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Newspaper Page TextI'.U, 6G oRGlA BULL! TIN THURSDAY, FLBRLARY 21, 1963 EXPERT SAYS Council Seeks Use Mass Media To Spread Gospel VATICAN CITY' (NC)—The ecumenical council's main inte- rc t in radio, movies, television and the press is to find out how to u: c them to "preach the Gos pel and - pread Christian educa tion," an expert stated here. Archbishop Martin J. O’Con nor, rector of Rome’s North American College stressed the point m an interview. Me has been head of the Pontifical Com- mis >ion for Movies, Radio and Television incc 1947. A native of Scranton, La., the Archbishop a a the only prelate not a car dinal to head an agency set up by Mis Holiness Pope John XXIII to prepare for the Second Vati can Council—the Preparatory Secretariat for Communica tion. Media. ARCHBISHOP (/Connor also served on the Central Prepara tory Comm is don. When the council opened last October, the Archbi.shop was elected by the council Fathers to serve as a member of the council’s Corn- mis ion for the Lay Apostolatc and Communications Media. "The problems of mass me dia am not new to the Catholic Church,” Archbishop O’Con nor said. lie pointed out that the Holy See "has published several so lemn documents and various pope . ha. » spoken out on the Dutch Aid Council problems related to the press, movies, radio and television for the past 40 years." Yet, the council’s three-day discussion of a project on mo dern mass communications (Nov. 23, 24 and 26) marked the first time in history that the world’s Catholic bishops studied these matters together. ACCORDING to a council press bulletin, "all the Fathers without exception” had a "fa vorable opinion" of the project and some of them gave it "great praise.” Although the council Fathers approved of the substance of the project, which was prepared by Archbishop O'Connor’s prepa ratory secretariat, the Fathers returned the project for re phrasing aimed particularly at making it briefer. The Fathers recommended at the same time that the Pontifical Commission for Movies, Radio and Tele vi sion be expanded to include the press. The council’s first mandate went to this expanded commis sion. This mandate directed the commission to draw up, with the help of experts from va rious nations, a pastoral in struction on the practical con sequences of the communica tions media project. ARCHBISHOP O’Connor not ed that in considering the doc trinal aspects of mass commu nications, in preparation for the council the secretariat had two problems at heart: V. AG I MNc.ii N, Hie Nether- land (NC)— The Catholics of the Netherlands have donated over $100,000 to His Holiness Pope John Will to help meet the expenses of the poorer bis hops coining to the ecumenical council, Bernard Cardinal Al- frink, Archbishop of Utrecht, sai S lie re. "First there is the matter of the Church’s duty and right to use the new mass commu nications to preach the Gospel and spread Christian educa tion, as well as the question of the limitations of this right in concrete circumstances within the framework of modern laws.” CXtCantcuv HOTEL LUCKIfc A T CONE ST 4 Good Address in Atlanta « mss parking • TV A AIR CONOmONINS • CAMOU* MIAMI muppwr • ICS * ■■VKRASB STATIONS • OORRBB MAKIR, BACH ROOM In the second place, said the Archbishop, the secretariat was concerned with "general use of mass communications in a world on the basis of Christian morality and on the basis of natural law: the first being of UNIQUE KNITTING COMPANY MANUFACTURES OF ENGLISH RIB & SPORT HOSIERY Acworth Georgia Georgia's Leading Block Company Georgia’s Largest Block Plant Georgia’s Only All Autoclaved Plant Quality of Product Unsurpassed ! lil . v Autoclaved Lightweight Block Holiday Hill Stone (X>N( RETE VIA NTJFACTURING COMPANY Jackbon 1-0077 74 7 Forrest Road, N.E. 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"Communications media are never, in fact, indifferent on the moral plane, considered either as a means of entertainment or as a means by which ideas and culture art' communicated.” Turning to the pastoral pro blems involved, Archbishop O’Connor said that they were three in number. "The main problem is to de termine how to use mass media for Christian purposes. Second ly, there is the question of how to help Christian people—view ers and listeners—to profit bet ter from mass media and how to help them defend themselves in the world of mass media," he said. "FOR EXAMPLE there are the problems of educating choice, understanding and use In terms of personal, family and social life. In fact, it is a question of how man can pre serve sanctifying grace in the face of the effects of mass me dia." During the council discus sions the point was made that "the pagan concept of life which is so widespread in our times has its origin in great part in entertainment... Catholics liv ing in a pluralistic society must choose from among the pro grams and newspapers circu lated in their country which do not offend their faith.” Moreover, the press bulletin further reported that the Fa thers stressed that "Catholics should act with determination and prudence, each according to his own possibilities, so that fundamental principles be re spected. The cooperation be tween Catholics and the faith ful of other Christian churches has already produced good re sults in this matter in those nations where the various reli gious denominations live to gether.” RELATED to these problems is the third pastoral concern pounted out by Archbishop O’Connor: "How to prepare Ca tholic people, clergy, Religious and especially the laity for the fields of the press, radio and television," During the actual sessions of the council, the idea of profes sional training of laymen was constantly repeated and insist ed on. One speaker, for in stance, expressed the hope "that there might be more in tensive spiritual and technical formation of a constantly great er crops of laymen, given a technical competence equal to their apostolic zeal, for making the influence of Christian ideas felt in such delicate and impor tant areas as the press and entertainment.” Others called for the "de velopment of the various tech nical activities of journalists, directors and artists..It is bet ter to act than to complain against abuses. ARCHBISHOP O’Connor said that the problems of the practi cal order differ according to the medium and to the locality. Each must be dealt with In its particular aspects. "For example, there exists today a fully commercially or ganized Catholic press. No si milar Catholic organization ex ists within the field of motion pictures. Thus the evaluation of what Catholics can achieve and the means they should use in one field will differ from others," he said. Though the problems are many, the Archbishop conclud ed, the council Fathers, guided by the teachings of the popes and of the moral and natural law, have faced the challenge and promise of mass communica tions. ARCHBISHOP Paul J. Hallinan shown admiring a trophy held by Dave Katz, president of the Georgia Tech Newman Club. The award was won by the local group at the recent Regional Newman Federation Convention in Florida. AIDS CANCER HOME Knights Set Mardi Gras Next Week The Knights of Columbus $gg Councils of the Metropolitan Area of Atlanta will stage their 6th Annual Mardi Gras Ball at the Dinkier Plaza on Saturday evening, February 23, at 9:00, w ith proceeds going to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cancer Home. John W. Maloof, Atlanta at torney, is general chairman of this year's Ball. Other officers are: Tom M. Bergin, Vice- chairman; Damon J. Swann, chairman public relations; Wal ter J. McCann, treasurer: and George T. Ashworth, secretary. THE MARDI Gras program will include dancing to the mu sic of Paul Haynie and his or chestra, the Mardi Gras Pa geant, costume judging, and presentation of awards for best interpretation of the Mardi Gras theme, "Out of This World" The Queen of the Ball has been announced as Mrs. William M. Sherwood, wife of Knight William M. Sherwood, who is a past grand knight of Atlanta Council 660. The court of the queen will be the following maids and dukes chosen by the four K. of C. Councils in the Metropolitan Area: Atlanta Council 660, Donald A. Wal lace, Nancy Eaton, James J. Priest Says Eradicate Prejudice BUFFALO, N. Y., (NC)--A Franciscan priest, who is a leader in interracial justice work, advocated dedicating "the coming 100 years to emanci pate the white slaves of pre judice." Father Roy M. Gasnick, O. F.M., who is executive mode rator of Action for Interracial Understanding, told the Com munion breakfast of the wes tern New York regional unit of the Third Order of St. Francis here it still takes Federal troops to get some Negroes in to schools: that certain unions refuse to admit Negores as members, and decent housing for Negroes still is a dream. "I FIND I must challenge all Americans not to look back over the past 100 years to cele brate the emancipation of Negro slaves, but to look forward at the coming 100 years to eman cipate the white slaves of pre judice," Father Gasnick de clared. The Franciscan said a Negro cannot be certain he will be served in some northern res taurants. He commented: "One Negro publication, listing ho tels, motels and restaurants which do not discriminate, ad vertises itself as ’A Guide for a Vacation without Humilia tion.' ” Individual action on the grass roots level, as exemplified by the Third Order's AIU, was urg ed by Father Gasnick as "the most promising solution to the unfinished work of Christian democracy.” "It also will be the fastest solution if there are enough in dividuals to bring the medicine of love to a suffering humani ty,” Father Gasnick said. SNOOKY LANSON Cronin, Mary Ann Simon; Fa ther Thomas J. O’Reilly Coun cil, Bea Miner, Thomas J. Cos tello, Betty Lynch, Charles L. Vann House, Sr.; Immaculate Heart of Mary Council, Evelyn Maddock, John L. Maddock, Emma Lee Romano, Ladd Vu chetich; St. Joseph Council, Ro bert F. Coheleach, Sarah Spears, Joan Clark, Carl K. Schraut. King Rex, who will rule the ceremonies of the Mar di Gras Ball, has been select ed by the Immaculate Heart of Mary Council, to honor him for his accomplishment for his council. His name will not be announced until the evening of the Mardi Gras Ball. THE JUDGES who will deter mine the costumes that best in terpret the Mardi Gras theme, "Out of This World”, include the following: Snooky Lanson, singing star of the "Hit Pa rade” for ten years and now star of his own show on WA1I- TV; Doris Lockerman, feature writer on the staffs of the At lanta Newspapers; Don Stewart, popular staff announcer on WSB-TV; and Paul Shields, host on WAGA-TV’s Panorama show. The master of ceremon ies will be Damon J. Swann, a member of Atlanta Council 660. The reigning king and queen is Henry C. Taylor, Sr., who was King Rex of 1962, and Joy Cud- sik, queen of last year’s ball. Taylor is a member of Atlanta Council 660, and Mrs. Cudsik is the wife of a past grand knight of Immaculate Heart of Mary Council. King Rex and Queen Joy will crown the new king and queen. Over 700 members of the 4 Knights of Columbus councils in the area voted that Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cancer Home, as one of Atlanta’s most worthy causes, be given the proceeds of this year’s event. OFFICIAL hosts of this year’s ball will be the grand knights of the 4 councils: George A. Andrews of Atlanta Council 660; Mario Moscardelll of Im maculate Heart of Mary Coun cil in Southwest Atlanta; F. Bohlinger Sharp of Father Tho mas J. O'Reilly Council in De catur; and Frederick Spears of St. Joseph Council, Marietta. Tickets are $10.00 per cou ple, and may be obtained upon an advance sale basis only through members of the Knights of Columbus. According to John W. Maloof, 700 knights are pro moting the success of the ball; however, it is hoped that be cause of the continuous needs of the cancer home that those who find it impossible to attend the Ball but wish to help the cancer home, may consider sending a contribution to "Can cer Home, Atlanta 15, Georgia". CARDINAL SAYS: New Definition Of Church Needed To Spur Unity ST. LOULS (NC)—A cardinal here called for a new defini tion of the Church to help make it possible to achieve a great er degree of Christian unity. Joseph Cardinal Ritter said while there can be only one Church of Christ, it can and should take on a spirit of new ness to make it more acceptable to "our separated brethren.” OTHER Christians are "es sential” and "necessary" to constitute the true Church of Christ , the Archbishop of St. Louis said during a question and answer period after he gave a formal address on the Second Vatican Council before the St. Louis Advertising Club (Feb. 12). He stressed repeatedly in speaking to the mixed Protes tant-Catholic audience that all Christians are "essential” members of Christ's Church. In emphasizing the part all baptized Christians must play in Christ’s Church, he said a clarification of the nature of the Church is needed. This is part of the future agenda of the Second Vatican Council, he noted. THE CARDINAL said His Ho liness Pope John XXIII wants the council to “make the BY SOME Church, as expressed by Catho licism, so attractive that men could not refuse to accept it.” And when he spoke of the Church as expressed by Catholicism he included "all of our separated brethren as one in Christ,” the Cardinal stated. One questioner asked what the culmination of the ecumeni cal movement might be. Would it result perhaps in a new church? Or will Protestants and others be able to unite with Catholics "only on terms of the Catholic Church?" "Certainly there is only one Church, and that is the Church of Christ," the Cardinal said. "Certainly it can take on a spi rit of newness, and this is what we hope for. "CERTAINLY all of us can review our positions, and I think this is a healthy sign. Religion is not a static thing; it varies. Of course the doc trine doesn’t vary, but the teachings must constantly be updated to our times. Christ not only spoke to the Church 2,000 years ago, He is speaking to it today. And therefore a defi nition of the Church is needed," he declared. "What is the Church? When that question came up at the Protestant Scores Church ‘Caricature’ CHICAGO (NC)—A Protes tant observer at the ecumenical council said here that "the pic ture of the Roman Catholic Church as a solid block of con servatism is a caricature.” The Rev. Dr. Douglas Horton, dean emeritus of the Harvard University divinity school, de clared also that the "eccles iastical iron curtain” dividing Catholics and Protestants is being pierced in three areas— "in prayer, in Biblical scho larship and in contact with in dividual human beings." THE REV. Dr. Horton was an official observer at the ecu menical council’s first session for the International Congrega tional Church. He reported his impressions of the council at the banquet of the 23nd annual Min isters’ Week of the Chicago Theological Seminary (Feb. 13). The Rev. Dr. Horton conced ed that theological differences between Catholics and Protes tants are "so great that no or dinary human vision is suffi cient to see a way to overcome them.” BUT, HE added, "it is just at this point...that our faith may come to our rescue. Granted that there is no foreseeable human way out of our differen ces: this casts no shadow on the truth that with God all things are possible.” He said Protestants can find much to admire in “the many magnificent human beings” in the Catholic Church—the he roes and martyrs of the past and the great men of today. Among the latter he parti cularly mentioned Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J., head of the Vatican's Secretariat for Pro moting Christian Unity, whom he described as "wise and be loved.” He noted that Cardinal Bea will be in the United States next month to lecture at Har*- vard and commented that "what he says then will be listened to with eagerness and respect not only by his fellow Catholics but also by many outside that Church.” YOUR ADVERTISERS SUPPORT YOUR PAPER SUPPORT YOUR ADVERTISERS Second Vatican Council it was requested that it be postponed until we had more time to dis cuss it. It shows not only how important it is, but how diffi cult it is. That in itself—the clarification of the nature of the Church—could be the means of union," the Cardinal con tinued. The Cardinal mentioned Pope Pius XII’s 1943 encyclical on the Mystical Body of Christ. He noted that the late Pontiff had used the terminology of St. Paul, in saying that the Church is the Body of Christ, continu ed in the present day, with Christ as its Head and men as its members. Then the Cardi nal said: "THERE ARE all kinds of members in the human body, and all are essential. So also in the Body of Christ. All Chris tians throughout the world, whe ther they be this or that or the other, they are essential ttt bring out the teachings of the Church. "Christ is the Head and we are the members. We all con stitute the Church. We all are necessary to constitute His Church.” As he said the word "all” he raised his hands in a gesture to include all 575 persons at the meeting here. They included the Rev. Dr. Oliver R. Harms, president of the Missouri Sy- nod-Lutheran Church, the Rev. Dr. Walter Wolbrecht, execu tive director of the Missouri Synod, the Rev. Dr. W. Sher man Skinner, president of the Metropolitan Church Federa tion of Greater St. Louis; the Rev. Dr. E. R, Bertermann, president of the National Re ligious Broadcasters, the Rev. Charles Rehkopf, chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Mis souri, and other Protestant re ligious dignitaries. Cardinal Ritter's formal ad dress traced the history of the Second Vatican Council from its opening on October 11 until its adjournment December 8. He departed frequently from his text and in his detailed ans wers to questions during the two-hour affair, he made clear his concern for the position of Protestants in the one true Church of Christ. He seldom, used either the words "Protes tant” or "Catholic" in his talk. C & S REALTY COMPANY "Specialists in Commercial and Industrial Real Estate" Suita 200 Henry Grady Bldg. Atlanta 3. Ga. Warehouses, Stores, Mfg. Plants, Acreage, Shopping Center Dev., Industrial Dev., Subdivision Dev., Insurance 524-2052 MIKE & STEVE SERTICH Holy Family Auxiliary Meet The Nazareth Chapter of the Holy Family Hospital Auxiliary will meet at the Trust Company of Georgia Bank in West End, 670 Stewart Ave. S. W. at Glenn, Thursday, February 28,1963, at 10:30 a.m. Cordially Invited to the meet ing are the ladies of the West End and Ben Hill sections of the city, especially those who are not yet completely familiar with the work of the Auxiliary. Coffee will be served. Exchange Visit Students from St. Pius X will exchange visits and Ideas with students at Drexel High School. St. Pius X senior, Mary Lucile Hartrldge, will select students who represent the school publications, clubs, and offices to go to Drexel within the coming month. Sister Regina, GNSH, and nuns from Drexel discussed an interchange of ideas and un derstanding by students of the two schools THE OWENBY MANUFACTURING COMPANY Manufactures of Fine Knit Wear 401 Denmeade Marietta, Georgia Phone 428-3361 see W.P. STEPHENS LUMBER COMPANY 4 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS MARIETTA - AUSTELL ROSWELL AND SMYRNA