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f 4 PAGE 2 GEORGIA BULLETIN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1963 Are Catholics Pitiably Pessimistic on Reunion? BY TITUS CRANNY, S.A. La^t autumn the Gallup Foil of Princeton Uni versity conducted a survey of opinions on Chris tian reunion. The pollsters asked Catholics and non-Cathoiics if they considered Christian unity possible. About 40 per cent of the Catholics said they did not think it possible; about 16 per cent said they did not know. This is Catholic knowledge and belief at a pitiably low ebb. Perhaps the people did not understand the question; perhaps the phrasing of it v.as not as simple as the re port stated. AT ANY rate, the attainment of Christian unity has nothing to do with public opinion. It is pos sible and it will be realized - because it is God's will. (Air Divine Master said: "Other sheep I have that are not of this fold. Them also must I bring and they shall hear my voice and there shall be one fold and one shepherd." ‘Our Lord gave no indication of how long the process might take. It may require generations or centuries, but it will come. About that there can be no doubt or hesitation; we have infallible Cv rtitudes, THE FAITHFUL should be aware of the Ca tholic position on Christian Unity. There is but one Church and there is one Christ. The Church is not simply the best religious organization in the world; it is the only one founded by the incarnate Son of God. It is for all men, for all times, and for all places. Centuries ago St. Cyprian of Carthage wrote thus of the Church’s unity; "The Church, sur rounded by divine light, spreads her rays over the entire earth. This light, however, is one and unique, which shines everywhere without causing any separation in the unity of the body. She ex tends her branches over the whole world; by her her fruitfulness she sends her rivulets ever far ther afield. But the head is always one, the origin is one, for she is one Mother abundantly fruit ful. We are born of her, nourished by her milk, and we live by her spirit." ONE effect of the Vatican Council is the mani festation of the Church’s unity to the world. There is one faith, one Lord, one baptism. The Church is one - in doctrine, government and worship. There are varieties of ceremonies, prayers and even laws, but the Church is united to Christ by a threefold bond which can never be lost or de stroyed. Pope John, so filled with the desire of Unity, has spoken of it as a motive for invoking the coun cil; . .’there shall be one fold and one shep herd.’ This irresistible assurance was the com pelling motive which led Us to announce pub licly Our resolve to call an Ecumenical Coun cil. . . .May those who are separated from the Apostolic See, beholding this manifestation of uni ty, derive from it the inspiration to seek out that unity which Jesus Christ prayed for so ardently from His heavenly Father." A PRACTICAL way to fulfill the wish of the Holy Father is to observe the Chair of Unity Octave kept during Jan. 18-25. This prayer movement for the "homecoming” of all outside the Church began with Fr. Paul James Francis, S.A., in 1908, who was then an Anglican clergyman. His own en trance into the fold of Peter is an example to others in their attainment of unity. The Unity Octave is a prayer crusade for the unity of our brethren separated from the Church and the complete union with Christ. Archbishop John Carmel Heenan of Liverpool reminds us all of our pressing duty; "If we have the spirit of true apostles we are bound to seek to spread the truth. . . .This is the ideal of truth and charity which the Pope has set firmly before us. He has not asked us to play down Catholic doctrine nor to disguise our opposition to what is false in the teaching of other religions. He has asked us by prayer and example to strive ’that all may be one.’ This is the plea of Christ’s Vicar, as it was the prayer of Christ Himself the night before He suffered.’* ALL CATHOLICS should pray for unity during the Octave. It is the wish and ardent longing of the Holy Father. It is following the example of Our Lord Himself. Christian Unity is not a matter of poll-taking or public opinion. It cannot be ac hieved by human effort alone. Unity will come about through prayer, sacrifice, interest and love. Much has been done during the past few years under the inspired leadership of Pope John. But there is still a long and diffi cult way to go. Despite the obstacles and the mis takes, everyone can pray for unity, for the recon-r ciliation of all "other sheep'* to the one fold of the Good Shepherd. Such prayers should be offered with the utmost confidence through the all-holy Virgin Mary, the Mother of God and the Mother of all men. AT SACRED HEART AN ALTAR BOY NAMED "SPECK" IN AUDIENCE Teachers ? Institute Set For Atlanta, January 31 A Teacher’s Institute will take place at Sacred Heart Au ditorium, Atlanta, for both ele mentary and high school teach er ut the Archdiocese on Sat urday, January 31, at 9:00 a.m. This was announced by Rev. NELSON-RIVES REALTY. INC.*. 34A.'»A rm.-n? Road CHAMBI.KK f .KOKOIA h,mwtiy (<>., I no. C Xeiaof*. I'rf.sflerst y.rnft M. Hive*. Sacretary-Tread, FOR THE BEST RESULTS USE THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS OF THE GEORGIA BULLETIN CALL 237-7296 Otiantan. HOTEL • KW«« PARKING • TV A AIR eONomOMINS • FAMOUS MIAMI mUPPtCT • ICR A CRVRRAOR VTATIOMR • COPPRR MAKRR. RAOM ROOM LUCKIE AT CONE ST. A Good Addre%s in Atlanta John W. Leahy, Superintendent of Schools. Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan will welcome the delegates. The keynote address will be given by the Superintendent of Catho lic Schools, Mobile-Birming- ham, Alabama, Monsignor E. Stuardi. His topic will be Teaching in Today’s World. OTHER speakers will include Professor Karl C. Garrison, Chairman of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia and Sis ter M. Jerome, O.S.F., Super visor in the diocese of Pitts burgh. Professor Garrison will address the high school division on the subject of Adolescent Psychology. Sister Jerome will give a talk and a demonstra tion to the elementary teach- Pope Stresses Simplicity Need VATICAN CITY (NC)—Pope John XXIII stressed the need for the virtue of simplicity at his regular general audience here. SPEAKING to about 1,000 people in the Vatican’s Clemen tine Hall, Pope John said that simplicity should regulate social relations so that people do not weigh what they give to others. He stated that men must do each thing at the right time carefully and bear whatever discomforts they encounter without showing a "Funereal" expression. He added that the secret of serenity is to be found in the peace of God, in the practice of justice and in respect for the rights of others. Georgia's Leading Blodr Company Georgia s Largest Bldtk Plant Georgia s Only All Autoclaved Plant Quality of Product Unsurpassed Bailey Autoclaved Lightweight Block - Holiday Hill Stone CONCRETE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Jackson i-0077 74 7 Forrest Road, N.E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA Slitter & McLeUan 1023 MORTGAGE GUARANTEE BUILDING JAckson 5 2086 ATLANTA. GEORGIA Where Insurance Is A Profession ... Not A Sideline ers on Modern Catechetics. The afternoon session will begin with a panel discussion for the high school teachers on High School Problem Students. Members of the panel include the following: Rev. John Leahy, Sister Bernard Marie, S.N.D., Msgr E. Stuardi, Rev. J. Cot ter, Mrs. P. Kempton, and Sis ter Mary Magdala, C.S.J. The subject of the elemen tary teachers’ panel will be The Professional Growth of Teach ers and will include the fol lowing: Sister Mary Severine, C.S.J. Supervisor, Sister Mary Timothy, G.N.S.H., Mother Ed- munda, I.H.M., Mrs. Ruby Se well, Sister M. Simeon, R.S.M. and the Institute will close with a buzz session for all the teach ers on What Makes Teachers Superior Teachers? Additional features of the Teachers’ Institute will be a choral recitation on The Crea tion by the first grade. Saint John the Evangelist School, Hapeville, choral numbers by Saint Joseph’s High School Glee Club, and Book Exhibits set up by approximately sixteen noted book companies. Tax Exemption For Churches WASHINGTON (NC) — Rep. Vernon W. Thomson of Wis consin has introduced a bill to provide an exemption from the manufacturers’ excise tax on business machines purchased for the exclusive use of a church or "a convention or as sociation of churches," The bill (HR 823) was referred to the House Ways and Means Com mittee. NO FINANCE Pope Contrasts Two Councils ‘‘We'd like to see the Praying-Mantis." IN CONGRESS VATICAN CITY (NC)—Pope John XXIII contrasted the open ings of the First and Second Vatican Ecumenical Councils at his annual audience for Rome’s nobility. The nobles were led by Prince Aspreno Colonna, Prince Assi stant at the Papal Throne, who paid homage to the Pope and expressed joy over the opening Council Expert WASHINGTON (NC)-Msgr. William J. McDonald, rector of the Catholic University of Ame rica here, has been named an expert for the Second Vatican Council. Delaney Introduces Bill To Aid Parochial Pupils WASHINGTON (NC) —Rep. James J. Delaney of New York again has introduced his bill to give each school child a Fede ral grant which could be spent at any school, public or private. Identical to a measure he sponsored in the 87thCongress, the bill proposes that a flat $20 be given to each grade or high school pupil. Th e program would cost $1.7 billion over a two-year period. IN THE case of children who attend, or wish to attend, re cognized private schools, the bill provides that a parent or legal guardian present the U.S. Commissioner of Education Catholics In GOA Have Freedom But... BOMBAY (NC)—The Catho lic Church in Goa has complete religious freedom but it also has money problems, a Catho lic lay leader said here. A. Soares, president of the Catholic Association of India, recently returned from a trip to the former Portuguese ter ritory which India took over in December, 1961. "RELIGIOUS liberty obtains all over the land,” he said. He noted that there has been no interference with Church acti vity, apart from minor inci dents. (Catholics make up a third of Goa’s population of 650,000). The feast of St. Francis Xa vier (Dec. 3) has been declared a public holiday, he said, and visitors continue to go to the saint's tomb. Last year’s visi tors included non-Christian na tional and state government of ficials, he added. THE CHURCH’S problem in Goa now, Soares said, is finan ces. The Portuguese government used to subsidize the Church with about $147,000 a year, he noted. Consequently, Goans did not have to support the ar chdiocese’s priests, seminar ies and administration. Goa’s Church no longer re ceives a state subsidy. Soares said that parish priests now have to educate the people of Goa to take on the responsibility of supporting the Church. The freedom which the Church enjoys there is worth the financial sacrifices Goa’s Catholics will have to make, he added. with a form recording the pu pil’s Intention. A U.S. Treasury check then would be sent the parent or guardian. It would be honored for payment only when endorsed to the school of the pupil’s at tendance. All pupils who do not record their intention to attend a pri vate school would be presumed under the bill’s terms to be go ing to a public school. The allot ment for these children would be paid to the local education agency in the political subdi vision where the child lives. KNOWN AS the "Junior GI Bill” because of the similari ty it has to the operation of the law which permitted mil lions of armed service veterans to attend the school of their choice after World War II, the bill was first introduced in 1962 by Delaney. Howe' -r, it died without committee >. wrings. The bill’s biggest organized support comes from the Citi zens for Educational Freedom, a non-sectarian association of parents and others devoted to protecting the rights of private school pupils. Its headquarters are In St. Louis, Mo. DELANEY’S measure was one of nearly two dozen related to education which were intro duced in the first three days of the new Congress by members of the House. The Senate tra ditionally does not present leg islative proposals until after the President delivers his State of the Union Address. Among the Fleurryeducation al bills were measures to per mit individual income tax de ductions for certain education al expenses, to increase the present Federal program of loans to needy and talented col lege students, to extend for four years the program of Fed eral aid to public school dis tricts where enrollment is crowded because of the child ren of Federal employees, to assist programs of technical education to put Federal funds Into the development of public community, two-year colleges. TO HIS NATION of the council and the Pontiff’s recovery from his recent ill ness. POPE JOHN noted that the opening of the Second Vatican Council was greeted with re spect by all levels of society- throughout the world and with a spontaneity and cordiality that 1m called truly exceptional. The beginning of the First Vatican Council was quite different, the Pontiff pointed out. He recalled that many governments were hostile to the summoning of that council and that the response of non- Catholic churches to the invitation to attend it from Pope Pius IX was saddening. ON THE contrary, he said 86 special missions were sent by the world's nations to the se cond council’s opening cerem onies, while there was wide re presentation of non- Catholic churches during the council. The Pope said that instead of dwelling on the sorrows of the past it is better to take them as marks of the grace of God, bear them with patience and to know how to wait and to mortify one self. POPE JOHN reminded the nobles of a phrase of St. Am brose, who wrote that where there is patience there is joy. The Pope said that this could be applied by all in carrying out their tasks. He thanked them for their concern for his health and ex pressed again his hope that the council will end this year. Japanese Premier Lauds Pope John Cardinal Bea Convocation BOSTON (NC) — A special convocation to honor Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J., has been scheduled for March 26 by Bos ton College. The ceremony for the Cardi nal, who is president of the Vati can’s Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, will be one of the highlights of the college’s centennial celebration, Father Michael P. Walsh, the presi dent, said. Tokyo (NC)— Japanese Pre mier Hayato Ikeda praised His Holiness Pope John XX1I1 in this New Year’s message to this nation. The Premier, a Buddhist, said that the person who im pressed him most during his tour of Europe last year was the Pontiff. He stated that the Pope impressed him not only as a religious leader but as a man who personifies the qua lities he most admires. He said that when he and his party met the Pope he had a feeling that there was a man who is not of this world. He declared that the meeting with the Pope, together with his ob servations in some of the more Catholic parts of Europe, had given him an ipslght into a deep religious feeling which is so noticably lacking in the Japan of today. HE NOTED that the Pope came from a farming family and possesses an unassuming nature which was indicated by the easy way he chatted with the Japanese newsmen ac-. companylng himself. For instance, the Pope said that he still recalls the thrill of seeing his first article in print and asked the new smen whether they felt the same. Premier Ikeda said that the Pope knew of his interest in garden rocks and told him that he preferred ordinary stones to those made of gold and silver. TO EMBASSY KITTY HYNES ...Leading Scorer PI High Cagers In Win BY JAMES DARDEN St. Pius X cagers won three games from St. Josephs at the Sacred Heart Gym. The Lions were victorious in the B-Team, girls and boys games. For the girls, Kitty Hynes and Anne Duffy bombed the nets at a high scoring pace to lead the win. Lady Lions gain ed a first quarter advantage and were never headed in the contest. IN THE boys'game the Lions were contested for a half by the Hawks. However, in the second half the Lions pulled away for a convincing 67-45 win. Down as many a 12 points In the first half, St. Josephs pulled to within 7 points at In termission. However, the Lions hit first and numerously In the second half to pave the vic tory road. Balanced scoring spelled de feat for the Hawks. St. Pius had three players scoring In double figures. Tommy Almon with 15, Denny Bishop with 13, and Jimmy Darden with 12 led the Lions. This win extended the Lions season record to 5 wins and 11 loses. English Catholics Protest US Smut LONDON (NC) — Catholic youth leaders have protested to the British government and the United States Embassy in Lon don against the flow of porno graphic literature from the United States. Two members of the Youth Watch Committee from New castle - on - Tyne, northeas tern England, travelled to Lon don to make the protest. AFTER VISITING the Ameri can Embassy here with samples of American books, one of them, 20-year-old LeoOrmston, said: "Embassy officials were shocked. Full particulars of the publications were taken. It Is possible that the F.B.l. might take action but Embassy offi cials pointed out that unless our own authorities intervened the offensive publications could still enter the country." Ormston and Toney Pelton, 24, then visited the Home Of fice, British government de partment which deals with cri minal, legal and police mat ters, with whom they had al ready been in touch.