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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FEBRUARY IS, 1957.
ST. JOHN’S CCD DISCUSSES
"THE SUMMA”
The Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine of St. John’s Parish met
- at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Walton. Father Joseph Dreham
presided and the topic for “open”
discussion was: “WHETHER THE
MATTER OF CHRIST’S BODY
SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN
FROM A WOMAN?”—taken from
the “Summa” by St. Thomas Aqu-
ias.
The first objection raised was:
“It would seem that the matter of
Christ’s body should not have
been taken from a woman. For
the male sex is more noble than
the female. But it was most suit
able that Christ should assume
that which is perfect in human
nature. Therefore it seems that
He should not have taken flesh
from a woman but rather from
man: just as Eve was formed
from the rib of a man.
The second objection raised
was: “Further, whoever is con
ceived of a woman in shut up in
her womb. But it ill becomes God,
who fills heaven and earth, as is
written Jer. xxiii.24, to be
shut up within the narrow limits
of the womb. Therefore it seems
that He should not have been
conceived of a woman.
And still a third objection rais
ed was: “Further, those who are
conceived of a woman contract a
certain uncleanness: as it is
written (Job xxx.4): Can man be
justified compared with God? or
he that is born of a woman ap
pear clean? But it was unbecom
ing that any uncieanness should
be in Christ: for He is the Wis
dom of God, of whom it is written
( Wisd.-vii.25) that no defiled thing
cometh into her. Therefore, it does
not seem right that He should
have flesh from a woman.
In reply to Objection One. —
The male sex is. more noble than
the female, and for this reason
He took human nature in the
male sex. But lest the female sex
should be despised, it was fitting
the He should take flesh of a
woman: Hence Augustine says (De
Agone Christ, xi): Men, despise
not yourselves: The Son of God
becamq a man: despise not your
selves, women; the Son of God
was born of a woman.
In reply to Objection two: —
'Augutines thus (Contra Faust,
xxiii) replies to Faustus, who urg
ed this objection: By no means,
says he, does the Catholic Faith
which believes that Christ the
Son of God was born of a virgin,
according to the flesh, suppose
that thfe same Son of God was so
shut up in His Mother’s womb, as
to cease to be elsewhere, as;
though He no longer continued to
govern heaven and earth and as
though He had withdrawn Him- 1
self from the Father. But you,
Manic-beans, being of a mind that
admits of nought but material j
images, are utterly unable to
grasp these things. For, as he I
again says (Ep. ad Volus. c-xxxvi), I
it belongs to the sense of man to
form conceptions only through!
tangible bodies, none of which can j
be entire everywhere, because
they must of necessity be diffus-|
ed through their innumerable
parts in various places — Far!
otherwise is the nature of the j
soul from that of the body: how
much more God, the |
soul and body! . . . He is able to;
be entire everywhere, and to be j
contained in, no place. He is able
to come without moving from the
place where He was; and to go
without leaving the spot whence ;
He came.
In reply to Objection Three:—■
There is no uncleanness in the
conception of man from a woman,
as far as this is the work of God:,
wherefore it is written (Actsx,15):
That which God hath cleansed do
not thou call common, i.e. un
clean. There is, however, a cer
tain uncleanness therein, result
ing from sin, as far as lustful de
sire accompanies conception by
sexual union. But this was not
:he case with Christ. But if there
were any uncleanness therein,
The Word of God would not have
been sullied thereby, for He is
utterly unchangeable. Wherefore
Augustine says (Contra Quinque
Haereses,v): God saith, the Crea
tor of man: What is it that
'roubles thee in My Birth? I was
not conceived by lustful desire. I
made Myself a mother of whom
to be born. If the sun’s rays can
dry up the filth in the drain, and
yet not be defiled: much more
can the Splendor of eternal light
cleanse whatever it shines upon,
but Itself cannot be sullied.
However the final reply comes
from St. Thomas Aquinas, who
sums it all up thusly: I answer
that, Although the Son of God
could have taken flesh from
whatever matter He willed, it
was nevertheless most becoming
that He should take flesh, from a
woman. First because in this way
the entire human nature was en
nobled. Hence Augustine says
(QQ. lxxxiii, qu. II): It was suit
able that man’s liberation should
be made manifest in both sexes.
Consequently, since it behooved
a man, being of the nobler sex, to
assume, it was becoming that the
liberation of the female sex
should be manifested in that man
being born of a woman. Secondly,
because thus the truth of the In
carnation is made evident. Where
fore, Ambrose says (DE Incarn.
vi): Thou shalt find in Christ many
things both natural and super
natural. In accordance with na
ture He was within the womb,
viz. of a woman’s body: but it was
above nature that a virgin should
conceive and give birth: that
thou mightest believe that He was
God, who was renewing nature;
and that He was man who, ac
cording to nature, was being born
of a man. And Augustine says
(Ep. ad Volus. cxxxii): If Al
mighty God had created a man
formed otherwise than in a moth
er’s womb, and had suddenly pro
duced him to sight . . . would He
nob have strengthened an errone
ous opinion, and made it imposs
ible for us to believe that He
had become a true man? And
whilst He is doing all things
wondrously, would He have taken
away that which He accomplished
in mercy? But now. He, the me
diator between God and man. has
so shown Himself, that, uniting
both natures in the unity of one
Pex-son, He has given a dignity to
ordinary by extraordinary things,
and tempered the extraordinary
by the ordinary. Thirdly, because
in this fashion the begetting of
man is accomplished in every va
riety of manner. For the first
man was made from the slime of
the earth, without the concurence
of man or woman: Eve was made
of man. but not of woman. So that
this fourth manner remained as
it were proper to Christ, that He
should be made of a woman with
out the concurrence of a man.
Parishioners! Did you know
that each and everyone of you,
men and women alike are poten
tial members of the CCD? So
why not become an active one and
join us next Tuesday evening at
8 p.m. at 201 Colorado Avenue,
Hapeville or if this is inconveni
ent we have another Discussion
Club every Sunday following the
8:30 a.m. Mass in the School cafe
teria under the leadership of Mrs.
Annual Retreat
At Sacred Heart
BELMONT—The Annual Re
treat at Sacred Heart Junior Col
lege and Sacred Heart Academy
n Belmont opened on February
L5 and closed with a Mass on the
morning of the 18th.
The retreat was conducted by
Rev. Paul J. Loeffler, C. M. Fol
lowing his ordination in 1939
Father Loeffler was a missionary
to China for eleven years, being
finally expelled by the Commun
ists in December of 1951. After
four years of parish work at the
Church of the Holy Family in
Lanett, Alabama, he was appoint
ed last August as Pastor and Su
perior at Our Lady of the Miracu
lous Medal Church in Greensboro,
North Carolina.
Father Loeffler’s mother was
chosen as the Catholic Mother of
the Year in 1949. In his family
there are eleven children, six
girls and five boys. The boys are
all priests—three are Vincentian
Fathers and two are Jesuits. One
girl became a Daughter of Chari
ty.
K. €. CLASS
HONORS
FR. LENK
AUGUSTA — A special initi
ation for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd de
grees was held Sunday February
i 10th. by the Patrick Walsh Coun-
I cil No 677 Knights of Columbus,
Augusta, Georgia.
The class of 55 members had
45 candidates from nearby Fort
Gordon.
The class was named in honor
of Father Lasalle E. Kenk, a
member of the Council and a mil
itary chaplain at Fort Gordon.
Father Lenk has taken an ac
tive part in the activities of the
Knights of Columbus since com
ing to Fort Gordon and Augusta
18 months ago.
Services For
Mrs. Bergen
SAVANNAH, Ga — Funeral
services for Mrs. Hildegarde Blake
Bergen were held February 1st.,
at the Sacred Heart Church with
a requiem Mass, celebrated by the
j Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNa
mara assisted by Rev. Terence
Kernan, O.S.B. pastor of the Sacr
ed Heart Church, Rev. Thomas A.
Brennan, pastor of the Blessed
Sacrament Church and Rev. Tho
mas H. Payne of St. Michael’s
Church at Savannah Beach.
WILLIAM S. FARGO
SERVICES HELD
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Funeral serv
ices for William Seward Fargo
were held February 5th at the
Sacred Heart Church, Rev. Peter
F. O’Donnell officiating.
Survivors are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William D. Fargo.
Funeral Services For
Otto Klingenberg, Sr.
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral serv
ices for Mr. Otto Klingenberg
were held February 2nd at the
Immaculate Conception Church,
Rev. Harold J. Rainey officiating.
Survivors are Mr. and Mrs.
Kurt Hertwig, Decatur; Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Klingenberg, Mr. Ot
to Hertwig and great-grandchil
dren.
Dorothy Smith. Hope to see you
next meeting!
Sincerely,
MRS. N. MANTLE
Publicity Chairman
TRAGEDY AT 22 BELOW ZERO
Volunteer fire departments from as far away as 60 miles came
to save burning Red Cloud Hall at Holy Rosary Mission, Pine
Ridge, S. D. The fire, breaking out in bitter 22 below zero cold,
destroyed most of the top floor of the building, and reconstruction
will require great sacrifices at the mission. Nine Jesuit priests,
11 Brothers, 4 scholastics, and 17 Franciscan Sisters operate the
Sioux Indian school, having more than 500 students, all of whom
board at the institution. (NC Photos)
Mrs. Joseph Connolly
New President Of
Columbus Laymen
COLUMBUS — The Catholic
Laymen’s of Columbus held its
first meetirig of 1957 at the rec
tory, with President F. B. Miller
presiding.
Principal business of the meet
ing was the report of the Nomi
nating Committee which present
ed the following slate which was
unamiously elected: President,
Mrs. Joseph Connally; Vice presi
dent, Albert Eversman; Secretary,
Mrs. John Byrne; Treasui-er, Miss
Marjorie Zettler.
Plans were discussed for the
annual Communion Breakfast of
the Branch which is tentatively
set for Sunday, March 17th.
Following the business session
a discussion program based on
the “Radio Replies” series was
conducted.
ROGER MOORE
SERVICES HELD
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Funeral serv
ices for Roger M. Moore, were
held February 6th at the Sacred
Heart Church, Rev. Peter F.
O’Donnell officiating.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Moore of Augusta; four
nephews, J. G. Moore Jr., of Au
gusta, John T. Moore of Sharon,
Ga., Gray Burt of Moultrie and
Madison Griffin, and one niece,
Mrs. Walter Ingram 111 of Augus
ta.
Decatur Services For
William J. Mullen
DECATUR, Ga.—Funeral serv
ices for William J. Mullen were
held February 5th at St. Thomas
Moore Church, Rev. Thomas I.
Sheehan officiating.
Survivors are his wife: a son,
John Mullen, Decatur, and a
brother, Gordon Mullen, Atlanta.
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Mrs. Clinton Dwyer
Dies In Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Clinton F. Dwyer
were held January 28th at the
Cathedral of Christ the King.
Survivors are her husband;
daughter, Miss Mary Patricia
Dwyer, Atlanta; sons Paul J.
Dwyer, Chicago, and James F.
Dwyer, Hollywood, Calif.; sister,
Mrs. Arthur Deichsel, New, York
and four grandchildren.
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