V6M@PSUVM.BITNET (02/18/85)
<<>> Eucharist: At a recent funeral the celebrating priest made it clear that the non-Catholics in attendence should restrain themselves from receiving Communion and cited the theologic difficulties that inter-communion proposed. He also went out of his way to try to assure all non-RC's that they were welcome at the funeral and that their prayers would be appreciated and efficacious to the deceased. Imprimatur: This is the passive voice, signifying that a work should not be PROHIBITED from publication (let it be impressed). It DOES NOT signify ACTIVE approval of the publication. It was used to show the bishop's permission to publish but not his active support. I can see the refusal of the said bishop in granting one on matters of speculation since it would like like to the average lay reader that the document was ENDORSED by the diocese and would confuse the reader. Note also that the bishop felt that it wasn't NEEDED under the new code and that the intended audience would be able to understand the speculative portion of the material. What is important here is the nihil obstat which says that the book does not contain material in contradiction to the Church's doctrines. It may have other mistakes in it as any text might but the diocesan experts have approved the dogmatic content. Tradition: Tradition (note the CAP) is in important part of Catholic and Christian theology. In essence it assists in keeping the message of the Founder in tact along with Revelation and other sacred writings. IT IS NOT the simple use of the word in ordinary discourse. I think that this was Rosen's main objection. The above is not truly adequate to explain so I'll try later with sources. Thanks Vince V6M@PSUVM.BITNET