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PAGE 2—The Southern Cross, December 15, 1966
SURVEY SHOWS
School Marks 50th Anniversary
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Sacred Heart School,
Sava nnah, celebrated
its 50th Anniversary on
Sunday, December 11th
with a, Field Mass cele
brated by Bishop
Thomas J. McDonough.
Photo at upper left
shows Sister M. Ursula,
C.S.J., one of the orig
inal teachers at the
school. She is flanked
by William C. Brode
rick and Mrs. Edward
P. Daly. Uipper right
photo pictures portion
of entrance procession.
At left center Father
Timothy Flaherty,
O.S.B. distributes Com
munion during Mass.
Pictured at right center
(1. to r.) are Father
Joseph Ware, Pastor
of Sacred Heart, At
lanta, who gave ser
mon; Father Timothy
Flaherty, O.S.B., assist
ant pastor Sacred
Heart and Billy Lean-
ord, General Chairman
of Jubilee Celebrations.
Lofwer picture was ta
ken during Consecra
tion of Mass and shows
temp orary altar use a
for Field Mass. (Staff
photos by Bob Ward)
MIS RUMORS TREATED AS FACTS
‘Ave Maria’ Questions
Accuracy Of Cuba News
NOTRE DAME, Ind. (RNS)
— Asserting that “rumors”
from Cuba are being treated
as “facts” in the American
press, a national Catholic
weekly here called on the U. S.
and Cuba to open communica
tions channels “so that the
press will be able to report
the news accurately to the
public.”
Ave Maria, in an editorial
in its Dec. 17 issue, said that
serious questions must be
raised about the news relayed
to Americans concerning the
real situation in Cuba. It also
cited the “need for criteria
in judging the ‘news’ reported
by immigrants to this country
and published indiscrimi
nately.”
As an example, the editorial
said that “a few months ago
the horror story about politi
cal prisoners being shot and
their blood drained for use in
North Vietnam was widely
printed and believed.”
The magazine also pointed
to recent statements about
the Catholic Church in Cuba
made by Msgr. Cesare Zac-
chi, an official of the Papal
Nunciature in Havana, which,
it said, “have gone unnoticed
by the American press.”
Ave Maria said Msgr. Zac-
chi was interviewed by the edi
tor of Sucesos, a Mexican
publication, and the interview
appeared in that publication’s
Sept. 17 issue. “It was the
first time that the position of
the Catholic Church in Cuba
toward the Revolution was
clearly stated,’,’ observed Ave
Maria.
Devoting most of its edi
torial to this interview, the
weekly reported Msgr. zacchi
as saying that “current rela
tions between Church and state
in Cuba are very cordial.
There has been no persecution
of any sort against the priests,
nor have any churches been
closed or religious services
interrupted . . .
“I remember that in Yugos
lavia when I was named papal
delegate churches were shut
down and a harsh religious
persecution took place. I v/as
expelled from the country my
self. But no such thing has
happened in Cuba, a Socialist
nation. The Castro govern
ment has been very conscien
tious in that respect.”
Msgr. Zacchi maintained
that “incredible things are be
ing said about Cuba.” Deny
ing the report about the blood
of slain political prisoners be
ing sent to North Vietnam, he
said:
“When lies are told in the
full awareness that they are
lies, they are grave sins. For
example, a few days ago,
something really infamous
was published — that Cuban
political prisoners were shot
so that their blood could be
sent to Vietnam. That news
somehow got into the wire
services and the official Vati
can newspaper published it as
fact.
“When I read it, I was furi
ous. I immediately sent a let
ter to the editor denying the
charge and requesting that
from now on when Cuban mat
ters are treated, he not publish
anything unless I have seen it
first. Where do such things
lead?”
The Ave Maria editorial
also quoted Msgr. Zacchi as
saying that the Church in Cuba
“is well aware” of the coun
try’s Socialist regime. “It
is an undeniable fact, and now
the country cannot turn back,”
the priest said. “Thus the
Church must adapt herself to
the change, as she has done in
Europe, and dedicate herself
to her obligations as mother
and spiritual guide.”
Msgr. Zacchi was asked in
the interview whether priests
had publicly declared them
selves on the side of Cuba’s
dictator, Fulgencio Batista,
before the revolution. He
replied:
“Yes, it is true that many
priests forgot their obliga
tion to th e people and lacked
a spirit of dedication and sac
rifice. Nevertheless, it is
both helpful and necessary
to clarify the idea that such an
attitude did not mean that the
Church itself was on the op
pressor’s side.
“The Commandments of
God are clear and precise.
Some people comply with
them, and others do not. Thus,
the priests who supported the
dictatorship should not be
identified with the Church.
They behaved badly.”
The wonderful spirit that
pervaded the manger is
ours to share again.
LANSING, Mich. (NC) — A
solid majority of Catholics in
the Diocese of Lansing favors
closer relations with Protes
tant denominations and would
not object to racial integration
of their neighborhoods.
Those are two major con
clusions revealed in a survey
of Catholics in this 15-county
diocese. The opinion survey
was conducted in late October
in connection with a diocsean
religious census.
Results of about 38,000 opin
ion questionnaires indicate
that 83.3% of Catholics favor
closer relations with Protes
tants. The percentage was the
highest and most decisive
single response registered in
the 38-question survey.
In announcing the results
of the survey, Bishop Alexand
er Zaleski of Lansing said that
inconclusive diversity of opin
ion was recorded for some
questions but not on the ques
tion: “Would you object to
living next door to a family
of your own social and eco
nomic class of a different
racial group?” An even 67%
answered “no” to the ques
tion.
Only adult Catholics were
asked to participate in the
opinion survey. The survey
and census were the first con
ducted in the 30-year history
of the diocese and one of only
a handful in the United States
since the close of the Second
Vatican Council.
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Bishop Zaleski said results
will be studied further and used
as a guideline for future pro
grams in the diocese of about
200,000 Catholics.
Some other results of the
survey show Catholics;
Favor priests speaking out
on social problems—(73.3%,
yes; 22.8%, no; 3.5%, no opin
ion).
Are divided on whether
priests should assume roles
of leadership in civic affairs—
(45.3%, yes; 50.4%, no; 3.1%,
no opinion).
In the area of education,
a majority (63.9%) thought ex
penses for Catholic education
should be borne by a combi
nation of parents, parish and
diocese; 20.9% favored a com
bination of parish and parents;
8.6% thought parents only
should bear the expense; 2.4%,
the parish only; and 2.2%, the
diocese only.
In a related area, 84.8%
believed that Catholic educa
tion should receive some form
of support from public tax
money, while only 8.9% be
lieved that no tax money should
be used for private schools.
Most people (44.8%) thought
that the home was more im
portant than the Catholic
school for religious education
of children in grades one
through three; 18.1% thought it
was more important for chil
dren in grades four through
eight; 28.3% thought it was
more important for students
in grades nine through 12;
while 8.6% did not answer.
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CHRISTMAS STORY
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Nun ? Sourdough
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—A one-legged sourdough, a
cocker spaniel and a Sister
of Providence were the prin
cipals. The heart-warming
Christmas story was enact
ed here in the largest private
hospital in the largest city in
the largest state of the union.
George Nelson, 75, trapper
and prospector, had been a
patient in Providence Hospital
for nearly a year. And when he
left to reach his wilderness
cabin in remote Cape Yaka-
taga on the stormy North Pa
cific by Christmas, he didn’t
go alone.
Nelson was a favorite of the
Sisters and nurses. He kept
smiling and cheerful, even
after his crushed left leg was
amputated. Nelson kept his
spirits high by anticipating
a reunion with Skippy, a fox
terrier, his close companion
for 18 years.
He’s not anti-social, but
prizes his privacy. The old
trapper’s nearest neighbor
is three miles away. And that’s
“a nice friendly distance,”
said Nelson who has lived in
Alaska since 1924.
The ruggedly independent
and proud sourdough had made
excellent progress in learning
to use his new artificial limb,
when the blow fell. Word came
that Skippy was dead.
Nelson took the blow with
stoic silence, but Sister Phil-
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termined he wouldn’t go back
to the wilderness alone. At the
Anchorage borough dog pound
she found a six-month-old
cocker spaniel, suitably
named it Peppy.
Pe^py was installed as a
special guest in the hospital
greenhouse. Sister 'Barbara
Ellen, hospital administrator
and all the nuns cared for the
pup whose presence was kept
a secret from Nelson until
Thanksgiving Day when the two
were introduced.
There were tears all around
as Sister Philias placed,Peppy
into the arms of the sourdough.
They became firm friends at
once.
Now puppies usually aren’t
part of the hospital scene, but
it was a common sight at
Providence to see some of
the nuns playing in the snow
with Peppy to get the dog in
shape for the rigors of the
Cape Yakataga wilderness
life.
Departure day was ‘ ‘George
Nelson Day” at providence.
The third floor nurses baked
him a cake and presented him
with a gift of fruit. Eight Cub
Scouts brought a sleeping bas
ket, pillow and dog food for
Peppy, plus candy and cookies
for Nelson.
“They’re a fine bunch,”
said the sourdough of Sister
Philias and her many helpers.
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