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In Catastrophe. Klaus Fuchs (rhymes with books) was born 38 years ago in Russelsheim, Germany. His father, Emil Fuchs, was first a Protestant minister, became a Quaker in 1925. He was a lifelong member of the Socialist Party and a pacifist. During the 1930s the Nazis persecuted the whole family...
In their anxiety for acceptance, says Escoulin, the Roman Catholics latched onto U.S. values, prejudices and habits too enthusiastically. He quotes one unnamed Protestant as complaining that far from being unAmerican, the Catholic Church is too American.
In St. Louis, two other Protestant churches took a cautious step toward what they hope will eventually be a happy marriage. The ultra-conservative Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (membership: 1,690,000) and the middle-of-the-road American Lutheran Church (membership: 689,310) announced an "agreement on doctrine," subject...
Died. The Rev. Joseph Fort Newton,* 73, rector of Philadelphia's Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany, author (Lincoln and Herndon, The Builders, River of Years'), onetime syndicated columnist ("Everyday Religion"); in Merion, Pa. Impatient of denominational differences ("barbed-wire entanglements about the Altar of God"), Dr...
The World Council and its members were pleased by the fact that Protestant and Roman Catholic cooperation on the refugee problem was progressing. Taking part in the conference was Msgr. Jacob Weinbacher, chief of the Austrian Caritas, international Roman Catholic welfare organization. Said he: "When I received the invitation, I...