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4 1 The Fifth Week Vatican Council In Review (N.C.W.C. News Service) VATICAN CITY—The ecu menical council in its fifth week in session made these sweeping moves: —paved the way for a decla ration stating the bishops of the world as a body, led by the Pope, have divine right supreme power over the whole Church. —voted approval of the last chapter of its document on the liturgy, thus setting the stage for final approval within a mat ter of weeks of the whole sche ma which looks toward broad revisions in the public worship of the Church. —approved in principle the ordination of deacons to serve as such permanently, rather than going on to the priesthood. —operated under procedures revised in a way promising to speed up its activity. A? {/ /Specializing Is / Our Business^ Not Today, Not Tomorrow But Everyday! TWIN BURGERS WATCH! WATCH! OUR SPECIALS OVER SIGN BOARD 2(ty Fishwish & Tarter Sauce Current Friday Special 1840 WATSON BLVD. WARNER ROBINS 3366 PIO NONO AVE. MACON Prayer For The Success Of The Eeumenieal Council May the Divine Spirit reign to answer in a most comfort ing manner this prayer which rises daily to Him from every comer of the earth. Renew your wonders in our time, O Divine Spirit, as though with another Pentecost and grant that Thy Holy Church, by uniting in a single-hearted and mounting prayer, together with Mary the Mother of Jesus, and the Shep herding St. Peter, may intensify the reign of the Divine Sa vior, the reign of truth and justice, the reign of love and peace. Amen. The (Oct. 30) action promis ing a declaration on the colle- giality of the bishops was re garded as a council turning point. The Fathers voiced their ap proval of the concept of the college of bishops and on the restoration of the permanent diaconate in a special vote on five questions. The vote was called for by the council mod erators as a way to speed up procedures. The balloting was to serve as a guide to the coun cil Theological Commission in revising the chapter dealing with the hierarchy in the schema on the nature of the Church. It thus precluded further prolong ed discussion. The five questions, with the voting results, were: 1. Whether episcopal conse cration is the highest grade of the Sacrament of Holy Orders: yes, 2,123; no, 34. 2. Whether every bishop, who is in union with all the bishops and the pope, belongs to the body or college of bishops: yes, 2,- 049; no, 104. 3. Whether the college of bi shops succeeds the college of Apostles and, together with the pope, has full and supreme power over the whole Church: yes, 1,808; no, 336. 4. 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At the American Bishops’ press panel following the meet ing, Father Gregory Baum, O.S.A., of Toronto, council ex pert, noted that the vote in fav or of the five points was "an inestimable aid and support of the position of the moderators.’* He said that the successful use of this procedural device would enable moderators in the future to discover the majority feeling of the council Fathers on a par ticular subject without the need for hearing an interminable multiplication of speakers. Bishop John J. Wright of Pittsburgh, a member of the Theological Commission, told the press panel that the vote on the five points would make it "enormously easier’* for the subcommission dealing with the collegiality of bishops to re vise the chapter. He said that the Theological Commission is now in a position to subdivide itself into subcommissions, as it has already done in order to take points under considera tion and reorganize the schema. The day it took the special vote on the collegiality concept, the council also passed amend ments to the liturgy schema’s chapter on sacred music. These included among other things a recommendation that tradi tional local music be adapted to the liturgy, especially in mission regions. Then on Oct. 31, before re cessing for a four-day holiday, the council fathers passed the final chapter on the document on public worship. They saved al most a whole day’s work by Spanish Publication Confiscated MADRID (NC)— Police here have confiscated an issue of the official publication of the Young Christian Workers’ movement that contained a re port on the miners’ strike in Asturias. The government’s In formation Ministry maintained that the action was requested by Church authorities. The Young Christian Work ers’ organ explained the strike as a protest against repres sion of miners, including a num ber of deportations. It also re ported that promises of better wages and working conditions made by the Spanish govern ment as a result of strikes last year have not been ful filled. The Spanish press gen erally has ignored this year’s strike. The Catholic publication, Ju- ventud Obrera, was said to have published the issue containing the strike news without the ad vice of its ecclesiastical super visor, who was ill. However, the confiscation of the issue follows a series of earlier clashes between the Young Christian Workers and the leaders of the governmetn- dominated trade union. Last July the civil authori ties of Asturias province tried to intervene in the national meeting of the Young Christian Workers held at Oviedo, claim ing that the gathering was an attempt to build sympathy for the strikers. Replying to the current con fiscation of their publication, the Catholic workers’ group is circulating a bulletin in which it quotes Pope Pius XII on the importance of a free public opinion and includes the Pope’s warning that "to stifle the voice of the citizenry is an attempt against the natural right of man.’’ combining into one two chap ters dealing with sacred art. Among the provisions adopted were: —encouragement of the use of contemporary—but not ab stract—art forms in churches. —establishing beauty, rather than costliness, as the proper criterion for images, vest ments and general church fur nishings. —a warning to the effect that too many statues not only clut ter a church but distract from worship. —a recommendation that churches be so constructed as to promote active congre gational participation. —a call for solid instruc tion in sacred art in the semi naries. The votes taken in the course of the meetings were intersper sed between the council Fathers’ continued discussion of the schema on the nature of the Church. Concerning the chapter dealing with "the call to holiness in the Church,’’ Bi shop John J. Russell of Rich mond told the Fathers: "Before taking up the ques tion of sanctity in the members of the Church, the text should speak of the essential sanctity 0 f the Church. . . We know that the Church has sinners in its ranks, that there are scan dals among persons conse crated to God, apostasies, ra cial discrimination and the like. "Unless we distinguish these two aspects of sanctity, we are open to the charge that our in sistence on sanctity in the Church is only an attempt to whitewash the facts.’’ Bishop Fran jo Franic *|of Split, Yugoslavia, told the coun cil whereas the schema pre sents the order of bishop as a model of holiness, "this is not borne out by the facts." He held that "the cause of a lack of sanctity in bishops to day is a lack of evangelical poverty.’’ Thus he called on the council to determine "the concrete forms of poverty for bishops." Fernando Cardinal Cento, Grand Penitentiary of the Church, asked the council to pass a resolution calling for beatification and -canonization of more lay people. He said this would encourage the laity to strive harder for holiness. RED CROSS CENTENNIAL—The 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Red Cross at Geneva, now being observed by nations throughout the world, recalls the world wide humanitarian work of the organization in times of peace and war. In the painting above, the artist depicts the service rendered by members of religious orders who aided the war-wounded, soldiers and civilians alike, in the Middle Ages. The Order of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinitarians) founded in . 1197 and the Order of Camillus, founded in 1584, both wore their red cross on their Habits. Not only did they render first aid on the battle field and in plague-infested villages, but received the victims into the monastery hos pital. (They also ransomed Christians taken prisoner by invading infidel Armies). (NC Photos) Archbishop Krol “Opposition In Council Good” VATICAN CITY, (NC)— "A council without opposition and discussion would engender sus picion about the freedom of the council Fathers,’’ according to Archbishop John J. Krol of Philadelphia. Speaking at a special back ground press conference (Oct. 30) arranged by the Ameri can Bishops, Archbishop Krol explained various problems and circumstances surrounding the council’s rules. He is one of the five undersecretaries of the council. He disclosed that strictly speaking "there will not be any simultaneous translation sy stem operating during the coun cil sessions.’* Instead, he said there is an experiment to pro vide translations in six lan- CUB/TMW DOMINICAN REPUBLIC fcjj OCEAN MILITARY MOVES—1963 1. Jan.—Junta suspends Constitution in Peru. 2. Mar.—Guatemalan Army ousts president. 3. Apr.—Navy revolt ends in Argentina truce. 4. July—Army ousts pres ident in Ecuador. 5. Sept.—Military ends democratic regime in Dominican Republic. 6. Oct.—Coup by armed forces in Honduras. DICTATORS A. Castro—Cuba B. Duvalier—Haiti C. Stroessner— Paraguay ATLANTI1 RIPE FOR REVOLT 7. El Salvador 8. Colombia 9. Venezuela 10. Brazil BARREN GROUND FOR DEMOCRACY?—Recent military coups in the Dominican Republic and Honduras marked the collapse of two more democratic regimes in Latin America. Added to nations already under military rule and dictatorships in Cuba, Haiti and Paraguay, other sore spots are shown on this map of Latin America: El Salvador, where military un rest is high; Venezuela, top target of communists; Colom bia, hard hit by Castro terrorists, and Brazil, scene of “guer rilla” labor strikes and inflation. t ^ p ^ _ _ Albany Youth Sunday ALBANY—In observance of National Catholic Youth Sunday, the members of St. Teresa’s Youth Club attended the 8:30 Mass and received Holy Com munion on Sunday, October 27th. Music for the Mass was pro vided by the Youth Club Choir. At the conclusion of the Mass the Prayer for Youth was said by all. folks find nf firitndly Southern Discount Company Consumer Loans & Financing 1107 MARKET STREET WA. 3-6436 WARNER ROBINS AREA 912 Following the Mass, a Com munion Breakfast was held at the Gordon Hotel. The master of ceremonies, Pat Keenan, president of the Youth Club, extended a welcome to all and expressed apprecia tion to the adult advisers for their assistance. He then intro duced the guest speaker, Father James Klawitter, Chaplain at Turner Air Force Base. Father Klawitter spoke of his humorous experiences with teenagers when he taught in a Catholic High School in Cin cinnati. He then stressed the importance for teenagers to find a goal in life which would be in accord with their own indi vidual talents and capabilities. guages of the prepared texts of the council Fathers, to be broadcast while the Father is speaking in the hall. He explained that a council Father would have to present the text of his intervention four days ahead of his scheduled speech so that it could be trans lated into the various lan guages. He wanted it made clear, however, that the translated text as read over the transistor broadcasting system might not be exactly that which the Father is actually delivering. He explained itfhat a speaker might decide to delete or add portions to his prepared text. Archbishop Krol said that simultaneous translations are not being considered because of personnel problems, not techni cal ones. In discussing the rules Macon PCCW MACON—St. Joseph’s PCCW held their regular monthly meeting, Sunday Nov. 2. Mrs. Clyde Olson reported on the cancer pad project which has obtained support from other than strictly parish sources. Several non-Catholic friends have contributed sheets and cot ton batting when regular sup plies run low. Mrs. Olson also resigned as Catholic Charities Chairman due to pressure of business. The Foreign Relief Com mittee reported meeting Oct. 14th and making plans for con tacting parish newcomers, also contacting a number of French visitors in this area and inviting them to attend Mass as well as offering transportation. Active help was offered a Cuban refu gee family. Rent was paid for a two week period, sufficient cash donations obtained to purchase a bedroom suite and stove and di nette suite. Other items of fur niture and linens as well as lamps and rugs were donated, and the mother of the family was given a trip to the beauty parlor prior to going to the hospital. St. Joseph’s Parish has been invited by the Chamber of Com merce to take part in a "Stay and See” program, Nov. 24th. Father Fitzpatrick is in charge of the program. The church will be open to the public from 2 to 6 in the afternoon and volun teers are being asked to serve as guides. , — The Southern Cross, November 7, 1963—PAGE 3 Meeting Of Women’s Club SYLVANIA — The Catholic Women’s Club of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Syl- vania held its first meeting of the new year on October 21st. Present at this inaugural meeting were Father John Gar vey, the pastor, and Club mem bers, Miss Molly Lehr of Rocky Ford, as well as Mrs. Leo Thompson and Mrs. Robert Brink, both of Sylvania. Afte r the meeting was called to order with recitation of three decades of the Rosary, the members discussed several items of interest. Mrs. Thomp son, Club President for the year, proposed a Thanksgiving Mass and Parish Supper to be held the week of November 24th. Plans for this are now under way. A treasury report was made and approved, mentioning in particular that donations had been made to the Deanery Council in Augusta which went towards the placing of the Ca tholic Digest in the mission areas of Louisville, Millen, and Waynesboro public libra ries. Father Garvey in his role as moderator of the group sug gested that the ladies help with some items around the house. Along with Mrs. Thompson, Miss Hildreth Thigpen serves as the Club’s Secretary- Treasurer. governing the council Archbi shop Krol pointed out that the right to freedom of expression must be safeguarded. "Truth is reached by a vigorous ex change of opinions—by a real Intellectual struggle. A coun cil without opposition and dis cussions would engender sus picion about the freedom of the council Fathers." However, he noted that the right of expression does not have to be oral expression, as the Fathers can submit their opinions in writing. "Freedom of expression is not an abso lute right. A prior right is the progress of the council; thus, then the rule of cloture, which has been invoked several times." Archbishop Krol said the (Continued on Page 6) Everything for the Sick Room Hospital Beds-Wheel Chairs -Invalid Walkers-Patient Lifters. Many other Sick room needs. Prescriptions Called For and Delivered Wachtel’s PHYSICIAN SUPPLY CO. Paul H. Ewaldsen 408 Bull St. - AD 6-4271 Georgia State Savings Bank ^ Savannah's Largest and Oldest ) * Savings Bank BANK BY MAIL SERVICE M®mber Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Bull 8c York Streets MACON > BURNS BRICK CO. 711-10TH ST. MACON, GA. i* £ HOME OF THE NATIONALLY FAMOUS ORIGINAL. . DOUBLE DECK HAMBURG!* THE BIG BOY “Macon's Finest Family Restaurant* STEAKSSEAFOODS DRIVE-IN OR DINING ROOM SERVICE FOR LUNCH DINNEN 2010 RIVERSIDE DR. macon 745-8628