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PAGE 12 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY APRIL 11, 1963 MORAL LAW Pope Pleads World Continued From Page 1 eristics of modern society give him hope for a society per meated by these principles. He listed these as the progress made by the working classes, the participation of women in public life and the widely held conviction of the equal natural dignity of all men. THESE characteristics make him hopeful, the Pope said, because "if a man becomes conscious of his rights, he must become equally aware of his duties." And this brings man into the sphere of spiritual values, he added. "They are brought to a better knowledge of the true God who is per sonal and transcendent, and thus they make the ties that bind them to God, the solid foundat ions and supreme criterion of their lives." ing the respect, acknowledge ment, coordination, efficac iousness and protection of the rights of the human person as well as *n promoting them, the Pontiff said. But he stated that a careful balance must be observed to avoid a situation where "cer tain individuals or social groups derive special advantage from the fact that their rights have received preferential protect ion" or that "governments, in seeking to protect these rights, become obstacles to their full expression and free use." All this, the Pope says, makes it necessary that those entrust ed with public authority be per sons of high moral conscience and that "in keeping with their dignity as persons, human beings should take an active part in government." inferior, but all human beings are equal in their natural dig- nigy. Consequently, neither are there political communities which by nature are superior or political communities are equal in their natural dignity since they are bodies whose limbs are formed by human beings themselves." Touching on justice in relat ions between states, the Pope said that, although desirable, it is not always possible that the geographical frontiers of a nat ions coincide with ethnic front iers. But he added: "It must be stated most ex plicitly that an action directed toward constraining or suffo cating the vital flow of minor ities is a grave violation of justice and it is all the more so when it is performed with the aim of eliminating them." APPLYING the moral law to relations between states, the Pope said that such relations must be harmonized in truth and justice, in working solid arity and freedom. Truth requires, in relations between states, the eliminat ion "of every trace of racism." This recognizes the "principle that all political communities are equal in natural dignity." Noting that human beings are essentially equal despite dif ferences in knowledge, virtue, riches or genius, the Pope said: "Political communities can di ffer among themselves in their level of culture, civilization or economic development. "But this can never justify the fact that some states should make their superiority prevail unfairly over others. It can constitute instead a reason for them to feel more committed to the task of general Improve ment. "THERE are no human beings who by nature are superior or DOWNTOWN CAFE 9 EAST PARK SQUARE MARIETTA, GEORGIA "Satisfied Customers Is Our Best Advertising” Westview Cemetery Turning to relations between men and the civil state, the Pope said that the purpose of public authorities is to pro mote the common good. This consists concretely in assur- Zillah’s Flower Shop FLOWERS FOR ALL OC CASIONS. FAST, FRIEND LY SERVICE ALWAYS JA 4-5154 284-6952 night number LITTLE FIVE POINTS 421 MORELAND AVE., N.E. ATLANTA, GA. OWENS PLUMBING & HEATING Sill Ramil H<L N. W. CE. t-ssis At Unit, G a. Rather, the Pope said, justice requires nations to promote the "human development of mi norities through effective means which favor their lan guage, their culture, their cust oms and their economic re sources and undertaking." At the same time, the Pope warned ethnic groups not to place too high a value on their state "to the extend of placing it above human values." Active solidarity among nat ions requires each state to respect and foster the good of its own community as a component part of the common good of the whole human family. This means that they should favor international exchanges in every field, the Pontiff said. FREEDOM requires that no state impose itself on another or interfere unduly in the in ternal affairs of another, the Pope declared. This applies particularly to countries in the process of development he said and cited his words in Mater et Magistra which stress that de velopment of these countries is primarily their responsibil ity. Applying his remarks to the immediate present, the Pope noted that while fear still reigns among nations "there is reason to hope that, by meeting and negotiating, men may come to discover better the bonds that unite them, deriving from the human nature which they have in common. They may also come to discover that one of the most profound require ments of their common nature is this: that between them and their respective peoples it is not fear which should reign but love." Qtut 'HxtwuUOf SeeuUifiU With Two Established Catholic Sections Holy Trinity and Mt. Calvary 1680 GORDON ST., S.W. PL 5-6611 ATLANTA, GEORGIA SUBSCRIBE TO THE GEORGIA BULLETIN $5.00 PER YEAR Mail to: P. O. Box 11667 Northftide Station Atlanta 5, Georgia Name Address City —. State The fourth part of the ency clical considers the problems of the common good of the entire world. "THE universal common good creates problems of a world scale which cannot be adequately faced and solved un less by a public authority with an equal power, structure and potential: that is, a public power which is in a position to act efficiently on the world level." The Pope said that such an authority should be able to ope rate efficaciously but as the same time its action "must be inspired by sincere and ef fective impartiality. It must be an action directed toward satis fying the objective require ments of the universal common good." The Pope identified this uni versal common good as the "recognition, respect, protect ion and promotion of the rights of the human being." Such an authority should be established only by common agreement, the Pope noted, and should be based on the principle of subsidiarity. This principle holds that it is an injustice, a grave evil and a disturbance of right order for a larger and higher organization to arrogate to itself functions which can be performed efficiently by small er and lower bodies. SUCH AN authority on the world scale "is not to limit the sphere of action of public powers of the individual poli tical communities and still less to replace them," the ency clical states. "Its objective instead is to contribute toward the creation on a world level of an en vironment In which the public Peace THE CHIEF Buddhist monk of Ceylon, G. WLsuuddhananada, kisses the ring of His Holiness Pope John XXIII in St. Peter’s Basilica during an audience held in the huge church to accom modate more than 10,000 members of the Italian farmers’ federation. The two spiritual leaders exchanged greetings and best wishes for their efforts for peace. LATE PONTIFF Pius Inspired New Encyclical powers of the single political communities, the respective citizens and the intermediate bodies can carry out their tasks, fulfill their duties and exercise their rights with greater se curity." In line with this idea, the Pope cited the existence of the United Nations and particular ly its approval of the Declarat ion of Human Rights. Referring to the declaration, he noted that there are certain objections and justified reser vations about various points of the document. Yet "there is no doubt, however, that the docu ment marks an important step on the road toward the juridical political organization of the world community," he said. THE POPE said he hopes that "the organization of the United Nations in its struct ure and possibilities may con form constantly more to the greatness and nobility of its tasks; and that the day may come when individual human beings may find in it an ef fective protection for rights which arise directly from their dignity as persons and which are, therefore, universal, in violable and inalienable rights." In the encyclical’s final sect ion, Pope John outlined past oral suggestions to help foster peaceful relations between Ca tholics and non-Catholics. The primary one was a re minder to the faithful of their duty to take an active part in public life. To do this, the Pope said there is needed not only knowledge of the Faith but also scientific competence, techni cal ability and professional experience. He said further that there should be unity and consistency between the Faith of Catholics and their activity in the tem poral sphere. IN THEIR economic, social and political dealings, the Pope continued, Catholics must be careful and coherenr in their work with others, never allow ing themselves to compromise the Faith. Nevertheless, they must show that they are ani mated by a spirit of under standing and detachment and disposed to work loyally for the common good, he added. The encyclical also caution ed against confusing error with those who are in error, noting that those in error can dis cover the truth through meet ings with Catholics in various sectors of the temporal sphere. "Neither," the encyclical continued, "can false philoso phical teachings on the nature, origin and destiny of the uni verse and of man be identified with historical movements that have economic, social, cultural or political ends, not even when these movements have originat ed from these teachings and have drawn and still draw in spiration therefrom." THIS IS so, the encyclical said, "because the teachings, defined, remain always the same, while the movements, working on historical situations in constant evolution, cannot but be Influenced by these lat ter." (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) His Holiness Pope John XXIII’s new encyclical has drawn inspiration from the un ceasing work for peace by the late Pope Pius XIL The past Pontiff, who set the precedent of making the annual papal Christmas mes sage a plea for peace, devoted his first such address—in 1939, the eve of World War II— to five requirements essential to a lasting peace. EACH year until his death in 1958, Pius XII spoke against the background of these con ditions, citing the main obstac les to peace. These five requirements, re flected in many of the points in Pope John's Pacem in Terris, are; • The assurance that all nat ions, great and small, strong and weak, have a right to life and independence. •The deliverance of all nat ions from the slavery of an armaments race. • The reorganization of in ternational agencies to remove their deficiencies and correct their past failures. • Hie recognition of the needs and just demands of nat ions, peoples and racial mino rities. • Submission of political leaders and peoples to a spirit of trust, based on principles of divine law, which can give life, authority and binding force to Jews-Catholic Contact Urged ROME (RNS — Eugene Car dinal Tisserant, dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, expressed hope here that the Second Vatican Council will de monstrate the Church's "brotherly affection" for Jews. “It would indeed be very useful to have greater contacts with the Jews," the octogenar ian prelate said in an interview in the Italian newsmagazine, Vita. international agreements. Pius XII, who had chosen for his coat-of-arms the mot to over the entrance to his first parish church, "Peace is the work of Justice," saw his counsel thrown aside by nazis who launched the blood iest of wars. HIS words—and the actions he undertook in the field of diplomacy to head off the war —failed, he said later, "chief ly because it appeared impos sible to remove the deep feel ing of distrust which in re cent years has been steadily growing and has placed in surmountable spiritual barr iers between one country and another." As Pope John has done, Pius XII tried to lessen this dis trust by urging nations to great er international cooperation. He gave strong support to the United Nations, sending per manent Vatican observers to such UN bodies as UNESCO. The first such observer was the Apostolic Nunico to France, Archbishop Angelo Roncalli, who became Pope John XXIIL When the battle against naz- ism and fascism came to an end, Plus XII intensified his warnings that communism threatened peace. HE SAW the Reds strike heavy blows at the Church as they took over country after coun try in eastern Europe. Catholic churches and schools were closed as part of the general suppression of free society in these nations. The clergy was decimated. To align the Church’s mem bers clearly against commun ism, Pius XII issued in July, 1949, a decree excommunicat ing Catholics who "knowingly or of their free will" join or remain in the Communist party or read or promote com munist propaganda. His efforts for peace includ ed massive assistance pro grams after the war to aid refugees and displaced persons. Large relief shipments spon sored by the Pope were sent periodically to nations damag ed by the war. To The Editor TO THE EDITOR: . "Pity the Lay Lecturer." The lecture contained in the above captioned article "Reap ings at Random" in the March 21 issue of The Georgia Bulle tin seems to be typical of our new editor, egotistical, cry- babyish, and one theme - a lacking of understanding of southern Catholicism. Pity the poor editor. No one misunderstands his point - he doest protest too much. He forgets that his honorium as editor Is furnished by the people he "lectures." We could do a little less with "lecturing," and a little more with real editorship. Please let us have an Arch diocesan paper, not a small town weekly loaded with stale wire-services clippings. M. J. MAGUIRE, SR. ATLANTA, GA. TO THE EDITOR: Due to miscalculation on my part, my column for the April 4 issue of The Georgia Bulle tin was too lengthy for the space allotted to it. Since the subject matter was in many ways a delicate one, I would like to ask that the concluding paragraph be included in the correspondence column. The deleted paragraph said: "The only democratic so lution is the adoption of laws and policies which respect the convictions of all groups. Fa mily planning, whether by con traception or periodic con tinence, is both a religious mat ter - on which the State has no competence to legislate - and a medical problem. In pub lic facilities no one should be compelled to accept birth cont rol or to administer a birth control program professional ly, against his conscience. In the medical programs operated by the State, however, proper medical care normally requires the provision of family planning services. All methods, includ ing the rhythm method, should be offered so that the adherents of any faith can choose in ac cord with his conscience. We Catholics would be well advised to accept public policy based on these norms and to rely on persuasion rather than politi cal pressure to convince others of our doctrinal stand." Thank you very much. REV. LEONARD F.X.MAYHEW LaGRANGE, GEORGIA SURGEON CONTENDS Christ’s Death Cause Disputed (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) NEW ORLEANS, April 8 -- A surgeon contended here that Christ died of "heart failure and shock," disputing the claim of others that the death result ed from tetanic asphyxiation. Dr. Lawrence F. McCune of this city, who is a certified specialist of the American Board of Obstetric and Gyn- echological Surgery, spoke fol lowing the showing of a film strip of the Shroud of Turin, which is preserved in the ca thedral in Turin, Italy, and is believed to be the burial cloth in which Christ’s body was wrapped. The physiological cause of Christ’s death, Dr. McCune contented, began with the Agony in the Garden. He said there was so much intense emotional suff ering that profuse "sweat-like drops of blood" caused a state similar to exhaustion. The surgeon said Dr. Pierre Barbet in his book "A Doctor at Calvary" was not complete ly accurate in stating that Christ’s death resulted from tetanic asphyxiation only. In conjuction with the Agony in the Garden, Dr. McCune said sodium chloride is lost in such a condition and an excess of potassium builds up in the body that makes muscles irritable. In such a condition Christ went for 20 hours without food or sleep and endured at least 60 scourges that lacerated His skin, causeing further pain and blood loss, the surgeon said. When He was crucified, Dr. McCune said, nails were driven through the wrists. This action, he added, partially or complete ly destroyed the median nerve and brought about excruciating pain. This condition alone is enough to throw most persons into a state of neurogenic shock, he said. THE MAIN cause of Christ's death on the Cross, Dr. McCune said, was due to the fact that He hung with no support for His body muscles and the blood was not pumped back up to His heart by the normal act ion of the leg muscles. In this condition, the surgeon said, the blood stagnates in the lower extremities and there is an accumulation of blood in tissues under the skin. The effect, he added, is a diminish ed volume of circulating blood and hence loss of effective ox ygenation. Dr. McCune said Christ could possibly have died of tetanic asphyxiation as Dr. Barbet claims. But had this happened, he said, His whole body would have been so rigid there could have been no speech at the end and His arms probably could not have been folded over as they are pictured in the Shroud, Ecumenicalism Via Old Organ ELIZABETH, N. J. (NC)— A Catholic church here donated its old organ pipes to a near by Seventh Day Adventist ch urch. The donation was made by Msgr. William C. Heimbuch, pastor of St. Genevieve’s Cat holic church where a new ele ctronic organ is being installed. The 2,000 pipes from the old organ are now being installed at the Adventist church but it may take a year to complete the task. A HAPPY EASTER TO YOU! The Holy Father's Mission Aid fir the Oriental Church E ostur—-that's where our word “Easter” comes from, meaning “Season of the Rising Sun.” This Feast of New Life, cele brated in pre-Christian times, to us signifies the new life of the Risen Christ. But the villagers of REMAYLE In the Maronite diocese of TRIPOLIS, CJ \ V» Lebanon, don’t even have a church in SES S f Bl* which to celebrate Easter. 460 hard working farmers a few years ago be gan to build one, but have only been able to raise the walls of ST. SI MON’S. $2,000 will complete this building, which lacks roof, floor, in side plastering and furniture. Won’t you help? A ustrian country folk used to have a lovely custom. Any stranger might enter their home on Easter Day, receive a royal welcome, partake of the Easter Feast. You can welcome a STRANGER to your table by sending a 810 JFOOD PACK AGE to a Palestine Refugee family, enough to help them a month. S olemn Blessing of special food was always observed in .East ern Europe. Sometimes the festive dishes were piled on huge tables outside the church and blessed - rrmrrmm with great solemnity by the priests /j£\ WTllly^ after the Easter Liturgy. *== By educating a seminarian or train ing a sister-to-be you can bring a great blessing to those in missionary lands. SEBASTIAN THAIL and IG NATIUS THALAKOTTOOR are two students for the priesthood in Manga lore, India. They need 8100 a year for six years each ... Or perhaps you would like to pay the expenses of a novice, either SISTER MARIE AMINA or SISTER MARIE SARA of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate in IRAQ. 8150 a year for two years is needed for each novice. T he Lamb, symbol of Christ, is always connected with Easter. The Italians bake wonderful lamb-shaped cakes, white- frosted, a* a table centerpiece. Christ, the Lamb of ;God, is-of- fered up daily by our 15,000 missionary priests. Your MASS OFFERINGS are often their only support. ggs for Easter go back many years. The egg, symbol of life, also represents the tomb from which Christ rose. Slavic people make beautiful designs on them with wax and colored paints, masterpieces requiring hours of painstaking work. We will send a lovely EASTER GIFT CARD to someone in whose name you wish to make a gift. STRINGLESS GIFTS enable US to help where help is most needed. R ibbits were believed by our ancestors to have unusual powers. tk« were supposed never to close their eyes or bleep, day or night. Later the Easter Bunny be- came the legendary producer of colored eggs for children. In some part of the 18 countries in the Near and Far East, it is always day and our priests, brothers and sisters are awake to serve the poor, the lepers, the orphans, old folks, and to administer the sacraments. You can participate in their work and gyaces by joining our associ ation: Single membership: 81 a year. Family membership: 85 a yesr. Single life membership: $20. Family life membership: SHHJ. Dear Monsignor: E Enclosed find for Name . Street Zone City State IlcarSst Olissioiis ^ flANCIS CARDINAL SPILLMAN, Preside* T. Kyw, HuFI Wy Mirisertees tet CATHOLIC NKAR LAST WflPARI ASSOCIATION 4A0 Lexington Ave. of St. New York 17, N. Y.