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q§ PAGE 4-A—The Southern Cross, October 3, 1963 Benedictine Military School On September 23rd cadets at Savannah’s Benedictine Military School began a new academic year in a spacious and modern facility in an area of the city which, only a few short years ago, was wilderness, but which, today, bears graphic witness to the still youthful vitality of an ancient city, in the never-ending expansion of Ogle thorpe’s tiny stronghold, founded two hundred, and thirty years ago. In September of 1902 twenty one boys be came students in the first class of a mili tary school organized and staffed by priests of the Order of St. Benedict, and certainly there must have been many who wondered if a Catholic high school for boys in an area having so pitifully few Catholics could be sustained for any appreciable length of time. The move of school facilities three years later, from the modest beginnings on 32nd street between Lincoln and Habersham to quarters at 34th and Bull streets, familiar now to three generations of Savannahians, have proved the strength, vigor and fore sight of a religious community dedicated to the Catholic education of youth and the devotion and committment of Savannah’s Catholics to the cause of religious educa tion. Each year, for more than five decades, young men have graduated from the class rooms of Benedictine Military School into the mainstreams of Savannah’s professional technical, economic, social and family life, enriching it with a heritage of Christian thought and activity—contributing im measurably to the growth of both their city and their Church, and to the cause of Ca tholic education marked in September of 1963 with the erection of an educational com plex second to none among the secondary schools of our State. Gratitude and congratulations are due both the Benedictine Fathers and the Alumni of Benedictine Military School, who for more than a half century have brought the teach ings and precepts of Christ into the daily life of Savannah and made a better place in which to live. Gratitude and prayerful remembrance are also due the late Mrs. Helen Thornton Anderson, whose devotion to the work of the Benedictine Fathers and magnificent benefaction finally made possible the exe cution of a dream long cherished by Sa vannah’s Benedictine community. Ad Multos Annos! May the new Bene dictine Military School long stand as a beautiful and meaningful memorial to her solicitude and generosity and to the sacred motto of the sons of St. Benedict—“That in all things God may be glorified.” Church In Vietnam Stresses Principles Of Gospels VATICAN CITY (NC)—The Church in Vietnam has stressed the principles of the Gospels to avoid violence and hatred following the use of coercive measures by the Vietnamese government, seven bishops from that Country said here. The prelates’ joint statement said that Buddhists in Vietnam are ‘‘equally averse to violence and are respectful of the con science of each other.” This bishops—four Viet namese, two Frenchmen and one unidentified—added that “insofar as they ’ (Buddhists) are faithful to their principles, they are disposed to collaborate for world peace.” The bishops issued their statement on the situation in Vietnam — 'where Buddhists have clashed with the govern ment of President Ngo dinh Diem, a Catholic—on their ar rival here for the second ses sion of the ecumenical council. They said: ‘ ‘We are not able at this time to answer questions. Our religious mission requires us to present ourselves to the Pope. We should like at this time to respond to the public’s desire for information and to help journalists to be diffusers of truth, as their professional conscience requires them to be. ‘‘But, conscious of the re cent activity of a certain sec tion of the press that has been spreading numerous grave er rors. . . we have decided to issue a somewhat conversa tional text to substitute for all the declarations that we would be asked to make by you. ‘ ‘Here is what we judge it is well to make known: ‘T. The delicate situation of our country is of interest not only to us—the whole Chris tian world is not unaware of a certain tension which binds us one to the other intimately and firmly. Good will and the search on the part of the world for the truth are the factors contribu ting to peace for Vietnam as well as for the rest of the world. This time the goal of the bishops who wilLreunite in the ecumenical council, and one of the goals of the council itself, will be to define the sit uation of the Church in the world. ‘ ‘2. When a chief of state makes use of coercive meas ures for political and non-rel igious reasons in view of the se curity of the state, the Church recalls the principles of the Gospels to avoid violence and hatred and does not involve its charitable actions. This is the case in our country. ‘‘3. Throughout our terri tory the Faith increases. Re- iigious vocations are numerous and the missionaries continue to help our Church to grow. * ‘4. Buddhists and Catholics are equally averse to violence and are respectful of the con science of each other. They can not conflict in the religious sphere. Toward us, as in other counties in Asia and insofar as they are faithful to their prin ciples, they are disposed to col laborate for world peace. Each man of good will must help others to dissipate the empty propositions which create ten sion and worsen it. ‘‘5. In view of the contem porary events it is difficult to have sufficient impartial infor mation. It is necessary, there fore/ to guard oneself against making premature judgments. An event cannot be understood if it is not understood in the context of the human circum stances in which it occurs. Lacking knowledge and calm, one risks being mistaken. “Pope Paul VI in his letter of August 26, 1963, to the Arch bishop of Saigon has expressed his trust and his opinion about the circumstances in which the Church carries out its mission in Vietnam. We ask the Chris tian world to unite itself with us in our hopes and in trust in the Holy Spirit who guides the Church along unknown but sure paths.” Fear Of “Latinization” Keeps Many Orthodox From Reunion PASSAIC, N. J., (NC)--ABy zantine Rite bishop speculated here that fear of “Latiniza tion” has kept many Orthodox church members from reunion with the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Stephen J. Kocisko, of the new Byzantine Rite Eparchy of Passaic, said: “It’s a tragedy that we remain sepa rated. We have to show them that association with Rome doesn’t mean that we lose our rite and tradition.” The Bishop was interviewed shortly before his departure for the second session of the Second Vatican Council. Speaking of the council, he said; ‘ ‘I think this whole philo sophy of the universality of the Church was beautifully and ef fectively demonstrated at the first session of the ecumenical council when all of the Church’s rites were used on different days as the meetings in St. Peter’s opened with Mass. “This said more about the Universal Church than any words could,” he added. “I don’t know that our view point of the council is too dif ferent from that of the Latin Rite bishops,” Bishop Kocisko said. “If there’s any difference at all, it might be in our special interest in unity with the East. Obviously the Byzantine Rite would stand to make tremen dous strides should there be substantial progress toward re union.” As far as liturgical reform is concerned, he said the Eastern Rites ‘ ‘have adapted to modern needs already.” Now, he added, “it’s more a matter of retain ing the advances we’ve already made.” Bishop Kocisko said there has been a growing interest in the Eastern Rites by Latin Rite Catholics. But there are still too many people who have ‘ ‘the idea that everything in the Church should be exactly the same, making no allowances for local culture, for local tra dition,” he observed. “This,” he added, “is espe cially regrettable in mission work, where the enemies of the Latin Church—and even those not really enemies—associate the Church with colonialism.” The Bishop said he envisions the council’s main task as one of adapting the Church to the 20th century, although such adapta tion is pretty far along in the U. S. “In the United States,” he said, “our priests have gone to the people, but that’s not the case in many other lands. In too many parts of the world there’s a gap between the cler gy and the people that will have to be bridged.” “I haven’t had a bit of trouble since we installed seat belts.” Notionol Council of Catholic Youth A White Problem God’s World So much is . being said these days concerning the problem of racial prejudice that there seems little need for another voice to be added to the chorus. Yet, there is value in repeti tion, as any good teacher will testify. For this rea son it may be helpful to re- v i e w here some well-es- t a b 1 i s h e d truths. As we must know, the problem of desegre gation is a White problem, not a Negro problem. It is not the Ne gro who i s daily flaunting the one law which, above all oth ers, God holds most inviola ble—the Law of Love. In a tra vesty of virtue, it is the sin ner who preens himself on his superiority and it is the inno cent victim who is condemned. - It is the leper who walks bold ly abroad while the well man must strike his breast and cry, “Unclean, unclean.” Probably not one Catholic in ten, living in a “restric ted” neighborhood, eating (per haps unaware) in a “restric ted” restaurant, staying at a “restricted” motel, shopping in a “restricted” store (where the clerks just cannot see a Negro if one should happen in)—not one of us in ten real izes the indignities to which our Negro brothers and sis ters are daily subjected, mere ly because of the color of their skin. We would be extremely naive if we thought that these indignities were confined to the Deep South. The racial pre- (By Leo J. Trese) judice of the North is no less soul-warping by reason of its cloak of hypocrisy. Even when we know the facts we Whites never can know, really, what it is like to be perpetually insecure. We can not appreciate what it means to arrive in a strange city, for example, uncertain as to whe ther you dare to enter this ho tel, this restaurant or this store; uncertain as to whether you will be insulted, ignored, or merely treated shabbily. There may be a law to which you can appeal. But you cannot carry a law around in your pocket. You cannot buy food or bed with a law. Above all you cannot buy respect with a law. Neither can you change any one’s heart with a law--and it is our hearts, most basically, which need changing. Prejud ice is not a thing of the mind; it is an aberration of the heart, of the emotions. We do not first reason dispassionately that Negroes have certain un desirable traits and then, as a result of our reasoning, be gin to discriminate against Ne groes. The process is the other way around . We first absorb a prejudice (usually in our childhood, God forgive the ad ults!) and then look around for reasons to justify the preju dice. It is our emotions which need reforming, our hearts which need changing. Negroes are intellectually in ferior to Whites, we tell our selves. Yes, intelligence tests have shown, time and again, that this is not so. Child for child, Negroes are the mental equals of Whites. Any apparent infer iority is due to educational and cultural deprivations. Given the same education opportunities and the same economic and cul tural advantages, Negro chil dren will match, in intellectual ability, the children of any race. But, isn’t it true that the Ne gro is a shiftless sort of per son? If we mean that many of the Negroes we know, herded by us into slum areas and condemned to live in substandard dwell ings with several families sharing a unit meant for one family—if we mean that such Negroes are not “keeping up” the property for which they pay exhorbitant rent, are not saving their money for a ranch-type house in the suburbs and a col lege education for the children —well, would white families in such circumstances be more ambitious, more thrifty? It is such avicious'fcircle, this racial prejudice. We herd the Negroes into ghettoes. We be grudge them living room and resent their effort to expand in to White neighborhoods. We re fuse them the better paying jobs and discriminate against them in the professions. We force upon them a low standard of living which effectively bars them from educational and cul tural opportunities. Then, hav ing done all this (at least by our passive acceptance of the evil) we condemn Negroes for being what we—and not their color—have made them. It is to be hoped that the voices of our American Catho lics soon will be raised, in a unanimous cry which will not be stilled and will not brook denial, for justice for our Ne gro brethren. A Solemn Moment “You in others — this is what you are. Your Soul, your immortality, your life in oth ers. And what now? You have always been in others and you will remain in others. This will be with you—the you that en ters the future and becomes a part of it.” Boris Pasternak— “Dr. Zhivago” # * # IT’S A SOLEMN moment when one signs a last Will and Tes tament. Counched in legal ter minology, the little things of life hardly seem recognizable or appear as bridges between the here and hereafter. A few sheets of paper hold a life time’s striving. For me, it was hardly worth the price of the pa per and the legal secretary’s typing time to say nothing of the patience of the good lawyer. I By Barbara C. Jencks wish it were possible to leave funds that would be used for scholarships or to aid needy missions or favorite charities. If anyone read my Will, they would catalogue me as a fail ure in an age which judges suc cess on the size of the bank book. It is a good thing to make out a Will and to think about the things you would leave be hind you in both the material and spiritual realm. Ade Be- thune, artist-editor, in urg ing her readers to make Wills wrote “Die now and live.” I recently heard of a school teacher who is wisely giving away much of her lovely furnishings now and has al ready experienced the joy in so doing. Those who are able to bring joy to others with their possessions and money are in deed blessed twice. Sadly enough our impression of a person embraces not only the last mortal encounter but also is gauged by the Will. This is the last tangible evidence of a person and thus sometimes the last thing remembered. * # * THE THINGS OF LIFE we would bequeath to our loved ones cannot be summed up in awesome legalese. Even if we did have wealth or real estate or stocks to leave, these would not be what we’d want most to bequeath. The world over was impressed with the simplicity that marked the last Will and Testament of Pope John. The Pontiff wrote ... “I am par ticularly happy to die poor, having distributed all that came into my hands during the years of my priesthood.” His was a (Continued on Page 6-B): Protestant Prayers Asked For Council PATERSON, N. J., (NC)— Paterson’s Bishop James J. Navagh, before leaving here for the Vatican Council, asked non-Catholics as well as Ca tholic s to pray for the success of the council. He asked them “to make the success of the council according to the mind of Christ one of the main intentions of their daily prayers throughout the ses sion.” Pray For Council LONDON (NC)—The Arch bishop of Canterbury, leader of the 40-million member An glican Communion, asked Anglicans to pray for divine guidance for the Second Vati can Council. The Most Rev. Arthur Mich ael Ramsey, who is Anglican Primate of All England, said in a (Sept. 27) statement: “As the Vatican Council starts its new sessions in Rome, I ask that in our An glican churches prayer will be offered that the Divine Wis dom may guide its decisions in the service of justice, truth and unity.” Seminary Opened BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., (NC)—St. Vincent de Paul Ma jor Seminary conducted by the Vincentian Fathers was opened here with a pioneer class of 29 seminarians studying for the Diocese of Miami priest hood. When its eight-building complex is completed the semi nary will have accommodations for 150 students. A Pontifical Mass offered by Miami’s Bishop Coleman F. Carroll in the col lege chapel marked the opening. Catholic Seminar At Episcopal Center DETROIT, (NC)—The Jesuit Fathers’ University of Detroit is offering a nine-week seminar on city life and its problems at the Detroit Episcopal Diocesan Cathedral Center for a class of 25 clergymen. Lawrence Kersten, an in structor in the university’s de partment of sociology, is di recting the seminar which began September 30. Guest speakers from municipal and other civic agencies will appear during the weekly sessions. Drop Marriage Bar CHICAGO, (NC)—The Home' Bureau of Catholic Charities of Chicago has modified its re quirements for couples seeking to adopt children, including the dropping of a bar against mixed marriages. Msgr. Bernard M. Brogan, home bureau director, said mixed marriage is no longer “a total barrier” against adoption. "If the wife is a parcticing Catholic, and the couple meet our other requirements, they may adopt a child through our agency,” he said. Statue Of Pius XII VATICAN CITY (NC)—A monument to the memory of Pope Pius XII stands under drapes in St. Peter’s Basilica ready for its dedication. In the second chapel to the right of the entrance, next to the Chapel of the Pieta, the mon ument is set into a niche in the north wall of the chapel, its brown marble dramatically contrasting with the greys and whites that predominate in the other monuments of the great temple. The bronze statue of the late pontiff, yet to be unveiled, stands about 10 feet high. The familiar figure of Pius XII, exe- $> cuted by Italian sculptor Fran cesco Messina, is vested in cope and mitre, in a walking attitude, with the long-fingered right hand extended in blessing. Fischer Quintuplets VATICAN CITY (NC)—The Fischer quintuplets of Aber deen, S. D., have been given the apostolic blessing of His Holi ness Pope Paul VI. In an audience with Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, Pope Paul gave the Cardinal small gold medals^ for each of the quints and asked the American prelate to trans mit to the quints, their pa rents and the staff at St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen his feli citations and his blessings. Pope Paul also asked Cardinal Spellman about con struction progress on the Vatican Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair. He was told that preparations are proceed ing on schedule. QUESTION BOX (By David Q. Liptak) Q. How late can one be for Sunday Mass without having to hear another Mass? Is “the last possible moment” at the Gospel or after the sermon? A. One who is present at Mass from the beginning of the Offertory (just after the Creed, which follows the ser mon), through to the end sub stantially fulfills the law to assist at the Holy Sacrifice on Sundays and Feasts of Pre cepts. BUT THIS NORM defines the minimum only insofar as grave obligation is concerned. What it means is that anyone who, through no fault of his own, arrives at the beginning of the Offertory and remains until the end of Mass need not partici pate in a second Mass in or der to meet the requisites of Church law. It does not mean that there is nothing sinful about arriving late. ON THE CONTRARY, the Sunday Precept requires atten dance of an entire Mass. Hence any deliberate omission, how soever slight—because of negligence , for example — would at least constitute venial matter. And even if slight tar diness is not directly intended, it surely implies irreverence, and can be the source of bad example. WHILE PRECISE rules as to how much of an omission would comprise objectively grave matter in this area are diffi cult to set down, it should be clear enough to any Catholic that missing everything up to the Offertory inclusive would be serious, so too, the Offer tory, Consecration and Com munion; likewise, everything up to the Gospel inclusive plus the priest’s Communion. ■ * * * Q. Do cardinals and bishops wear red, violet or purple? A. Scarlet red is the color proper to cardinals. PURPLE and violet are not synonymous in ecclesiastical' usage. Although both represent a mixture of red and blue, when the red is dominant, the proper designation is purple; when the blue is stronger, the color is violet. (To make this more confusing, Roman pur ple, according to Father Mc Cloud in his Clerical Dress and Insignia, is reddish intone.) Purple, according to the above definition, is the color for bishops and members of the Papal Court, but unlike vio let, it is not a liturgical color. GREEN, incidentally, is also known as “the episcopal color.” Once used generally by bishops, it is still prescribed for certain episcopal appointments. The Southern Cross P. O. BOX 180. SAVANNAH. GA. Vol. 44 Thursday, October 3, 1963 No. 13 Published weekly except the last week in July and the last week in December by The Southern Cross, Inc. Subscription price $3.00 per year. Second class mail privileges authorized at Monroe, Ga. Send notice of change of address to P. O. Box 180, Savannah, Ga. Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, D.D.J.C.D., President Rev. Francis J. Donohue, Editor John Markwalter, Managing Editor Rev. Lawrence Lucree, Rev. John Fitzpatrick, Associate Editors