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and certainly the day of climax,
—In that day’s dust might ac
tually have been a tiny mote
from the white, white o f the
papal robes. Our audience was
scheduled for 12:30 but we had to
be at the Bronze Door of the
Vatican by ten o’clock. Once you
joined the throngs outside it,
the crowd pressed you along—
followed up Bernini’s Royal
Staircase without even seeing
it, into the two audience cham
bers. The far one where the pon
tifical cortege would enter was
the Ducal Hall with marble che
rubs supporting marble dra
peries over the door of en
try; the one where we were,
the Clementine Hall, just as
elaborately frescoed and dec
orated. A side area of the Du
cal Hall and a front aisle ac
ross ours were ropped off for
the Pope’s sedia so that this
route allowed him to see and be
seen by both rooms fulls of pil
grims. Full, so that no one could
move more than toshift from one
foot to another. There were two
thousand Austrian soldiers and
sailors admitted to the Ducal
Hall after it appeared full—
and one young girl fainted from
the press and excitement in our
hall. Much to John Fahey’s cre
dit, he had foresight enough to
bring spirits of ammonia and
went to aid her.
And there was so much,
so impressively much, to think
about. Here will come the Vicar,
the visible Head, the link in the
unbroken chain to Christ-Foun
der, the Rock, His Holiness, our
Father on earth. Here will come
the eye that saw a child of God
in Francis, Elizabeth, Clare,
Anthony; the ear that heard
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Therese; the finger that sent
us Augustine, Boniface, Pat
rick, Cyril; the sword of the Spi
rit that struck with the rod of
its mouth Attila, Henry at Ca-
nossa, Henry and Elizabeth at
Windsor, Luther and Tet-
zel, Hitler and Calles . . .Here
comes the Pope] The roar of the
crowd seems to lift him and
he is borne in on waves
of cheers. He comes in with
out speaking but beckoning all
to him, welcoming us and bles
sing us, assuring us of his ben
evolence. This Pope Paul VI, is
a slight man, his every ges
ture full of energy and zeal. The
gravity of his dark, deep-set
eyes is belied by the quick
cheek-creasing smile. The se
dia was halted before us only a
few times for a triple blessing
(in which you shared) then it was
carried out the other side of
the room back to the Ducal
Hall.
The crowd immediately be
gan to disperse but I was sort of
rooted to the spot, unwilling
to leave. As the babble of the
crowd lessened the murmur of
loud speakers rose and I could
hear the Pope speaking. We had
had no assurance that he would
speak in English that day but I
stayed just to hear his voice.
After words in Italian and pro
bably German or Austrian
—anyway, the soldiers and sail- 1
ors raised the roof in res
ponse—came a recognizable
flow of French. Over and over
I could hear the word: temoig-
nage ... temoignage,—witness.
* * *
SUDDENLY a real American
voice broke in introducing to His
Holiness all of the English
speaking groups present that
day: Holy Name Men from Chi
cago and Milwaukee, Ladies of
Mercy from London, etc.—right
down to and including our Vati
can Council group. Then, our
Holy Father addressed us in
English, heavily accented but
with a clear message;
* ‘We are aware that you have
come at great sacrifices to see
these holy places where
the martyrs bore witness to
Christ, where men have built
shrines and erected works of art
as witness of their faith, where
the world assembles to witness
the living center of our Catho
lic faith, to draw near to our
person as a Witness of Christ.
We ask every mother, father
man, woman, and child to hear
like witness in his daily life
to the teachings of that Church
and to be before the world a liv
ing witness of his Catholic faith.
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The results from smester
exams were available and a
large crowd of parents were
there to get the word; good
or bad.
Father John J. Cuddy,
Diocesan superintendent of
schools was guest speaker. His
subject was * ‘The Crisis in
Catholic Education.” He pointed
out “the growing shortage of
nuns and the urgent need for
more vocations to the sister
hood.”
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POPE PAUL VI OPENS RELIEF APPEAL — A special broadcast by the narion’s major
radio networks on Ash Wednesday, February 12, carried the message of Pope Paul VI to
six million Catholic elementary school children, opening the children’s phase of the 18th
annual U. S. Bishops’ Relief Fund to aid the world’s needy. As in previous years the
students will join “in the spirit of Lent,” to make their little sacrifices for the success
of the 1964 fund appeal. The nation-wide campaign, with a $5 million goal, will be con
ducted March 1 to 8. It is the chief financial support of Catholic Relief Services — Na
tional Catholic Welfare Conference. Pope Paul is shown before the microphones at his
desk in the Vatican. — (NC Photos)
Panama:
Counsels 64
US Cardinal
Moderation”
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The fol
lowing is the text of a state
ment on the Panama crisis by
Richard Cardinal Cushing of
Boston, Chairman of the U. S.
Bishops’ Committee for Latin
America.)
My dearly beloved brethren:
Recently 50,000 Panamanians
gathered in a square and listen
ed to a joint pastoral of the
Bishops of Panama which plead
ed with them to face their coun
try’s present grave crisis in
truly Christian spirit.
As Archbishop of Boston, I
wish to speak to the faithful
of our archdiocese and all
others who may be interested,
in a similar fashion on the same
important matter.
The nation, as well as the in
dividual person, is subject to
the moral law. A nation’s peo
ple are forged into the nation
al state by truths held in com
mon and laws conjointly enact
ed, by history and public con
sensus, by shared national
awareness and a praiseworthy
sense of dignity and patriotism,
and by bonds of mutual agree
ment sealed, perforce too often,
by the shedding of blood. The
citizens of every nation, act
ing together through their elec
ted authorities, must follow
norms of justice and equity
in their dealings with the peo
ple of another nation, in a way
comparable to the moral com
mands of justice and equity
which citizens, singly or in as
sociation, must observe in their
dealings within the nation. And
all must be seasoned by love.
Pope John XXIII reminded us
and the authorities of all nations
a few months before his death
that nations are also under the
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the daughterof Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence A. Glowacki. The
bridegroom’s parents are Mr.
and Mrs. James E. Thaxton Sr.
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SAVANNAH — A nuptial mass
at the Sacred Heart Church on
February 1, united in marriage
Miss Ruth Pinckney Johnson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Janes
Joseph Johnson, andFrankEm-
anual Matarazzo, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Frank Matar
azzo. The Rev. Aloysius Wach-
ter officiated.
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SAVANNAH — St. James
Church was the scene of the
wedding of Lt. Frances Welsh,
to Patrick William Sills Feb
ruary 1. The Reverend E. Per-
of Fiero sang the nuptial mass.
Tfie bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Francis B. Welsh of
Billings, Montana. The parents
of the bridegroom are Mr. and
Mrs. William Sills Sr. of Poca-
tello, Idaho.
judgment of God, the only truly
sovereign power. Pope Paul VI
has called this same bedrock
truth to the attention of the
world.
It is well that we ponder
carefully these truths as ap
plicable in the current crisis of
relations between our beloved
country and the people of Pan
ama.
1. Besides questions of just
ice between the two nations,
there are involved here the
much broader issues of regional
and even world peace, and of
overall, longterm relations of
the people of the United
States with our brothers of
Latin America. The role of
leadership thrust upon our
shoulders, and upon our national
conscience, by events since the
Second World War, and by the
very material blessings which
make our nation a world power,
demands that we Americans,
singly and as a people, exer
cise moderation and guard
agains inflexible positions and
emotional outbursts whatever
the provocation.
Since in God’s Province we
possess such power and res
ponsibility before Him and all
His human family, we must
cultivate understanding of the
new national awareness and
deep desire for equality and dig
nity of all men and nations
which now influence world
events, however counter these
currents might run to childhood
slogans of a simpler day.
2. Besides justice, a certain
magnanimity, breadth of vision
and largeness of heart should
help us to grasp the national
aspirations of Panamanians for
“the fullness of a more ex
cellent life” (Mater et Magis
tral especially since so many
live in dire daily need. That
this should erupt into violence
is deplorable, but that the Pa
namanians should have serious
grievances is understandable
given the facts: that the Canal
is such a dominant national re
source, and that our affluent
standard of living taunts the
numerous needy from the vis
ible showcase of the Zone,
which lies in their very midst,
athwart their national soil, and
giving much control of their
destiny to officials to whom
they have no regular recourse
except by treaty.
3. Appraising our own ap
propriate patriotic feelings and
recognizing our own legitimate
interests in the Canal, we must
assess and even admire the
proper nationalism of others.,
Withal, it is not surprising
that the people of Panama
seek revision of a treaty which
so dominates their lives, that
they want to update a contract
already 60 years old, despite
its claim to perpetuity.
4. We, therefore, call upon
you to consider prayerfully 1 *
thse mature realities and grave
responsibilities. While the ar-
dous discussions and final de
cisions are in the hands of our
President and other officials, it
is in the power, and it is the
duty, of each and all to create
that national atmosphere of
calm, restraint and understand
ing which will enable our
President and his associates,
who carry these burdens in our
name, at our request and from
our mandate, to act in the
genuine best interests of our
nation, and of justice and peace
for all the human family.
5. We base this statement
upon the great principles of the
universal common good and of
international social justice giv
en us by Christian social teach
ing and recently up-dated to
current world developments ‘n
the two encyclicals, Mater et
Magsitra and Pacem in Terris.
In the latter, Pope John says:
“Not only can it happen,
but it actually does happen
that the advantages and con
veniences which nations
strive to acquire for them
selves become objects of con
tention; nevertheless, there-
suiting disagreements must
be settled, not by force, nor
by deceit or trickery, but ra
ther in the only manner which
is worthy of the dignity of
man, i.e„ by a mutual assess
ment of the reasons on both
sides of the dispute, by a
mature and objective inves
tigation of the situation, and
by an equitable reconcilia
tion of differences of opin
ion.”
6. In the present crisis I beg
you to give prayerful thought
to these considerations and ear
nestly hope that all our fel
low citizens will do the same.
We shall thus help our well
blessed nation to fulfill worthi
ly the role assigned her by our
good and just Lord amidst the
human family in today’s travail
for the birth of peace. And this
we shall do in the name of
Christ, the Prince of Peace,
here and hereafter.
God’s World-
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ly, conquest of sloth will have
remarkable results. Each new
act of self-discipline brings an
increase of grace. We begin to
enjoy the religious practices
and acts of charity which for
merly were a burden grudgingly
borne. We are able to look at
the crucifix without having to
turn our eyes quickly and guilti
ly away.
The Southern Cross, February 13, 1964—PAGE 5
Dean Rusk
Says U.S. Can Influence,
Not Control World
(By J. J. Gilbert)
WASHINGTON — Today’s
world is one of “rapid change”
which the United States "can
influence, but not control.”
This is the current picture
of foreign affairs which Secre
tary of State Dean Rusk has
given to a Senate subcommittee
concerned with administration
Dear Editor;
We are with legitimate pride
witnessing the development of
the Catholic press, both from a
technical and journalistic view
point. Yet these sentiments are
countered by a growing dissat
isfaction with established news
organs of national scope. Along
with “Catholic Press Month”
this February, we were greeted
recently with an article on sex
and morality in one of our na
tional magazines that has
understandably stirred up pub
lic opinion in many Catholic
circles.
Admittedly there was an ob
vious reason to object, and many
did against the flippant and con
fused treatment accorded to
such a delicate subject. What is
noteworthy, however, is not the
magnitude of the reaction, but
rather that it has taken so long
to erupt. But will the reaction
crystallize a long - seething
but amorphous attitude among
Catholics to the more frequent
but less salient shortcomings
of the secular press in gener
al? As a veteran Catholic jour
nalist put it several days ago:
“Don’t get your hopes up; we’ll
shortly forget this incident,
as we have so many others ...”
Perhaps the reason for our
forgetfulness on this subject is
due to the present situation of
the press in this country. The
qualification of “Catholic” as
synonymous with universal in
its application to the vast ma
jority of the publications edited
by Catholics involves an uncom
fortable paradox. The gap
between secular, "general news
magazines and “Catholic” pub
lications has not yet been brid
ged. We have an abundant num
ber of popular, devotional mag
azines; intellectual, opinion
weeklies; academic, philos
ophical and theological jour
nals; Catholic feature month
lies; not to mention the heal
thy number of diocesan week
ly newspapers. But their sub
scribers are still faced with
the dilemma of keeping abreast
Lenten Series-
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to offer sacrifice.
“The Notion of Sacrifice,” to
be delivered by Father Joseph
Stranc, will teach the notion of
sacrifice in itself — the Old
Testament sacrifices as types
of Christ’s death — the fulfill
ment of sacrifice upon the cross
— the applicatory sacrifice in
the Mass.
Father Wellmeier in his lec
ture, “The Offering of Oursel
ves,” will deal with the fact
that we must fill up what is
wanting in the sufferings of
Christ — that the sacrifice is
that of the Mystical Body and
therefore each of us must offer
himself — describe what ac
tions of ours are suitable for
offering to God.
“The Mass and its Symbo
lism,” the subject of Father
Teoli, will explain the notion of
a symbol — its enabling force in
that it leads us indirectly to
great truth much as the para
ble did — the symbolism in
herent in the vestments, altar,
ceremonies, church building
and the Mass itself as aneffec
tive symbol of sanctity.
of internal security. It would
seem to give one explanation
why this country has not acted
with more finality in recent
crises, as some have suggested,
it should.
The U. S. does business with
more than 112 governments.
During 1963 there were elec
tions or changes in government
in more than 50 of these coun
tries, including 10 of the 15
NATO nations. In a dozen in
stances the changes were “un
scheduled.”
‘That creates a turbulence in
our scene which, if anything, is
going to increase somewhat, be
cause we will have at least 125
or 130 independent countries
before the process ends,” Sec
retary Rusk said. He asked the
rhetorical question: "How many
islands of the Pacific will want
to be independent states?” He
found the prospect “unsettl
ing.”
In maintaining diplomatic
contacts, the U. S. State De
partment receives about 1,300
cables a day, and sends out
1,000. The Secretary of State
will see some 30 of the incom
ing messages and about six of
the outgoing each day. The White
House will see one or two of
the outgoing cables daily.
Despite all this activity and
concern, the influence of the
U. S. round the world is not
what one might assume.
"If we are to get an accurate
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of the greatest importance, be
cause that is the way of fulfilling
our responsibility. Certainly in
times of crisis our role is
magnified, but in the ordinary
flow of events our impact upon
other countries is much less
than we and others sometimes
suppose.”
Th e Secretary said that this
“tumultuous” world, because of
modern weapons systems, is
“an increasingly dangerous
world.” He asserged that our
problem is not so much the
“formulation of objectives,”
because “we are a certain kind
of nation and we are a certain
kind of people,” and “the gen
eral principles of policy are
pretty well established and
rooted deeply in the nature of
our society.”
Committees
Named At
Saint James
SAVANNAH—St. James par
ish council of Women met Feb.
3.
New members were introduc
ed and welcomed.
New Committees were ap
pointed for 1964.
A full report was given on the
trip to Atlanta to the Legisla
ture and Cancer home.
Savannah
impression of that outside
world,” Secretary Rusk de- 1 Men Visit
dared, “we should look at not
less than 110 maps, e^ch cen
tered on one of the nations we
deal with, reminding us that we
are the center of the world only
to ourselves, and that each na
tion looks outward from where
it is.
T am not suggesting that we
are not an important country. In
fact, we ourselves should act
on the basis that what we do is
of the general news, in secu
lar (or secularized) periodi
cals, because hitherto they have
had no other alternative.
It is this evident situation that
moved the editors of Report:
the News of the Month in Per
spective to launch their maga
zine last September. You might
be interested in knowing that we
have not been too representa
tive up to now in selecting let
ters to be printed on the Edi
tor’s page. The vast majority
contain a congratulatory “Eu
reka?”, and too few offer the
possibility of dialogue.
In mentioning this fact—and
for that matter, in writing this
letter—I did not intend to praise
my own product. Rather I only
wanted to take this opportunity
to inform your readers of our
publication.
Sincerely yours,
Carl B. Schmitt, Jr.
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SAVANNAH — Approximate
ly thirty Catholic men visited
B’nai B’rith Jacob Synagogue,
here, on the evening of Jan
uary 21st.
Rabbi A.I. Rosenberg con
ducted a tour of the Orthodox
Jewish synagogue and explain
ed the basics of the Jewish
faith.
The visit was a project of the
Holy Name Society of Sacred
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