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THE REDS WIN ONCE MORE
BUT NOT THE FINAL VICTORY!
Soviet colonialism is once again
the victor in Indochina. The free
world has been dealt another dead
ly blow. The viper of expediency
has once again exposed its veno
mous fangs and with few scratch
ing, of a diplomatic pen some 12
million free people, and some 77,-
000 square miles, are dazedly flush
ed down the stenchy drain of Sov
iet domination, to be followed, we
can be sure, shortly hereafter by
some nine million more people.
Peace is always easy to achieve
so also is unity. What is not so
easy to attain. is the paralleling
of such peace and unity with
freedom. And because it is so dif
ficult and so unlikely, Britain and
especially France, plus the United
States — for we must not pass
over our own guilt in this matter
-—will long live in the minds of
free men everywhere as the shin
ing examples of nations imbued
with the importance of their own
selfish interests and ready to sell
out those of others whenever ano
as often as it seems expedient to
do so. England and, yes, the Unit
ed States, if only in a veiled sort
of way. have betrayed the cause of
free people and bowed down to sov
iet demands.
The net effects of this despica
ble action can only be a discourag
ing one to free and oppressed peo
ple the world over. If unconvinc
ed before, they now have ample
proof of the folly of seating all
their hopes in the “wisdom” of
men. In God alone can we trust.
God's law of justice alone can be
followed. And that thought prompts
us to cite here the thoughts ex
pressed by the Holy Father in two
outstanding recent radio talks, in
each of which he emphasized the
paramount trust we must always
have in God.
In the first of these talks, His
Holiness, addressing himself to an
assemblage of Salerno. Italy, hon
oring St. Gregory VII, the Nllth
century Pontiff, reminds his audi
ence that whenever the fate of the
Church is threatened, the first ex
hortation to the people must always
be to maintain their trust in God.
“It has often been remarked,”
said the Pontiff, “how frequently
In the struggles she has undergone
in the course of the centuries, her
adversaries started out with im
pressive victories, whereas her de
fenders seemed overwhelmed by
storms of persecution and suffer
ing in order, it would seem, that
they give credit not to themselves
and to human prudence for ulti
mate victory but rather to divine
power. Thus, we are sure, belov
ed Bishops, priests, religious and
laymen who in our time endure
death, prison, torture and exile
for your loyalty to Christ and His
Church, that your suffering too will
hear fruit some day.” And then
mindful of the shining example of
St. Gregory VII in this fidelity to
God. His Holiness continued, that
Divine Providence permitted Greg
ory “to die in exile, humiliated, de
feated. in apparent destruction of
his work. But not for long after
his death, he was seen to be the
true victor in the struggle for the
Church's freedom. Obstacles were
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out and attained, at least in their es
sentials.”
In the second of thes talks, His
Holiness again exalting the idea of
trusting in God, carefully cited an
other example for us in the beau
tiful simple life of St. Theresa of
the Child Jesus. “While peoples
and social classes,” he said, “are
distrustful of one another and vie
with one another for economic and
political preponderance, Thereas
of the Child Jesus appears with
empty hands: fortune, honor, influ
ence, temporal efficiency—none of
these things attracts her, nothing
claims her attention but God alone
and His Kingdom. But in return,
the Lord has taken her into His
House and confided His secrets to
her. He has revealed to her all
these those things He has conceal
ed from the wise and powerful."
What better solace could be had
for those millions of poor unfortu
nate Vietnamese, most of whom
share our Faith, and what greater
ray of hope could be realized by
the countless other millions al
ready long enslaved than that be
found in these words of the Holy
Father. We must trust in God. But
important as these words are for
the enslaved, they are even more
important for the men in whose
hands rests the destiny of the re
maining free world. We cannot, we
must not have another Mendes-
France whose main aim seems to
have been the attainment of his
own personal goals. What we need
are men imbued with a full confi
dence in God, completely convinc
ed of ultimate victory. In Indo
china, the hammer and sickle have
won another victory. Under God
we trust that they have not won
the final victory.
—(STANDARD AND TIMES).
Many Nations Have Benefited
From Labors of Archbishop
During 25 Years as a Bishop
‘NOT COMICS BUT TRAGIES”
The members of the National
Council of Juvenile Court Judges
are probably in a better position
than any other lay group lo know
the cause of juvenile delinquency.
At their national convention at
Colorado Springs in recent days,
they denounced “horror” magazines
and “so-called” comic hooks as the
root of much of the evil. A resolu
tion adopted by the convention
said:
“Comic books and horror maga
zines depicting crime, sadism, vul
gar sex and horror scenes contrib
ute toward the moral breakdown of
our children today (and are) caus
ing an increase in delinquency (and
are) often responsible for the i rim-
inal in adult life . . .
“These are not comics but
“Tragics”, resulting in act of vio
lence, armed robbery, rape, torture
and even homicide. We daily see
the tragic and pltifui consequences
of these vicious and y.!e publica
tions which now condition the
minds of our children.”
Msgr. Thomas J. Fitzgerald of
Chicago, editor of the National Or
ganization for Decent Liteiature
list of “Publications disapproved”
told the Chicago Youth Coir mis
sion that these objectionable com
ics “destroy patriotism, respect for
authority, tile sanctity of family
life, and the sacredness of. religion.
They emphasize crime, sex sadism
and perversion. A youth who reads
this type of publication as a steady
diet cannot help but develop a bad
behavior pattern predicated an a
false sense of values.” ,
The National Council of Juve
nile Court Judge calls for action on
federal, state and local levels to
' outlaw, curtail and prohibit the
publication, disseminata m and dis
tribution of such public lie,ns.”
How many more crimes of pas
sion up to and including murder of
innocent children, traceable to per
sons with minds warped by such
literature, must we have before
our lawmakers take the obviously
necessary action?
—(CATHOLIC NEWS).
Washington Letter
(Continued from Page Four)
members country by country, in
stead of accepting them en masse.
Secretary Dulles told news that
he might introduce a resolution in
the UN Assembly this Fall, asking
that consideration of Red China's
application for membership be put
off indefinitely. He said a two-
thirds votes ot the Assembly sus
tained a like proposal last year.
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
j Twenty-five years ago. Bishop
! Gerald P. O’Hara was consecrated
j. as Auxiliary to the late Cardinal
j Dougherty of Philadelphia where
j he served until 1935. In that year
he was named ninth Bishop of Sa
vannah. Two years later his title
j was changed to that of Bishop of
Savannah-Atlanta.
In 1947 he was appointed Regent
: of the Apostolic Nunciature in
Bucharest, Rumania, where he re-
1 mained until his expulsion by the
Red regime in July, 1950. Soon
afterwards the personal title of
Rome Laymen
Hear Plea for
Rural Catholics
ROME, Ga.—The Catholic Lay
men's Association of Rome, Ga.,
held its regular monthly meeting
on July 9, at St. Mary's School.
The Association was greatly hon
ored to have as a visitor for the
evening Sister Peter Claver of The
Missionary Servants of The Bless
ed Trinity. The origin and purposes
of her order were described by
Sister as well as her present mis
sion in Rural Georgia of teaching
Catholic Doctrine, recovering fal-
len-away Catholics-, and instruct
ing the Non-Catholic partner of
mixed marriages. A particularly
difficult problem, for which Sister
Peter Claver asked the help of the
Laymen's Association, is that of
the rural family with no Catholic
contacts whose social life is very
closely associated with that of their
non-Catholic friends and neigh
bors.
Social activities, particularly
those for children, are frequently
under the auspices of various reli
gious denominations. The problem
was referred to the Prayer Com
mittee and it was also decided to
ask the Laymen’s Association to
extend friendship and help to rural
Catholic families wherever it is
found that this piroblem exists.
Plans were completed for a lend
ing library to meet the many re
quests for reading and reference
material. The book shelf, starting
with fifty books, will be installed
in the vestibule of St. Mary’s
Church. Father Patrick Connell,
Pastor of St. Mary's, will bless the
entire library project so that as
a Sacramental, it may be an ad
ditional source of grace for all who
assist or use it.
FATHER MURTHA 3. BOYLAN,
S.3., longtime professor of philoso
phy ait Xavier University and for
mer president of John Carroll Uni
versity, Cleveland, died of * heart
attack at the age of 79.
Archbishop was conferred on him.
In November 1951 he was appoint,-,
ed Papal Nuncio to Ireland, where
he served, until his appointment
last month as Apostolic Delegate to
Great Britain.
The Diocese of Savannah-Atlan-
ta has seen perhaps its greatest
growth during the eighteen years
since the Installation of Gerald P.
O'Hara as Ninth Bishop of Savan
nah. During this period the Catho
lic population of the Dioce~e has
jumped from 19,000 in 1935 to al
most 35,000 in 1954. An increase of
almost 100%.
These fruitful years have s»en
the erection of a Co-Cathedral in
Atlanta. This is a unique situation
for a diocese but it can well be,un
derstood when one considers the
unusually large area it embraces.-
The distance between the two
Cathedrals being well over 300
miles.
There has ben an impressive rec
ord of progress. New Parishes have:
been established, and new churches
built in many places. New schools
have been opened, a new St. Mary’s
Home was built in Savannah. Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Free Can
cer Home was opened in Atlanta,
and a Colored Clinic opened in
the same city. Athens. Augusta,
and Columbus have been given
Catholic Hospitals, additions made
to ones in Atlanta and Savannah.
Many Religious orders of priests
and Nuns have come to labor in
Georgia at the request of His Ex
cellency. Religious vacation schools
were established. A diocesan Coun
cil of the National Council of Cath
olic Women came into being, the
work of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia, of the
Knights of Columbus, the Saint
Vincent de Paul Society, Catholic
Youth Organizations and other
groups have flourished under Arch
bishop O’Hara,
His Excellency inspired thq^gen-
erosity Of the clergy and laity to
support the Confraternity of the
Laity and the Catholic Charities
of the Diocese, and as a means of
enlightening Catholics and non-
Catholics regarding the teachings
of the Catholic Church, he estab
lished the Catholic Evidence Guild.
The years which have parsed
since Archbishop O’Hara came fa
Georgia have indeed been an era
of unprecedented spiritual de
velopment and material progress
for the Church in this state. Those
who were familiar with his accom
plishments were not surprised that
His Holiness Pope Pius XII would
entrust to the Bishop of Savan-
nah-Atlanta the positions of great
trust and large responsibility of
beiqg Regent of tiie Apostolic
Nunciature in Romania, Papal:
Nuncio to Ireland, and Apostolic
Delegate to Great Britain.
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