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...Pope Pius XII still warned against un-Christian hedonism, but reaffirmed it was right that "husband and wife shall find pleasure and happiness of mind and body." Today, says Father John Thomas, noted Roman Catholic sociologist, "what is needed is a whole new attitude by the church toward sexuality. There is in both Catholicism and Protestantism a relatively well-developed theology of sex on the negative side. Now more than prohibition is needed...
...high point of Pope Paul's extraordinary trip to the Holy Land, which, among its other claims to historical notice, added a new dimension to the image of the modern papacy created by Paul's predecessors. Through his countless audiences and learned addresses, the austere and ascetic Pius XII made the figure of the Pope an impressive reality to millions of Catholics and non-Catholics alike. By summoning the second Vatican Council, the fatherly Pope John XXIII put the power and influence of his office behind what promises to be a striking internal reform of Catholicism. His Holy...
...final address to the Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI surprised the prelates by announcing that he will indeed visit the holy places of Jordan and Israel on a three-day trip next month. It will be the first papal voyage outside Italy since Napoleon forced the unhappy Pius VII to take up residence at Fontainebleau in 1812, and the first time since the days of St. Peter that a reigning pontiff has set foot in the Holy Land...
...chapter appeared to be in a strong position: Pope Paul VI was reportedly angered when Radio Cairo cited The Deputy-a West German play that accuses Pope Pius XII of tacitly approving Hitler's anti-Semitism-as evidence that Catholics share Moslem hatred of the Jews. To Paul, the Jewish chapter appears opportune. Though the chapter is being used politically by both Arabs and Israelis, both Bea and Pope Paul have been assured that there will be no overt repression of Christians in Arab lands...
Died. Dr. Antonio Gasbarrini, 81, papal doctor since 1954, a gastroenterologist who attended the final illnesses of Pius XII in 1958 and his good friend John XXIII last spring; following a prostate operation; in Bologna...