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i PAGE 6—The Southern Cross, January 26, 1963 St. James Council MAJOR D. REIDMcFEELEY, son of MR. AND MRS. DAN McFEELEY of Savannah, was in that city recently assisting in working out details for the smooth transition of Hunter Air Force Base (Sav’h.) from SAC '^(Strategic Air Command) to MATS (Military Air Transport Service). The major, a 1937 graduate of Benedicting Mili tary School (Sav’h.) is assis tant air installations officer on the staff of the 8th Air Force at Westover, Mass. . .FRAN CIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN, Cardinal-Archbishop of New York, recently prayed at a cross on the Berlin wall where a young refugee was killed trying to escape. The 73-year-old pre late visited the East-West Ber lin border immediately after his arrival there by air from West Germany on his 12th trip overseas to spend Christmas with American servicemen. This year’s trip carried him all around the globe. . .FRANK DOWNING was elected presi dent of the Benedictine Class of 1941 at the group's annual reunion held recently. Chosen to serve with him for the com ing year were WILLIAM DO YLE vice - president; and MI CHAEL J. GANNAM, sec retary-treasurer . . . Former Savannahian MARY KEATING FLOYD is doing special work in the offices of Representa tive G. ELLIOTT HAGAN in Washington, D. C. A former editor of the Sunday Magazine section of the SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS, she is now living in Alexandria, Va., with her husband, PICOT FLOYD, who is now executive assistant to the city manager of Alex andria. When in Savannah, Picot was director of the Savannah Historical Society. . .ADULT INQUIRY CLASSES begin for the second time this year on Tuesday, February 5th. The classes, which will be held weekly on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:00 are opened to Catholics.-as well as non- Catholics who are interested in increasing their knowledge of the Church. The meetings are held in the CATHEDRAL DAY SCHOOL Cafetorium (Sav’h.). . Over twenty persons attended the last session of the Adult Inquiry Classes and six per sons were received into the Church. . .FR. LUKE BAIN, O. S. B., faculty member of Benedictine Military School (Sav’h.) is conducting a Bible Study Class in the evenings Those interested might contact Father at Adams 2-0792. The St. Bernard College Ad ministration has named S. J (BUDDY) THOMAS, JR., Acting Publicity Director of the Col lege last fall. The son of MR. AND MRS. S. J. THOMAS, SR. of Savannah Beach, he will con trol the news releases of the College. . .JOHN R. SCHERER, JR., student for the diocesan priesthood at St. John Vianney Seminary (Sav’h.) informs us, via THE PIONEER, bi-monthly publication of the seminary, that Latin is far from a dead language at St. John’s. Not only spoken in class, it is also used at lunch everyday in asking for food and for carrying on table conversation. . .BLESSED SA CRAMENT CHURCH (Sav’h.) wishes to announce a mission to be conducted by a Vincentian Father from Opelika, Alabama, will begin on February 3. NEWMAN CLUB directors and members are reminded of the Southeastern Convention to be held this year at Florida State University (Talahassee) on the 1, 2, and 3 of February. Send news articles to Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree P. O. Box 180, Savannah, Ga. Atheists Would Have Been Shocked PALM BEACH, Fla., (NC) The selection of His Holiness Pope John XXIII as Time mag azine’s man of the year shows that religion has become “in tensely relevant’’ to the 20th century, Bishop John J. Wright of Pittsburgh said here. Bishop Wright said such 19th century agnostics and atheists as French writer Ernest Re nan would have thought it “ab surd’’ to suppose “that the Pope of Rome, smack in the middle pf the 20th century and at the ening of the space age, would chosen man of the year by trictly secular news weekly orldwide circulation.’’ Installs Officers SAVANNAH - Highlight of the January meeting of the St. James Parish Council was the installation of officers for 1963. Installing officer was the Rt. Rev. Msgr. JohnD. Toomey, pastor. New officers are Mrs. C. McElveen, President; Mrs. James Head, Vice-President; Mrs. H. R. Beville, Secretary; and Mrs. R. M. Laird, Trea surer. Outgoing officers received praise from Monsignor Toomey “for work conscientiously and well done.’’ They are Mrs. J. M. Schroder, Mrs. E. G. Brickner, and Mrs: Mel Prouty. Citing the work of officers and members who served on committee assignments last year Msgr. Toomey said, “Their accomplishments dur ing the past year clearly show the type of work they can do and should do as members of the Church. He also expressed, “mydeep appreciation at the large turnout for our recent Savannah Dean ery meeting at St. Simon’s.” “This is what makes the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women go forward and gain greater insight into the purpose of the Church and its workers,” he said. Monsignor Toomey also pre sented a gift from the Parish Council to Mrs. Schroder, out going president. St. Vmcenfs Alumnae Cook-Out SAVANNAH - The members of the St. Vincent’s Alumnae Association enjoyed a cook- out at their January meeting with the Class of ’47 as host. Mrs. C. E. McKenzie, Jr. president, announced that the annual Communion breakfast would be held on Sunday, March 31st and Mrs. J. E. Corcoran would serve as chairman. The project for the year will be a Fashion Show in April and com mittee chairmen for this affair will be disclosed at a later date by Mrs. McKenzie. Sisters M. Fidelis and M. Jean, R.S.M. spoke briefly to the members on the plans of the association for the com ing year. Four workmen at Duchesne College, .Omaha, spent more than 100 hours during evenings and weekends to produce a wooden crucifix for the nuns of the school. Nearly 1,000 separate designs went in the making of the crucifix which is made entirely of plywood. Shown with the crucifix above are: (from left to right) John Schwery, Karl Kohlert, Maurice DeVos, and Frank Wageman. (NC Photos) New Chapel For Americas Ground was blessed and bro ken late this past fall in the Vista Heights section of Ameri- cus' for the construction of a new chapel to replace the old Chapel of St. Jerome which was lost through urban renewal. When completed it will be dedi cated to the patronage' of St. Martin de Porres. Paul Bush is the contractor from Ameri- cus; Benjamin Ritzert of Sav annah is the architect. The chapel is being built through diocesan mission funds. Much of the furnishing will depend upon donations. Anyone wishing to send an alms toward the furnishing of this little chapel might address it to Chapel of St. Martin de Porres, P. O. Box 198, Americus, Ga. Each dona tion will be gratefully acknow ledged by the Franciscan Fa thers in charge. Time Grows Short! WASHINGTON (NC) - A re minder has been issued that aliens in this country must re port their addresses and other data during January to avoid possible fines, imprisonment or deportation. The reminder was given by Bruce Mohler, director of the Department of Immigration, ,National Catholic Welfare Con ference, who pointed out that the registration is required under the 1952 Immigration and Na turalization Law. There are 3,128,765 alien residents in the United States subject to registration, he said. Exemptions are granted only to persons with diplomatic sta tus, those serving certain inter national organizations, and farm workers temporarily ad mitted to the country. The requirement applies to all other aliens in this country temporarily, as well as to those who have been admitted for permanent residence but have not been naturalized. The registration card is available at post offices and is to be returned in person, not by mail, Mr. Mohler said. In formation required includes name, alien registration num ber or that of the temporary entry permit, U.S. address, place and date of birth, resi dence status, place and date of admission to this country, and citizenship.. "RED DEAN” RESIGNS LONDON, (NC) - Anglican Dean Hewlett Johnson of Canterbury, known as the ‘Red Dean” for his frequent expres sion of leftist views, has an nounced his resignation at the age of 88. Dean Johnson, whose resignation will become effec tive at the end of May, said he will remain active in politics. Education Gap In Russia Cited HILLSIDE, N.J. - Education in Russia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be in the American press, according to a Catholic youth leader just back from a two- month trip in the Soviet Union. Unquestionably, Russia “is ahead in science and languag es,” said Richard J. O’Neill, 22, a former regional and na tional office holder in the Na tional Federation of Catholic College Students. “But,” O’Neill said, “their facilities are inferior to ours and the average person goes to school for only eight or 11 years.” Now a management trainee with a New York bank, he said he was particularly disturbed by one aspect of the Soviet ed ucational system: the manner in which a youngster’s career is mapped out for him, often by the time he is seven years old. If a child lives near a tex tile factory because his father works there, O’Neill explained, he will begin specializing in school, learning to work a cer tain machine in the 6th or 7th grade. The odds are small, he said, that the child will ever have the chance to do anything in life but operate a machine in the factory down the street. O’Neill traveled some 10,000 miles inside Russia, holding frequent discussions with com munist youth leaders. A 1962 graduate of Seton Hall Univer sity, South Orange, N.J., he made the trip with three other members of the Young Adult Council, New York, of which he is vice chairman. The delegates made headlines in the U.S. in December when they criticized the Soviet Un ion for striking the Siberian city of Novosibirsk from their itinerary. The group was upset, he said, because the itin erary had been mapped out and approved 18 months earlier. “It is difficult to say why they didn’t want us to go there,” he said. “They claimed it is a so-called strategic city. We knew it was a science city; we wanted to go there chiefly to see the fine university there. When we said we didn’t know much about science, they simply said that Americans are not allowed in Novosibirsk, and that was that.” What they were allowed to see during their trip were the big cities, such as Moscow and Len ingrad, small villages of collec tive farms, rapidly growing Siberian towns, and rugged pioneer settlements being carv ed out of wild virgin land by young people O’Neill compared to Peace Corpsmen. Paraded proudly before them, he said, were an endless suc cession of dams, apartment houses, factories and “Pioneer Palaces,” where children aged FIRES RAZES CATHOLIC SCHOOL - As flames shot high into sky, firemen battled to control a multi-alarm blaze that destroyed St. Elizabeth’s school in Philadel phia. Two firemen were killed when a wall fell on a fire truck. Flying glass and bricks reportedly in jured several spectators watching the four-story building" burn; 500 persons were evacuated from homes near the school. - (NC Photos) “THE CHURCH AND POLITICS” It is true that there have been cases of “clerical inter ference” in the temporal field, but they are limited to the pri vate initiative of individuals — ecclesiastics or laymen - - who take advantage of the au thority with which perhaps they are invested. Such actions have always been condemned by the pope. PAPAL, PASTORAL AND POLITICAL METHODS As head of the Church, the pope is not a temporal soverign, but a spiritual and moral head. Politics, economy, sociology do not of themselves belong to his jurisdiction. But his action in these fields is fully justified, as we have explained, when tem poral questions present certain moral aspects that refer to guardianship of the Faith and morals and the preservation of peace and order in the world. The pope, by divine mandate, has the duty of expounding the principles of divine right and of natural private and internation al right, that regulate the nor mal development and func tioning of the social order on the basis of justice and charity. Now the pope fulfills such a lofty mandate with the help of appropriate meahs that have an important influence on the indi vidual and public conduct that thus might also have influence on the course of political events. These means can be distin guished as pastoral or political means, according to the nature of the pontifical action. Their source, however, is always the same supreme spiritual author ity, wisely exercised in view of the circumstances of time, place, need and opportunity, and looking only to the aim of the interests of the Faith and mor als. The most important pastor al means are: 1) The exercise of suprem acy: The Roman pontiff, as the successor of St. Peter, has not only a supremacy of honor but also, and particularly, the su preme and full power of juris diction over the Universal Church in matters of faith and morals and in everything that pertains to- the government and to the discipline of the Church. 2) The issuance of encyclical letters and other pontifical doc uments: Expounded in these are the principles that are to guide Catholics in relation to the par ticular spiritual, political, ecu menic and social problem un der discussion, in the light of the Faith and custom. The so cial encyclicals issued by the papacy are of extreme inter est and offer an impressive testimonial to the keenness and clearsightedness of the popes. The conflicts and problems that have affected national and international relations in the last 90 years were foreseen tens of years before by the pon tiffs, and had those at the gov ernment helm welcomed their teachings and admonishments at the opportune time, we can well think that the course of politi cal history would have been dif ferent. 3) The action of the hierarchy and of the clergy: To them is entrusted the execution of pon tifical directives throughout the world. Catholics the world over bear a docile, ready and loyal submission to the pope as uni versal pastor. 4) The activity of the Catholic laity: Catholic laymen can and should exercise a beneficent in fluence in every sector of pub lic life, devoting themselves thoroughly in behalf of the appli cation of Christian principles of the purpose of insuring peace and order in the world. As Pius XII was wont to repeat, the Catholic layman must rise from his lethargy and make his good influence felt in public matters, by making use of his right to vote, by pledging himself in political life, by assuming civ il duties of high responsibil ity, and in many other ways. He who leads a,good person al life is not worthy of praise if he remains indifferent and re signed to the evils of commun ity life, while the social, econ omic and political orders are falling under the dominion of powers that want to destroy them. Participation in political life is equivalent to perfor ing a duty of social charity. For this reason Catholics are obliged to do their best to bring about prosperity and peace in their own countries, always imbuing with true Christian spirit the customs and institutions of po litical and social life. By rea son of their principles they, in fact, are more than ever obliged to bring integrity and zeal to the handling of af fairs whereas by keeping them selves aloof they facilitate the way to power of men whose opin- Following is part three of a 3-part translation of an ad dress on “The Church and Politics” made to newspapermen at the Vatican Secretariat of State on November 9 by Msgr. Igino Cardinale, Chief of Protocol. Msgr. Cardinale says'that when overriding spiritual or moral questions are at stake in the political sphere or when a group of nations “unanimously” seek the good offices of the Holy See as med iator, the Vatican is bound to enter the area of temporal politics always maintaining a nonpartisan attitude. ions do not offer much hope for the good of the state, which furthermore would result in de triment to religion. The principal political means are: 1) Pontifical diplomacy: This is aimed at regulating the mutal relations between Church and State for the purpose of main taining a peaceful harmony be tween the two powers and thus promoting the religious, moral and social well-being of peoples. The primary end of pontifical diplomacy includes all those questions that involve the moral aspect of society and to all efforts intended to favor peaceful collaboration be tween states. 2) The exercise of arbitration among nations: In the Middle Ages the pope was called as arbiter to solve questions of conflict between nations. Even after the suppression of the pa pal states in 1870 and at the request of the interested coun tries, the papacy acted as the arbiter for the peaceful solu tion of numerous particular controversies of a political na ture. It is important to point out in this respect that ac cording to the Holy See, in re lation to the sovereignty that pertains to it also in the inter national field, states as fol lows: It wishes to remain and will remain foreign to temporal competitions between other states and the international con gresses called for such pur pose, unless the contending par ties make a joint appeal to its mission of peace, reserving to itself the right in any case to make its moral and spiri tual power known. For this reason, Vatican City will al ways and in every case be con sidered as neutral and invio lable territory. As shown clearly by its con duct, the Holy See has neither the desire nor finds it appro priate to take part directly in the political life of nations, detaching itself from the above mentioned article, in the draft ing of which, as is know, certain local Italian political circumstances were prevalent. If the contending parties make a unanimous appeal to its in tervention as a disinterested arbitrator, the Holy See reser ves to itself the right to inter vene, taking into account the overriding interests of the pub lic welfare. In any case, the Holy See does not intend to undergo any limitation in the exercise of its mission in the face of the multiform internat ional problems that torment the world and that involve the teach ing authority and ministry of the pope as a spiritual function. 3) Concordants: The specific object of such treaties may belong to’the spiri tual, liturgical, educational, economic or social order.Usu- ally, they embrace the “mixed matters,” in which Church and State, respectively, have great interest, such as questions re lating to the celebration of mar riage and its consequences; to education; to the civil effects of spiritual acts; to the division of ecclesiastical districts; to economic questions; to the ap pointment of bishops and of other ecclesiastical authori ties; to the establishment of religious orders; to eccles iastical property. Concordats are concluded ac cording to the provisions and practice of international law with any well-disposed state, regardless of the religion of the majority of its population and of those who govern the people. They do not indicate any approval of the particular form of government with which they are being thus their vali dity continues also after the fall of the government which nego tiated the concordat. 4) The participation of the Holy See in the activity of international organizations: Since early times the Holy See has encouraged inter national collaboration for the attainment and maintenance of a just and lasting peace and for the improvement of conditions of human society. More recent popes have often illustrated the principles on which internation al organizations must be found ed to avoid the defects and faults of the past and to be truly effective in the preservation of international order, accord ing to justice and equity. The popes have never con cealed their favor for forms of joint collaborations such as the League of Nations first, and then the United Nations. But they did not make a mystery of their apprehension about the difficulties experienced by such organizations in the attempt to reach an understanding, or be cause of the lack of effective ness of the guarantees for se curity at times offered by them. The Holy See, nevertheless, is not a member of the U.N. Its task is not to~feolve the political, economic and com mercial conflicts of states.Nor could it engage, as the Char ter of the U.N. demands, juri dically and politically in inter national coercion against a member state guilty of having violated the U.N. pact. The sov ereignty of the Holy See must stand apart from purely poli tical quarrels and from the temporal competitions of St3t6 S It appears clearly from what has been explained that “the Church is not and does not wish to be a political power that aims at political purposes to be attained through political means. She is a religious and moral power, whose conpetence extends over the entire reli gious and moral field, that in turn embraces the entire ac tivity of man considered in him self and in society, free and responsible. She has always considered the seriousness and delicacy of her universal mission in the face of the demands of politics, which are often quite urgent. Her teachings are aimed at recalling to the mind of those who govern and of those who are governed the supreme principles of re ligion, of justice, equity and charity, so easily forgotten under the pressure of contin gent interests. Her action aims at establishing peace not only between man and God and one’s own conscience, but between all nations. “On this earth we have the duty to favor the peaceful evo lution of peoples that recog nizes the rights of others, even when this implies personal limitations and renunciations,” as the reigning Pontiff, John XXIII, said in expressing the •wish that men of different origin may offer the world a spectacle of loyal collaboration, of reciprocal integration of va rious energies and interests: all unanimously aspiring to the common good and to the ele vation of the people. The Pope wishes that the Se cond Vatican Ecumenical Coun cil collaborate particularly in this work in order, as the Pope hopes, “in the doctrinal struc ture and in the pastoral action that it promotes, it may ex press the desires of peoples and travel the path that Provi dence has marked for everyone, so as to cooperate in the triumph of peace and render more noble, more just and de serving for everyone this ter restrial existence.” “The bishops, shepherds of the flock of Christ from every nation under heaven,” (Cf. Acts, 2,5) will recall the concept of peace not only in its negative expression, which is a detesta tion of armed conflicts; but more so in its positive require ments, that ask of every man constant knowledge and practice of his own duties, hierarchy, harmony and service of the spiritual values, open to every one, possession and employ ment of the forces of nature and of technique exclusively for the purpose of elevation of the spiritual and economic tenor of the life of the peoples. “Coexistence, coordination and integration with very noble aims, that are echoed in inter national assemblies, induce hope and instill courage. "The council will want to ex alt, in manners even more sol emn, the most profound appli cations of brotherhood and love, which are natural requirements of man, between people and people.” This is the spirit of the Church in the cordial, gener ous and constant exercise of its lofty mandate, and particu larly when the needs of a higher order direct her maternal and vigilant attention to the politi cal field, in which, no less than elsewhere, the “Ecclesia Christi” must shine like the “lumen gentium” (light of na tions) to the health, gladness and splendor of all countries. 6 to 16 are taught dancing, sing ing woodworking, sewing, mechanics and atheism. Stock issues that came up at discussions with communist youth leaders, O’Neill said, were Cuba, racial segrega tion in the U.S., unemployment, communist youth festivals and why the U.S. won’t participate in them, the exchange program between the two nations, litera ture, American television and movies and delinquency. “They know all the bad points there are about us,” he said. “But they refuse to acknowledge any flaw in their own system. The strongest self-criticism they leveled was that progress was being impeded by bureau cracy.” There was no protest by Rus sians whom he met against the blackout of intellectual contact with the West, he said. They ra tionalize that it would be harm ful to read the western press because it advocates war. O'Neill was impressed with Russia’s building progress, al though he commented that “they don’t seem to be able to make cement yet — buildings that are three years old are terribly cracked already.” However, he said, * ‘you have to give them credit. Housing is what they need most and that’s what they are rushing to give the people.” t^outh s. op e Many teen-agers at the CYO Convention were so impressed with Miss Joan Martin’s talk, that we thought it might be a good idea to print a short sum mary of it. This will benefit also the youths who were unable to attend the convention. Allow me to present to you an atheist and a Christian. Which do you prefer—the athe ist who says there is no God { and lives accordingly, or the so-called Christian who claims he believes in God, yet lives as if there were None? In order to be a true person, we must be all the way in what we do. We can’t be halfway. We must know who we are and what we stand for and live accordingly. If we say we are Christian, we must be fully aware of what this means and our lives must be witnesses to this. We learn our Christian prin ciples in class, but do they really have an impact on our lives as teenagers? There is ) such a stress on clothes, pop ularity, and a good time that it is sometimes difficult for us to be Christian. We are often confronted with an unchristian situation. Who is there but us to assume the responsibility for change? A self-centered Christian is a contradiction of terms. We' cannot live in our own little world but must go outtoothers.j Christ wasn’t only concerned about laws and rules but about people. This is where YCS— Young Christian Students— 1 come into play. YCS is a means to inspire and train Christian teenagers to face realistically and to combat the pagan influ ences and customs of our teen- v age surroundings through or ganized cooperative action. The two-fold purpose of YCS is to develop Christian leaders and bring about a Christian influ ence on the various areas of teenage activity. The YCS is built on the principle that Christian leaders -- student 1 apostles—are formed through action. The emphasis is on small groups in which everyone has an opportunity to express himself. The ap proach is based on reality: finding out what is going on, what it should be, and then what we can do about it. YCS finds us no longer merely con cerned with ourselves; we begin to see more of what’s going on and then to act. Teenagers alone will affect the teenage world. Christ must become a reality in the hangout, on the dancefloor, and at the drive-in . . .and teenagers are the ones who can do this! Many of the faithful in the colony, the Bishop said, are "new Christians whom we must defend against the dangers of indifferentism. The variety of Christian denominations mush rooming here has puzzled non believers. We would not be true to our mission if we did not proclaim that Jesus founded but one Church and that He wanted His Church to remain one.”