Seeschanges in catechism to clarify missionof laity By WALTERr . ABBOTT,S.J, Well knott'u tor lris actiye interest in the la1, apostolate I'novcmol)t, the 6[-.ye;rt'-old prtlatc attt'actetl attcntion last vcar rvhcu hc callctl a tnect- inS ol tlte lrlot'ttttcc laity hrs peoplc rvelc Caltlinal (lia- (lttttttcil's filst conlo Let'cato. Alchbislrop of -,scssiottttrli'or to tltc itt o|tlcl', as lte put Ilologrla i ,\r'chlrisllop [)ttt'icltr lrclici, Sct'rctar.1'(icnt'r.al ol thc it, to hi.rve,,lull knorvlcrigc" ul rii,'eopre's(r*si'cs Iillillli.,i,,il'i"li',..;').i,;..8:,lil\l tuf N1'cri. Kenr-a; Ilussian-lloln 'litular I)1'zantinc Rite Bishop An- tlt'ci Katkoff ol Nauplia; Auxil- ialv Bislrop,lcan Ilupp of I'alis; llisltr.rp Flrnilio (luano o[ Lilolno. autl trvo othet' Italiatr prclates- Attxiliarl Bishop 14nlico Ilarto- lctti of I-uecl an<l Auxiliarl' Rish- Desclibing titt: pt'ttct'ss ol colll' up .\ntonio ..\rrgioni oI I]rsa. Intttricntion llctrvctrtt lrtopltl atttl , rr.rorrHr.ie enuAnv Itisltop as a cotttittttitrg tltto. Ilc s. re6t- "thc _1"l_11-" __ _ saitl pcople hitt'e a t'igltt ltt spenk to their bislrop. for ltrr is , " the ir' [atltct'. TTATOR AC TIIE IlE tr.lEI\i 7" ARCHBISHOP ["hlit sartl ltc folcsau, tlta{ thctc n'ould havc (o Lo chlttgcs irr tht: catccltisnt itl order to set [()fth the llasit tltc' ologl' o{ llrc (llrurch logalrlitlg tlttl New spirit of charity lolc ol tlrc laitt in lattgtragc tltat u'o'rlrl rrtcct lltc t:xpectaliotts o[ llt(' pcol)lc. seenresult 0f council rlt'nl lronr tltc tlisctrssittns nnrl tltc rrrr llttr.t'lation. rrhiclr rvas scrtt tctiott slrielt ltas altt,:trh l;rlit'n blck trt n spr'cill c()ll)rnissi()n Y plat:c thlrt \\'r) (:lll ltroli lirl u crtatcd bf ilis llolincss l)opc PILO'I' S'['III)Y l,'t\ l)EftVA gerrrrinc litrrlgical t'elival nnrl I'e- .lolrn \\lll to stutll.that pr.ob, nt,rral in tirc lntlrcl inrltt'rlitrtc lenr. lls titlL. has Ilccn clrangetl. Itttttt'r.'." lli..lrrrlt l.'latlrgtrn coprlrt'rrtt'd. A I I I- -, I "l;;;*'ti;:,'lliii,.";l;'*il'-f1'1-1il',, or ltevolaliott" r)iicussins rho plr.stn(:c or rrtrr, l:"f:i.;,lli:latl;t'1'cs rI sclrools ('atholie ollsttLvels at thtr coutt- /\ r'crlolocesa "'l'lris cil's filst scssionr llishop [,'latta- ntiqlrt -.t'rnr nriuor." hc "l'cl)rt'- "l)ut A,art saitl tlteir 1lt'csr:ttcc. corrlirtttotl. it is irrtpoltant 'new sertting nrilliorts ol ('ltlisliatts lrecuusc one o[ lhc nraior ob- Irrrru Iiart antl \\'est u'a.s, I think. stitclos k) thr' plojtrrt as [ir.st Inath' ont' ol tlrt' nrost signilic:rnt fea- pr.uscrrtct[ rr.us thirt thr vcrl' titltr :rdopt tttt'e's ol tlte counc'il scssiott." bcgilctl tho rlucstion attd u will lloserl Irl lrttirtt'r.' rts rHEBrsHop ars. triscussc,' llli'lli:lll',.I,'i,llfill )lj'iil"i,olil -1.!:: :llll.-:f--::T:l.L"i:l 1l::Jl"1"i:i-li-i'l'.111""' 1'i:"1'':-- .,-" Il u'a.s in tlris spilil ol slraritr',.{ lhe rvork of lhc Clhttrclt tltat At'clt- bislrtrp l'lolit callctt ttlx)tl lltc Celebrezse cl i,sco u rtts various r:lasscs itt his attcicttt Sct' --cradle ol tuatrl' s;tittts atttl sitc ',"iti*l,rf of tlrc .l?th lft:ttlttcnical Cotrncil, lf .fultttttt' atltrtttls ont' ol' a l,l38.4il*-to ioin hinr in n ltat rvas tct,;ucre dit roposu,l pl'obabll' t'etttnt'kaltlc tlrrzon l;arislt stltools in tlrt' At'clt- tlrc lnost elu<led Ilt. ltcv. 1TsIlobct't*,',*,,**, Il. llatclt. i* 1l dioccst' r\'llrt'c ir pilol sttrrll' oI Chail of Unitl' oct;tvt: lhe pcol)lc tipiseopal llisltop oI l\'cstcltl "nerv 'I'hc rtralltt'tttirtit':i" is tttttltlt'rvat', ol li'lorcncc ltatl cvet'sectt. i\litssilchusctts, rvho letl thc atttli' ()ctarc chances ar'o thitl ltt utll t'caclt a annrral is llrc peliorl frtrnt e ncc in lhc l'ccitntiott ol a litalty (lltt'istian nralltettral icaI ul;tl ttl'ltJ nltlch t'Ilr' Jlnunrr'18 to 2ir rlulirrg rvltir:lt antl llla] cl lilr' uttitl'. '"1'ltc Itot' tlt;ttt ltt. t'otllt'tllltttl'alit's ntclltorl lra.{ {lonr{rnstl'rt(!(l ['atlrolics arr.r;urrl lhc rvor'[rl pt'ity rnrl lter'. l)r'. Ilalplt 1,. llollantl, strrtllint llil' ltil(ltlirlllal apltt'oltch {lr;rI nrrrrlrltt rtritlltt'trtali<'scitrt bc Iol Chlistiatr uuitr'. cxcctttit't: sccretttl' of tht' at't'lt l0 lhc sttl).i(]cl. Irlorrqlrt inIrr lhc gllrles in sttclt a ('orrncil rrf ('ltut'cltcs, rvlto otttlittr:tl rva5' lhat or,cn Iivc :rnrl stx-1'cat. ihc tlcvcloptncttt antl gt'ttrvtlt ol' l,'r)r' irn t.rltllrttalion ltnrl lrltcli- (\ntrtcil (.ihttlclltrs. "now ol(lr clrl rlis('0r,cr' lirr lltotttsclYcs tlrc Wulld ol gt0trnrl ittlrrtrnlrlion itl)r)lll \trtlttrrtl"I' Ctllt'bt't:r';lo t()l(l lho llrt, busic llriucilllt,s ttlron tlltich llt rlesclibctl thc \\ Ctl As llll or' rrtirlltentalir': itttti ll)r' cs;lt.'t'i' (-'at't:- qattizalirrn eriist' llottst on ll(ltlclltlt)ll ;rll rrralltcrnirlit's is basrrl. s'host'ptttllostr ol .Cotnttriltco"otlr ltr.ittg ttondttctetl llasic anltll- rnt.'nlal :tttrlit'. lrrl lr,slin( lrirs slrrrrrrt llrlrt cltil- cncc is lo ultintitcll. g() {)trt 0f ittttl.l,nlrot'lltilt tbc ,\lr'lrrl,ocr,so. wo ilttof- it t it of tas in rllcn Iatr(hl lhc rrtrv rncllrorl k'irln cxistclcr:. sis is that 1tt'ogtitltt tir:rvctl an trp{'tl" in lhe tttellt- eltrtlils) tlot'slt'1 ltclp lllc lorrt'r' Inot'c itnrl l('ilnl il llctlct' tltln " Sistct' I"lr,t't'ttctr Jlat ie, gfotlps od tlrost' tlui{hl in tht: tlarlitiottal llc also gtraisetl tltc tttovetnt'ltt ticolloltlic assislirlll ol' 0.S.1'.. lrrolt):st)r nt itll ilcf , krrvat'rl L-ltlistian tutitf iitttl. likc (iolltlgc, (lt'leltrezzc tttatlc this rt'plf ilt a nlathorllitll('s at Il;tttan llishop l.'larta{all, sl\\, r'()atibl0eks "'l'lrt' (ircall' (llclr,larrrl rlttcstiott ittttl arls\\'t!r thilt l)ro. irt fhc patlr t() lhat unit]', \ont'- l)t'rio(l '.tlre pIcpat't'tl tcslilltottl lo Irilrrr \1as rlt'r't.lopcrl in llrt: bclicf ilrt,lt,ss, lrr. sairl. ririntl lrrrrl [i]ll()\\\'(l that Anrclican sclrools lr;rle tra- Marriage forum spilit ol the tllrlistiarr ttran lta.s tll(' coltllllttloc' rlilionalll' ttrrrk'r'r'slirrratcrl tlrc ht'ctt slrt'tt:ltt'rl b1'lltc Iftrlv Sllilit. rrtalltetttalical ol Illc callabililics lltcir' \\'o can ncvcl agaitt shriirli iraeh , ,loslllllol rlt'ttl chilrllen, anrl that arlvanccd inlo ortr rlivisivcrtlss," .ht'tlttt'tl'r" nralhcruirl ical irlr.irs anrl c{)ncopts I"lanagrtn dttsct'ibcrl lltr-' clll lrc sttt't:r'ssltrllf inlrnrltrccrl Ilisltop 'l'lrc St'ct't'larl lllittl(' ll(r nrrrclr calliol llrarr lrarl lrilho'to prrt.1ro,t.i,or.gartiztrliop ' arrtt ar:c.r'. IIl,l\\' 'l'cst. rcft't'ettctt in his ptt'llat'ctl hcr.n tlrorrglrt possiblr:. re- irlisirr'crrts ot llr. ,rcrrrrrelrir,al crplicit lo lltc fact tlllt lltt' rtrl' sttlls slurrv llral cvcn lltrrrr(h strr- council anrt saitl it llas ttiittlc a stiitcllt('lll 'l'lrr: pt't'ha1)s tlritlistl'illit)n hill lules (ltlI ai(l l() st trrit'ttt rrort lcultrs tltal rlents trsing (i('lll' rrlrlcri:rls ale contt'illttliutt tr'ltiClt cittl- "s] p.r.clialpirloCltial atttl otltet'otll('t' l)flvil{(!pt'i'itttr s(rr(rt'rs!' t'r'r,r',vhit of nrarripulalir)n ( ll- It'arttirr4 lltc rrcrv lnrl rlrrre rliffi- 1otrtot bcbC frrlll.trsstssirlftrlll.ttsstsscrl foif0t.1t-'a|s 1.t:ar-s ptlfpt)sOs t0 Cotllc lir the spilit of lttr|lllllc seltools f(tl'collstrtl(:tloll bol pushilt!" ) rvhich lre tlors ts crrll rrrorlt:r'n rrrltlrctrtlrlir:s. tlrr',\' L'at't:'r alsrr <iisPutt-'t!tlte llli\\' scll.cxanrirtation tllat h:ts bcclt an(l t('aohol's'salitt'ies' t itlirl fot' :r rclsr)n. Cottsirlurablc arc also lcalning Ihc contcnt of ('aur.rics. ttse is tttatlt of tk,tlttr:tit't: I'casr)lt- tlatlitiorral nratlrcnratir:s coul'sos gr.'rvingar'.rrg o,'ur{)- . l:l::l:.i'li:l::,,,1]]jl'scltorrls.,:lll1,,l"'"niil.illl: is forbid' 'l'hc rHREE r.{,t)r.os(i'ri,rr\cs..o\, t'lrut't.lt t't'litt.tl i'.;1 anrl plool . basit: larr,s of llorrr Irlo [o six nrortlhs citllicr iii,'i"'|1fi,,^"'iiili.l,,lil|""i:ii,lll;',llii ill this ill th'rt bl tltc fctlct'al Cottstittttion' rlur.ing r.t,r.e.t ltrt'ssetl.tliratrt,i,irrtrr't,,ilt l,rlir: at c rlt'r't,Lrlrr,rl irttrl ttsrtl. lhln tltosc rvlrrr alc noI using 1t.rs.', lltr statetl that sttcll a litttitlrtiott 'l oucstionitt{ t'cltllt'cz.re. lrr: :rlltrctrrlc rrl rrrathlrtr;tlrr,s is tltesr: rnittet ials." statL'Ltlnsti- lN ASSESSINO tlrt' t'ttrtttcil's is rrt'ittt'tt illtt) solllc l nrplras izcrl, ol' ()ltio ltttiotts lltrt ll()t into thc fedcral Q. How exlensive is modern accolrplislrrncnts tlrus lar., tlrc [le1l. \\'illi;rrrr r\.tt'cs "it intotttt' ('()lrstlltltioll' 'l'lris mathemrlics lhroughout grude llislrogi r;uitl seurus qrrilc cli. arlicrl lltc rlttcstiott abottt ttit,ruts tlrirl nllllr('nlirlr('s school, high i: tllve krpltl its itt) ()tgiulillrl botl.v school and rollege? oI knrt$'lctlgc rr'lticlr is l0trn(lt:(l Nol as o,\loltsi\ (: at lhc rrrotilt:rrt rrn a sttr'pt'isittgll sruall nttrnlrt'r' as tltc plolossirrnall-v trailtr:rl in- rrl lllsic lrssttrrrlrliotrs.