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PAGE 2—The Southern Cross, October 7, 1965
IN CAUSE OF PEACE
Pope And President Meet
For 50 Historic Minutes
By John J. Daly, Jr.
NEW YORK (NC) - Pope
Paul VI and President Lyn
don B. Johnson held a 50-
minute private conversation
in which they had a broad
discussion on peace, the trou
ble spots in the world and
the United Nations.
After their private meet
ing, the two world leaders
introduced members of their
official parties and exchanged
gifts. The President intro
duced Mrs. Johnson and his
daughter Luci, both dressed
in the black traditional for
papal audiences. Mr. John
son remarked to the Pope
that Luci is attending the Je
suit Fathers’ Georgetown Un
iversity.
In statements to newsmen
a t the conclusion of their
meeting in the presidential
suite on the 35th floor of the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, both
the Pope and the President
stressed the mutual commit
ments of the Holy See and of
the United States to seek peace
and eliminating ignorance, po
verty and disease. Special
reference was made to theln-
dia-Pakistan and Vietnam
wars, to the Dominican Re
public and “all the continents
generally.”
As he was posing for pho
tographers with the President,
Pope Paul said he would like
to make a statement. He said
he had come to pay his res
pects to the President of the
United States through the
meeting. He said he also
wanted to repay the visit of
President Kennedy to Pope
John XXm in 1963, and to
thank President Johnson for
having remained in New York
overnight in order to meet
him. He said he was very
happy that their discussion
revolved about a mutual de
sire to work for peace.
The President then said:
“The enitre world is indebt
ed to His Holiness for the sa
crifice he has made in com
ing on this long trip across
the water to provide leader
ship in the world quest for
peace.”
The President said that the
discussion with the Pope had
been ‘ ‘a very stimulating and
inspiring conversation.”
“I believe,” said Mr. John
son, “that history may well
record this venture of His
Holiness, this breaknig of pre
cedent ... as just what the
world needs to get us think
ing on how to achieve peace
and getting us to make pro
gress in that area.”
The President also saiu of
their discussion of the cause
of peace:
“His Holiness and I dis
cussed ways and means of ad
vancing that cause. We also
exchanged views in detail in
connection with what could be
done to help provide educa
tion to the 800 million people
of the world who cannot read
or write; to help increase the
life expectancy of millions of
humans who now die at an
early age, with a life expec
tancy less than half of what
it is in this country.
We discussed in some de
tail trouble spots in the world
and the great progress made
by the United Nations in try
ing to provide help in those
trouble spots.”
Afterwards, White House
press secretary, Bill D. Mo
yers held a briefing session
in the Waldorf to fill the
press corps in on what had
transpired.
Moyers, who was a Bap
tist minister before he join
ed Mr. Johnson’s staff, said
that the head of the Catholic
Church and the President of
the United States had dis
cussed the United Nations “at
some length.” He added:
“The President said his
opinion was that the Pope’s
visit constituted a very strong
expression of support for what
the United Nations can ac
complish. Thus he noted with
much pleasure the recent re
surgence of strength on the
part of the United Nations in
recent weeks, and said that
coming at this particular time,
the visit of His Holiness is a
dramatic symbol of that re
surgence and indeed a stimu
lus to that resurgence. The
visit will be a significant mile
stone not only in the life of
the United Nations but in the
overriding and overall quest
for peace.
“They discussed the United
Nations as the place where
men can meet to resolve their
differences. They talked at
some length on progress of
the United States government
and the interest of the Church
in deep and continuing efforts
to get at the root of poverty,
ignorance and disease.”
He said the President told
the Pope he had become aware
in a personal way of the
Church’s interest in educa
tion. Mr. Johnson said Luci
keeps him informed of her
studies at Georgetown Univer
sity.
“The President said he is
greatly concerned that we will
never achieve lasting peace in
the world until people can read
and write,” Moyers said.
Then he quoted the President
as follows:
“Until social justice is a
fact for all people, until bo
dies are healed of disease,
until in fact a better life is
a possibility, lasting peace
is an impossibility.”
President Johnson himself
escorted Pope Paul down in the
elevator and out to the street
at the conclusion of the for
malities of their encounter.
They emerged from the ho
tel—whose doors were flank
ed by huge vases filled with
fall flowers of papal white and
yellow—at 1:50. As they wait
ed for the Pope’s Lincoln to
drive up, they posed for pho
tographers and conversed ani
matedly the whole time. When
the Pope was seated in his
car—with Cardinal Cicognani
—the President gave him a
hearty goodbye wave.
FOR PAPAL MASS
Biggest Crowd
Fills Stadium
POPE AND PRESIDENT — Pope Paul VI and President Johnson smile as they
await an interpreter’s remarks during their unprecedented talk on problems
threatening the peace of the world. Pope and President met at the Waldorf
Towers in New York, conferring privately for 46 minutes. The President said
he felt that the pontiff’s visit to the U.N. General Assembly would spur greater
efforts for peace throughout the world. (RNS Photo)
“MEN ARE BROTHERS "
U.N. Religious Groups
Hear Appeal For Peace
NEW YORK (NC)—“We
urge you with all our heart
to work even more strenuously
for the cause of peace—a
peace based on the father
hood of God and the brother
hood of all men.”
This, Pope Paul VI said,
was the message he wished
to leave with the Catholic,
Protestant and Jewish per
sonalities he met with at the
Holy Family Center here (Oct.
4) immediately after his ad
dress to the General Assem
bly of the United Nations. The
Holy Father’s auditors were
representatives of Catholic,
Protestant and Jewish organi
zations maintaining contacts
with the UN. The Holy Family
Center is a complex of Ca
tholic church, auditorium, lib
rary and offices serving per
sons attached to the UN.
Pope Paul said:
“It is indeed a distinct plea
sure for us to have this op
portunity, however brief, dur
ing our visit to the United
Nations to greet you, one and
all, representatives of the va
rious organizations main
taining relations with the
United Nations. . .
We. . .have great admira-
tion for you and for your
dedicated labors. You are
worthy of honor and your ef
forts merit the grateful pray
ers of all mankind. We urge
you with all our heart to work
even more strenuously for the
cause of peace—a peace based
on the fatherhood of God and
the brotherhood of all men.
This is the measure of Our
Divine Saviour,' the Prince of
Peace; this is the message
we wish to leave you today.
This message we intend not
only for the Catholic organi
zations represented at the
United Nations; but we like
wise extend it to all of you
here present, representing
various Protestant and Jewish
organizations accredited with
the various organizations of
the United Nations. The work
of peace is not restricted to
one religious belief, it is the
work and duty of every human
person, regardless of his re
ligious conviction. Men are
brothers, God is their Father,
and their Father wills that
they live in peace with one
another as brothers should...”
NEW YORK (NC) - On a
chilly October night, before
the largest crowd in the his
tory of Yankee Stadium, Pope
Paul VI finished his one-day
pitrimage to New York by
offering Mass for the Ameri
can people.
Earlier events in the Pope’s
crowded day had an interna
tional character* The Mass
he offered had an interna
tional flavor, too. But more
than anything it was America’s
Mass and New York’s Mass.
The people of New York res
ponded in the same spirit.
Pope Paul caught the spi
rit of the occasion inhis short
sermon. He spoke of the vi
tality of the American Church.
Using the words of St. Paul
to the Romans, he said: “Your
faith is proclaimed all over
the world.”
The Mass symbolized the
theme he had been repeating
all day: peace among men
of different nationalities,
races and beliefs.
The Mass was a votive Mass
for peace. It was also a Mass
of the people, and from the
tiers of Yankee Stadium the
voices of the people respond
ing to the Pope’s prayers
broke over the altar with its
gilded canopy.
At the Offertory of the Mass,
the gifts were carried to the
altar by 12 children repre
senting the world’s major geo
graphical areas. The child
ren were from the UN’s in
ternational school.
Hubert Ondo of Gabon and
Randa Mughir of Syria repre
sented Africa. Thomas Chac-
ko and Eva Rangel-Ribeiro of
India represented Asia. Nar
cos carneriero of Brazil and
John Nardoze of the United
States represented South and
North America. Emen Hus
sey of Ireland and Jean Fran
cois Galey of France repre
sented Europe. Robin Bartels
of Australia and John Mc
Arthur of New Zealand repre
sented Australasia; Alex Per-
migo of the Philippines and
Deborah Suzuki of Japan re
presented Oceania.
Only the children who took
part in the Offertory proces
sion joined Pope Paul in re
ceiving Communion, but all
those in the stadium joined
him in offering Mass. Book
lets containing the Mass res
ponses were distributed be
fore the service.
A chilling wind was blowing
across the field from the di
rection of third base when
Mass started.
In his English-language
sermon, Pope Paul paid spe
cial tribute to the New York
archdiocese and to the en
tire United States. He call
ed the U. S. a “young and
flourishing country” that has
based its “conception of life
on spiritual values.” While
praising America’s material
accomplishments, he warned
that the U. S. must beware
of a materialistic attitude that
can grow out of prosperity.
Then he turned once more
to his great theme: peace.
People must love peace, he
said, love it without distinc
tion of race or color. People
must also serve peace,
<vith sacrifice and without co
wardice. Finally, he said, the
peace that men seek must be
based on moral and religious
principles.
“Coming among you at a
moment so beautiful, so brief
but so important as this, we
have no better greeting, no
better remembrance for you
than to repeat that holy sa
lutation of Christ: Peace,
His peace!” said the Pope.
As a parting gesture to the
New Yorkers who had receiv
ed him and cheered him all
day, Pope Paul announced he
would bless a foundation stone
for New York’s new archdio
cesan seminary.
Then, as the cheers of thou
sands rung down upon him
once more, Pope Paul board
ed his automobile and set off
for the airport, and Rome.
A Smiling Pope links arms with his host Francis Cardinal Spellman, responds to
cheering throng at Cathedral. (RNS Photo)
Mrs. John F. Kennedy converses with Pontiff at a reception after his address to the
United Nations. (NC Photo)
Prayer for success of his mission, offered in St. Patrick’s Cathe-
Office
wave and shout greeting at passing motorcade.
(NC Photo)
View of Pope Paul and entourage on steps of St. Patrick’s, as seen from office building
across 5th Avenue. (NC Photo)
were
dral. (RNS Photo)
U.S. Flag and Papal banners flank ramp on which welcoming ceremonies
. conducted upon Pope Paul’s arrival (RNS Photo)
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