St. Hans.Paul Lakeland Dr. Paul Lakeland is the Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., Professor of Catholic Studies and Chair of the Catholic Studies Department at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, where he has taught since 1981. Dr. makes a serious and sometimes successful attempt to dissect dissect /dis·sect/ (di-sekt´) (di-sekt´) 1. to cut apart, or separate. 2. to expose structures of a cadaver for anatomical study. dis·sect v. Hans Kung's memoir, My Struggle for Freedom ("Conflicting Diagnoses," March 12). Kung's life is nothing short of phenomenal: his struggle of faith, conscience, and intellect against the tenacity of the ancient Roman Catholic bureaucracy. It is amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. that he survived psychologically his early Roman education. All of this happened at the historic time leading up to the Second Vatican Council Noun 1. Second Vatican Council - the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms Vatican II Vatican Council - each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church . Whether or not one agrees with Kung, he offers keen insight into the social, political, and theological jockeying among the major players at the time, especially the popes and the curia. Kung reveals himself as neither prophet nor diplomat. Rather he is an intelligent soul who seeks to find truth through his canon-law-formed conscience and his deep faith. A lesser man might have opted for hierarchical power and prestige. He didn't. JOHN H. POLLMANN St. Louis, Mo. |
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