[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 80 (Monday, May 15, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S6700]
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   COMMEMORATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PADOVANO COLLECTION AT THE 
                        UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

 Mr. BRADLEY. Mr. President, I rise today in recognition of the 
lifetime achievements of my constituent, Dr. Anthony T. Padovano, who 
has bequeathed his personal papers to the archives of the Theodore 
Hesburgh Memorial Library at the University of Notre Dame.
  A leader in the post-Vatican-II Catholic reform movement and chairman 
of the literature program at Ramapo College of New Jersey, Dr. Padovano 
has dedicated over 30 years to the study and advancement of the 
Catholic Church. Ordained a Catholic priest in 1959, Dr. Padovano was 
closely associated with the Vatican II Ecumenical Council which met 
from 1962 to 1965. During this time, he emerged as an advocate for the 
ordination of married men and women, more democratic and participatory 
church discussion, significant church involvement in issues of social 
justice, and greater interreligious harmony.
  Throughout the 1960's and early 1970's, Dr. Padovano authored key 
letters for the National Council of Catholic Bishops and taught 
systematic theology at Gregorian University's Seminary until he married 
in 1974. Unable to remain at the seminary, but still able to follow his 
religious calling, Dr. Padovano became involved in the founding of 
Ramapo College and its mission of interdisciplinary learning as a 
professor of American literature and religious studies.
  A professor, award-winning author, and reform leader, Dr. Padovano 
continues his study of morality and ethics in our society. As founder 
and president of CORPUS, National Association for a Married Priesthood, 
and vice president of the International Federation of Married Catholic 
Priests, Dr. Padovano continues to address the most controversial 
issues confronting the Catholic Church.
  The Padavano collection carries with it 30 years of scholarship, 
authorship, and independent thought which will guide students of 
theology, the Catholic Church and its reform movement in their quest 
for greater understanding. I am honored to pay tribute, on behalf of 
New Jersey and the Nation, to Dr. Padovano, his scholarship and his 
generous gift to the University of Notre Dame.


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