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I WRITERS AND READERS EDITED BY LEO J. ZTJBER 2332 North Decatur RcL Decatur. Georgia 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 (Continued from Page 1) 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 rHE^^ vXtContaa iSo-SSSf .yA K MOTOR HOTEL J • TV & AIR CONDITIONINC • FAMOUS MIAMI BUFFKT • ICE A BEVERAGE STATIONS' • COFFEE MAKER. BACK ROOM LUCKIE AT CONE ST. A Good Address in Aiianta 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.) TERMITES*!/ SWARMING? 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The program envisaged by the Chicago PTA would put major emphasis on the showing of sex education films to pub lic school students. The mov ies would be shown to boys and girls separately. Quick endorsement of the as sociation’s proposal came from State Rep. Peter J. Miller of Chicago, who heads the Illi nois Commission on Sex Offen ders, created by the Illinois General Assembly in 1961. He described the PTA’s ac tion as “a far-reaching and timely move to combat ignor ance of sex among children, It will aid youngsters so they do not learn bad sex habits in alleys, barns, parks or auto mobiles—or from sex fiends who in many cases prey on young girls and boys.” The commission is expected to recommend legislation pro viding for a program of public school sex education. The proposed legislation would set up a sex education film advisory board* v 4\c? Cleaners and Launderers Fur Storage and Rug Cleaning 232 Roosevelt Ave. Lake Parr Shopping Center 1107 N. 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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”- (Continued from Page 1) "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.” INDIA: A BORROWED ALTAR ’ St £?/ 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. Schools Do Job- THE EMMAUS WALK was a medieval custom. On Easter Monday families and groups of friends would go on outings or long walks into the fields, forests and mountains ... It was, of course, in honor of the walk Christ took with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. To them Tie appeared as a Stranger and they recognized Him only when He broke bread at their table that evening ... In sharing our “bread” with those in missionary lands we keep alive this spirit of Emmaus. Christ is no Stranger to the 350 good parishioners of the re cently established mission station of AYOOR, in the diocese of Changa- nacherry, India . . . Their pastor, the Rev. Tumasso Manalil, celebrates Mass for them every Sunday In a Church of another rite. To build their own Church Is out of the question . . . Even a shed for catechism instruction of the children is beyond their financial means. Father Manalil asks $2,000 for this purpose. Your donation in any amount will be priceless to him! The Holy Father’s Mission Aid for the Oriental Church GOLDEN MOMENTS . . . are few and far between in the life of a refugee child. Left overs are his daily lot. Even his clothes have belonged first to someone else ... So FIRST COMMUNION DAY is rightly a GOLDEN MOMENT for these little ones. No department store displays for them its beautiful white dresses and veils, but we can send one FIRST COMMUNION outfit for every $10 you give us . . . 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It will add up to $150 a year, and $150 a year adds up to—just about everything in this case! . . . For SIS TER BURKE and SISTER BENETT, of the Sisters of the Destitute in Alwaye. India, $150 a year for two years completely pays (Continued From Page 1) Social Living” curriculum which is used as the frame work for every Catholic ele mentary school. “If any better method of training American elementary school children in basic Chris tian virtues, including patriot ism, has been devised, we have not yet seen it and I doubt if we ever will,” he said. In a convention session for college educators, a Jesuit from Boston College said that private higher education has “entered a decade of destiny.” Father Charles F. Donovan, S. J., academic vice president of the Massachusetts institu tion, noted that 15 years ago, 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 sent trend will obviously bring the proportion to 75 per cent in our lifetime,” he said. The voice of private higher education is “still strong” in America, he added, but he indi cated it will be less significant when the proportion of students in them begins to approach the 85-15 ratio between public and private elementary and secon dary schools. Father Donovan said public financial aid will be needed. “It would be unrealistic to think the decline of private higher educa tion can be arrested without public aid,” he said. 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