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PAGE 7—The Southern Cross, April 12,1973
Discrimination in
STOCKHOLM (NC) - Bishop John E.
Taylor of Stockholm has called the
denial of government grants to the
Catholic Church for pastoral work
“absurd.”
The bishop made his comments in a
statement requested by the government
on the report on the CHurch -state
relationship in Sweden published last
year.
“It is incomprehensible,” Bishop
Taylor said, “why the Catholic Church
should be treated differently from other
churches in the matter of public funds.”
“I find the present situation to be a
challenge to justice and equality,” the
bishop said, “and I was looking forward
with anticipation to basic reforms.
There is widespread disappointment
among Catholics at the way in which
the Swedish state (Lutheran) church has
used its economically privileged position
to create opinion and exercise pressure
to keep its advantage.”
Last month, the Swedish government
decided not to submit to parliament a
bill that would terminate as of Jan. 1,
1983, the position of the Swedish
Lutheran Church as the official state
church. The bishops of the state church
had earlier expressed their opposition to
separation.
The proposal to separate church and
state was made in March 1972 by a
parliamentary commission headed by
Mrs. Alva Myrdal, minister for
disarmament and for church affairs.
The government has asked various
institutions and organizations, including
the Catholic Church, to present their
views on the commission’s report.
Bishop Taylor expressed gratitude for
the chance to present his views “even
though a detailed study of a proposal
that cannot in the foreseeable future be
Science Fair and Art Exhibition
At St. Anne’s School, Columbus
JOHN FRANCIS OSWALD showing his entry of a hygrometer. He won
first prize for the 4th Grade students at the Science Fair. (Columbus
Ledger - Enquirer Photos)
realized does not seem to be very
meaningful.”
The most valuable aspect of the
commission report, the bishop said, is
its aim in principle to embrace all
religious denomiantions in its reform
proposal. “In relation to the present
situation, almost every change implies
an improvement for the Catholic
Church in Sweden.”
MITCHELL SCHUSTER showing his overall prize winning entry of a
homemade seismograph at St. Anne’s Elementary School Science Fair.
Sweden
“It is surprising,” he said, “that the
commission has nothing to say about
Swedish educational policy, which
deviates from the usual understanding
of religious freedom. In practice,
Swedish educational policy is designed
to deprive parents of their freedom to
give their children religious and moral
education according to their
convictions.”
Bishop Taylor then took up financial
matters. All non-Lutherans now pay 60
percent of the tax imposed on members
of the state church for the services that
church performs in the field of civil
registration and funerals.
homemade seismograph which he
constructed entirely by himself.
A variety of interesting paper mache
objects created by children in the
fourth, fifth, and sixth grades were also
displayed. The art exhibition included
paintings, drawings and designs
produced by students from all grade
levels. These students were also awarded
ribbons for their winning entries.
Bishop Taylor pointed out that a
previous report of the commission
indicated that only half of the 60
percent is needed for the costs of
funeral services and civil registration.
That 1969 report presented figures, the
bishop said, on the basis of which one
could calculate that Catholics paid more
than $300,000 to the religious activity
of the Swedish state church. That is
about as much as the Catholic Church
received that year from abroad for its
financial support, he said.
GOOD FRIDAY -- “I gave you a royal scepter, but you
gave me a crown of thorns. I raised you to the height
of majesty, but you have raised me high on a cross.”
Jesus dies on the cross in this crucifixion lithograph by
National Currier from the Library of Congress
collection. (NC Photo)
Students at St. Anne’s School
sponsored a science fair and art
exhibition on Sunday, April 1st, in the
corridors of the school. First, second
and third place ribbons were awarded to
students in each grade for the winning
science project entries.
The excellence award was won by
Mitchell Schuster, eighth grade son of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Schuster, for his
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“As for direct state grants to the
churches,” he went on, “the present
arrangement has created new
inequalities, because the Protestant
non-state churches receive their funds
directly to be distributed by the
non-state church council, while the
Catholic Church receives a specially
allocated grant through the National
Board of Immigration.
“Due to the unfortunate decision of
parliament in 1971-72, Catholic
institutions were given $13,000 or
about 4 cents a member, while the
non-state Protestant churches received
$1.22 a member ....
“The Board of Immigration
distributes its funds according to need
and only for direct activity among the
immigrants, which seems reasonable. It
is absurd, however, that the Catholic
Church in Sweden is given no public
grants at all for its ordinary pastoral
work.”
Bishop Taylor concluded by saying:
“Under the circumstances of a
postponement of a basic change in the
position of the Swedish state church, it
seems all the more urgent that a
proposal be worked out as soon as
possible to grant the other churches
greater justice in the matter of working
and economic conditions.”
Pacelli Lists Honor Students
Pacelli High School, Columbus, has
released its lists of first and second
honor roll students for the third quarter
of the academic year. They are:
SENIORS, FIRST HONORS (5.0 or
better): Nancy Attaway, Becky Brown,
Brenda French, Joseph Lunsford, Frank
Scott and Michael Tully.
SENIORS, SECOND HONORS (4116
or better): Maureen Blake, Christopher
Bo wick, Buareen Brown, Jeanette
Chrismond, Susan Danielly, Liz Gingell
and Debra Lloyd.
Cindy Moxley, Karen Pattillo, Brenda
Rogers, Jeff Rowe, Teresa Schomburg,
Vicky Smith and Barbara Stevens.
JUNIORS, FIRST HONORS: Barbara
Hubertz, Sally Lunsford and Belinda
White.
JUNIORS, SECOND HONORS:
Sharon Abron, Paula Adams, Michael
Burkett, Kirk Caldwell, Ann Cobis,
Valerie Greco, Liz Guarnieri and Mary
Hall.
Linda High, Michael Patton, Karen
Remppel, Lanette Rogers and Peggy
Rowe.
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THE HOLY FATHER'S MISSION AID TO THE ORIENTAL CHURCH
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MORE?
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REMINDER
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The Sister was moving among the slums of a
city in India. Unbelievably, she heard sobbing
coming from a trash barrel. Brushing aside the
flies and the vermin, she looked. Beneath the
filth and debris was an old lady crying from tear
less eyes as her life slowly ebbed away. Tenderly
the Sister lifter her, placed her on her shoulders
and took her to the Hospice for the Dying. Be
fore she died, the old lady told the Sister, "I’m
not crying because I was in the garbage. I’m cry
ing because my son put me there. He had to.
There was not enough food for the family.”. . .
Tragically, this scene will be replayed many more
times. But you can help to lessen it. Will you?
Here is how...
□ In the hands of our native Sisters your gift in
any amount ($100, $75, $50, $25, $10, $5, $2,
$1) will fill empty stomachs with rice, fish, milk,
vegetables.
□ Our priests can start a model farm for their
parishioners and teach them how to increase
their crop production for only $975. We will tell
you where it is located.
□ $15 a month will enable an aged person to
spend his or her declining years with simple dig
nity cared for by our Sisters.
Why not send us your Mass requests right now?
Simply list the intentions, and then you can
rest assured the Masses will be offered by
priests in India, the Holy Land and Ethiopia,
who receive no other income.
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God’s poor and needy? They can pray for you
after you have gone. Our legal title: CATHOLIC
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offered for the repose of your soul provide our
native Priests with their only income.
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