Catholiques Internationales in which he offered a passionate critique of the Roman Curia. Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant subsequently demanded a retraction, but Suenens refused and declared that Tisserant's reaction as unacceptable and unfounded. Ten years later, he reflected on the event and said, "There are times when loyalty demands more than keeping in step with an old piece of music. As far as I am concerned loyalty is a different kind of love. And this demands that we accept responsibility for the whole and serve the Church with as much courage and candor as possible." Ecumenism Committed to ecumenism, he and Archbishop Michael Ramsey of Canterbury were close friends. Marriage During the council's debates on marriage, Suenens accused the Church of holding procreation above conjugal love; Pope Paul was greatly distressed by this and the Cardinal later denied "that he had questioned the authentic Church teaching on marriage". Humanae Vitae According to Time Magazine, Suenens counseled the Pope against the releasing of his Encyclical Letter Humanae Vitae. Orthodoxy and heterodoxy Suenens once remarked, "If you don't believe in the Holy Spirit or Resurrection or life after death, you should leave the Church." Charismatic Renewal He endorsed the Catholic Charismatic Renewal; his episcopal motto was In Spiritu Sancto ("In the Holy Spirit"). Trivia During his studies at Rome, Suenens resided at the Belgian Pontifical College and also served as college librarian. The Cardinal also served as National President of the Legion of Mary and Pax Christi, national liaison for Catholic Action in Belgium, and later President of the Belgian Episcopal Conference. In 1976 he received the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. During the August 1978 conclave, Suenens thanked Pope John Paul I for accepting his election. See also Archbishopric of Mechelen-Brussels References External links Suenens Centre Suenens' Speech to the Legion of Mary in Liverpool Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Catholic-Hierarchy 1904 births 1996 deaths Participants in the Second Vatican Council Belgian cardinals Roman Catholic archbishops of Mechelen-Brussels Templeton Prize laureates Cardinals created by Pope John XXIII Deaths from thrombosis Belgian military chaplains World War II chaplains Belgian Army chaplains Bishops appointed by Pope Pius XII