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ternich, Wellington, and the
Emperor Francis ushered
Napoleon off the stage, and, on
the rock of St. Helena, he in
turn would welter in the same
dereliction of his former vic
tim.
Encyclical Steals Thunder
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THE EMPEROR AND THE
POPE, by E. E. Y. Hales, Dou
bleday, 1961, 168 pp., $3.50.
This little book, by an Eng
lishman, which could be read
at one sitting, tells the story
of the historical relationship of
Napoleon to Pius VII, or, if
you prefer, of Pius VII to Na
poleon.
There are many secular his
torians and biographers, some
of them even Frenchmen, who
are willing to concede that Nap
oleon was a downright coward,
a traitor, and (here is where
the Frenchmen come in) and
out and out psychotic. But few
of these adjectives are ever
used where the ecclesiastical
policies of Napoleon are con
cerned. Here, the historians
refer to the Emperor by such
titles as: the Great Defender
of the Faith, the Second Charle
magne, and sometimes even,
being fools who rush in where
even emperors fear to tread,
a saint. The modest Napoleon
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himself rather liked these
names.
The common picture of it all
is the big burly tomcat pawing
the tiny mouse, undecided whe
ther to get the whole thing over
with at once or wait a little
longer, in hopes of more pound
age. Napoleon has the Pope kid
napped from Rome and locks
him up in a second story flat
in Savona, dependent on the
local peasantry even for food
tossed up through the papal
window. This confinement, pa
radoxically, the Pope thrived
on. He was still the simple and
humble Benedictine monk he had
always been, long accustomed
to the nobodyness of solitude.
What principally rankled the
Pope during this six year cap
tivity was that only a handful of
his cardinals remained faithful
to him. And these he was never
allowed to see nor receive their
councel. The cardinals, in de
serting the Pope, may have
based their abandonment on that
verse in Psalm 144, “Do not
put your trust in princes, in
men of clay who have no power
to save.” But more likely they
were content with that non-
scriptural text, “Every man
for himself!” In due time Met-
For the Pope, the desertion
of his cardinals may have de
rogated from his confidence in
men but it reinforced his confi
dence in God. For Napoleon,
the effect was quite different.
It threw him into a quandry as
to the best means of committing
suicide. He first swallowed a
phial of opium, then tried to
suffocate himself in his steam
bath by opening the valves and
locking the door, and then final
ly resorting to the old stand-by,
a loaded pistol. He failed at all
attempts. Curious that he who
was so successful in slaughter
ing others should miss with
himself.
Thus, this little book has its
value. It serves to remind us
that the Church always has a
tomcat waiting on her fence.
He goes noising himself
throughout the world neighbor
hood, flushing up a few mice
here and a few more there but
never scaring very many for
very long. The only difference
between the times of Pius VII
and now is that popes are no
longer kidnapped in braod
daylight. Today it is the turn
of nations, Poland, Hungary,
Laos.
The Church in these coun
tries waits on the second floor,
sustained through briefly open
ed windows. She lives as Pius
VII learned to live, mainly on
the promise of Christ, "I am
with you all days.’’
It is a promise now 2,000
years old, and still good. (D. M.)
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The Southern Cross, April 20, 1963—PAGE 3
ces between the Vatican and
the Kremlin in regard to peace,
the paradox is that the Pope ex
pects the Communist nations
eventually to adopt his views of
world order. Three different
sections of the Encyclical in
dicate this position—a position
that for anyone but Pope John
would seem to be one of blind
optimism , and impractical
idealism.
First the Pop e calls for the
establishment of public author
ity on a worldwide basis. This
is to be set up by common ac
cord and not by force. Obvious
ly the creation of such a super
national agency would be im
possible in the context of the
Cold War and present world
tensions. The Pope must ex
pect a change.
Secondly, the Pope calls for
the extension and perfection of
the work of the United Nations.
He asks that the Universal Dec
laration of Human Rights to be
implemented. Again, here are
hopes that would seem imprac
tical, if nothing changed in the
Communist world.
Finally, Pope John takes up—
in language somewhat veiled but
nonetheless clear—the delicate
question of co-operation with
the Communist nations and
movements. Here he makes a
sharp distinction between
‘false philosophical teachings
regarding the nature, origin,
and destiny of the universe and
man” and “historical move
ments that have economic, so
cial, cultural or political ends
. even when these movements
have originated from those
tewchings and still draw inspir
ation therefrom.” The teach
ings remain the same—com
munism is intrinsically wrong.
But movements “cannot avoid
. being subject to changes,
even of a profound nature.”
As did Pius XI in his great
Encyclical on Atheistic Com
munism, Pope John notes that
even in communism there are
elements of truth and idealism
“Who can deny that these move
ments, insofar as they conform
to the dictates of right reason
and are interpreters of the
lawful aspirations of the human
person, contain elements that
are positive and deserving of
approval?”
Because of these two facts—
the possibility of change and the
existence of some truths amidst
the errors of Marxism—it
may be possible to work with
Communist states or move
ments for good causes. “It can
happen, then, that a drawing
nearer together or a meeting
for the attainment of some prac
tical end, which was formerly
deemed inopportune or un
productive, might now or in the
future be considered oppor
tune or useful.” Prudence tells
us when' ‘work in common might
be possible for the achievement
of social, cultural, and political
ends which are honorable and
useful.”
Catholics who are faced with
such decisions must act in ac
cord with “the principles of
natural law, with the social
doctrines of the Church, and
with the directives of eccles
iastical authority.” The Church
has the authority, not only to
promulgate the teachings of
ethics and religion in the tem
poral sphere, but also to in
tervene “when there is a ques
tion of judging about the appli
cation of these principles to
concrete cases.”
Here is the widening of the
“opening to the left,” mention
ed earlier in the article. It ex
plains the exchange of mes
sages between the Pope and
Premier Khruschev. In this
context we can see why the
Holy See retains diplomatic re
lationships with Cuba and even
receives soundings from the
Kremlin. The Church must re
ject communism as a system
But individual Communist lead
ers can change, as reason and
common sense forces them to a
more correct view of human
nature and society. The Pope
is seeking, gently, gradually,
and prudently, to encourage
such change.
Some will note the apparent
contrast between this po
sition and that of Pope Pius
XI, who said: “Communism is
intrinsically wrong, and no one
who would save Christian civil
ization may collaborate with it
any undertaking whatsoever.”
(On Atheistic Communism, No.
58) Yet the context makes clear
that the earlier Pontiff was
warning against two dangers—
that of inadvertently promot
ing communism by joining unit
ed-front movements, and the
possibility that Communist
trickert may deceive the
unwary.
This warning is still wound
and timely. Pope John has modi
fied it, but in a cautious and
limited manner. Those who are
expert in their field, who know
Communist tactics, who are
sensitive to the requirements of
natural law and the social teach
ing of the Church, and who are
obedient to Church authority
may on occasion find it fruitful
to have dealings with Commu
nist movements or states. Thus,
for example, the Christian trade
unions of France at times work
for certain objectives in com
mon with the Communist unions,
as in the recent mine strike.
Some may consider this atti
tude of Pope John as daring, in
view of basic Commjnism atti
tudes toward religion. Yet the
Pope believes that truth and
goodness will prevail. His op
timism is based on a firm
faith in God’s love and provi
dence. Consequently “every
believer in this world of ours
must be a spark of light, a
center of love, a vivifying leav
en amidst his fellow men, and
he will be this all the more per
fectly the more closely he lives
in communion with God in the
intimacy of his own soul.”
The optimism and Christian
love of Pope John have already
worked miracles in the ecu
menical sphere. May God'grant
him long years to achieve a
similar result in the area of
world peace. This magnificent
encyclical—beyond doubt one
of the greatest papal documents
of all time—is a splendid be
ginning of the work of peace.
“Appeal
To Love”-
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"Every command, every ex
ercise of authority is a service.
“The Pope loves to be called
the Servant of the Servants of
God. He feels himself and en
courages himself to be the ser
vant of all.
As Vicar Of Christ
Orthodox Will Never Accept Pope
'God wants all those on whom
falls the weight of responsibil
ity for the human community to
take to heart . . . this last
and great lesson of Holy Thurs
day. And He wants them to see
that their authority will be ac
cepted better by their peoples
if they use it in a spirit of
humble service and total devo
tion to the good of all.”
The congregation, apart
from a handful of newsmen, was
made up of ambassadors, min
isters plenipotentiary, first
secretaries and their wives and
families. The diplomats wore
formal full dress with gold em
broidered collars, their chests
studded with orders of honor or
slashed with wide ribbons of
various papal orders.
Yet despite the magnificence
of the setting and the special
nature of the congregation,
it was the figure of the 82-
year-old Pontiff, offering Mass
as a simple priest, that domin
ated the occuasion.
It was the first time that Pope
John chose to commemorate the
Last Supper of Christ solely in
the presence of the Vatican
and diplomatic corps. The de
cision sprang from the Pope’s
desire to give special note of of
ficial publication ofhismomen-
tour encyclical on peace,
“Pacem in Terris.”
While the world echoed with
praise for the Pope’s words and
hopes, the Pope himself recit
ed the opening words of the
Mass: “I go unto the altar of
God,” and the assembled diplo
mats responded: “To God who
gives joy to my youth.”
As the dialogue Mass pro
gressed, late afternoon sunlight
shining through the high win-
CHICAGO, (NC)—A Greek
Orthodox priest said here that
“the Orthodox Church will
never accept” recognition of the
pope as the Vicar of Christ on
earth.
“This is the main obstacle
to unity between the Roman and
the Orthodox Church,” said Fa
ther John Hondras, pastor of
St. Andrew Greek Orthodox
Church in Chicago, at an ecu
menical forum at Loyola Uni
versity (March 18).
He stated, however, that
* ‘Catholicism and Orthodoxy do
not oppose each other,” and
“intrinsically they are one.”
“Their doctrinal expressions
vary here and there,” he con
tinued, “but after explanation,
most of the seeming differences
are seen to be merely the re
sult of different outlooks on
the same doctrine. The schism
was created mainly by the ques
tion of the pope but also by con
flicts between two different
mentalities and culture, ex
pressions of different back
grounds.”
“We believe,” Father Hon
dras stated, "that the Second
Vatican Council can go a long
way in declaring that Roman
Catholics sincerely want to
work toward the One Church
whose only head is Christ...But
if the Roman Catholic Church
insists and looks for union by
expecting the Orthodox to sub-
to Rome, union will never be
accomplished and the Church
will never again be one, as Our
Lord prayed some 2,000 years
ago.”
He said that insofar as the
council is concerned, “the Or
thodox Church considers it is
Roman Catholic council con
vened to discuss ‘ecumenical
council’.”
Father Hondras asserted that
a true ecumenical council is
one in which all Christian bis
hops are present—and not
merely as ‘guests’—in a home
they have an equal claim to,
not as observers who do
nothing but listen, but as equals,
as equal members.”
‘If it is true, ” he stated,
“that the origin of the Va
tican council, which tends to be
forgotten today, was the pope’s
desire for reapproachment with
Orthodoxy, invitations to parti
cipate on an equal basis should
have have been sent to the Or
thodox Church.”
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dows of the chapel spotlighted
the figure of the triumphant ris
en Christ which is the center of
Michelangelo’s fresco.
The Pope’s soft but clearly
enunciated Latin could be heard
clearly throughout the long
chapel even when he turned his
back on the small microphone
on the altar which carried his
words to the studios of Vati
can Radio high on Vatican Hill
and from there throughout Eur
ope.
At the Lavabo, Amleto Car
dinal Cicognani, Papal Secre
tary of State—the only cardinal
present—knelt to pour water
over the Pope’s fingers.
The delicate, almost silver,
tones of the Sistine Choir, ac
centuated rather than disturbed
the devout stillness of the chap
el.
At Communion time, ambas
sadors and ministers pleniten-
tiary who are Catholic went up
the steps to the altar and knelt
in rows of eight to receive Com
munion from the Pope. All the
others—ladies in long formal
black dresses, papal chamber
lains in black velvet costumes
with white ruff collars, Swiss
guards without their renais
sance steel helmets and hal
berds—received Communion at
a side railing where Archbishop
Diego Venini, Papal Almoner,
and Bishop Peter C. van Leirde,
IO.S.A., Papal Sacristan, dis
tributed Communion.
The Pope gave his discourse
I at the end of the Mass.
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“If any better method of
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In a convention session for
college educators, a Jesuit
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private higher education has
“entered a decade of destiny.”
Father Charles F. Donovan,
S. J., academic vice president
of the Massachusetts institu
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most college students attended
private institutions.
Today, he said, the opposite
is true. “More than 60 percent
of college students now attend
public institutions and the pre
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the proportion to 75 per cent in
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The voice of private higher
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