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1 sheet ([1] p.) ; Verse - "Thy pen so paints thy self, that justly we" ; Imprint from Wing. ; A satirical attack on Gilbert Burnet. ; Copy tightly bound with loss of text. ; Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library.

The pastoral letter calls for a radical restructuring of the American economy. The restructuring is to be set on a foundation of economic rights, a social mortgage on privately held property, and a deference toward the small within the political system. The restructuring also is intended to avoid statist or totalitarian outcomes. The second half of the pastoral letter, containing the policy analysis and recommendations, is not consistent with the basic system for restructuring the economy contained in the first half. The practical visions of the second half of the pastoral letter do not provide for economic rights or a social mortgage. Analyzing the logic of the basic system for restructuring the economy shows that it is inconsistent with the bishops' intended goal of a non‐statist economy. The flawed logic of the basic system explains the inconsistency between the two major parts of the pastoral letter.

A discussion of the issues & positions of the Pastoral Letter on war & peace being drafted by the US Catholic bishops. Among the points of contention are the bishops' advocacy of a nuclear freeze, a non-first-use doctrine, & noncombatant immunity. In Comment, Robert Kirtland (Coll of Law, U of Toledo, Ohio) delineates substantive & conceptual flaws in the argument. It is suggested that the the bishops' appeal for personal prayer on both sides of the Iron Curtain presents the most realistic hope to allay the global nuclear war threat. In Rejoinder, Gaski responds to specific elements of Kirtland's criticism. The bishops' appeal is argued to be naive. Modified AA