News Scrapbook 1969-1971

Seminarian speaks out fll,w,v 'Vibrant f oith' locking to By ROSEMARY JOHNSTON Staff Writer "I want to comm11nicate Christ." lain majored in psychology with a strong minor in phil- osophy. He said he first con- . idered the priesthood as a v~ F-'

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wor~ before ii gets better . I tfirnk we're going to see more delayed vocations. Of course, if they change the celibacy vows, we'll see more married men entering Ihe priesthood and a radical change in seminary life." As a priest, Poulain said he wants to spread the real message of Christ, even 1f it means alienating people who don't want to hear it. "We have to Jay it on t 1 1e line," he said, "even if it m~ans priests have to take other joos lo sup!l<)rt the church."

are conditioned not to investi- gate their faith." The semin- arian contends that this condi- tion results " in a laity which doesn't understand and a clergy which gives up." Poulain heartily endorsed the concept of ecumenism and a more active role for the laity in the church. He cited the development of the parish council in many churches which acts as an advisory group to the pastor. " I hope the day will come soon when the pri est is not chained to his desk by finan- cial matters," Poulain said. " The job of a priest is not building churches and passing the collection plate. Our major concern is teaching the message of Christ." Today's seminarian faces a hard decision about hi s voca- tion and the kind of life he will lead. Poulain mentioned the problem of celibacy, lhe life style of a priest, and the question of political involve- ment as crucial problems common to many seminarians studying for the priesthood. When asked about the prob- lem of priests leaving the church today and the shortage of priests, Poulain said the "problem is going to get

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vocation early in high school. His curriculum at Joseph- inum includes Fundamental :\!oral Theology, Introduction to Scripture, Pentit ude, and Fundamental Dogma. He combines intensive the- ological investigation with a working aposlolate beyond !he seminary. Poulain leaches deaf children and plays folk music at mass. He said that the apostolate puts his the- "" ology to work in the world. As a man who is very much involved in the changing world of relighn, Poulain cited " a lack of vibrant faith" as the major problem facing the Church and most religions today. "Americans view religion as a separate part of 1heir lives," he said. " l hope to show people that th~rc is something real, ali•1e, and , true in the Church." Poulain stressed the impor- tance of adult educatio,1 in religion. "Too many peopfa

That's the ambition of Louis Poulain, a Spring Valley resi- dent currently studying for the Roman Catholic priest- hood. Poulain, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Poulain of Spring Valley, is attending Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, Ohio. with rive 0U1er San Diego area seminarians. A June 1970 graduate of the

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),/{,•)/ Views ot 2 rofs At USD'Clarified An Evening Tribune Church Page story last week on Cath- olic teaching about d orce and remarriage carried a mis- leading headline. The headline, "Two USD Theologians Reject Any Modi- fication on Di.vorce," referred to views expressed hy two L'ni- versity of San Diego profes- sors, not theologians. The story was based on in- terviews with Dr. ichard George and arcus tq ist, professors of ph1loso 1y at the university. T ..ProfeSsors of- fering their views as. Int rested laymen, aid they oppose those in Ifie athoUc Church who suggest revision of po1i- cy of barring divo ed Catho- lics frgm receiving Holy Com- muni . d other sacraments.

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have a grade school imagsJ of their faith," he said. "T!1ey

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Dr. York To Talk Dr. Herbert F. York, acting chancellor of t:CSD, will speak at a luncheon of the Clergy Club at 11 :45 a.m. Wednesday in the Rose Room at the Univ r it _of San Dieto, Alcala il . air- man oft e Federation of Ameri- l can Scientists, York is author of the book "Race to Oblivion." ·u 11dzc i, "", ?t

oledo Edges u~.~:. ..!~;-~~; 2.( TOLEDO, Ohio - Damaging I tL11·noYers hurt the IJniversitli.pf San Die~o m the second alf here 1as41ght as the Toreros suffered a 74-70 defeat by the Umversitv of Toledo It was the first of a four-game eastern trip by USD which con- tinu~s at Cle1·eland State tomor- row· night. USO combined a fast break with co.ol shooting-by the Rock- ' ets to lake a :J9-25 halflime edge I last night. However. Toledo re- J sorted lo a zone defense and took advantage of lour turn- overs in the final minute to pull it out. Despite the presence of 6-8 Tom Kozelko and 7-0 Doug Hess in the Toledo lineup, IJSD was on the short end of only a 53-50 rebound edge. Kozelko scored 21 points lo lead both clubs with guards 'Tim Harman and Steve Shay hitting outside shots for 18 and 14 p,oints. respectively. The game was tied. 64 64. with four minutes le[t with the lead then alternating until it was locked again at 70-all with 37 I seconds remaining. Koielko scored a lay'Up with the Rockets I then stealing the inbounds pass and adding two free throws by I Harman when fouled al the gun. TOLEOO (74) VSD (70)

of l!C: and Mrs. Gerald Sper- rizzo, chairman of the psy- c o ogy department at USD 1 and their fourth child. God parents were Mr. and Mrs. Michael Newman, editor of The Southern Cross. Mrs. Newman, below, is holding the baby during the mo- ment of baptism. The cere- mony took place Dec. 20, with Dr. Ryland's sons as acolytes. - Staff photos

lmmaculata chapel at .l.!.!li;.. versitr of San Diego. where Dr. Ry and teaches. It was also the first bap- tism in the middle of Sunday Mass, where the whole con- gregation joined in the re- sponses to the baptismal promises and welcomed the new Christian to the community with a hearty round of applause. Ann Mary is the daughter

Newly baptized Ann Mary Sperrazzo, photo above, looks up to her baptizer as he looks down on her with joy. It was a first in many ways. It was the first baptism celebrated by Rev. Dr. Ray- mond Ryland, tl\'e first per- manent deacon ordained in the diocese of San Diego. It was the first baptism under the new rite in the

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/,J,1/ Answer Please QUESTION: I see priests leaving their ministry to get married. dotalis Coelibatus, and The account of creation contained in Genesis, the first book of the Bible, is a ' •

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YOUR Oil Church doctrine, morals, history, theology - any subject raised in matters of faith - are welcomed. Your question may be one that many fellow Catholics have wondered about. 0.uestions submitted to Answer Please! are an- swered by members of the Reli ious Studies De art- men o e m an 1egoh sgr. John R. Portman, c airman. Questions - as short as possible please - should be addressed to: Answer Please!, The Southern Cross, Diocesan Office, Alcala Park, San Diego, 9211 o. Initials will be used in- stead of names as identi- fication. QUESTIONS

the Constitution Lumen Gentium) reveal a concern for, and awareness of, the s_ituation in which a married priest finds himself. And while there is theologically and theoretically no obstacle to having an active, married clergy in the Western Church, it seems that, for the present at least, the law favors and protects the requirement of celibacy for its priests. WJR Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955 ) was a French Jesuit who looked upon himself as an interpreter be- tween the believer of religious experience and the student of profane science, convinced that the two are saying more or less the same thing without realizing it. A priest of deep personal faith himself and a highly respected biologist and paleontologist as well , Chardin compared Christian phenomena with those of science. He held Iha t the Christian faith not only harmoniously integr;-- tes itself with the world of science but even more, res ponds to its needs, giving a security which science alone cannot give. the priest-scientist is perhaps best expressed in his P/um.om.eiwn of Man, which develops the theory of evolution in four stages : pre- life , life itself (the "biosphere " ), thought ( the " noosphere") and hyper-life or survival. Evolution, he explains, is a , development of matter ("the stuff of the universe") becoming more and more complex, conscious and perfect. The culmination of evolution is the point called "Omega," denoting the person of Christ, bound up with the cosmos, when atlast he takes possession of the final human unity and super- naturalizes it. The brilliant VISIOn of QUESTION: Does Chardin's theory of evolution contradict the creation story of Ge11esis?

description of the beginning of the world, written by and for

Many of these men still love and cherish the Church and still would like to be in the ministry. Why can't these men still function as priests? It was only gradually, and in the Western Church, that celibacy became linked to the priesthood. E ven today this is required in the Eastern Church only for those who become bishops. Priests and deacons are permitted to marry before their ordination. According to traditional and current legisla!ion, those who accept the priesthood must be unmarried or widowers . However, provision is made for married men to be ordained deacons if they have the consent of their wives. They may not advance to the priesthood. The Church sees clerical celibacy both as charism and as law. This sometimes gives rise to a tension. Celibacy is often merely endured as a necessary condition of the priesthood, thus obscuring its quality as an escha tological sign. This is not to imply that all priests who leave the active ministry do so because they are unable to continue as celibates. But in point of fact the majority do contract marriage while, as our questioner notes, sincerely loving the Church and desiring to remain active as priests. and against are many . Leonhard Weber, writing in Sacramen- tim Mandi, indicates two basic themes: ''Celibacy remains appropriate for the priest because it is a typical way of achieving full freedom for the kingdom and because those who serve in the priestly ministry should in fact be wholly at the disposition of the kingdom. "It remains true, however, that there are married people who show themselves to be wholly responsive and open to the demands of Christ and of the kingship of God." In reaffirming the traditional arguments and reasons for the celibate ministry, the law and recent documents (for example, the encyclical letter Sacer- The arguments for

people with a religious and scientific knowledge which was very primitive . Its truths, however , are unchangeable and eternal, centering on the self- sufficiency and freedom of the one and eternal God. Genesis pictures the one God who began time and matter. At a certain time in God's Plan, He created the human soul and initialed His invitation to come to know and Jove Him more and more. Chardin's theory of evolution, then, does not contradict the creation story of Genesis and is ra!her a profound explanation of the sa~e reality. LMP

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/. ,. '?/ Bank Names Fox to Top County Post SAN DIEGO - Gilbert R. .:E2l. chairman of the Board of Trustees, University of San Diego College for Women. was named regional Vice president and chief executive officer of the Bank of America's 48 San Diego County branches. His wife is a member of Our Lady of Grace parish, El Cajon, and their daughter is Sister Colleen of St. Finbar Convent, Burbank, Calif., a Sister of Charity of Providence. 0. Phillips who retires Feb. 1 after 45 years with the bank. He will be in charge of all branch ac- tivities in the county, with the rank and authority of a cor- porate senior vice president. · With the bank 34 years, Fox has been vice president and manager of the bank's San Diego main office 10 years. FOX SUCCEEDS C.

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"t; n-;,, U Alumni Honor Bishop Maher Today The Most Rev. Leo T. Maher bishop of the San Diego Roma~ Catholic diocese, will be honored tonight at a Chancellor's Recep- tion at Founder's Hall, Univer- sity of San Diego. The event, sponsored by the University of San Diego Alumni Association, will begin at 8 p.m.

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Corp., and college preqdent ii-ter Nancy Morris. Landis, yesterday pre- ~t>ntecl $3,000 contribution to college diemistry department on behalf of Gulf Atomic .