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PAGE 2—The Southern Cross, March 19, 1964
Cardinal Hopes For
Council Document On
Church’s Tie To World
By James C. O’Neill
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
VATICAN CITY — Problems
connected with the "dialogue of
the Church with the modern
world" are among the most cri
tical still facing the Second Vat
ican Ecumenical Council, ac
cording to Augustin Cardinal
Bea, S. J.
The German-born Biblical
scholar who heads the Secre
tariat for Promoting Christian
Unity also expressed general
satisfaction with the council’s
progress to date, particularly
with the climate created by the
discussions of the bishops. He
outlined his views in an excul-
sive interview with the
N.C.W.C. News Service.
Cardinal Bea, speaking in
terms of the critical problems
before the council’s third ses
sion, noted that there are al
ready a number of schemata
before the council, such as the
schema on Revelation and on the
nature of the Church.
"In addition to the questions
which have already been discus
sed but not completed, I be
lieve that the most critical
problems that the council still
has to deal with are above all
the problems connected with the
dialogue between the Church
and the modern world," he said.
As examples he mentioned
"the demographic problem, the
problem of peace and many
others contained in the well
known 'Schema 17’ (which is
devoted to the relation of the
Church and the modern world)’’.
He added that "in addition,
there is the question of reli
gious liberty, of relations be
tween Catholics and Jews, which
could possibly be treated to
gether with the question of re
lations with monotheists and
non-Christians in general. Last
but not least there is the ques
tion of the attitude toward the
millions of men without re
ligion, the victims of practi
cal or theoretical atheism."
Asked how many more ses
sions of the council he thought
might be necessary to complete
the work, the 82-year-old Je
suit Cardinal said that to give
a correct answer to such a
question "it would be necessary
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to know many things which es
cape my knowledge and, in part,
all human knowledge.
"However, I am convinced
that everything possible must
certainly be done to avoid tak
ing up any more of the most
valuable time of the shepherds
of souls than is absolutely nec
essary—all the more so since
the earlier sessions already
have helped the Bishops suffi
ciently to know the present sit
uation of the Church and of the
world."
Council Facing
Last Session,
Official Says
VATICAN CITY (NC)~From
the Pope’s own words it clearly
appears he hopes that the third
session of the Vatican council
beginning Sept. 14 will be the
last, according to Msgr. Fausto
Vallainc, secretary of the coun
cil’s press committee.
In an article published in the
March 11 edition ofL’Osserva-
tore Romano, Msgr. Vallainc
cited the remarks of Pope Paul
VI closing the second session
in December in which the Pope
expressed confidence that the
schemata could be simplified
and shortened, thus speeding
the work of the third session.
Msgr. Vallainc said that
‘ ‘from this discourse, as from
other signs repeatedly given on
various occasions, there ap
pears certainly the hope that
the coming third session of 10
weeks, from Sept. 14 to Nov.
20, 1964, can be the last of the
Second Vatican Council, in
which the work already so deep
ly developed and so long matur
ed ‘will be brought to a good
conclusion. ’ ’’
The Central Coordinating
Commission of the council, of
which Francis Cardinal Spell
man of New York is a member, 1
met here the day before the ar
ticle appeared, apparently in an
attempt to shorten the work of
the coming session.
The newspaper article main
tained that one should not count
only actual session of the coun
cil as the work of the council.
It calls attention to all the work
done by the general congrega
tions, by the subcommissions
and * ‘what the individual Fa
thers will do in the coming
months through the study of the
schemata which are to be sent
to them.
One of the most pressing
considerations is a revision of
procedure during the general
sessions of the council.
Msgr. Vallainc indicated
there will be ‘ ‘a new method of
discussions to be followed in the
council hall, designed solely to
limit futile repetitions of words
and concepts." He said: "One
can hope that the 10 weeks of the
third period will be sufficient
to complete the great work cou
rageously desired and begun by
Pope John XXIII and continued
and guided by Pope Paul VI..
Columbus
Pancake
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COLUMBUS — The Rosary
Sodality at 0,ur Lady of Lourdes
Parish, held a pancake break
fast, Sunday March 8.
The purpose of the breakfast
was to * ‘get accquainted with our
fellow parishioner." Being
mostly a military parish the
turnover is a large one and
an all out effort is being made
to get to know one another.
This was the first attempt at
a pancake breakfast, and by all
reports was well received. Mrs.
M. Hardy was chairman of the
project. To her and all those who
contributed so much go our
heartfelt appreciation.
Also, on Sunday March 8th the
Girl Scouts and Brownies cel
ebrated their anniversary by at
tending Mass and receiving
communion in a body at
Mass. They attended the'
pancake breakfast as special
guests and were served by the
Little Apostles Club of Our
Lady of Lourdes School.
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STOP AT ST. JOHN VIANNEY SEMINARY—This group of
students from Calasanctius Preparatory School, Buffalo,
N.Y., stopped at St. John Vianney Seminary last week. In
Savannah they toured the United States Department of Ag
riculture Plant Introduction Station. The boys are partici
pating in a Florida-Southeast Field trip March 10-26th.
Pictured with the boys are teachers Mr. David Roycroft and
Mr. Eugene Hedegus. Attending the spiritual needs of the
group while traveling is Father Ariola, S.P.
Swiss Guard Veterans Relieved
By Father Placid Jordan,
O.S.B.
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
ALTDORF, Switzerland —
Some 500 former members of
the Papal Swiss Guard are hope
ful that this Vatican institution,
now almost five centuries old,
will continue to function.
Joseph Arhgwerd, who is chief
of police in this town famed for
its William Tell memories, told
this correspondent that vet
erans were worried by rumors
that its days were numbered.
Amgwerd is president of the
Association of Former Papal
Swiss Guards. He is back home
after completing a tour of duty
in Rome. The association,
mainly dedicated to social and
charitable activities, has bran
ches all over Switzerland.
‘ ‘Many of our members were
quite relieved," Cmdr. Amg
werd said, "when the rumor
that the Holy Father might dis
band his Swiss Guard was de
nied.
‘ ‘We feel that our country is
making a real contribution to
the Church by having some of
our young men in the service
of the Vicar of Christ.
"Not only does the Guard
uphold an honored tradition, but
it continues to be an inspira
tion to all those willing to make
a real sacrifice in a spirit of
devotion to the Church."
How about the possibility of
better adapting the Guard to the
mentality of this day and age,
Amgwerd was asked.
"Well," was his reply, "to
my mind, and speaking for my
self only without attempting to
infringe upon the competences
of the superiors, if reforms
seem desirable, they should
amount not so much to a re
laxation, but to a strengthening
of the Guard’s traditions and
discipline.
‘ ‘We all know that the young
er generation is not as well
prepared as previous genera
tions were to forego material
conveniences for the sake of an
ideal. This is the main reason
why the Guard now has diffi
culties in recruiting volun
teers.
"The Guard should have 100
men, and last year a low of 82
was reached because 13 men
resigned after serving the mini
mum required of two years (one
after one year, due to ill health).
Eleven officers, corporals and
men quit after longer tours of
duty. There should be an annual
average of 25 to 30 replace
ments, but only 17 joined last
year."
Cmdr. Amgwerd also pointed
out that Pope Paul VI while
Papal Substitute Secretary ' <3f
State always took a personal
interest in the welfare of the
Guard. This interest he said,
has been sustained by those who
took over this responsibility
when the then Msgr. Giovanni
Battista Montini became Arch
bishop of Milan.
Col. Robert Nuenlist as com
mander, and his officers,—and
also Father Cajetan Kriech,
O.F.M. Cap. as chaplain—are
tireless in providing for the
spiritual and material well
being of their corps. The lat
ter will be replaced after East
er by Father Jean Charles Ma
yor, O.F.M. Cap.
Last year the Guards were
given a 20% pay raise. At pre
sent the halberdiers are paid
about $150 per month. Their
monthly expenses for food at the
mess only amount to about $32.
Raises are given after two years
of service and bonuses of one
month’s pay at Christmas.
Higher pay after promotions
are in order for corporals, ser-
Sacred Heart PCCW
Elects New Officers
AUGUSTA — Miss Thelma
Rogers was elected president of
the Sacred Heart Parish Coun
cil of Catholic Women for the
1964-1965 term of office at the
March meeting held recently in
Mercy Hall. Other officers who
will serve with Miss Rogers are
Mrs. Eli Davis, vice-president,
Mrs. Owen Schweers, secre
tary, and Mrs. Jack Maddox,
treasurer.
Mrs. D. J. O’Connor, chair
man, Cooperating with the Con
fraternity of Christian doctrine
announced that the council had
reopened the nursery for pre
school children during the Sun
day noon Mass.
The council voted unani
mously to continue with the St.
Mary’s Guild birthday program
and to send a gift to a child
in St. Mary’s home for girls
in Savannah. A cash donation
was given by the council for
Easter candies for three depen
dent boys.
Miss Della Kearney, chair
man Cooperating with Catholic
Charities, stated that 397 outer
dressings were made for Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Free
Cancer Home, in Atlanta, dur
ing the past month, and invited
the ladies to attend the next
sewing session at her home at
1305 Ellis Street at 8:00 p.m.
on March 24th.
Mrs. Richard Craig asked
that all ladies of the parish in
terested in attending the spring
meeting to be held in Sylvania
on March 22nd, to contact her
at RE gent 3-4368 so that trans
portation arrangements could
be made. The meeting will begin
with Benediction at the Church
of Our Lady of the Assumption,
and the theme of the meeting
will be the "Biblical Liturgical
Movement.
Mass For
Fatima Witness
FATIMA, Portugal (NC)—An
appeal for prayers to advance
the sainthood cause of one of
the three witnesses of the ap
paritions of the Blessed Vir
gin was made here on the 44th
anniversary of her death.
Annual Acies
Ceremony
March 22nd
The Savannah Curia, Le
gion of Mary, will hold it’s
Annual Acies Ceremony on
March 22nd at Blessed Sa
crament Parish.
All active and auxiliary
members are asked to be
present.
geants and officers, and pen
sions are granted after 10
years of service. For men who
have served at least 20 years,
pension comes to about $60 per
month. There also are paid
one-month vacations per year
and medical expenses are borne
by the Holy See.
Opportunities are offered to
the Guards to enroll in language
and other courses and there
are attractive social activities.
Applications are accepted from
unmarried Catholic Swiss citi
zens only, aged 19 to 25 and in
good health who have met their
military service at home.
* 'The attractions of this call
ing," said Amgwerd, "really
are considerable, if one re
members that the Papal Swiss
Guard has the duty to protect
the Holy Father personally and
that its members have the pri
vilege of being present at most
of the important Vatican func
tions.
' ‘There are great spiritual
advantages, too. It is not gen
erally known that some of our
men found their vocations to
religious life and even the
priesthood while serving in the
Guard. Last year it was able
to help several hundred
pilgrims to be admitted to papal
audiences, and it organized 585
Vatican guided tours. Guard
members raised over $1,600 in
1963 for charitable and mis
sionary causes."
PICTURESQUE SWISS GUARDS in colorful costumes de
signed hundreds of years ago.
Macon
Luncheon
Apr. 8th
MACON — The St. Joseph
Parish Council of Catholic Wo
men is sponsoring a luncheon
to celebrate the 10th anniver
sary of the establishment of St.
Joseph Library on April 8th at
12:30 p.m. at the Idle Hour
Country Club in Macon.
Heading the committee mak
ing plans for the luncheon is
Mrs. Leonard Campbell, and
serving with her are Mrs. Wil
liam J. O’Shaughnessey, Mrs.
Leonora Malony, Mrs. John Sul
livan, Mrs. Dan Harris, Mrs.
Roland Droziski, Mrs. Richard
Sheridan and Mrs. F. H. Cason.
The Rev. James H. McCow-
an, S. J. will be the guest
speaker. There will be on dis
play Catholic books and litera
ture from the library.
Tickets are two dollars and
may be obtained from the
library of from Mrs. Richard
Sheridan or Mrs. F. H. Car-
son.
Liberty Statement
Essential
JERSEY CITY (NC)—Without
a statement from the Second Va-
tical Council endorsing relig
ious liberty, the ecumenical
movement will "fall on its
face," Richard Cardinal Cush
ing of Boston said here.
"If there is no statement,
then we cannot be considered si
ncere," Cardinal Cushing said.
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11 Senators Back
Religion Amendment
WASHINGTON, (NC) — Ele
ven senators have joined in
sponsoring a constitutional
amendment intended to "clari
fy and simplify" the Constitu
tion’s provisions on religion.
Sen. Milward Simpson of Wy
oming, chief sponsor of the pro
posal (S.J. Res. 161), said it
would clear up confusion caused
by the Supreme Court’s recent
rulings against prayer and Bible
reading in public schools.
The proposed amendment,
referred to the Senate Judiciary
Committee (March 11), pro
vides:
"Nothing contained in this
Constitution shall prevent the
enactment by any state of any
law with respect to religion;
except that no state shall enact
any law establishing any orga
nized church or religious asso
ciation of any faith, denomina
tion or sect as a preferred
or favored church or religious
association, or enact any law
prohibiting the free exercise
of religion."
Simpson said that much of the
criticism directed against the
Supreme Court for its school
prayer rulings of 1962 and 1963
is "without justification." But
he said the rulings had left the
nation "bewildered" and in need
of "some guidelines which can
be relied upon."
He claimed that the court's
doctrine of "neutrality” in
Church-State relations in prac
tice means preference for se
cularism.
He said this is so "because
if you leave out this spiritual
dimension. . . in our schools
and public institutions, then you
have an image of a world view
which. . . is the very defini
tion of secularism. The result
of neutrality is secularism."
Simpson said that under the
Supreme Court’s rulings, the
Senate itself is probably vio
lating the Constitution through
such things as opening prayers
and prayer breakfasts.
Several senators spoke in
support of the proposed amend
ment. However, Sen . Philip A.
Hart of Michigan warned of the
danger of children in public
schools being forced to take part
in prayers contrary to their be
liefs. He said he would prefer
an amendment intended to guar
antee the right to silent medita
tion in the classroom.
Responding to a series of
queries which he said could be
raised about the amendment,
Simpson said it would leave the
question of public aid to paro- ^
chial schools up to the consti
tutions and laws of the indivi
dual states.
He said the amendment’s
guiding principle is that it
"places the question of reli
gious involvement with the re
spective states and their consti
tutions as the framers of the
U.S. Constitution and the First
Amendmend always intended."
Joining with Simpson as spon
sors of the amendment were
Sens. Carl T. Curtis of Nebras
ka; J. Caleb Boggs of Dela
ware; Margaret Chase Smith of
Maine; Wallace F. Bennett of
Utah; Leverett Saltonstall of
Massachusetts; Strom Thur
mond of South Carolina; Frank
J. Lausche of Ohio; John J.
Williams of Delaware; Karl E.
Mundt of South Dakota; and
Spessard L. Holland of Florida.
Nearly 70 resolutions or bills
are pending in the House of
Representatives on the subject
of public school prayer and re
ligion in public institutions. An
effort is under way in the House
to bypass the house Judiciary
Committee and bring these pro
posals to the floor by means of
a discharge petition.
Say;
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‘Conservative’
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SOUTH ORANGE, N. J. (NC)
—Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy of
Minnesota said here that the
terms ‘‘liberal" and "conser
vative" don’t adequately des
cribe the complexity of current
thought.
' ‘Yet it is under the banners—
pale and tattered—of liberalism
and conservatism that much of
the debate in economics, in ed
ucation and in art is being car
ried on," McCarthy said in a
talk at Charter Day ceremonies
at Seton Hall University.
He said the differences be
tween American liberals and
conservatives are "not over the
acceptance of the basic ideas of
self-determination, equality,
liberty and the positive side of
government, or over dedication
to their realization.
"The differences are differ
ences rather of application
and of attitude to specific prob
lems," he said.
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