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1 I I f * CLEVELAND, (NC)—Auxili ary Bishop Clarence E. Elwell of Cleveland told the Protestant ministerial association here that U. S. educators must make a thorough study of religious education throughout the world in order to deal with the pro blem of getting religion back into American public schools. Bishop Elwell took part in a three-faith dialogue on "Re ligion in Education" held at Old Stone Church, one of the oldest Protestant churches in down town Cleveland. Disagreeing with Bishop El well on the need for religious instruction in public schools were the other two panel mem bers: Irving Levine, area direc tor of the American Jewish Committee, and Rev. George E. Drew, minister of Lakewood Congregationalist Church and secretary of the Cleveland Area Church Federation. Bishop Elwell, long-time su perintendent of Catholic schools here, pointed to solutions other countries have made in the area of religious education. He said that England, for example, has state-supported religious insti tutions. Bishop Elwell said that the present approach leaves too much of the child’s religious formation to chance. He insist ed that "a systematic, formal training is needed to assure the proper religious formation." Stating that there no longer is time in a child’s life for complete after-school religious instruction, he said: "The child between 7 and 17 has his non-school hours heavi ly taxed by homework and other activities; any sort of uniform after-school education would be impossible." Stress Real Meaning Of Communion SPOKANE, Wash,, (NC)— Since last May there have been no fluffy white First Commun ion dresses at St. Francis of Assisi parish here. "Pretty dresses have nothing to do with the sacrament,” Fa ther John Fowlie, O. F. M., pastor, said. "There has been so much fuss made about the externals of First Communion that the youngsters didn't know what Communion was.” Nor do the Sisters of the parish school instruct the com municants in traditional fash ion. Parents prepare their own youngsters. At St. Francis the spiritual life of the individual family receives emphasis. The first communicants do not receive in a body. Each youngster re ceives when the pastor has determines his readiness and not before. Consequently, "we have a First Communion almost every Sunday at St. Francis," Father Fowlie said. The Southern Cross, February 2, 1963—PAGE 3 REQUIEM MASS TELEVISE the place ft or savincjs in the (^I^oasta! C^ CURRENT YEARLY RATE ON ALL SAVINGS oastal y—smpire 4% FIR Main Office Broughton and Abercorn Streets Savannah’s hardest DERAL and Loan Association s _ 4 Skidaway Branch Skidaway Road at McAlpin Garden City Branch Highway 17 at Rommel Avenue 9i9TER < 3” PI»TKl8UTgP by A/M PU6LICFVP0M SERVICES. IT £fY/4' FEBRUARY \9 CATHOLIC PRESS MONTH ' // Queen Elizabeth Expresses Sorrow At Cardinal’s Death LONDON, (NC)--All Britain joined in a final tribute to Wil liam Cardinal Godfrey as the Pontifical Requiem Mass at Westminster Cathedral, attend ed by government and diplomat ic leaders, was televised throughout the country. The Cardinal, 73, died here following a second heart attack (Jan. 22). He had been in poor health for the past two years and his intensive work at the ecumenical council put an ad ditional strain on him. His death came only hours before Bri tain’s Anglican Primate, bishop Michael Ramsey, was due to-call at his home for a bedside visit. Queen Elizabeth expressed her deep sorrow over the pre late’ s death, and other mes sages of condolence were re ceived from all parts of the world. Londoners were given a three-day opportunity to view the body in the halL of West minster Cathedral. The Re quiem Mass was offered by Bi shop Thomas L. Parker of Northhampton and the eulogy was delivered by Archbishop Heenan. His Holiness Pope John XXIII, a personal friend of the Car dinal, was reported deeply mov ed by the news of his death and immediatley went to his private chapel to offer prayers, A mes sage of condolence from the Pope that was received here praised Cardinal Godfrey’s "example and pastoral zeal which honored Church and coun try." Britain’s press paid unstint ed praise to the strong, like able man who did mucji in a quiet way to praise the status of Catholicism in the nation, while smoothing out old oppo sitions and making many non- Catholic friends. The obituar ies noted his great learning combined with perfect tact, simple piety, warm humanity and a human approach to con temporary questions. Despite personal shyness and an avoidance of fine oratory, the Cardinal was always ready to speak his mind on matters of morals or social justice. He did not hesitate to denounce teenagers’ pagan attitudes to ward love, religion and life, the evils of big business, the threats of television, and the authors, playwrights and publishers who issued sinful stories. Yet the prelate loved young people and often watched TV' and was an avid reader and lover of the theater. His close friends knew him as a quiet, witty man who liked to watch a game of cricket and enjoyed listening to or playing the piano. Archbishop John C. Heenan, his successor at Liverpool, said of him: "Cardinal Godfrey will not be remembered for elo quent speeches or erudite writ ing. His was a quiet apostolate. Courteous and compassionate, he always found time to help thdse in distress. The Catholic Church in this country has lost not only a leader but a father of exemplary holiness." Complete Banking and Trust The Liberty National Bank & T SAVA N NAM. G I- (IKulA member federal deposit insurance corporation It M ? 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At Statesboro STATESBORO—Saint Mat thew’s Parish of Statesboro claimfe a first for Georgia and for Savannah Diocese. > \ With the help of Miss Joanne Martin, national field repre sentative of the Young Chris tian Students, two high school level Y.C.S. groups have been establishing in Statesboro a senior group for 11th and 12th graders and a junior group for 9th and 10th grade students. All members of the C.Y.O. have been invited to partici pate. Meetings are held after the second Mass on Sundays in the parish house. So far the sub jects discussed have included: Cheating in School; Parking; Boy Meets Girl; Movies; Dis crimination. Father Loftus is chaplain of the senior group; Sister Magda len is assistant for the Juniors. All priests, sisters or lay leaders planning Y.C.S. groups in the Savannah Diocese are welcome to share our experien ces and materials. Just write Y.C.S. Saint Matthew’s Church, 373 Savannah Avenue, States boro. HE_ vXtuuiAcuv HOTEL • FREE PARKING • TV & AIR CONDITIONING • FAMOUS MIAMI BUFFET • PERSIAN LOUNGE • CENTER OF ATLANTA LUCKIE AT CONE ST. A Good Address in Atlanta Bishop Urges More Dialogue WASHINGTON, (NC)—Auxil iary Bishop Ernest L. Unter- koefler of Richmond, Va., has urged that there be more dia logue between Catholics and Protestants to promote the work of Christian unity. The Bishop spoke on "The Reconciliation of European Protestants with the Holy See’ at a Chair of Unity Octave devo tion at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The unity octave is an eight-day per iod of prayer for the conver sion of lapsed Catholics and those outside the Chruch. Bishop Unterkoefler said in his sermon (Jan. 21) that there is a need for us to have accurate knowledge of the theo logical position and of the life and worship among European Protestants." "How can this be accomplish ed?” he asked. "Certainly through the method of dialogue and serious conversation. In dialogue it will become evident that many points of Catholic doctrine are not correctly un derstood, for example, thetheo logical doctrine of the salvation of non-Catholics, the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of Our Blessed Lady. “Primarily the initial work must be accomplished by dis cussion among small groups of theologians, priests and ministers," Bishop Unterkoef ler stressed. "The Church requires that such plans and projects be in itiated under the direction of competent ecclesiastical au thority," he said. "With its pro vident interest each ordinary is expected not only ‘diligently and effectively to watch over this entire activity, but also prudently.' ’’ Latin America is a vast area of tremendous potential growth, but also a region of great ten sion and revolutionary unrest. Will it fall prey to communism or advance along the road to Christian democracy? The edit or of Noticas Catholicas, the Spanish-language edition of the N.C.W.C. News Service, who recently finished a tour of Lat in America, reports in the fol lowing article on the strenuous efforts being made by the grow ing Catholic social forces to guide one of the area’s coun tries toward Christian demo cracy. By Jaime Fonseca (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) Venezuela’s Christian Demo cratic party is spearheading Latin America’s most promis ing agrarian reform program, now being carried out accord ing to the social teachings of the Church. On the success of the pro gram, which has already redis tributed land among more than 25,000 families, hang the hopes for a better life of some 24 million farm families through out Latin America. The Christian Democratic party, which governs the north ern South American nation of 7.5 million people in coalition with the Democratic Action par ty of President Romulo Betan court, played a major role in drafting the land reform law, which was passed in March, 1960. Moreover, the party, known as COPEI, is also taking the lead in administering the law under the leadership of its fore most farm expert, Minister of Agriculture Victor Gimenez Landinez. In doing so it is taking a ma jor political risk, facing strong opposition from both the ex treme right and left - from the rich landowners, who do not want to see their former estates divided among the poor farmers, and from the commu nists, who fear any Christian solution to the people’s pover ty. "Despite opposition," Min ister of Agriculture Giminez told me, "the land reform pro gram has been sold to the people. Nobody will be able to stop it now." Promoting what one of its leaders called a "constructive revolution" is part of COPEI’s overall effort to make a last ing success of Venezuela’s new attempt at representative gov ernment following the ousting of the dictator, Marcos Perez Jimenez, in 1958. Rafael Cal dera, head of COPEI, has de clared: "Our aim is to uphold a democratic civilian regime willing to push social reform." "Our supreme goal is to make the Venezuelan farmer a first class citizen,” he added. In their efforts, COPEI lead- adhere to the Venezuelan Bishops’ statement on the need to improve human conditions in rural areas. They have also strengthened their convic tions and benefited from the knowledge of others faced by LAND REFORM PROGRESSING IN VENEZUELA—Venezuela’s promising agrarian reform program which has already redistributed land among more than 25,000 families is being carried out in line with the social teachings of the Church. Despite pressure from the rich landowners who do not want their estates divided and the communists who are afraid of Christian solutions to social problems, the program is a huge success. Shown in top photo is one of 30,000 farm homes built by the government under the land reform program sponsored by the Christian Democrats. Another aspect of the program is the Home Visiting Social Worker who teaches the farmer’s wife how to plant gardens, raise chickens and decorate the home. In photo below they are shown practicing at the "Gonzalito School" in Aragua.—(NC Photos) i ers similar problems as frequent participants at meetings of the Inter-American Catholic So cial Action Confederation and the Catholic Rural Life move ment since 1942. The reform law—which ex plicitly underlines the human dignity of the farmer and his family, the value of private in itiative and the need for land to be used for the common welfare—has these outstanding features: —It asserts the present acute need of the farmers for land of their own. —It reaffirms the idea of the "social function of landed prop erty" by making subject to con fiscation all farm lands that are selfishly used but also by defending the right to property which is exploited for the good of the nation. —It sets a practical and ef fective schedule of compensa tion in cash and bonds for ex propriated lands. —It shows an "integral ap proach" to land reform in its many provisions regarding credit, roads, technical assis tance, schools, home education and marketing. In a nation nearly the size of Texas and New Mexico com bined, some three million acres —including public and un claimed lands, large unex ploited estates and even some of the larger landholdings under production—aTe' : beiiig redistri buted by the National Agrarian Institute set up by the 1960 law. Ten per cent of the nation’s budget is now being spent on the land reform pro gram, under which the insti tute has received 84,000 peti tions fd‘c individual farms. At a cost per family of ap- proximately $3,400, about 13,000 families have been fully settled and another 12,000 are occupying land to which they will soon receive title in 370 resettlement projects set up since 1960. Bishop, Minister, Rabbi Disagree On Need For Religion In U.S. Schools