Martini's "preemptive strike" ahead of Synod on the Bible
By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.
Rome
Looking ahead to next October's Synod of Bishops on the Bible, a cardinal and one of the most noted experts on scripture in the Catholic hierarchy has launched what amounts to a "preemptive strike" appealing to his brother bishops to concentrate on practical matters, rather than revisiting theological questions settled by the Second Vatican Council (1962-65).