Friday, Oct. 11, 1963
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CLAYTON CORBIN RELAXES before a strenuous performance as star of "The Emperor Jones." Approximately 1,352 persons have seen the University Theatre's season opener, which will run through tomorrow night.
Vatican II Continues Marriage Discussion
VATICAN CITY, (UPI) -- The Ecumenical Council Fathers today confronted a problem very familiar to Protestants but brand new to Roman Catholics — insuring that clergymen have the right kind of wives.
The question arose as the Council wound up its second full week of debate on a document which deals with the nature of the church and the place of various ordained orders and laymen in it.
ONE CONTROVERSIAL portion of the document would revive the ancient order of deacons as a permanent rank of ordained clergy just below the priests, and would permit them to be married men.
Bishop Corrado De Vito of Lucknow, India, warned today that it would be "very difficult" to find the right kind of wife for a deacon.
Echoing a sentiment which is often expressed by the governing bodies of Protestant churches when they are searching for a new minister. De Vito pointed out that a clergyman's wife is "very much in the public eye" and that her husband's effectiveness may be affected by such things as her choice of clothes and friends and how she raises her children.
A MEXICAN BISHOP. Msgr. Manuel Talamas Tasamandri of Juarez, speaking on behalf of eight Latin American bishops, strongly endorsed the idea of married deacons. Eut he said no man should be ordained until he has been married for several years. He said this "period of marital probation" would be a good safeguard against scandal which might result from an unstable or broken marriage.
He also emphasized that married deacons who earn their own livelihood working at regular jobs in their communities would ease the burden on the church.
Bishop Vittorio Costantini of Sessa Aurnca. Italy, said he saw no need to restore the diaconate. All of the tasks proposed for deacons, he said, could better be performed by lay brothers in religious orders.
Giacomo Cardinal Lercaro, of Bologna, Italy, one of the four moderators had considered, but rejected the idea of cutting off debate on the second chapter of the document on the church which deals with ordained clergy and which the Fathers have been discussing for more than a week.
BECAUSE OF the delicacy of the subject and the strong feelings it has aroused, he said, the debate will be allowed to continue into next week. But he asked future speakers to be very careful not to repeat what has already been said.
This plea was greeted with loud applause from the 'athers.
Most of today's speakers re-hash now-familiar arguments over the portion of the pending document which asserts that all Bishops together constitute a sacred "college" which shares with the Pope responsibility for the teaching and government of the whole Church.
With one notable exception, the speakers divided along familiar lines with conservatives from Spain and Italy questioning the doctrine of Episcopal collegiality which they tend to regard as a threat to the primacy of the Pope, while liberal Bishops from Northern Europe and other areas strongly supported the concept.
Bettazzi said he wanted to make it clear as an Italian he did not share the suspicion that the doctrine of collegiality is a "foreign idea" which has been "brought over the mountains" to undermine the primacy of the Pope.
THE CONSPICUOUS exception was a youthful Italian Bishop, Msgr. Giuseppe Bettazzi, auxiliary to Cardinal Lercaro.
Another speaker in favor of collegiality, who seemed to make a big impression on the Fathers, was Bishop Fierre Bouillon of Verdun, France. He painstakingly traced incidents from the history of the early Church in the second and third centuries to show that Church Fathers of that era regarded a Bishop as having pastoral responsibilities far beyond the immediate limits of his own diocese.
AN ARGUMENT against the collegiality concept which is known to carry weight with a number of American Bishops was presented by Archbishop Marcel Lefevbre, superior general of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit.
He voiced concern that the idea of Bishops having joint responsibilities for the whole church — if pressed too far — might have the effect of weakening the present strong emphasis on the personal responsibility of each Bishop for the faithful of his own diocese.
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61st Year. No.21
Macmillan Resignation Causes Party Struggle
BLACKPOOL, England—(UPI)—The ruling Conservative party, outwardly ignoring the bitter leadership struggle launched by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's announced resignation, pledged today a foreign policy based on a strong Anglo-American alliance.
Foreign secretary Lord Home told 4,200 delegates attending the party's annual conference that Britain must be firmly allied to power to maintain her influence in the world.
"In plain words, that meant and means keeping the United States on our side in a relationship or partnership." Home said.
"Without the closest alliance between the U.S. and Britain there is no balance of power and no security."
THE FOREIGN policy resolution proposed by Home was adopted by unanimous acclamation.
Home spoke against a background of moves and counter moves aimed at solving the leadership problem which has split the party from top to bottom.
Deputy Prime Minister R. A. Butler, who has run the government since Macmillan entered a London hospital Tuesday night for the removal of a prostatic obstruction, apparently has the backing of many of his cabinet colleagues.
But the issue was thrown into confusion last night only hours after Home told the conference Macmillan would step down. Science Minister Lord Hailsham told a cheering rally he would give up his title and seek election to the House of Commons as plain Mr. Quentin Hogg.
"He has split the party right down the middle," one official said in commenting on Hailsham's announcement. "There's no certainty now what will happen."
It appeared, however, that Butler was taking a lead over Hailsham. Sources said he had the firm backing of a majority of his cabinet colleagues.
One influential group favored naming a successor to Macmillan before parliament reconvenes Oct. 24. Other sources said Macmillan may not step down until he can advise the Queen about a new Prime Minister in person.
Doctors who removed the 39-year-old leader's prostate gland yesterday said the Premier would have to remain in hospital at least three weeks and then convalesce further.
Observers said Hailsham's announcement that he would seek to return to Commons could hurt the Conservatives in the general election that must take place within the next 12 months if it actually divides the party.
HE ANNOUNCED only Monday that he was ill and would be absent from political ranks two to three months. Lord Home, standing grim faced before the conference read Macmillan's letter, which he said was giving up the party leadership and expected to retire as Prime Minister.
Mme. Nhu to Reply Today
Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, "first lady" of Viet Nam who is currently on a speaking tour of the United States, has been invited to speak at KU.
She has not indicated whether she will accept or reject.
John Stuckey, Pittsburgh senior and president of All Student Council, extended the invitation by telephone and telegram.
STUCKEY ACTED for the ASC and the SUA, which are co-sponsoring the invitation.
A staff member in Madam Nhu's suite in the Barclay Hotel in New York took Stuckey's message and promised to call back as soon as Madame Nhu could make a decision.
The staff member said Madame Nhu is "swamped" with invitations from colleges and universities, Stucky said.
STUCKKEY said he suspects Madame Nhu will be passing through the Midwest by air and will have to stop at Kansas City. "She could
make a speech here by taking only three or four hours out of her schedule." he said.
Madame Nhu is scheduled to speak at the University of Texas in Houston Oct. 24.
Hoch auditorium would be filled if she were to speak here, Stuckey predicted.
REFERRING to the ASC-SUA co-sponsorship of the invitation, Stuckey said, "Chancellor Wescoe's recommendation to us was that the two large groups sponsor it."
The two groups would split the expenses of the program, Stuckey said.
An ad hoc committee formed after the KU-Y current events forum Wednesday had planned on tendering the invitation, but was unable to do so because it was not an official campus organization.
University regulations require that any guest speaker be sponsored by an organization recognized by the university.
About 5000 to Attend SUA Carnival
About 5.000 people are expected to attend the SUA Carnival which opens tomorrow evening.
According to Jim Johnston, general chairman of the carnival, it will be expanded this year with several skits being given in the cafeteria.
THERE WILL be twenty boots in the carnival this year and ten skits. Last year there were seven skits.
The frames for booths used are provided by the carnival committee and all decorations are made by individual groups participating. Decorating by each group will begin tonight in the ballroom.
A new feature of the carnival is the blinking neon sign that now hangs on the front of the Kansas Union building.
LIVING GROUPS participating in the carnival have been practicing in reserved rooms in the Union since the early part of the week. The booths and skits will be satirizing various television shows on the air and those defunct.
The SUA Queen will be chosen at the carnival by student voting. Photographs of the candidates have been on display in the Union since last Saturday. Everyone who attends will be given a ballot and is entitled to vote.
The admission charge is 85 cents and charges for various booths will be 10 or 15 cents.
The carnival will be open from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Weather
Fair weather for football is promised to hold through Saturday.
Cooler temperatures are expected tonight with the low in the upper 40's.
THREE SUA "JESTERS," Jan Gates, Jaci Babcock, and Barb Collins, all Shawnee-Mission freshmen, call attention to the SUA carnival which will be Saturday night. They are part of a group of 24 freshmen girls who dress in costumes, and stand on top of the information booth to publicize the SUA carnival.