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Pope Tells Council Ob He Intends To Work A To Hasten Unity Of C VATICAN CITY, (NC) - His Holiness Pope John XXIII told non-Catholics attending the ecumenical council that he in tends to work and suffer to speed the achievement of Chris tian unity. Pope John spoke at a special audience (Oct. 13) in the Vati can's Consistory Hall for 35 delegate-observers and guests representing 17 Orthodox and Protestant denominations. The 35 were led into the audience by Msgr. Jan G. M. Willebrands, secretary of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity. The first two to enter were the representa tives of the Russian Orthodox Church who had arrived from Moscow the day before. Others included observers from the Coptic Church of Egypt, the Syrian Orthodox Church, the Ethiopian Church, the Armen ian Church, the Russian Ortho dox Church Outside Russia and the Old Catholic Church, as well as Anglican, Lutheran, Pres byterian, Disciples of Christ, Quaker, Congregationalist and Methodist observers. Among the seven official guests of the secretariat were the Rev. Stanley I. Stuber of Jefferson City, Mo., a Baptist, and the Rev. Joseph H. Jack- son of Chicago, president of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. The visitors, who showed warm sympathy toward the Pope, gathered in a semicir cle around the Pontiff, who was seated not on the usual throne but in an armchair. The observers and guests were introduced by Augustin Cardinal Bea, S. J., president of the secretariat, who express ed joy over the presence of so large a group of distinguished members of other faiths and his conviction that their pre sence was a first step toward ultimate Christian reunion. The Pontiff then addressed the group and told them: “It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and gen erosity. It is for you to ob serve her with renewed and friendly attention.’’ He told the observers a: guests that “there burns in heart the intention of work! and suffering to hasten the ho when for all men the pray of Jesus at the Last Supper w haye reached its fulfillment Pope John also recalled friendly contacts with non-C| tholics when he was station' as a papal diplomat at posts Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey a Paris. The Pope ended the meet by expressing his joy that t observers had come to the cou cil and giving them his bles ing. Following is a translation the Pope’s address, which w delivered in French. "Today’s most welco meeting is to be simple a friendly, respectful and brie The first word which rises in my heart is the prayer tak from the 67th Psalm, whi has a lesson for all, ‘Bless day by day be the Lord, wl bears our burdens; God, who our salvation.’ (Ps. 67, 2 “When in 1952, Pope Pi XII most unexpectedly ask* me to become the Patriarch Venice, I told him that I d: not need to reflect very lo before accepting the appoin: ment. For in the undertaki: there was nothing at all of own seeking; there was no di sire in my heart of being a] pointed to one office or mini try rather than to another, episcopal motto fitly provided my answer: ‘Obedientia et Pax", (Obedience and Peace). “And so when after 30 years in the direct service of the Holy See, I prepared myself to be gin a new kind of life and found myself shepherd of the flock of Venice, which I was to tend for the next six years, I re flected and meditated upon these words of the Psalm: ‘The Lord who bears our burdens;’ He carries us, what we are and what we possess; with His treasure in us and with our miseries. “This same thought was pre sent to me when I accepted, four years ago, the succession ess Cites Hope 1 Council Will ligious Unity tion, even though my work as representative of the Holy Fa ther in the Near East was not explicitly concerned with them. “Then again at Paris, which is one of the crossroads of the world, and was especially so immediately after the end of the last war. I had frequent meetings with Christians of many different denominations. “I cannot remember any oc casion on which we were divi ded on principle nor that there was ever any disagreement on the plane of charity in the common work of helping those in need, which the circumstan ces of the time made necessary. and generosity; your task is to observe her with renewed and friendly attention. “May the inspiration of hea venly grace which moves hearts and rewards good works be upon all of you and all that is yours.” ecumenical council underway in Rome will further religious unity. The editorials expressed re cognition that the reunion of Christian churches will not re CARDINAL TELLS OBSERVERS:— “Bonds Of Baptism Stronger Than Divisions 9? ROME, (Radio NC) - Augus tin Cardinal Bea, S. J., stress ed the bond of Baptism which is ATLANTA Sutter & McLellan 1023 MORTGAGE GUARANTEE BUILDING JAckson 5-2086 ATLANTA, GEORGIA Where Insurance Is A Profession . . . 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Cardinal Bea added that ‘‘Christians all over the world are daily becoming more aware of these bonds.” The Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity which gave the reception, also asked for the positive criticism and sugges tions of the observers and guests. In his reply to Cardinal Bea, Dr. Edmund Schlink, Lutheran faculty member of Germany’s Heidelberg University, said that His Holiness Pope John XXIII “by the initiative of his heart has created a new atmosphere of openness in regard to the non-Roman churches.” Cardinal Bea noted in his speech that a number of the Orthodox churches were not represented at the reception, but praised the efforts made by both Catholics and Orthodox to overcome the obstacles be tween them, even though the efforts were not completely successful. The Cardinal welcomed the observers and guests, saying: “Instead of a long listing of your titles, which I certainly do respect, please allow me to address you with these simple but so profound words: ‘My Brothers in Christ.’ ’’ Cardinal Bea said his greet ing “plunges us immediately into the profound consciousness of the incommensurable grace of Baptism which has estab lished bonds that are indes tructible, stronger than all our divisions.” The Cardinal emphasized that these mutual bonds have led non-Catholic groups to send observers to the ecumenical council and the Pope to set up the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity to aid the ob servers. He gave thanks to God that such a friendly meeting could take place but added: “True, this work is not com plete. There are above all a good number of venerable Or thodox churches of the East which are not officially repre sented. This fact is doubtless ly painful to both sides, for them and for us. 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The Chicago Tribune: "Only a few visionaries expect the council to break down doctrinal and other barriers which have separated the churches for hun dreds of years, but there is much hope that misunderstand ings will be cleared away." The Washington Post: "The second Vatican Council has opened with the sympathetic attention of virtually the whole world and with high hopes among a great proportion of the Catho lic clergy and laity and some of the attending bishops that it will somehow succeed in binding up the centuries-old wounds of Christendom." The Ottawa Journal: The council “is a sign that Chris tianity can show the dynamism and desire for brotherhood which have enabled it to sur vive the persecutions of cen turies and against which the gates of hell cannot prevail." The Montreal Gazette: “No one expects the divisions of the world are to be readily healed. But the ecumenical council seeks a widening spirit of hu man comradeship, a deepening of the courtesies, a search for understanding, that even those who remain divided may draw closer together." The Toronto Globe and Mail: ‘‘All Christians, and all men— no matter what their creed-- should wish the ecumenical council success. For in the final analysis, the men in Rome are concerned not only with eternal salvation but with peace on earth." The Toronto Telegram: The Council “in generating excite ment about the dream of Chris tianity’s enlarging partnership registers hope for all man kind.’’ The Toronto Dally Star: “There can be no doubt that Christian leaders everywhere are moving towards unity, in spirit if not in form. The times of bloody hostility are over. There is friendliness, a desire to cooperate.” It costs so little to serve the best! and O’ Lakes X Butter the flavor never varies THE BULLETIN, October 27, 1962—PAGE 3 Archbishop Named To Commission ATLANTA - An unconfirmed news report eminating from Rome stated that the Most Rev. Paul J. Hallinan LL.D., Arch bishop of Atlanta has been named to the Liturgical Com mission of the Ecumenical Council now meeting in Vatican City. The Liturgical Commission has responsibility for studying the possibility of substituting the vernacular for Latin in cer tain parts of the Mass. Earlier this week the Ameri ca n Prelates who usually meet once a year in Rome held their annual meeting in the Eternal City. At this meeting, Arch bishop Hallinan was appointed Episcopal Advisor for theNew- nan Clubs and Assistant Chair man in charge of the Youth Section of the National Catho lic Welfare Conference. MEETING OF HOPE- (Continued from Page 2) make themselves useful to so ciety. While the doctrine of the Church is to influence human activities in all fields, it is necessary that the Church should never depart from the sacred' patrimony of truth re ceived from the Fathers, he said, adding: “At the same time, however, she must ever look to the pre sent, to new conditions and new forms of life introduced into the modern world which have opened new avenues to the Ca tholic apostolate.” The 21st ecumenical council, drawing on the wealth of the Church’s juridical, liturgical, apostolic and administrative experience, will transmit to the world without distortion the doctrines of the Church, he said. But the key point of the coun cil, the Pope declared, is not the discussion of one article or another of the fundamental doc trine of the Church. He noted that what has been taught by the Fathers and theologians is presumed to be familiar to all. 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