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HE TELLS THE POPE
WHAT TO DO-AS PAPAL
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
By Luciano Casimirri
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
VATICAN CITY — One of the few men who tell His Holi
ness Pope John XXIII what to do is Msgr. Enrico Dante.
The slight gray-haired Monsignor is Prefect of the Masters
of Pontifical Ceremonies. In this post Msgr. Dante directs the
actions of the Pope and all others taking part in any papal
ceremony. ■
A newsman summed up the activities of Msgr. Dante at
the time of the coronation of Pope John by describing him as
“ringmaster of the most magnificent show on earth.'’
During the coronation, Msgr. Dante directed the move
ments of more than 50 cardinals, hundreds of archbishops and
bishops and the whole retinue that make up the .Renaissance
splendor of the papal court.
Msgr. Dante is constantly at the Pope’s elbow. Plis long,
ivory-toned fingers move constantly but without haste as he
subtly orders or reminds participants in ceremonies to stand
or sit, to put miters on or to take them oft.
At Pope John’s coronation a wave of Msgr. Dante’s hand
transferred 50 visiting monsignors from one side of the apse to
the rear so that there would be room for the unexpected over
flow of bishops who came for the ceremony.
Despite his unquestioned authority in the sanctuary, Msgr.
Dante is never obtrusive. Most visitors who see papal ceremon
ies do not remember seeing Msgr. Dante, although he is always
at the Pope’s side. For Msgr. Dante has a kind of genius for
being in the midst of whatever is happening and yet is able
to blend harmoniously into the pageant that surrounds the
Pope.
It is no wonder that he acquired this knack. He has been
officially engaged in pontifical ceremonies for 46 years.
Pope St. Pius X chose Father Dante as a papal master of
ceremonies on March 25, 1914, when he was 30. Pope John
recently summed up the Monsignor’s long service by praising
his “competent and knowing calm.”
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which it appears, it should be
defined.
RESPONSIBLE family lim
itations in full accordance
with moral laws (through peri
odic continence or the rhythm
system, for instance) is not
condemned by the Church.
Thus, to challenge the Church
on the assumption that it op
poses responsible family limi
tation in accordance with mor
al means is like jousting With
a straw man — useless bick
ering, in other words.
IriE SAME can be said of
the Churcn's stand against di
vorce and remarriage, in the
sense in whicn it is understood
by many Protestant denomina
tions, divorce means a sever
ing of tne marital bond by vir
tue of human authority witn-
out prejudice to tne validity of
another marital contract, touch
a concept is diamentrically op
posed to Christ's explicit
teaching regarding the perpe
tuity and the indissolubility of
marriage.
A DECLARATION of nulli
ty as pronounced by the
Church cannot by any stretch
of tne imagination be com
pared to divorce in the above
sense. Nullity derives from the
Latin nullus, signifying “not
any” or “no.” A marital con
tract can be annulled only if
no valid marriage occurred in
the first place. Inis could hap
pen because of a variety of
reasons. A person could con
ceivably conceal the tact of a
previous valid marriage, for
example, yet go through the
externals of a new contract.
Or, certain kinds of grave fear
forcing one to consent to a
marital contract can render
tne contract null a n d void;
etc. A declaration of nullity is
only an official statement,
then, to the effect that a true
or valid marriage never took
place. To compare it with di
vorce is to engage in sophistry.
Jottings
(Continued from srage 4)
ed her last days. Now it is for
us to turn to the preparation
for our homecoming and re
union when: “God will wipe
away every tear from then-
eyes. And death shall be no
more; neither shall there be
mourning, nor crying, nor
pain anymore, for the former
things have passed away.”
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highest circles sometimes find
it hard to be on the square.
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Dear Doris:
I’m 17 and my problem is
girls. I keep thinking they
don’t like me. I’m too bashful
to talk to them or ask them to
dance because I’m afraid they
will say no. I keep thinking I
won’t have any friends. What
can I do?
Steve
Your problem is bashfulness,
not girls. It may be some con
solation to know that at 17
many boys and girls are bash
ful or self-conscious —- mostly
in new and unfamiliar situa
tions. But they manage not to
show it; and they do get over
it. You can too.
The best way to overcome
self-consciousness is to think
about the other person; forget
yourself. You may be think
ing, “I’m not tall enough, or
I’m not a good dancer.” In
stead think how pleased the
girl will be when you ask her
to dance. Remember, a girl
has to wait to be asked.
- Are you by any chance com
paring yourself unfavorably
with the high school football
hero or the leader of the band?
Don’t wait — you have talents
too —- use them.
Maybe you’re good with a
hammer and saw and can
make super gadgets for the
school bazaar. Perhaps you’re
a whiz at math. What girl
couldn’t use some tutoring in
math? Being at ease in these
situations helps on the dance
floor too.
Be courageous. Ask a girl to
dance. If she refuses it’s not
disastrous. Go to the next girl
and ask her. It gets easier with
practice.
You will face many new sit
uations in the next few years.
Learning how to talk to girls
is just one of them. You may
learn how to drive a car
and handle an allowance. You
may even get your first job.
Success depends on the way
you approach these activities.
Quit thinking negatively —
start thinking positively. Of
course you will make friends.
But you will have to make an
effort.
* * *
TRUST IS EARNED
Dear Doris:
I’m a senior in high school.
My mother and I are constant
ly arguing over little things. I
respect my parents but our
different opinions cause trou
ble. My mother doesn’t trust
me completely. What can I do
to make her trust me and set
tle our differences?
D. D.
Trust is earned. And parents
can’t trust you unless they
know you. Many young people
striving for independence shut
out their parents. They don’t
communicate with t h e m.
Away from home they could
win a talking contest. At home
they are glum and mum.
When you don’t talk about
your activities parents ask
questions. You resent ques
tioning. You feel it invades
your privacy. You feel your
parents don’t trust you. If you
won’t willingly communicate
they have to ask. They are in
terested in you.
Your parents’ opinions are
bound to differ from yours.
But if you respect them the
differences can be easily re
solved. Ask your mother’s
opinion once in a while. Vol
unteer to tell her about your
activities. Let her see how you
handle situations away from
home.
Earn her trust. Clean your
room without a thousand re
minders. ’ Come home . at the
promised time even if it
means you’re the first to leave
the party. Handle your allow
ance wisely. Surprise dad and
buy him a tie with your mon
ey you have saved.
Let your parents see that
you aren’t trying to shut them
out. Let them know you don’t
resent their interest and opin
ions. This is the way to earn
trust.
* * *
BIG DIFFERENCE
Dear Doris:
I hope you can help me with
my problem — my looks. I’m
very attractive and have a
good figure and I’m very pop
ular at school. My mother
makes me wear baggy dresses
and skirts so my figure won’t
show. What can I do? I can’t
go to school in a gunny sack.
Nita
Your good looks will be an
even greater problem if you
continue to concentrate on
them. Accept them for what
they are, a gift of God, and be
thankful. Don’t flaunt them.
You run the risk of becoming
vain.
Because of your good figure
you may be wearing your
clothes a trifle too tight. This
could make you unpopular at
school.
Your mother is doing you a
big favor in bringing this to
your attention. I’m s u r e- it
would please her and help
your appearance if you would
strike a happy medium. It’s
possible. There’s a big differ
ence between a tight skirt and
a-gunny sack.
Doris Revere Peters answers
letters through her column, not
by mail. Please do not ask for
a personal reply. Young read
ers are invited to write to her
in care of The Bulletin.
THE BULLETIN, December 10, 1960—PAGE 5
Laymen Must Share Blame
For ‘Blurred Image’ Of
Church, Martin Work Says
Fr. Sheerin
(Continued from Page 4)
genuine interest in somebody
else. She cannot share her
love beca*use she has lost the
ability to share it.
In short, many film idols in
one part of their personalities
are mere infants. As children
they were in love with them
selves and they should have
grown out of it. But they pro
longed or perhaps reverted to
childhood. Thus they have be
come zooming successes at the
box office and -dismal failures
as persons. They have wrecked
their marriages.
We have a weird situation
in the United States today.
Bobby-soxers who need to
grow up are making idols of
film stars who are still in
fantile. They refer to them as
great lovers and yet they are
wrecking marriages precisely
because they are incapable of
loving. No wonder we have
“crazy, mixed-up kids.” How
can they be anything but
mixed-up when they idolize
the wrong people in the wrong
way for the wrong reasons.
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occur shortly after school, ac
cording to studies in metropoli
tan areas. The most dangerous
hours of the day for children
are between 3 and 5 p. m.
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CINCINNATI — Catholic lay
men must share the blame for
the “blurred image” of the
Church among non-Catholics,
according to a national lay
leader.
To correct this false notion
will be a “task of heroic pro
portions,” said Martin H.
Work, executive director of
the National Council of Cath
olic Men. He emphasized that
laymen will need for this
work “a complete and mature
understanding of the Church.”
“Without this kind of knowl
edge we can never hope to
help create a true image of the
Church in the minds of our
own generation of citizens,”
Mrs. Work said in an address
at Xavier University (Nov. 28).
He stated that laymen have
failed to give a true picture
of the Church to non-Catholics
in “many different ways,” in
cluding:
—A frequently sectarian ap
proach to community prob
lems.
—A failure to understand
that not every sin should be
proscribed and punished as a
crime by the state.
—An inclination to use pres
sure tactics where persuasion
and community cooperation
might be more effective.”
Mr. Work stressed that the
Church must not be made to
appear as a pressure bloc, a
“custodian” of ancient rules
and rituals, or a mere admini
strative agency.
The Church was, is, and al
ways shall be Christ carrying
out His mission of love and
salvation, in time and in peace.
So the public image of the
Church that we seek will be
His image,” he said.
“When the world looks at
the Church it must see — be
yond its visible organizations,
beyond its members, beyond
its policies, its doctrine and
dogma — Christ Himself, and
the charity that marked His
every word and action.”
He referred to the attacks
on the Church in the recent
presidential campaign as “an
opportunity that rarely comes.”
"Our Church and our reli
gion, our conduct, our beliefs,
our practices, our social doc
trine have been the conversa
tion piece of the year,” he
said.
“True, not all of it, has been
flattering, but dismissing the.
bigots as incurable, there re
mains a vast number of citi
zens who, beneath their fear
and their lack of knowledge,
are curious about the beliefs
of Catholics and who are open
to a clear picture of the
Catholic Church than they
now have.”
A principal distortion is the
image of the Church entertain
ed by non-Catholics centers on
the role of laymen, Mrs. Work
said.
“The avefage non - Catholic
. . . is convinced that the
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Catholic layman is clerical-
dominated, has no mind of his
own, and has no recognized
position in the Church save
that of being the passive re
cipient of directives of the
clergy,” he declared.
For this mistaken notion
“we have only ourselves to
blame he said.
“We have not assumed our
proper role in the Church nor
as Catholic citizens in our
country’s communal life,” he
said. “Until we do, the image
of tne Church will always
have a major distortion and
we will be impotent to help
clarify in the minds of our
fellow citizens their other mis
conceptions.
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