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row: Mrs. L. V. Eubanks, Pelham; Mr. George Bishop, Pelham; Mr. Joe Farris Jr., Albany ALSAC director; Mrs. George Bishop (Behind Mr. Farris), Pelham; Mrs. C. L. Burnham, Albany; Miss Rosa Lee Farris, Albany; and Mr. Joe Gattas, Memphis ALSAC director. y Pope Says Church And Men “Should Meet Each Other” Church’s “Importance For The Salvation Of Mankind” Stressed In First Encyclical Vol. 45, No. 6 10c Per Copy — $5 A Year SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1964 HEADS SCHOOL—Mary M. Redmond, specialist in psy chiatric nursing, has been named acting dean of the Catholic University of Am erica School of Nursing in Washington, D. C. A native of Minnesota, Miss Redmond has received two degrees from St. Louis University, which gave her its Alumni Merit Award last year. She is an advisor to the Nation al Institute of Mental Health. (NC Photos) Pope Says No Room For Selfish Capitalism CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy, (NC)—Pope Paul VI told a group of Italian businessmen here that "there is no longer room in our times for a 'capitalism' which is selfish and pursued as an end in itself." The Pope spoke (Aug. 4) at an audience granted to leaders of the Chamber of Commerce of Pistoia province. He said that it is always a no table service to promote and develop the economy. "But it is more honorable and praise worthy today ... to improve the sectors experiencing a Crisis and to aim above all at averting the painful phenomenon of un employment," he added. "Those who speak of capital ism—as so many do—with the concepts which defined it in the last century show they have been left behind by the reality of things," the Pope said. Smiling, he continued: "At times we wonder whether we, that is to say the social doc- DIOCESE Columbus Church COLUMBUS — Blessing of the newly renovated Holy Family Church here will be highlighted by a Solemn Pontifical Mass at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, August 20th. His Excellency, The Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Savannah, will be cele brant. The Rev. Arthur Weltzer is pastor. NATION Banker Heads Abbey DUBUQUE, Iowa (NC) — The Rt. Rev. Matthias Kerndt, O.C.S.O., 50, was blessed solemnly as abbot of the Trappist New Mellary Monastery near here by Archbishop James J. Byrne of Dubuque. The (Aug. 10) ceremony in the monastery church was private with only the Trappist community in at tendance. Abbot Kerndt, a Navy veteran of World War II and former banker in his native Lansing, Iowa, succeeds Abbot Philip O’Connor, O.C.S.O., who retired. The new abbot has served for some time as interim superior of the monastery since the retirement of Abbot O’Connor. Inter-Faith Prayer BURLINGTON, Vt. (NC) — Bishop Robert F. Joyce of Bur lington has given Vermont Catholics permission to join in prayers with Protestants and Jews "at any time outside of their actual liturgical services." J. Gerald Case, information secretary for the diocesan ecumenical commission, said if Vermont Catholics "wish to pray with non-Catholics in public places, or perhaps to share in some devotional group meeting, there is no objection save it cannot be sharing in the actual church service of the non-Catholic." EUROPE Bible's Words On Mary MUNICH, Germany (NC) — If Catholics are to convey their teaching on Mary to others they should emphasize Scripture sources, Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J., writes in a preface to a new volume of a Marian encyclopedia. Cardinal Bea, presi dent of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, also points out that the Vatican Council’s inclusion of a draft proposal on Mary as a part of a draft proposal on the Church is beneficial to the cause of Christian unity. The advantage, he indicates, is that "without too many words the central position of the Blessed Virgin can be shown in Christ’s scheme of sal vation, and at the same time also her entire subordination to Him as the. only mediator.” AFRICA U. S. Catholic Aid DAR ES SALAAM, Tanganyika (NC) — Nearly 10,000 tons of food, clothes, medicines and other supplies worth approxi mately $1.5 million were sent to Tanganyika by Catholic Re lief Services-National Catholic Welfare Conference between April, 1962 and June, 1964, it was disclosed by statistics re leased here. Vernacular In Congo LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo (NC) — Wider use of local languages in the Mass and in the administration of sacraments was decided by the bishops of The Congo as first implementa tions of the ecumenical council's Constitution on the Liturgy, it was announced here. In any kind of Mass, whether read or sung, all Bible readings may now be said by the priest directly in the local language by using texts already approved. trines of the Church, can give rise to difficulties. The answer is easy. If by difficulty we mean selflessness and a spirit of sac rifice, there is certainly no lack of these, because this doc trine demands reforms in which consideration of the advantage for the complete good of man prevails over economic consid erations. "Nevertheless, it must al ways be borne in mind that the Church, mother and teacher, understands supremely well what is required to proceed with wisdom and, if necessary, grad ually. Also its activity even pro vides valuable collaboration be cause it always aims at the en tire social order, respect for the person, principles of har mony between individuals and groups. And its works are also of real usefulness since, op erating from these premises, it provides for the achievement of the final aim—the economic and social welfare of the whole community." Albany CYO Group Visits Saint Jude’s A group of 37 Albany junior and senior ALSAC (Aiding Leu kemia-Stricken American Chil dren) chapter members, and 5 Pelham members recently journeyed to Memphis, Ten nessee, for the primary pur pose of visiting St. Jude’s Hos pital. This $2,000,000 research hospital, dedicated to finding the cure for catastrophic dis eases in children, was con structed through the efforts of Danny Thomas and his St. Jude Hospital Foundation as a "liv ing shrine" in honor of St. Jude Thaddeus, patron saint of the helpless. Included among those who traveled to Memphis was a large number of parishioners and CYO members of St. Ter esa’s Parish in Albany. One of these figures played a leading role during the trip, and that was the one of Albany AL- (Continued On Page 6) “Ecclesiam Suam” Also Denounces Communism By James C. O’Neill (N.C.W.C. News Service) CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy—The unique role of the Church as God’s means of saving all mankind and the importance of man’s recognition of this role formed the core of the first encyclical of Pope Paul Vi’s reign. The encyclical, called Ec- clesiam Suam from the open ing Latin words of the almost 15,000-word document, was re leased to the world on Aug. 10 but was dated Aug. 6, the feast of the Transfiguration of Christ. Pope Paul summed up the aim of his first encyclical very early in the document when he wrote: "We propose to ourself in this encyclical the task of showing more clearly to all men the Church’s importance for the salvation of mankind and her heartfelt desire that the Church and mankind should meet each other and should come to know and love each other." In addition to a detailed study of the nature of the Church as God’s means of saving man kind, the encyclical also con tained a denunciation of atheism that called it "the most serious problem of our time." More over, the Pope explicitly renew ed his predecessors' con demnation of "ideological Complete Text The Southern Cross will publish the complete text of the Encyclical Letter Ecclesiam Suam in install ment form starting in next week’s issue. systems which deny God and oppress the Church, systems which are often identified with economic, social and political regimes, among which atheis- Altar Boy’s Wish Creates Church THORNTON, Calif. (NC)— Because 11-year-old Richard Ramos wanted to be an altar boy, this farming town in Cal ifornia’s San Joaquin Valley will soon have its own mis sion church. Richard, the son of Mrs. Ber- nabe Ramos, couldn’t be an al tar boy because, like all the oth er Catholics here, he had to ride 15 miles to the nearest parish for Mass every Sunday. Then one day he saw Gov. Edmund Brown on television and he had an idea. He wrote and asked the governor, why can’t there be Mass in Thornton? The governor explained in reply that the establishment of churches and the arrangement for Masses rested in the hands of the bishop. ' So Richard wrote next to Bishop Hugh A. Donohoe, who had just been appointed to the newly created diocese of Stock- ton. The bishop had someone look into Thornton’s needs, and this spring he assigned a priest to say Mass there on Sundays. The people of Thornton were so proud of having a priest once a week that one of them donated three acres of land to build a mission church. An architect volunteered to draw up plans for the building. As for Richard, whether there’s a church or not, he’s already Thornton’s first altar boy. tic communism is the chief." The document hailed the ec umenical movements toward unity to be found among Chris tian churches today but made it clear that the primacy of the pope cannot be sacrificed. Noting that many non-Catholic Christians regarded the pri macy of the pope as a "stumb ling-block” and maintain that if it were abandoned the reunion of churches would be easier, Pope Paul declared: "We beg the separated breth ren to consider the inconsisten cy of this position, not only in that, without the pope, the Ca tholic Church would no longer be Catholic, but also because, without the supreme, effica cious and decisive pastoral of fice of Peter, the unity of the Church of Christ would utterly collapse.” The encyclical is divided into three main parts with a short introduction. The first part deals with the need for the Church to be more aware of its divine nature and its role in the salvation of man kind. The second part deals with the need for renewal and re form within the Church so that it can continue to carry out its mission more effectively. The final part deals with the relation of the Church to all mankind and with "the world in which it exists and labors.” "The Church has something to say. The Church has a mes sage to deliver," the Pope said. The Pope made it clear that he did not intend his encyclical to interfere with the work of the Second Vatican Council. He said that the council’s work "should not be disturbed by this simple conversational letter of ours. Rather it is to be com mended and encouraged." The Pope also said his letter was not intended to be a sol emn and strictly doctrinal doc- (Continued On Page 2) SIGNS FIRST ENCYCLICAL— Pope Paul VI is seen affixing his signature to the Ency clical Letter Ecclesiam Suam (His Church), the first such document of his pontificate. The ceremony took place in the papal summer villa at Castelgandolfo. — (NC Photos) Req uiem For Bishop’s Brother Frank A. McDonough, General Superintendent of Drexel Corporation, died Sunday after a long illness in Philadelphia. He was the brother of the Most Rever end Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of the Diocese of Sa vannah, the Right Reverend Monsignor Martin J. McDon ough, Reverend William F. McDonough of Philadelphia and Mr. James McDonough of Los Angeles, California. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at St. Dorothy’s Catholic Church, Drexel Hill, Phila delphia. He is survived by his wife Marie, three sons: Francis, John and James McDonough, and a daughter, Miss Mi chelle McDonough. Fulfills Promise Of Pope John Pope Makes Pilgrimage To Orvieto Cathedral ORVIETO, Italy (NC) — Pope Paul VI has fulfilled a promise made by his predecessor Pope John XXIII and has come to this shrine city on pilgrimage. He came seven centuries after Pope Urban IV in this very city decreed that the Feast of Corpus Christi be observed throughout the Catholic Church. He venerated the miraculous corporal, still stained with Archbishop Hallinan Opposes Nomination Of Catholics As Vote Bait ATLANTA, Ga. (NC) — Poli tical parties are "sowing the seeds of a very dangerous prac tice" if they nominate Catholics to get Catholic votes, Archbi shop Paul J. Hallinan of Atlanta declared here. The Archbishop said "the point was made four years ago. Many Americans, including Protestants, voted for Kennedy as a definite stand against the exclusion of a Catholic." But the present feeling of most Catholics, the Archbishop added, is that "the issue should be put to rest now. Most Ca tholics would resent the as sumption that they should vote for a Catholic because they are Catholics." Archbishop Hallinan said while he could not speak for Catholics as a whole he hoped that they would in every case vote for the best man. He said Standing on the sidewalks of St. Jude’s Hospital with the city of Memphis looming in the background, Albany and Pelham ALSAC’ers prepare to shower many welcome gifts upon the children of St. Jude’s. Adults featured in the photo are from left to right on the front he knew of no priest during the 1960 presidential campaign who endorsed from the pulpit any political candidate or party. He said while it is a policy of the Church to abstain from such endorsement, a distinction might be made in a political situation which involved moral issues. “The Catholic Church, as every other moral voice of America, must speak of such issues as the concentration of power, the war against pover ty, extremism and discrimina tion," the Archbishop declared, ' ‘not because they are political issues but because they are moral issues." Archbishop Hallinan assert ed that he resents politics which degrade religion and get back to the 17th and 18th cen tury practices where a man’s religion was determined by his kingdom. The Archbishop said political parties and candidates will be wasting their time through attempts to gain Catho lic votes with religion of the ticket. The Archbishop expressed his views in an interview pub lished in the Atlanta Constitu tion, daily newspaper here. One Man Retreat House OXFORD, Mich. (NC) — The Rev. Arthur Kreinheder, a lone Evangelical Lutheran monk who lives the rule of St. Benedict and conducts a laymen’s retreat house here, said a new St. Au gustine Retreat House will be built here. The old building was destroy ed by fire 13 months ago while the monk was visiting with priests at nearby St. Benedict’s monastery. The Lutheran monk, who is active in the Catholic - Evangelical Lutheran ecumeni cal movement, said the new $35,000 house will have a cha pel and quarters for eight re- treatants who may join his or der. with blood that streamed from a Host broken during a Mass se ven centuries ago, which prompted Pope Urban to ex tend the feast to the entire Church. . The corporal, a piece of linen on which the Host is placed, is housed in the Orvieto cathedral. The miraculous event connected with it happen ed in the nearby town of Bol- sean. A priest who doubted the real presence of Christ in the form of bread was celebrating Mass. When he broke the Host during his Mass it dripped blood on the corporal. The corporal was moved from Bolsean to the cathedral, where it is exhibited only rarely. This most modern of Popes, chose a helicopter to travel from his summer villa at Cas- talgandolfo, 15 miles south east of Rome, to the shrine city, 60 miles northeast of Rome, a 50-minute journey. Although the ancient fortress city of Orvieto had been a place of refuge for popes fleeing the turbulence of medieval Rome and had even been a place of residence for many, the last pope to visit it was Pius IX in 1857. The Pope’s decision to travel by helicopter gave him a dip lomatic means to turning down a flood of invitations from the communities along his travel route. A Vatican official said, however, that the Pope’s affi nity for modern things also en tered into his decision to take the helicopter. Orvieto, perched on a rocky crag, provides a risky landing place even for a helicopter. The Pope’s advisors chose to have him debark from the craft at the foot of the city’s spec tacular cliffs and take the steep road the rest of the way. The return journey at night was made completely by road. Bishop Virginio Dondeo of Orvieto greeted the Pope on his arrival near the imposing cliffs. The Pope then drove to the town itself by a winding road clinging to the side of the cliffs. Bishop Dondeo is the succes sor of the bishop to whom Pope John made his promise to visit Orvieto. He did not live to ful fill his promise, but Pope Paul fulfilled it for him. A cheering throng crowded the vast piazza in front of the cathedral for the pope’s arri val. The time he chose for the arrival, about 5 p.m., was re- (Continued On Page 6)