From the archives: May 3, 1963
From the archives Throughout 1999. Commonweal has been celebrating its 75th an-niversary. Here from the maga-zine's May 3, 1963 issue is an excerpt from "Pence an Earth" by John...
...Its basic principles, of course, arc not new at all, but its effect will be revolutionary if, as the pope prays, it releases new energy, by refreshing faith in the possibility of peace, stimulating hope in the future of mankind, and eliciting the charity found among peoples the world over who want to live without the threat of war hanging over them but do not quite know how...
...I cannot recall any encyclical's being received with such widespread approval, and even excitement...
...In it, the pope stated specifically that he spoke not only as the head of the church but as one who voiced the longing of all humanity...
...It was taken as a kind of breakthrough to a new way of thinking about world order...
...Who speaks for Man...
...Pacem in terris came as a kind of dramatic reply...
...JOH\ COGLEY Commonweal 6 December 17,1999...
...Here from the maga-zine's May 3, 1963 issue is an excerpt from "Pence an Earth" by John Cogley...
...He addressed himself, consequently, not only to the Catholic world but to people of all faiths and of none, a precedent-breaking attempt to rally all men of good will to the cause of peace...
...Just a month ago 1 said in these pages that the question haunting our generation is...
...Pope John's Pacetn in terris must be counted among the greatest of modern encyclicals...
...It may also be one of the historic documents of our time, destined to shape the world to come...
Vol. 126 • December 1999 • No. 22
