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ifemeras, can be present.
* The five demands are for re
dress of alleged grievances,
which apparently sum up the
“persecution.”
Two of the grievances date
only from May of this year.
Therefore they hardly consti-
ttlte a pattern or prove a policy.
The first arose from a
government order—certainly
ah inconsiderate, ill-timed or
der—restricting the flying of
the Buddhist flag. The same
order affected Catholics, too,
and probably more keenly, since
they were accustomed to fly the
papal flag much more than
Buddhists flew theirs. Catho
lics just obeyed the law, without
raising any ructions.
The Buddhist flag is not part
of the Buddhist religion. Guata-
a Buddha never laid eyes on it.
It is a modern organization em
blem, dating from the first
orld Congress of Buddhists
eld 13 years ago, while Budd
hism is said to be more than
2,500 years old.
. Another grievance is the sta
tus given to Buddhist associa
tions—not to Buddhism, be it
noted—in a law made in 1950,
before President NgodinhDiem
took office. According to the
government, no Buddhist group
ever complained about this law
until recently. An official com-
Missioners Go
Back To Kole
KOLE, The Congo, (NC)—
Missioners have returned to the
Apostolic Prefecture of Kole
t^vo years after an outbreak
\ot hatred for whites forced
tHem to leave their 25-year-old
; mission.
Belgian Fathers of the Sacred
Hearts — chased out of their
sparsely settled 24,000-
square-mile territory in Feb
ruary, 1961—plan to have their
Kjole staff back up to 24 Fathers
and Brothers by ' September.
During May and June, Father
Victor van Beurden, SS.CC.,
Apostolic Prefect of Kole, con
firmed 2,100 persons in the
prefecture after returning from
his refuge in Luluabourg, 180
miles away.
The Sacred Heart Fathers
istarted the evangelization of the
fcole area in 1938. Catholics
now number 14,000 in a popula
tion of 120,000. Another 10,000
are taking instructions.
Kole’s Catholic school sys
tem has 375 Congolese teachers
for more than 11,000 pupils.
i Because the population is scat
tered, the system has to depend
on boarding schools, which have
been helped by the Congo’s Ca
tholic charities and by U. S.
Catholic Relief Services-Na-
tional Catholic Welfare Con
ference.
Besides operating a leprosy
Lclinic and a tuberculosis clin-
Jric, the Fathers also run an au
tomatic sawmill in Kole, a cat
tle and sheep ranch (900 head of
cattle and 300 sheep) inIdumba,
and a rubber plantation in Lo-
mela.
mission for amending it has
been created.
Two of the grievances are
based on allegations of intimi
dation and discrimination, for
which local incidents in three
provinces (with an “etc.”) are
cited. There are 40 provinces
and four autonomous cities in
mainland south Vietnam.
On June 16 government and
Buddhist representatives sign
ed an agreement covering these
five points. Since then the Budd
hists have accused the govern
ment of insincerity. Neither
side seemed to trust the other.
Then the President spoke on the
radio offering assurances. The
government proposed forming
a mixed commission to investi
gate Buddhist complaints in the
presence of the local and for
eign press. Buddhist leaders
decayed a reply, then refused
to take part in the mixed com
mission until a list of alleged
grievances was first remedied.
They distribute sheafs of mi
meographed propaganda bulle
tins and keep up the campaign
of protest.
The Buddhists’ published
statements, as far as I know,
have not referred to President
Ngo dinh Diem’s religion. Their
spokesmen have said repeated
ly that they do not accuse the
Catholic Church. They are now
circulating copies of a letter of
sympathy they say they have
received from 17 Catholics. It
looks as if there is no very
strong surge of popular support
for the demonstrating bonzes.
There has been no evidence so
far of any sympathetic stir
rings.
“The dispute between the
government and the Buddhists
has had no perceptible effect
on military operations or mili
tary morale up to this point,”
Brig. Gen. Richard Stilwell of
the U. S. Military Assistance
Command told the press (July
19).
As one bonze has admitted
to a correspondent, the five
demands no longer represent
their aim. No matter what the
government may do, the leaders
of the Inter-Sect Committee will
find new matter for complaint.
Only the fall of the government
will satisfy them.
They know that American
support is vital for the govern
ment. They want to put pres
sure on the U. S. to withdraw
that support. r
By selling their bill of goods
to the American public they are
putting pressure On Washington.
They and their friends know that
next year is election year in
the U. S. They, know that the
present administration would
not wish to face the election or
deal with any taint of respon
sibility for religious persecu
tion anywhere.
If Washington is stampeded
into promoting a Vietnamese
government based on the mili
tant factions of Buddhists and
their allies, it will risk disap
pointments beyond anything it
has yet known in Vietnam. And
these could become acute in
time for November, 1964.
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Martha McElveen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Cluese McElveen,
and William Meyers Richard
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clin
ton Bradford Richardson were
married on August 3rd. at St.
James Church. Rt. Rev. Msgr.
John D. Toomey performed the
double ring ceremony.
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Forsmark and the late Mr. Sam
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Walsh and Mr. John F. Cooney
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son of Mrs. John F. Cooney Sr.
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verge upon Jerusalem for intensive research about the Dead Sea scrolls. A version of the
Bible acceptable alike to Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants of the English-speaking
world seems a definite possibility to some scholars. It is expected to be one of the topics
to be discussed at the next session of the Second Vatican Council.—(NC Photos)
Archbishop
To Address
Ga. Knights
ATLANTA—The Most Rev.
Paul J. Hallinan, Archbishop
of the Archdiocese of Atlanta,
will address convening officers
of the Knights of Columbus,
who will meet in Atlanta on Sun
day, August 11. His address
will be entitled, “The Catho
lic Church and the Knights of
Columbus in our Times.”
The occasion of the convening,
of officers from all over the
state will be the kick-off of the
new administrative year of the
Knights of Columbus. The event
will be directed by Bernard
S. Dunstan, of Augusta, Geor
gia, who was recently elected
to the top post of state deputy.
The theme of the meeting will
be, "Charity, Unity and Bro
therly Love,” which is the slo
gan adopted by the Knights in
their recent annual convention
in Macon for the 1963-64 ad
ministrative year of the organ
ization.
Council host for the meeting
will be the Atlanta Council 660,
Knights of Columbus, with local
hosts grand knight George A.
Andrews and past state depu
ty William T. Jordan, Jr.
Czechoslovakia’s Catholics Look
To Whole Of Church To Learn
From Them, Aid Future Renewal
The author of the following
article uses an-unassumed name
to shield himself from reprisals
by the colnqmunist regime in
Czechoslovakia.
By Karel Hrolik
(N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE)
MUNICH, Germany — The
long suffering Catholics who
uphold the Faith in Czechoslo
vakia look to the Universal
Church both to profit from their
unhappy experience and to pro
vide new ways to convert their
athiest-ridden land.
The Second Vatican Council
has been at the same time
an eye opener and a source of
new hope. The council Fathers’
primary work last fall was in
the field of liturgical renewal.
Bishop Eduard Necsey, Apos
tolic Administrator of Ni-
tra, one of three Czechoslovak
bishops who attended the coun
cil, said on returning from the
first session that it was
the “beginning of a new re
awakening of the Church.”
Enthusaism for the council’s
work can be presumed to be
general. It stems from the fact
that in the Czech and Slovak
speaking lands Catholics have
immediate knowledge of the
problems and needs. Right after
the communist takeover in 1948,
the Church found her schools
liquidated and formal religions
instruction so hedged in as to
be almost impossible. At the
same time, the parents most
often proved failures in fulfill
ing their responsibility of giving
religious instruction to their
children. Their own religious
outlook had been pietistic and
sentimental, and they were un
able to pass to the children any
hint of implications of the Mys
tical Body of Christ.
Virtually all that was left to
the Church was the Mass and the
Sunday sermon—although even
the Mass disappeared in many
places when priests were
imprisoned by the hundreds.
Statistics recently published
abroad indicate that there are
now 3,200 priests still engaged
in pastoral work in Czechos
lovakia—2,220 in Bohemia and
Moravia, and 980 in Slovakia.
The total in 1948, the year the
communists seized total power,
was 7,331 priests.
With the clergy of Czechos
lovakia so reduced in numbers
and in freedom to act, the apos
tolic lay people have become
the effective arm of the Church.
Because of this, Czechs and Slo
vaks alike look to the council
to encourage greater participa
tion of the laity in the life of the
Church.
Unity too is vital. Bohemia
has known the scandal of Chris
tian disunity since the time of
John Huss in the 15th century.
At this time when the whole of
Christianity is under assault
by the forces of atheistic ma
terialism, Christians must
come together.
The Church in Czechoslo
vakia likewise trusts the coun
cil Fathers will lay the ground
work for certain changes in the
field of ecclesiastical dis
cipline.
A main problem is the Euro
pean tradition that pastors of
parishes, 6nce appointed, can
not ordinarily be removed with
out the special approval of the
Holy See. This often ties the
hands of bishops and works
against providing for the great
er good of souls; Some priests
on becoming pastors succumb to
a mental attitude of security and
tend to relax their pastoral ef
forts. The experience of the
Church in Czechoslovakia
points to the need to learn from
civil life: leaders remain
at their posts while they are
useful and can be transferred
when and where necessary.
Another need, according to
Czechoslovak observers, is for
coordination of the work of Re
ligious so as to prevent inter
order rivalry and the squander
ing of forces. Heads of religious
houses and provinces should al
so be given temporary rather
than unlimited terms of office.
Beyond the sphere of the
work of the council is the need
for noncommunists, both among
churchmen and politicians, to
learn from recent history. Fail
ure of the 1956 revolt in Hun
gary is viewed by many
in Czechoslovakia to stem in
part from the fact that neither
the Church nor the political
leaders had learned from the
mistakes of the past. They want
ed to restore all the old ways,
and could not see that some of
the changes brought about under
the communists were in fact
necessary. At the same time
they wanted to vindicate them
selves for the real injustices
meted out to them, and in so
doing provoked a desperate,
almost necessary, defense
on the part of the communists.
The way to stem communism
it appears from the Czechos
lovak vantage point, is to ac
knowledge the past errors of
Christians, particularly in the
social field. It is the existence
of social injustice that is the
great weapon of the commun
ists. If Christians everywhere
band together to uproot it
wherever it exists, the appeal
of communism will die.
The Church must be in the
forefront in the work of jus
tice and charity. This is her
mandate from Christ Himself.
Communism, however, despite
its basically antihuman dogma
that the purpose of the individ
ual is to serve the State, has
been able to build up an image
of itself as the champion of the
economically depressed and the
victims of racial and social in
justice. What is upright and rea
sonable in communist theory
has been taken over from the
heritage of the natural law and
the Christian concept of life.
Thus while it is foolhardy
for Christians to collaborate
with communists, Christians
cannot abandon their own obli
gations in the social field just
because communists seized the
initiative. On the contrary, it
is vital for them to fight all
social injustice.
Finally, all must look toward
the conversion of the commun
ists themselves. In even the
not-so-near future, this ap
pears an impossibility, human
ly speaking. But conversion is
the work of Divine Mercy, a
grace of God.
The faithful Christian rem
nant which is the seedbed for a
restored, visible, Church in
Czechoslovakia in the future
believes that collaboration in
this grace will come through a
sweeping renewal within the
Universal Church. This will in
clude removing from relig
ious practice everything that is
juvenile and which repels ra
ther than attracts those out
side. It involves committing the
Church everywhere to justice
and chairty as well as truth:
Hunger, unemployment, ill-
housing and illiteracy must be
overcome.
When the Church can present
herself “without stain orblem-
Of
ish”—the goal Pope John set
as an outcome of the ecumeni
cal council—she will by the
grace of God again come to
life, and bring new life, to the
lands to which SS. Cyril and
Methodius came as apostles
just 1,100 years ago.
A MESSAGE FROM POPE PAUL—Pope Paul VI sent a
special message of encouragement and blessing to the dele
gates participating in the Third Latin American Meeting of
the Christian Family Movement, held in Rio de Janeiro.
Archbishop Armando Lombardi, Apostolic Nuncio to Bra
zil, is shown reading the papal message at the opening
Mass.—(NC Photos) ’ ,
Anti Christian Campaign
Among Angola Refugees
The Southern Cross, August 8, 1963—PAGE 5
Obituaries
Bernard F. Cashin
LEOPOLDVILLE, The Con
go, (NC) — Persons influenced
by foreign countries are cam
paigning among Angolese refu
gees not only against Portugal’s
colonial policy, but also against
Christianity, an Angolese Ca
tholic Action leader said in an
interview here.
Pierre Mayaya, president of
Workers’ Catholic Action of An
gola, said that often the refu
gees do not distinguish between
a just legal campaign for the
rights of the people of Angola
and a subversive campaign
against Christianity. He spoke
following a tour of refugee cen
ters.
The refugees have come into
the Congo from Angola, a Por
tuguese-ruled territory south of
the Congo, which has been trou
bled by liberation movements.
The U. N. Security Council,
in a resolution adopted July 31,
called on Portugal to recognize
the right of the inhabitants of
her African ten
‘ 'selfdetermination
pendence, ’ ’ and to
acts of repression”
Mayaya said tha
refugees have start d
in several regions of
them part of the Cong
At Kionzo, where t
are particularly nun
demptorist Fathers
a school where the
have some Angoles
AUGUSTA — Funeral ser
vices for Bernard F. Cashin
were held July 27th at St. Pat
rick’s Church. Rt. Rev. Mon
signor Daniel J. Bourke offic
iating.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Alma Moore Cashin,
Augusta; three daughters, Miss
Bernadine Frances Cashin,
Miss Mary Sheila Cashin and
Miss Shannon Marie Cashin, all
of Augusta: mother, Mrs.
Mary H. Cashin, Augusta; a
sister, Mrs. Colon Folk, Aug
usta; a brother, James A.
Cashin, Short Hills, N. J.; and
several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Curran
SAVANNAH — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Mary Jordan
Curran were held August 6th
at Sacred Heart Church.
Surviving are two sons, Mi
chael J. Curran of Savannah
and John F. Curran of Long-
wood, Fla.; a number of
grand nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Mary Goodman
SAVANNAH — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Mary Robider
Goodman were held August 5th
at Sacred Heart Church. ,
Surviving are a brother,
Robert E. Robider of Savannah;
and several nieces and neph
ews.
Three Continents
RICHMOND, Va., (NC)— A
Richmond priest reported he
offered Masses on three dif
ferent continents in three suc
cessive days.
Msgr. J u s t i n D. M.
of the Richmond diocese pil
grimage to the Holy Land and
European shrines, in a dis
patch to the Catholic Virginian,
diocesan newspaper, said he of
fered Masses on “Monday in
Richmond, Tuesday in Paris
and Wednesday at Nazareth.”
John R. Mikowski
SAVANNAH — Funeral ser
vices for John Robert Mikowski
were held August 3rd at Sa
cred Heart Church with Rev.
Timothy Falherty, OSB, offi
ciating.
Survivors include his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Mikowski, a brother Stanley
Mikowski Jr.;five sisters, Mrs.
Mary Ann Bynes of Charleston,
S. C., Mrs. Lurline Rossi of
Rome, N. Y., Mrs. Emily Will-
yard of Inglewood, Calif., Mrs.
Veronica Reetz of Detroit,
Mich., and Miss Ann Mikowski
of Savannah, and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Kevin M. Wright
SAVANNAH — Funeral ser
vices for Kevin Michael Wright
were held August 2nd at St.
James Church.
Beside his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard D. (Tucker)
Wright, survivors include two
sisters, Sharon and Diane
Wright; a brother, Downey
Wright; paternal grandfather,
Elton E. Wright, and paternal
great-grandmother, Mrs. Ada.
V. Wright.
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SAVANNAH
Was St. Thomas Once In Mexico?
Recently we read an interesting: book by a writer from INDIA.
The author placed pictures of ancient Indian temples, customs.
games. as well as hairdos, foods and
clothes, even faces, side by side with
some from Mexico and Peru—the
idea being: to prove that explorers
from India first discovered these
countries ... It reminded us of the
Mexican legend that ST. THOMAS
the APOSTLE once evangelized
there. One thing seems certain:
that he did missionary work in
INDIA . . . Southern Christians
there are railed Thomist Christians.
The Holy Father’s Mission Aid j n the diocese of TRICHUR among
for the Oriental Church these Thomist Christians, in the
mission center of PALGHAT, the pastor and his flock are trying
to build a church, rectory and cemetery . . . Their Bishop writes
to say this area may be a bishopric one day. so he wants build
ings neat and attractive for Divine services, to give a good im
pression to the sea of Hindus and Moslems thereabouts. Parish
ioners number only 1500 . . . Four years ago the church basement
was built, but no further progress was made for lack of funds.
Help is needed to the extent of §5,000 . . . The Bishop hopes to
raise an equal amount among the people, whose wages average
only around $70 a year. Will you help him and St. Thomas to
further the Church’s work in this land where Catholies are only
one per cent of the population?
A THOUGHT FROM PLATO
The great philosopher of Greece, Plato, once said that we
shouldn't look too long at one beautiful object lest we cheat our
selves from seeing others equally as beautiful. What's more,
we’d fail to see the beauty that lies behind beauty ... Maybe
you have a beautiful-looking bank account. Why not translate
some of that into the higher beauty of grace? You can, by help
ing our MARY’S BANK CLUB and CHRYSOSTOM CLUB with
$1 a month and a prayer for the education of Sisters and semi
narians.
and
stop
ANYONE FOR ADOPTING A SEMINARIAN OR SISTER?
Yes, this is the nicest kind of adoption for by paying the expenses
of a Sister or seminarian during their training, your return is
grace for eternity! We have names of many poor young men
like ELIAS KANNATH AYNICKAL and JOSEPH J. KAL-
? irvjrTTAMKUZHIYIL who need SI Oft a vear for six years to
— «*r-> like SISTER BERCUMAN and
as Kothamangalam, India,
■ efivet expenses
1 SISTER PHILIP NERI, Carr
I need a >e»r for two year
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by the opening of the school
year.
QUESTION BOX
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usually be readily deduced from
the context of such expressions,
the manner in which they are
spoken, even the tone of voice
used and the timing. In his
Moral Guidance, Father Edwin
Healey cited the example of a
young lady who just could not
dance, as a result of which
her escort could not help re
mark: “You surely are grace
ful.” If the young lady did
not recognize the remark as
irony under the circumstances,
she was to blame for living in
another world; not he for dis
honesty. (In real life, it seems,
the specifics of this ex arm
are usually reverse i, an
the young lady whe mu
sort to irony.)
Q. The word polemics
frequently in Catholi writings
What does it mean?
A. In its strictest s
mics means a sci<
pute concerning reli
or truths. In the \
it extends to any or
ten debate in defens
cific position. In po{
it refers to a contr
aggressive controvr
pecially in the field oftheoloj)