Francis X. Murphy
Francis Xavier Murphy (* 1915 ; † April 11, 2002 ) was a priest in the Catholic Order of the Redemptorists and professor of church history .
Life
Murphy was ordained a priest in 1940 . In 1945 he received several master's degrees from the Catholic University of America with the script Rufinus of Aquileia (345-411): His Life and Works . He was a chaplain in Annapolis, Maryland, and a military chaplain in the US Army after World War II . In 1959 Murphy became professor of moral theology at the Pontifical Lateran University . He was best known for his reports from the council hall published in the New York Times during the Second Vatican Council , for which he used the pseudonym Xavier Rynne and broke the secret of the council.
literature
- (as Rynne, Xavier): The Second Reformation. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Berlin 1964.
- (as Rynne, Xavier): Letters from the Vatican. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Berlin 1964.
- (as Rynne, Xavier): The Renewal of the Church. Kiepenheuer u. Witsch, Berlin 1967.
- (as Rynne, Xavier): The third session. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Berlin 1965.
- (Ed. With MacEoin, Gary): Synod '67. Departure after the Council. A chronicle. 1969.
- (with Sherwood, Polycarp): Constantinople II and III. 1990.
Web links
- Literature by and about Francis X. Murphy in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Father, tell me. In: Der Spiegel , October 14, 1964.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murphy, Francis X. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murphy, Francis Xavier (full name); Rynne, Xavier (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American religious (Redemptorist) and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1915 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 2002 |