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The Southern Cross
DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH NEWSPAPER
Vol. 53 No. 27
Thursday, August 3,1972
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BISHOP-ELECT MCDONALD
Ordination Is Sept. 5th,
Installation On Sept. 7th
Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, of
Savannah, will be ordained a bishop in
Savannah’s Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist in ceremonies scheduled for
11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 5th.
Archbishop Thomas J. McDonough,
former bishop of Savannah and now
Archbishop of Louisville, Ky.,' will be the
principal consecrator. Co-consecrators
will be Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of
New Orleans and Bishop Gerard L. Frey
of Savannah. Archbishop McDonough
will be the preacher.
HEADLINE
HOPSCOTCH
Asks Prolonged Diaconate
A luncheon will follow the ceremonies
for bishops, priests and out-of-town
guests. A seated public reception will be
held that evening at 8:00 p.m. Speaking
at this occasion will be Bishop Fletcher,
retiring bishop of Little Rock. Bishop
Fletcher will head the Little Rock
delegation at the Savannah ceremonies.
The newly ordained bishop will travel
to Little Rock on Wednesday, September
6th. The following morning (Sept. 7th),
he will be installed as Bishop of Littie
Rock at the Cathedral of St. Andrew.
VATICAN CITY (NC) — After a seminarian has finished his studies, he should not
be ordained right away, but rather serve for “a period of time” as a deacon to see if
the priesthood is really for him - and to see if the people want him as a priest. This
“proposal,” offered by Bishop Costanzo MIcci, Apostolic Administrator of Fano on
the Adriatic coast, was published without comment by the Vatican City daily,
L’Osservatore Romano, July 30. Vatican spokesman Federico Alesandrini told NC
News that the article submitted by Bishop Micci was carefully entitled “A Proposal”
and was the opinion of one bishop. Bishop Micci noting that his proposal was already
practiced in some dioceses, added that “it could become the practice in every
diocese.” A young man, according to the bishop, serving as a deacon for an unspecified
period of time would “become matured and would ask for the priesthood with greater
knowledge.”
Court Upholds Anti-Abortion Law
These priests may also appoint others
to assist them: priests who hold special
offices in the diocese; the pastor of the
parish in which the Confirmation takes
place; the pastor of the parish to which
the person to be confirmed belongs; and
any priest who has taken a special part in
the preparing of a candidate for
Confirmation.
Under the new Church law, an adult
being newly admitted into the Church
receives, or renews, his baptismal vows, is
confirmed, and receives the Eucharist all
in the same ceremony.
According to a United States Catholic
Conference (USCC) official, the new law
shows “the intimate connection between
the three rites.” The privilege of priests to
administer the sacrament of Confirmation
has not yet been widely used in this
country, he added. The Church law was
issued in the United States in January.
MILE—A—MINUTE SUMMER FUN: Hull, Mass.: Sister Ann Marie (C,fore) and children from the famous Paragon Park, as guests of
the Management. They are riding the mile-a-minute German Sprung Schanze. (NC PHOTO)
C.R.Ed.I.T. Is On The Move
All signs to date indicate C.R.ED.I.T’s
initial activities have been a success.
The series of regional organization
meetings - in six cities across the country
-- drew more than 700 participants from a
broad spectrum of affiliations. Virtually
every religious denomination and
association that participates in the
education of its young was represented.
And a good number of educators from
non-sectarian private schools were on
hand.
INSIDE STORY
Columbus Awards
Pg. 2
Burundi
Pg. 5
Catholic History
Pg. 7
D.C.C.W. Notes
Pg. 8
Appearances by Rabbi Morris Sherer,
Chairman of C.R.ED.I.T., Ivan Zylstra
and Dr. A1 Senske, both members of the
C.R.ED.I.T. board of directors,
demonstrated the diversity among the
leadership who are actively supporting
Tax Credits for non-public education.
Rabbi Sherer said one of the major
obstacles the supporters of Tax Credit
legislation would have to overcome is the
tendency of news media to frame the
problems of non-public schools in terms
of Catholic schools alone.
“Opponents are purposely foisting a
false image on the public that government
aid to the parents of non-public school
children is a Catholic cause,” he said.
“This is not a Catholic issue but an issue
of American children of many faiths
whose parents have exercised their
freedom of choice in education.
“All of these parents are being hit by a
severe financial crises and the government
must face up to its responsibility to aid
these parents and children whose schools
are an integral part of the American
educational system.”
C.R.ED.I.T.’s second major
undertaking was a large-scale mailing - to
almost every non-public school or school
association in the country. Included in
each package was an information kit for
principals and Parent-Teacher Association
heads explaining what C.R.ED.I.T. hopes
to do and what Tax Credits can mean for
parents. Also included was a supply of
C.R.ED.I.T. educational brochures for
distribution.
Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, Apostolic
Delegate in the United States, will be the
installing prelate. He will be assisted by
Archbishop Hannan of New Orleans.
Retiring Bishop Albert Fletcher will
deliver the homily.
Following the ceremonies, a luncheon
will be held for bishops, clergy and
out-of-town guests. A public reception
will be held that evening at 8:00 p.m.
Present plans call for a chartered flight
from Savannah to Little Rock for the
installation.
NEW RULE IMPLEMENTED
Priests May Now Perform
The Rite Of Confirmation
ALBANY, N.Y. (NC) -- The Albany
diocese is one of the first dioceses in the
country to implement a new provision
allowing parish priests to administer the
sacrament of Confirmation.
Until the rite of Confirmation was
issued last August, this privilege was
usually reserved for bishops.
The new Church law gave national
conferences of bishops the authority to
grant permission to confirm to priests
who fulfull certain requirements. Among
those meeting these requirements are:
diocesan apostolic administrators; priests
who baptize an adult into the Church;
and priests who admit a validly baptized
adult convert into the Church.
“The new rite of Confirmation
emphasizes the total initiation of the
person into the Church,” said Father
Testa. “In the context of the Mass the
candidate renews his baptismal promises,
receives Confirmation, and receives Holy
Communion. He is born anew,
strengthened, and nourished, all within
the Mass.”
Father Testa said that to his
understanding, the Confirmation
ceremony in no way differs whether it is
administered by a priest or by a bishop.
However, before the ceremony begins, a
priest must make known to the
congregation that the bishop is the
ordinary minister of the sacrament.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (NC) — The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld a 1905 state
law making it a criminal offense to perform an abortion for any reason other than
saving a mother’s life. In handing down its 5-1 ruling, the high court said “quickening”
- when an expectant mother first feels movement of the fetus in her womb - “can no
longer be considered the point at which independent life begins.” “It is now
established that some sort f independent life begins at conception,” the court said. An
official of the Committee for the Preservation of Life, a statewide anti-aboriton
organization, said he was “very gratified” by the court action.
Vetoes Right To Life Bill
BOSTON (NC) — Massachusetts Gov. Francis Sargent vetoed a “right to life” bill
and quickly came under sharp attack from the Massachusetts Catholic Conference. The
bill, approved at the end of the legislative session, took the form of a state policy
statement. It states that “every child shall be entitled to life from the moment of
conception.” Sargent said that the bill was “technically faulty and extremely vague.”
Enactment of the bill, he said, “would be a step backward and seriously disturb the
delicate balance achieved between the rights of the child and the rights of the parent”
in existing laws. The Massachusetts Catholic Conference, an organization representing
the state’s four dioceses, charged the governor “is guilty of ignorance at least and
patent hypocrisy at best” in vetoing the bill.
Named To CHD Committee
WASHINGTON (NC) — Seven new members have been added to the national
committee of the Campaign for Human Development (CHD), the Catholic Church’s
anti-poverty program. The new members of the national committee are from poverty
communities or have demonstrated leadership in working among the poor. They are:
Auxiliary Bishop George R. Evans of Denver, who lives and works in that city’s ghetto;
Luis Rodriquez of Brooklyn, N.Y., an interpreter for the police department and
chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the Transfiguration Parish Federal Credit
Union in Brooklyn; Norman Stewart, Community Service Consultant at the University
of Hartford, who is Director of Project Upward Bound; Jose Juarez of the Division of
Spanish-speaking at the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind.; Peter S. Ujvagi of
Toledo, Ohio, of the state highway department, a worker among Appalachian poor
and a member of the local human development committee; Joyce Smith of QUEST, an
inner-city anti-poverty program in Newark, N.J.; and Maire Cirillo of Clairfield, Tenn.,
who works in the Appalachian rural ministry.
PRESENTING FR. LAWRENCE A. LUCREE with a chalice and paten in memory of
deceased Knights Celeste A. Orlando and Irvin F. Impink, Jr. are Mr. Frank Hornyak
and Mr. Ray Sultanfuss, Faithful Navigators, 4th Degree, Macon Assembly, Knights of
Columbus. The gifts were presented to the newly established Catholic Mission in
Dawson, Georgia. Mass in Dawson is presently being offered every Sunday at Holy
Spirit Episcopal Church.
In Albany, where Kenneth Brandt was
ifirmed into the Church after
sparing for nine months, Father David
sta administered the sacrament. Father
5ta had been giving instructions to
mdt since last November. Brandt began
eiving religious instruction after
frying one of Father Testa’s
•ishioners.
WARNER ROBINS GROUND BREAKING for an Addition
to Sacred Heart Parish School Convent. Pictured along with
Fr. DiFrancesco, the Pastor, and Pete Stokes, the General
Contractor, are Parish Council and School Board Members. (1
to r) Fred Loebker, Marcus Waller, Ed. Kosater, Earl Becket,
John Sedor, Catherine Mead, President of the Parish Council,
Mary McKinley, Chairman of the School Board, Rose Kosater,
Jeanette Callahan and Lovette Brantley. Ground breaking took
place on July 24th. When the addition is completed it will
increase the living quarters for the sisters by a new chapel,
reception room, kitchen, dining room, living room, bath and
carport. The School is staffed by 4 Sisters of the Presentation
from Cork, Ireland, and five lay teachers.