r lcnsonlrl)lc rrtrl, ott (':lnn()l lir' ittl0r;rIr'lotl ils lt tllifl'tl llrv- l't'ont ln ('otltltul' lhis is irirpossible. a rltttrtrrc- lltc rvltok', ;r s;rl isIariol'.V rLt c tinto n'ltctt ottr \\ ilj rr'lrr-rrrIioiloI stlttttllt'tls thuir or.oupf in schools and tltli- soltrtion. |(tlliI){}tllr'l racl, it is a const:lnt rtr'cossity. enlrrrgins ft'ottt infrnt'1' into r tll- l,r. b)' tltc stlt'i irt liltttntrtrc atttl jottr- 'l'l|0y Ahovp all. tlrc f'lrlistian torlal' u'hrclr urli lullrtlt-r'rl tclsitit-.s. IloIh cp{ltlry irnrl irrrrornlily r:er'- lvanI rnorc positivc cvr" orotts toulh, Llc Tocqtrt'r'illc. itt pltsl trxpcl'tctlcc nllisrrr, tr,itlt ltll tltt tuodet'n tttcdia 'lihcv nurJl, ha\ t, a prrrfotrntl sunsc of ''l)0lllocfile] of rnitt'rtl rr'lttllt tainl-l' rttn <:ounlt'r' lo lhrt r\nrcli- r{ence ol oul rrnrk'r'-stanrlin;i. his still ryidc[1' r'tiltl cottt" rlrirsi,rn. uhiclr rr ill caustr \rr'|ul(l h'ir(l tts lo {'rPoct' rtf cr'rrrttrttlrtit'ir{ir)lltll tltt'ir scuk a lt:cot{nitiou o[ llroil dig. hinr to "Relit:ion 'l'lrc cln tlitrliliort. lk'carrsrr wtr havc in Antt'ritr:r," slitl l itt t'trtttltlions \\'o litt'e ill't! rtrrturl. tltry srl(100i'rlitt intpt'essittg Ireiit' rvtlttr-'s:rto lrrr reli;ltorrs faitlr Iu.'r'n n nrorll pcople. il, lras heerr niiy. llolh intlividual antl national. r\rtrerir:rt lttkrls llo tlit'rcl littt't ttl plrsl (r.t1;lt uulribcLs 'l'ltcy irtttl his tr't()t'irl('(,n\ir:liotts lrs tlte unrrllr('; lrrr' lllr'lll, lltt' ;iir 0s lhciI rloellin0 11[ ct'avc thc knorvlrtlgc arrrl got-r-t'rtnrcttt llttl il clrarnclclistit: of Anlcricilns ull i. ('hlisliuus the ot'sot'ict1'. rroitlrt,r' ttor l]ttitlt" ol rnislerl tuittrls. cal'l;- rlirl,-,lrv rltrt,tl arrrl 1rIt,t't'tlt'rtI nrlt(!ly to bc lluitlt'rl b1't'rrot'irl tt,t'httital sliill rvhiclr rvill crlablc ntttst llr. lo{iit(l()(l rts lltt- tttsl itl :tt'r' tlttcsiioning alltl 'l'trrvn 'l'lu:y Itflit'ttr{1iort. cr t'il h,v rlr:nllr. IlirnJ rn('ll ltl thc pt'r'st-'nl tuural tltl- nntl, ctctt itt tlrtrrl Irr lrt'lD lhr:rrrst'lvcs. I tl,r r,orrsitloraliotrs ltoli lheir politieal ittstilrrtiotts. ()ltr'n llr'tllillit tltt' ohiccliltt tlis' Ijrrclr r:lirre, lht: tttorlt-'ttt tttotlit ltltvc orls ol to rcsputitl igrtrotts- tx'rrrl llrc visiorr rr lrir:h (:onrcri r|as 5t. P:rrrl's lrrog|atrt ol ttll \trtt'tit'lrtt: lirxi{y, l noI kttrrrt' tlltelltt'r ltlt('lir)tl llt'l$r't'il ;ttt,l t'r'il itttitrtl. sttclt, illorl rlrrnc lllolr' tltan sttltPl)' irtstr'tt' l.y lo tnot'al itppt:itls, frorn laith. nnrl thc encoul'ilgr!- tir{r, \}'lts Sl. Atrg, hnt'c :r stncct'r' fnitlt ttt tltt'tt' t-elt- 'l'hrv litttl tttt' itlriltl' of ltttttt;ltl rt'itsott nronts [or tlttt spt'tatl of trtrllelitrf' tttottl tltrt otitrtcs Ir'onr lrtrprt. ttslittc's. l,il<r I'uttl. 11'{! lil(i0 ir rvlrat is ottt' hcsl. tf il(lil ions Ill|t r.t lrccrr t( kn(r\\' uitlt ttcltairrty runtl urorrl lcvoli, i\llhottqlt thc rurrrst hlrvc spiriltral itlclls arrrl rvnllrl lllgt,lr llir(rniro(1. l,ikr: 'l'ltt'1 hasctl on tuot'al plitrcilllos rtnrl r'iiltl ritttl rvt'rrnI. attl cttt- f otil lltuiliclt i()lls in(lustt'l' tht'ott glt slrii'ilttlil kr;rrlurslrip. ,\rttlrt-stirtr'.\r'{, .s{,(,llrc lncttraelt. oll crlllllll{'lcl.l' irlenls. \\re tuust t'eruaitt Ittte lo lin* llr('lllsoltt's nliiny sinctlr' nnrl arlntirirblc ttrln[ ol l)il l,iit i:ll). [,rlit' lioll,. tltrrn. \\rc oI tlrt horrst'ltukl ol tlrc Ilrrtt tttttt'rtl ttltrlittc,ns. f'ot' llrc lcarlct'.^ ltns tnutlt \',llualllc c()lt- tu'r'ttttul hr, rlartntlts:. irt ploclltirrr. laith hlrvc l slter'iul olllillation {o lilsl lirnt' in lristor'1' llti'I' iittrl lrilrrrtions to hrrrnan wclfirtc, irtlt f.'lrlisl. 1'ct pr'onrotc lht'rl. \l'lr:rt, lhcrr, irlt: lhcrrit'lrts uillttttl it trtrlLal lltrv rt hns llso inflictcrl ott llte tnodt't'rt In lltis u';r.t'.rlt',Jr:rll l;c llrrt to orrr pallieulll thrtios irt llrc f;rr'tr trr lrlt';tli. 'ru'olll ,rlil' ('lu isliit;l rirrtr' itr I pclnicirrrrs cull of thc trl lrrtilrl ort Pt'o51,1fi119 of pLcsr:trt corttlitirrtt-s'.' l i'r'li;liorrs trnrl nrurirl r'lrtrurralinJl t'irrtagr, " rrcrtrllcsspor t:111, Irttrr' (lori's til{Jt:tl otrlr,t' irs ntitlt's lirtttrrlirlionil rvc irtt'lo t'rinllrlnrll (lir(.:rs0. ,.1|t'antl \*rit'(lo rvt: lx. sltrnrlirrrl ol irclion. Reasons are cited Sullnrt rge d bcncitth tvl rt's ol l)itsl ilt tt'iil rt irt'| r'iial ntol'iil .r;lttilit'ltttlll' lrl lltr' :rtlrrIrIrrrInt Duty to speak out lrt:eI l wolltl irr rvhiclr all \i.ill hl ',r'c "illliigr'-lnitkrtl's" ls ut'r' llrc {)rtl1 in llris nitl' -.lr;rll I;r'r,.. 'l'll(, lllrlllicit.\" lr()nr lrlittt'i1rlr's, .ittsl lrlrn- iiI tltt'it' tltliottlrl lrsl]irirlrons t('il.i{rli Itrr'l}ris illoflil ft'\- "ltirltlt'tr trrut'lllr' atrrl srir.i;rll1.lrlr'fecl st't'vc tltc I'r'litttorts;rn(l tltr)fltl tl'ir. trntl pt't'srtarlet's" rtttrtlctrl ln totlnl"s rtot'kl. ottt ntosi rrlr. t,i1rlr,: ol irrtlir itlrrirl rrttrlrtlit.r'. lVrr olultott latt lrt' ilscet l;rittr.ltl itt ltltrsL llt'rrtt.,vlrilt'. rvr. nrrrst lit: rvillrrrrl ,.yirs 't'iotts lri prirr- t)til lropc is Ior a *'oll<l in *'lrit.h tlittotts tn rvlticlt r-rttt'(.r,rtnlry gion--.irul I ltlrl ftlrtttitl llt:ti tltt'1' rililil lon(ls to becr)tnr: a vir:tint o[ rlttly is lo sllt'itlt irttl.