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PAGE 8 GEOF GIA BULLETIN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1963 EPISCOPAL CHAIRMAN SAYS Catholic Press Faces Greatest Challenge Covering Council Archbishop McGucken of San Francisco chairman of the NCWC Press Department, Issued the following statement in saluting the observance of Catholic Press Month in Feb ruary. By Archbishop Joseph T. Mc Gucken (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) We salute the Catholic press with enthusiastic felicitations. Our commendation Is based on the increased distribution of Catholic news media in report ing International, national and local events as they relate to the mission of the Church, and in particular on the success with which the Catholic Press has met the challenge and the opportunity presented by the Ecumenical Council. Worldwide interest in the Se cond Vatican Council, not only among Catholics but by men of all faiths and of no faith, has imposed upon the Catholic press the serious duty of providing its readers with the most com prehensive coverage humanly possible; and it has given the Catholic press the position of of primacy in interpreting what may well be the most important news event of our first century. DURING the first session of the council, the Catholic press distinguished Itself not only by • HINTING • LITHOGRAPHING RYBEHT /fL&u r COMPANY TRtnlty 330 POOREST ROAD. N. 1. 5-4727 Serrint Ailtmlm Site* 1912 ATLANTA, GEORGIA Place Your Classified Ad Today In The Georgia Bulletin Phone: 231-1281 Georgia’s Leading Block Company Georgia’s Largest Block Plant Georgia's Only All Autoclaved Plant Quality of Product Unsurpassed Bailey Autoclaved Lightweight Block - Holiday Hill Stone CONCRETE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Jackson 1-0077 ¥9 mm t/lOM g USINGS 747 Forrest Road, N.E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA liJeemi tydaurant ! heme ef the fatneuS J3efmerit*fecc/ti Pan Pried Chicken iaii you can ««t> S1JS Unjoint«d Milk Fed Chickon, Frted Goldon Brown, Rico and Cronin Gravy, Townd Saiad, Hot Roll* and Butter hMM B*eW ftt toko Horn* SarrlM Country Hem (AH ynu own •«») $05 Hot Grita, Bad Zyn Gravy, CHoppnd Bated and Brand and Butter Balmont Hillt Shopping Center Seery/a its competency and honesty in reporting the council, but in a very special way by its ge nerosity in giving valuable as sistance to other international news agencies and periodicals. At the very beginning of the council, it became evident that the journalists sent to Rome to represent the top news ser vices and leading magazines would need expert help in in terpreting the daily Vatican re leases. Through the good offices of Msgr. James Tucek and the N.C.W.C. News Service, under the leadership of Bishop Albert Zuroweste of Belleville, Ill., a panel of experts was organi zed, consisting of theologians, canon lawyers, historians, lit- urgists, etc. The services of William Fanning of the New York Catholic News were obtained to organize the group and to coordinate briefing ses sions with the representatives of the Catholic and secular press. These experts—many of them busy as "periti" of the council—generously gave their time for a press conference on every day the council met. Had it not been for this outstanding service, it is not hard to ima gine what inaccuracies and mis understandings concerning the council might have been broad cast all over the world. THE SECOND session of Vatican II, which is to convene September 8, will undoubted ly present vastly greater oppor tunities to the Catholic press. The first session of the council was largely preparatory, like the work of plowing and seeding the field. At the second session, the harvest will be reaped. The public interest in the council will be heightened and the Ca tholic journalists will un doubtedly rise to the occasion, so that the tremendous Catho lic non-Catholic reading pub lic may be satisfied. Among the first to recognize the importance of the press was Pope John himself. At the very outset of the council, he accorded an audience to the re presentatives of the press ga thered in Rome. He congratu lated them that, thanks to their work, for the first time in his tory the entire world was en abled to take part in the opening of an Ecumenical Council, di rectly by radio and television, and also by the press reports, lie reminded them that they were at the service of truth, UNIQUE KNITTING COMPANY MANUFACTURES OF ENGLISH RIB & SPORT HOSIERY Acworth Georgia SUBSCRIBE TO THE GEORGIA BULLETIN 85.00 PER YEAR Mail to: F. O. Box 11667 Northside Station Atlanta 5, Georgia Name Address City State. that the council, over and a- bove its external and secondary aspects about which the public is curious, is essentially a great religious event. He encouraged them to take information from responsible sources, so that "in serving the truth you will at the same time have assisted that 'interior disarmament’ which is the absolutely neces sary conditlonfor the establish ment of true peace in the world.” WHILE the press in general may record facts concerning the council, at times with em phasis on sensational develop ments and the incidents of hu man interest, the Catholic press will penetrate the heart of the council and Interpret its essen tially spiritual meaning. It will enrich the news which it re veals by special articles on the theological and historical back ground of the conciliar decrees and their practical application to religious life. The Catholic journalists, without claiming- any divine inspiration, are ful filling a role today similar to that of St. Paul and the Evange lists. For this reason the Catholic press has been called the "Fifth Gospel.” Like the sacred writings, It has the pri vilege of presenting to the world a source of hope and power— God’s “good news” for humani ty- THE LIFE of every Catho lic will be profoundly influenced by the council. Non-Catholics, too, will have a vital interest in its proceedings. Our "separa ted brethren” will look with sincere and eager interest to their Catholic friends and neighbors for information and explanation of the conciliar de crees. I am convinced that our Catholic people are recognizing that now, more than ever, it is their duty to support the Catholic press and to keep themselves informed by read ing Catholic news media. I con fidently predict that the efforts of Catholic journalists will be rewarded this year by a great er Catholic readership than ever before. IN ISRAEL SUNDAY T.V. FARE ARCHBISHOP Paul J. Hallinan Shown with President and Mrs. Robert McClellan at the annual Serra Club Banquet last week. WRITES LETTER Editor Triggers U.S. Inquiry Into Congo CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tlons is being dissipated by the U. S. Delegation’s silence on such matters. I personally think this is a great pity, be cause we need more and more Americans who will support both the lofty ideals of their own country and those of the United Nations. Yours sincerely, Gerard E. Sherry Managing Editor Dear Mr. Sherry: I am grateful to you for your letter of January 11, and for sending me the copy of a story concerning the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Eliza- bethville. We have previously received some atrocity reports but this is the first one that I have received directly from an editor. I immediately initiated a request for the United Nations to make a thorough investigation of these reports on the spot. At the same time I conveyed my deep concern over these contin uing reports and urged the Uni ted Nations authorities to do everything they could to pre vent such occurrences in the future. It is indeed an ex tremely serious situation in the Congo and the United States does not for one moment con done any form of brutality or atrocity in connection with the peace-making efforts of the United Nations. I hope to be able to send to you some definite informa tion in the future. Meanwhile please be sure that we will do everything possible to obtain a full investigation of these re ports. Cordially yours, Adlai E. Stevenson Judgement Caused By ‘Fear Of Christ’ NEW YORK, (NC) A priest-authority of Judeo- Christlan affairs said "the fear of Christ” influenced the Isra eli Supreme Court judges to de ny Israeli citizenship to a con vert from Judaism who is now a Carmelite priest. Msgr. John M. Oester- reicher, also a convert from Judaism who is director of Judeo-Chrlstlan studies at Se- ton Hall University, South Or- ange, N. J., speaking (Jan. 27) before the Edith Stein Guild, recalled that Father Daniel- Oswald Rufeisen sought Isra- sll citizenship under ths "law of return.” The guild assiita Jewish converts to Catholicism. THE LAW, enacted in 195w, gives any Jew, except a crimi nal, automatic citizenship upon declaring he is a Jew, the Mon- signor stated. Father Rufeisen was a Jew born in Poland who embraced the Catholic Faith after escaping from Nazis in 1942. The Monsignor recalled Father Rufeisen had declared: "My ethnic origin is and al ways will be Jewish.” Hv advised by Israeli author, he could become a naturali. -u citizen but the government would not recognize him as a Jew. "The judges were not only guided by what they considered the law,” Msgr. Oesterrelcher stated, "but they were subject to emotions, atmosphere and many other feelings, as Jews. The term by which they refer red to Jewish converts was al ways ‘apostates.’ The judges were not observant Jews, and were not familiar with what Orthodox law Is about Jews who become Christians. This law, "is that any person born of a Jewish mother is a Jew, even though he becomes an apos tate." "I think the decision is wrong for a number of reasons," Msgr. Oesterrelcher said. "One of these reasons is that Israel represents herself as a democracy, and in a democra cy where a pluralistic society is maintained, there should be equality before the law for Mos lem, Jew, Buddhist, Catholic, and so forth. IN DECATUR CYO BY SMITTY It looks like the Atlanta CYO circuit has big doings planned this month. Once again, Christ the King has taken the lead in team activities, with some thing planned each w eek. Speak ing of activities, five different CYO’s have things planned for the week-end. On Sunday, the Cathedral par ish youths will meet for the third bridge lesson. Immaculate Con ception is holding a dance that same night. TEENAGERS* from the St. Peter and St. Paul area will be treated to a dance Sunday. Music by the "Twilights" will be featured. Rounding out this Sunday’s activities will be a skating party for the members of the Immaculate Heart of Mary CYO, and a bowling party for the Assumption Teen Club. Future plans for Christ the King include a dance on Feb ruary 10. The music will be provided by the "Night Sha dows", and this activity will be open to some of the other parish CYO’s On February 17, they will play intramural basketball at the new C K Parish Hall. Practice for the St. Patrick’s Day Variety Show will comprise the undertakings of the Christ the King teens on February 24. Thomas More Guild Presents 6 Whodunit 9 Possibly the most fascinating "Whodunit” of all time—Agatha Christie’s mystery—"The Mousetrap”, will be presented by the St. Thos More Theatre Guild Feb. 16-17. The famous, record-breaking play, now in its 10th year in London, has been seen by one- and one-half million theatre goers and has earned nearly three million dollars. COINCIDENTALLY, the St. Thos. More group was pre senting its first play, "Seven Keys to Baldpate" about the time the "Mousetrap" began its marathon engagement. Director Eugene E. Berg- mann has cast eight of the most versatile actors in the Theatre Guild in the starring roles. Ursula Weiss and John Harring ton portray Mollie and Giles Ralston operators ofMonkswell Manor, the guest house where the action takes place. Mary and Paul Hausenbauer, Mary Ham mond, Julian Hogan and Sam Troncalll comprise the guest list in the house where any thing can and does occur. The Guild’s energetic Business Manager, Jerry Galligan plays the part of Det. Sgt. Trotter. The play will be presented at 8:30 p.m. , in the school cafetorium on Ponce de Leon in Decatur, by special arrange ment with Samuel French Inc. Telephone James Hickok, Dr. 7-2854 for tickets. Adults $1.50 Students 75i. Cancer Prayer Washington, (NC)—Rep. Al bert Rains of Alabama has in troduced a resolution to autho rize and request the Presi dent to proclaim a "National Day of Prayer for a cure for cancer." The resolution (H. Con. Res. 53) was referred to the House Judiciary Commit tee (Jan. 24). Bishop Consecration Feature On Network NEW YORK (NC) — The dual consecration of two bishops will be featured on a network tele vision program February 3. A film of the January 24 con secration of Auxiliary Bishops John J. Dougherty and Joseph A. Costello of Newark will be shown on the "Directions '63: A Catholic Perspective” pro gram. THE PROGRAM is copro duced by the National Council of Catholic Men and the Ame rican Broadcasting Company. It is telecast from 2 to 2:30 p.m. (EST). The February series will be called "New Apostles." The NEW.. The February 3 program, featuring the consecration of Bishops Dougherty and Cos tello, will examine how a bishop is selected, his link to the Apos tles and the ceremony of his consecration. "IN FACE of Death,” the February 10 program in the series, is a dramatization of the diary of Father Alfred Delp, S.J., written while he was In a Berlin prison awaiting execu tion by the Nazis in 1945. The script is by Robert Crean. On February 17 a photogra phic essay entitled "An Ame rican Pastor” will be present ed. It will consider the role of the pastor in contemporary America. TOO EXCITING TO PRESENTATION! | DE SCRIBE An ELECTRIFYING 1 BREATH-TAKING ' \ ADVENTURE A l and GLORIOUS / ROMANCE! L* • f LOUIS de ; ROCHEMONTS f. Windjammer NOW SHOWING • In Giorlout j _ MISINTIDin j COLOR j QECEilEJ EVERY EVENING AT 8:00 P.M. MATINEES WED.. SAT. and SUN. AT 2:00 P.M. ■ /f/affitn CANNOT AND WILL NOT BC SHOWN IN aiianm ». 6a. - ouu ot-Nos ANY LOCAL OR NEIGHBORHOOD JHEATRE IN INDIA, NAMES HAVE MEANING DOES YOUR MOTHER come from Malabar? A travel writer explains names in India: Menon means a matriarchallv-raised sy* Hindu from Malabar; Ayyangar de- notes a Brahmin from South India; d*. Mahmoud, a Moslem; Singh, a Hindu . . . And when you see many persons ___ named Matthew . Paul. Luke, John and James, you ean be pretty sure you are 1 1 in the Malabar area among the ' r HOMIST Christians. They are the ones who trace their Christianity back to the time of St. Thomas the Apostle . . . Farther Joseph Menacherry of the diocese of Ernakulam in southern India sends us an urgent plea. “I am the parish priest of a small parish with 120 families, the majority poor laborers . . . There is a small church which cannot accommodate the present congregation. I have begun construction of a bigger church . . . The building is half-finished.’’ $3,000 is needed to finish it . . . The Arch bishop of ERNAKULUM could give him only $240 toward it. Father continues: “I am at a loss to raise the amount . . . the poor parishioners have already given more than their capacity to give.” Your small sacrifice will soon make this church a reality . . . Please tend something, anything. You can be sure Father Joseph will be praying for you. Also a lot of Matthewi, Pauls, Lukes, Johns and James’ . . . And St. Thomas too for this ia hla land! The Holy Father’s Mission Aid for the Oriental Church ST. JOSEPH: OUR MAN OF THE YEAR, 1962 SOME MONTHS AGO we mentioned him in a chapel appeal. The response surprised us . . . The silent saint certainly has many devoted followers. So with grateful hearts wo award him our nomination for the year past . . . Now at CANDLEMAS time, we feel impelled to mention him again. What were Ills thoughts as he brought his foster-Son, the Light of the World, to tho Temple? ... He had only two doves to offer tho priests— the gift of a poor man. And then to hear Simeon's marvolous prophecy about the Child . . . Imagine his awe ns he found him self in the center of the divine druma. The priests, sisters and brothers in our care share his poverty and feeling of awe when they realize how much their work means to souls In non-Chris tian lands . . . The MASS STIPEND you send us muy ho a priests sole support for the dav. The chapel we build for him hus come perhaps from your STRINGLESS GIFT . . . We plated it where the Holy Father thought the need was greatest. Won't you continue your help? OTHER WAYS TO HELP Join one of our MISSION CLUBS. For 3c a day ($1 a month) you can help any of the following: DAMIEN LEPER CLUB eares for lepers. feeds orphans, provides for aged, supports mission schools, chalices, altars, etc., for churches SUGGESTED GIFTS FOR A MISSION CHAPEL. Vestments ($50), Monstrance ($40). Chalice ($40), Ciborium ($40), Taber nacle ($25), Stations of the Cross ($25), Censer ($20), Sanctuary Lamp ($15), Altar Linens ($15), Sanctuary Bell ($5). ORPHANS BREAD PALACE OF GOLD THE BASILIANS THE MONICA GUILD Please remember us in your will: Our official title: THE CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION. Single membership $1 a year: family membership $3 a year. Perpetual membership is $20 for an individual; $100 for a family. DEAR MONSIGNOR RYAN; Enclosed find for Name Street City Zone State £^ £ nearSst(HissionsjMi FRANCIS CARDINAL SPILLMAN, Prasidaat Miff. Jotapk T. Ryaa, Hot*! Wy Sand all «MMnaalc«tiMi to: CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION 480 Uxington Avt. at 46th St. N«w York 17, N. Y.