September 16, 2016

What was in the news on September 16, 1966?

The ICC is formed, and pope warns priests about ‘doubt, anxiety’ after council

Criterion logo from the 1960sBy Brandon A. Evans

This week, we continue to examine what was going on in the Church and the world 50 years ago as seen through the pages of The Criterion.

Here are some of the items found in the September 16, 1966, issue of The Criterion:
 

  • State bishops form Conference to foster welfare of Church
    • “The formation of an Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC), to promote the general welfare of the five Indiana dioceses, was revealed this week in Indianapolis. Headquarters for the statewide Conference will be in Indianapolis, where an office will be maintained by a full-time lay executive secretary. Named to the top post, to represent the state’s five bishops and various diocesan agencies and programs, was James Brennan, 47, former executive officer with the Ohio Education Association in Columbus. He was to assume his duties on Monday, Sept. 19, with offices in the Illinois Building in downtown Indianapolis. Prime purposes of the Conference are to provide a forum for the development of a common viewpoint among the dioceses of the state, and to provide the mechanism for developing this viewpoint through discussion and exchange. Further, the Conference is embodied to present this viewpoint before state departments and agencies, and organizations, including the Legislature, on matters of concern to the Church.”
  • Council aftermath: Pope cautions priests about ‘doubt, anxiety’
    • “CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy—Pope Paul VI cautioned that ‘a wave of doubt, embarrassment and anxiety’ has invaded the minds of many priests in the wake of the Second Vatican Council. This, he said, ‘often poses numerous complex and unruly problems which easily reject … attitudes of piety and religious customs so far treasured and honored.’ ”
  • Prelate, senator: Alert Catholics to urban ills
  • Catechetical Sunday observance slated
  • Annual Volksfest set at Troy parish
  • Anglican orders’ ruling questioned
  • Seek to re-evaluate campus apostolate
  • Pope can accept, reject bishops’ resignations
  • Group asks Canon Law revision to permit ordination of women
  • Archabbot Gabriel enroute to Rome for abbatial parley
  • Catholic Social Services adds four to its staff
  • Urges new catechism based on Bible, council
  • St. Joseph Sisters to try out variety of religious garb
  • Compulsory Mass attendance by students dropped
  • Restriction put on Polish priests
  • Priest-scientist role emphasized
  • Theologian supports new penance views
  • Expect 664 students at St. Mary-of-Woods
  • Head of Anglicans predicts one church
  • Asks psychological testing of students for the priesthood

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