Avery Dulles

On October 12, eighty seven year old Avery Dulles gave a lecture about the handing down of the faith at Boston College. Dulles was one of the few men to ever be made into a cardinal without previously being a bishop. He was born on August 24, 1918 in Auburn, New York. Dulles graduated from Harvard and also attended Harvard Law School before joining the Navy and becoming a lieutenant. In 1956, Dulles was ordained and on February 21, 2001, he became a Cardinal.

When discussing the handing down of the faith, he stressed its importance. Dulles does not want to see the Catholic religion being neglected now and in future generations. If we have the same faith as previous generations, we should be able to follow it and recognize it the same as the people in those previous generations had done it.