PAGE TWO THE CRITERION,OCTOBER ?5, 1963 THE--C O UNC I{!. ANn TI IE A ilrE R ICAN Vatican II and the freedomof religion thcology. There is, lor example, By CARDINAL JOSEPH RIfTER applorclr tlrtt nltill nntl rt'ccivr: Archbishop of Si. Louis llxl silcrllulcllls, llcl'olttl llny the tension between Divine pre- tlot [rt:ctlttle tttlo tlorrbt, lltt'l'(10 rlestination and human free wlll, in St. faitlt, n'ithottt Prerletttlt iln all:rt' Christians, Ior And stating tnrths in this man. 'it plarse Pcte.r's Ilasilicn. ndjirct'nt to rvhich is irnprtssible lo ner is not a concession of defeut he lttt cnt it'cly lt'ce the alcl sct nptrt't fot' eon- God' ntust on ihe part of the theologian. hontitqc of llttr itttt'lltlt't:rntl the cilinr dclibofiltiolls, lic tltc It can be very helpful to know n'ill. IIcnce, il it slxltltl ltappcn lhat the elaboration rltortal I'Lrlllilills ol llcrttldct to oI one factor etlnstattt llrlt contl'nl'y to tlte necrl not be accomplished by the 0clrrscalclti, \\'ho rt'igttetl rlcstruclion '; of tha othcr, l)t'rhaps from 167d to lti8l) as PoPe tttntt*"t,;l'tjl,ljiij iiii)'tlnc should bc the acknowlcdgement of such a NI. ;il ;,,..u, t, is oasy ro see churctr.stete relations wlth its spcnking to rne Nati'nol As- Innoceut !ris r.yill to onrbl'ace the dialactic in thc area of reli[ious Pirrs .\ll in initt''tv"L,.liIlrlot(loollrcr'rvischorylhc&|gtltlrenttier'0|tiItt'tl.tltatnttt'n(lnntgtlarRntee(insofaras lillntty nrlry ovoid friction'be- lk'iltilicrl lr5' Poltt' btl riisaYo$,srrch an nction." lhe st:ltc (lhe t'trler) it does rrot eontravene licnal pope I'ius XII l95ti, lllr'ssctl Introct'ttt -\[ is l't'' tlran .nrttst. _larv) cemlter {i, lg5l, twccn lil'Oponents of rliffering lhcories, glrlrlcd bt solllc ls lhe JlAl Ettlllt an(l hasten dcvelop. ltntl-on TH|ssTATEMENTs}rottltlre.::i:1]:.:ll.:rntlInttsttlelr'nrltltetrue:l.::lili":.^'.1:::*:::..l']::':',h:':".r.ii:i'^'-ii'riiniiclriosttltreofInlJ t.l.,rF^ll "'i;:.].::'('lrttrcll. rlonc ttot l-recitttscl-rttcilttsc theYthey as('c('l]t {t't'ctlont. IIis ;;,;;;' ,l; tlonc so 6csa';;;.;i;';i;;,, rluestiorrs: manl of a theology of ltcligious 5xi11{ of loligiott.s irssut.r'irss,fLl lhr)sothosc nrvlur ho [c.rli'irr' llrrrl thc 'li'.i'",llt':l'llf; i,l:ll lt'rrrrtntiott irt tlris m:tttct'is dttt: (',rrrrorit:cr*'.t'h u,,.r,, r.i".iit,llii -..11:::,'l;::l"ll,* :1.-tl'll:::p,l.Yll-:.:l'ji:Jlr:.. Irretldom. Iralth'trr lris oport arltl cxplit'it The merning rnd delermlile, condcnrnatrrrrr r)f l,ottis NIV's est't'cisitigt1t)t}l.cion,'''1t''.''j.i-i.:,:jx'iijlll.'.fI']:li-';':'i:lJl[:ir*;.:*'':..t}{::"]:{*{l.:.*iji,1'ili..,J;j lion of religious freedortr ara tlespolisrrr and tlst'oi llt'tttc forcc cot!tt:s|rosstblt-.'[.'tt}lll.,,]i'^"i'"::'.il'o.'rtiunotChttrclranrlStitte.iieanrlroceptionngos;rt:s possibltt, l''tom tll rolved more reedily in rho to reunile the Ilttgttcnots willt ilte realm of praclice fhan in tho itt l"t'ttttct" tllrttt'clr llilltrre t,r r.ttttr' ,""1"'.:.1::l on lntl uroraI ct't'ot' ntttst be itttperlt:tl 'th* li:illiJ'li,.'i.ll'l:*.il'',i.lli,"",,.].l'lli'li"lli.:.lliil,.',1l,l.i;,jiflJ,jii;;'j,,i"ki.ii.,oi'.u..'o','r'roiii;incutrllitl. r.rrtltct than lxlstility rostrairtt,'- elucidalion of principle, lltrll' Irltller's rt'ltttkt' rt';rs ttris,(L)cs,nol,,.:]lll..,.lll:,..).t,,o,t rvhen possiblc, bccattsc tolerrtion iii*"r,ii,:i'.irrro'llrlt srrrc. rntlcctt.il ,. rras tolrl that 'ltl().- ol lcligitrrts ftct'tlolrt. qucslionr is rrritt'tl aitt't' ht' Ilrob['nr il"li,ij,jaii,f 6cre is a dc Hcra r numbcr of of thein is in itsclf inrnrolnl. orr0 cr)nrcrsions hrrl bet'n olltilincd go\'(!r'n" rrioht bt ptopotod. Arc lhr nol vrlid rbsolulely and uncondi' con. facto rlistinctiou liotscen ('onv0tsitltts, ll is one thing lo eschew (iotl irr trr'o trtrtnths. lttl rcsulling Americon Bishopl rlonc in thoir tionally. Nlolcovcr' ltas not slroint in mikiilg .on*.,ltu, it-t* incnt and civil socicty, ulrsttrc{1, \\'crc not ntatle hY of ihe govaru- lffltudi. or hls it roecivcd ronra r:iYoll 1.o hrttuan ntttltorily sttch au quite another to "a"o..il'.o*. in thc. esclrrsioir lr. rcrl .\ltosilos: lhis lvlls il n('w in rsnelion? ls fhlr a lampdnry nbsoltt{tr nntl uttit'ct'snl colrllrlalld plefe6t6rd freedoriirrAd.t6di forl.r.tt."tioiori, ,rll religions, rtrcltt fr.o..t elircct intcrvcntion nrissiottat']' nrt tltotl of rrltit-'li exp*dlenlexp*dlcnl on lhc port ofql lhethe itt|l! trtattct'slrrilttcl's ofot faithlaltn:tnfl antl mot'ality.lllol'allty. guarant*eirg to eaehf eq-ualify roligious__affairs. ttse. 'l'hc ehlisi ottt' [,old ltltd llttdc no Iiishops of the tlnitod Church ln the Uniied Slater Suclt & coltrlllalld is unktlorvtt to '1.1e underrrnrter fhethe law,law. il0pr. g:l\ f \.er]' clidcni Statc-s have iorrsistentlr- supDort' whih fhe Cathoiic Church ocev. llte eontirton coni'ietions of lllan" 'l'lr,rrrlls rulrrifcstalirin ()f l!is l'cptl(li,llti(lll st. .\tlrrittlrs \\'ils n t'tl tlrt Atncrir:an systcm ol pior e minorlfy porition? kind, to Cllristillll ct)ltsci0llcc, to of I.oiris \l\"s tlr('ilstll'cs b1' hon' stiruttclt tl.'lcntlt't' oi tht' lillt'rt]' ol --* irlirr{ precist'l,r' l}tost' l}isltops tt'lto crrrrscionr:c, 1'r'l ltc trpltt'kl tltr' itt. ::: :':.,,,',:. ::, lT's {rlltt Tllt}; . Ittd pt olcstcrl tltt' ht'ttlal l'(\pft1s' stilrrliirrr rrl tlrc ltttluisitiott. Ilt: EIIROI'E+I.N SKIITCIIBO()K, ,,' i sion oI tltt' Iltr:lttt'tttrts.,iltrti oit\- :rtrlttctl thitl ct('r'lrill s;tlt lttion r atinc llteir Sptrkt'snrali to tllr' titrrst lrc rcsat'rlcrl as;l!'r'ilttr lharli HOTOYSIER .11.(lillaliltr.. lilesst'rl Iltnoccnt tlrc s'olfnltt irI ln itttlttirltutl. 'l'lrt'r.'frrn.. also lrt'rrttlht ltis inllrtoncc lo ltt'nt' so('lCly lilust l)r'()tt'cl - l() t('nll)tl'th0 1r'ill ol ,Iltncs II ilsr'lf lt'tttil llrt o{ lillse Severin lltll\cl0f Historic St. STEW in bclrall tif l'lttgltsh (.'atltttltcs. {kr{'lliilt. l't'rl:tl', {ltt' ltttltttritir,tt. .it'...::. .:...., j,,,, lrr lrr.rtlr.tl lilruIs ;rrrrl irr Iitcl, itttl' fot'nt oI r't'ligiotts . ..'t: :. CERTAINLY \vrr are plelsctl l(\l)l(,ssrorl rvrrukl Iitttl ftu' rttlvo' rrlgy, tlrc tear'hitrg of tltc doctt'ine of Europe's mosl lnleresfing is fealured daily al lx tlrt'hislot'icrl t't'cttt'd ol lttno' t'0lcs. lrul 0tt \1'lta[ !]r\]tlttrl (lo \t(' parisher, it i: probably lhe cele' cont's nction. ltttt hc tvrts ttot of thc Chulch irr tlre uttiversity Emerson and lOth l ('j0el lllo pIiuciple s ol artotltt't' A[tr'r'thc Socond Wot'ltl \Vttr. tltc brotion of lhe parochial lilursY rnrikinq it ll(.tt' dclrrltttt'c in itttt't'" (fontnllltiity, ltntl tlte llctivc aposto- n tt,1' (lhult'h in l"t'itnce rvas facerl rvillt which drawt morl peoPle who plittciplcs. l)roting tlhristiun llrttt strcial rvelfnle in thc treigh- ,.\nrong ihr' r'itlhts ploclaimt'rI in all of tlre rlif[it:trltios cotlnttctt'd latc of (omo to viiit. The high Poinl rnal- bt ct)lltp0lltltl to liolictc. Tltt' tli(, ,\llirlllic ('hiul('t' lts :t lttttttlltl rlitlr rct'onstt'uctiott. ['-trrtttniltcl.r'. Ilrthorrrl," To facilitttc the pro. of lhir llfurgY ls lhe nine o'clock acl of lr:titlt I)l\)c(t('(ls fttrttt att Irt.ttt11's ll:rsit fottt' If('o(loltls is llrr,nlclulioccsc oI Itat'is ha<l at grtm year, Sunday Mass. rntclnal antl frt'c clurict.. Itl his lor earlt Pastol itntl ()lhe "()n l"t et'rlottt ol Ile liqirtn. t- ltott- its lrcitrl a nlllll irssistnttts tnakc n rvorking I'cll'eat 'l'ltis t'nctclical lcttt't' llti' llt'sti- Nitss beAins rvttlt it pl'tx'('s- ()f hlst()t'tt'. o{ rcal visitttt, I'rrpe trtt'rl rlocttntt'ttl-\ fr'ronl Irlgcthcr in Scptcurbcr to cha|t cll liotly" Pttlrlisltetl in llllii, 'l'his sion thc lcnsth o[ thc tlturclt lctl ls tlr('Ilunliln Clrtr'. ('lrtlinul Il tn- progl'Rlil s{att.rl llris srrclr llrslrts lht'il currrse, 1'ear's I'ius \ll Irt'inciplc "I'lctttttcttisttt," h1' tht' .sulr'tleacon, lirlkrrvctl h.r' tt'r' rrl llrt' l'ttilr'rl Nitlions illsrr rulrtru'l Suhirt'rl, rrill r:rrtrler arottntl rlt'nll1': 'l'hi' '['lrrr s('l'\'(rls arttl all thc prit'sts of tlte "Ilut lct'ignrzt' strt'lr :r rir{lrt. Iiut lilirr r\t'cltltislt. (bnrurtity hrts pttblishcrl so if \\'r tlcsit'c k) sce nsr' pllish r't'stcd itt albs, thon tlle (lotl tnurtl lttotltt'r oit-ttst'rl cxprcssirrtt, rrp lorrlicd rtpon rrtany tt'ot'ks ot'r'r thtt loitrs thilt up to this unintt t't'uptctl rlclr:on attd ct'lt'bt'ant, []tlrinri l,'r't't'ilonrol llclrqion is nu1 llultls lhis pt'r'ioil rs plal t't' oi lltc s'ltol1' Il1'stit:rl it norv lrls to issttt' a catitlo(tte. (:onlll'egiltloil ()r'l(\ '['hcle tlrc pltrr:r'ssiott tllo elcull.v ull(lfrst()o(1, ['\rt' thitt fillorl rvitlt lri' tyccklv lrrtllttl itts, litull', thut ull u'ltttltt't'rs ll)ill' sin,.{s an ilplrtrrltt'i:tlt' psalttt lll lll:tltof llrr' \'ot') noti()n rrl l'tct'- oppolttrnil.itts fot cnlcf ils sr)()llas posstlllc into tht.