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THE SOUTHERN CRO"SS;,HURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1971 Answer Please!

News from area universities and Son Diego Stole College. Classes have ended at United Stales Internat ional University fo r the winier quarter. The column will resume next week. SAN DIEGO STATE COLLEGE By STEVE KARMAN For the first time in the school's history, KCR, the campus AM radio station, is broadcasting live all 22 Aztec home base- ball games. KCR's sports director, Bob Vasquez, said the broadcasts were made possible through donations of a few Aztec fans. The women's studies program has named a square at the north end of the new Malcolm A. Love Library the Elizabeth

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Communion? Laymen frequently carried the Eucharist to their homes both for the Sick and for their own Communion during the week. There was a sound theological basis for this practice : by baptism we share in the priesthood of Christ and we are temples of the Holy Spirit. Aroued the time of the 11th century (an age of intense reverence following upon the great eucharistic con- troversies ), unleavened bread was introduced, with Com- munion on the tongue. Since few people received Communion, the natural result was that the distribution of the sacrament came to be reserved to the priest. The present code of Canon Law (no. 845) designates priests and deacons for this. Two facts argue for a change in this legislation: first, the numbers of people who com- municate each Sunday makes for long delays in the liturgy. Secondly , there is an obvious shortage of priests ; sick people and shut-ins find themselves neglected . Paul VI, therefore, granted permission for what we might call " lay ministers of com- munion, " who are appointed by the Bishop (if he so chooses) ; or he can give this delegation to his liturgical commission or to the priests in his diocese. This has already happened in some dioceses. There is an orde r of precedence to be followed : subdeacons and clerics in minor orders ; men and women be! onging to religious orders ; men and women catechists; men and women parishoners. The appointment of these lay ministers does not detract from the importance of the pries thood, for it is the priest alone who offers the,,

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Cady Stanton Square. But the name won't be recognized by the college administration be- cause there was no official request to the activities off- ice. The Cultural Arts Board has announced three movies for this week's viewing. Tomorrow the third of a series of six Shakespeare movies will be shown with Sir Lawrence Olivier starring in "Henry V." This movie will be shown only at 7 p.m. in SS-100. "Charley" will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday in SS-100. This movie features Cliff Rob- ertson in his Academy

Answer Please! an- swered by individual mem- bers of the Religious Studies Department of the University of San Diego 1 Msgr. John R. Portman, chairman. The answers should not be interpreted as a con- sensus of opinion within the department but the reply of the writer whose name appears. Address questions to: Answer Please!, The Southern Cross, Diocesan Office, Alcala Park, San Diego, 92110 . are Eucharistic prayer; lay minister simply carrie s or distributes the sacrament. Nor is the role of the " per- manent deacon" minimized for he has other liturgical d~ties besides this one and , moreover, the thrust of the dea con program in the United States is toward the idea of service and Christian education. One final note: the spirit of Ii turg ical renewal and the Roman documents direct that people are to be given freedom of choice. If they choose to receive from a priest rather than from a lay minister, they have a right to their preference. Father Warren J. Rouse. OFM the

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STEVE KARMAN Award-winning role. It also will be shown Sunday at 6 and 8:30 p.m. in Montezuma Hall. The other movie will be the English film "Repulsion." It will be shown at 9 p.m. Friday in SS-100 and Saturday ot 8 p.m. in Montezuma Hall. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA By SUSAN GRAVES Hand crafnps and headaches are abundant at UCSD this week. It's finals time again. Summernoon Series, however, has come up with a one-hour program to help students, faculty and staff, as well as the public get away from it all. The series, shown at Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Sumner Auditorium each Thurs- day at noon will pre~ent Peggy Bowes tomorrow, speaking and showing color slides on "Less Frequented Spots of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. "

The Aquarium-Museum is open to visitors before and af- ter the lecture. Sunday is the Central Uni- versity Library open house from 2 to 6 p.m. UCSD invites everyone to visit the campus and tour the library. Though undergraduate en- rollment applications are no longer being accepted at UCSD through the fall quar- ter, 1971, University of Cali- fornia Extension, an adult education program, is still open to those who wish to "prepare for profess ional ad- vancement. pursue leisure in- terests and deal with urban problems and public affairs."

W a~er named USD hTt~lee The appointment of Bruce \V. Wagner, tru.st counsel for I Southern California First !\ational Bank. to the Uni- versity o! San Diego Board of Trustees was announced this week by :Msgr. John E. Baer. president of the university. Wagner, an alumnus of USO, was honored as a St. Thomas More Scholar when he receiv- ed his la11· degree from the School of Law 10 1963. The honor is tl1c h1ghcst academic distinction granted by the school.

SUSAN GRAVES Some classes comparable to those at UCSD also may be taken through the extension. Credit, noncredit and independent study courses are available. P rograms also range from short one-day conferences to 10- week quarter-length courses and certificate programs. The new quarter for extension classes begins the same day as UCSD's spring quarter - March 29. Information is avail- able by calling University Extension through the UCSD switchboard. UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO By OSCAR RODRIGUEZ With student elections Friday, March 26, campaign posters junior. Vice-president - Leon Bowens, junior, and Craig Ammon, sophomore. Academic secretary - Gary W. Schons, sohhomore. Communications secretary - Kathy Kerr, sophomore, and Mikey Thrower, junior. Justice secretary - Tim- othy D. Hermsen, junior; Robert Keruser, sophomore, and Paul Moulton, soph- omore. Finance secretary are now displayed on most of the campus. Candidates for the seven AS offices are: President - John Murphy, junior, and Gregory R. Pirio,

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Thomas O'Gara, sophomore. Physical secretary - Wil- liam R. Woo

PRIESTLY CELIBACY for a Iimited·term of office with Albert J . Hebert, S.M. Lumen discussion ranging from five Christi Press. 198 pages, $6.00 years to ten years. by

his experiences in an inner city mission under the direction of Ar c hbishop F ulton Shee n. Dorothy Dohen sets the'scene as one of crisis. Father Peter Riga discusses the theology that must apply. Msgr . George Higgins sets the his tori cal perspective for Christian sociology. And so it goes. Each author has some fine points to make on a subject that should be very important to us. This is an open- ended dialogue since, as the summary shows, we are only now beginning to ask the right questions . Father Charles Dollen.

Father Hebert presents the traditional case for a celibate clergy in an emotion-packed volume which sounds more like sermon material then calm, logical discussion. There will be some who will accuse him of triumphalism, and others will consider him an elitist. In any case, the author considers only one side of the question and does not allow the arguments for optional celibacy to be heard clearly. Perhaps what is most ob- jectionable in this volume is that it, unconsciously, looks down on sex. The use of sex is considered a weakness which most people are unable or unwilling to overcome. The case for continued celibacy is a strong one, but its advantages are not enhanced in this strident tone . Priestly Celibacy generates more heat than light. Father Charles Dollen BISHOPS AND PEOPLE edited by Leonard and Arlene Swidler. Westminster Press, 170 pages, $3.25 pb. The Catholic faculty of the University of Tubingen, Ger- many, addressed themselves to the question of the election of bishops. Cardinal Suenens praised the results of their study as " important" and "pastorally vital." These theologians concluded that bishops should be chosen by a much wider electorate than is now consulted . They also opt

The entire pastoral and teaching _ministry of the episcopate is discussed in quite some detail. This includes the suggestion that the close a ides of the Bishop also be limited to shorter terms and that there be a rotation of diocesan officials . One of the most interesting features of this volume is its historical treatment of the subject. Many Popes have urged that the priests and people be con- sulted in the choice of their chief local pastor. Pope Leo I wrote " He who will preside over all should be elected by all." That is typical of many patristic quotations. Bishops and People is a very practical introduction to this question. Father Charles Dollen METROPOLIS. edited by Philip D. Morris. Fides, 203 pages, $1.25 pb. The American Catholic bishops are very much con- cerned with the mission of the Church in the cities. In one of their projects, they com- miss ioned the Catholic Theological Society of America to study Christian presence and responsibility. The results of this study are presented in Metropolis. Eight papers of varying length were submitted by Catholic scholars, with an assist from some ecumenical experts. Father David Finks pi-esents

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clerks will receive training before the trials. The moot trials, which will consist of two trials divided into four two-hour sessions, will be condu·cted by students from the law school. Purpose of the trials, which will have actual Superior and Municipal Court judges presiding, is to acquaint and prepare students with justice and court procedures.

l A.• AUDIENCE WITH POPE PAUL n Father Benjanun Carrier, right, med~ with the Pope in a recent visit to Rome mth Chapman College's "World Campus Afloat."