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I J TO CATHOLIC PRESS Prelate Deplores Council ‘Gossip,’ Praises Coverage THURSDAY. MAY 2, 1963 . GEORGIA BULLETIN PAGE 3 MIAMI BEACH—Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken told the Catholic Press Association convention that in view of the demand for gossip about the council it was no surprise "if some of the secular Journa lists felt the urge to tell the truth, the whole truth and some other things besides." The episcopal chairman of the Press Department, National Catholic Welfare Conference, attacked "gymnastic journal ism” in regard to council coverage, and called attention to Pope John's words advising journalists to be"at the ser vice of truth." "HOW WELL the journalists respected his fatherly counsel is now known to us,” Arch bishop McGucken said at the convention’s opening luncheon (May 1). "The members of this (Catholic Press) Associa tion distinguished themselves for accuracy in reporting and Alterations Tuxedos Rented "Clothes Tailored For You” TAILORS - CLEANERS Men’s Wear DR 3-2366 Peachtree Road Pharmacy Pick Up and Delivery Service CE 7-6466 4062 Peachtree Rd. Atlanta The all-new, all-transistorized flore/co QQ) cc also for good judgment in the interpretation of the council. By and large, the representa tives of the American secular press did well also. One of the officials at the press con ferences was able to say that no American Journalist had ever violated his confidence. Th is same compliment could hardly have been offered to all of the representatives of the European press.” The Archbishop said that be cause of the secrecy of the council sessions and the bre vity of the initial mimeograph ed press releases, "it was per haps inevitable that some of the reporting and the guessing would be unfortunate, to put it mildly." Looking forward to the coun cil’s second session, opening on September 8, Archbishop Sacred Heart Society Meet Sacred Heart Altar and Ros ary Society will hold its semi annual luncheon meeting at 1 p.m. Monday (May 13) in the Assembly Room. Reports will be given by committee chair men covering activities since January. The Altar Society’ will not meet again until September. Following the 8:30 Mass, at which members of the Sacred Heart Altar Society receive Communion in a body on Sun day (May 5), the Horizon Club, the Campfire Girls and Blue birds will be hostesses at a coffee in the cafeteria. Awards for the year in the form of a ceremonial will be presented to the girls by Father Richard F. McGuiness, S.M. A display illustrating the work of the girls will be set up ir the cafeteria. 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FATHER BONAVINTURE FRANCIS, S A GRAYMOOR, Camion 12 Nety Yerk Without obligation, please send me further information about your Graymoor Annuity Plan, NAME. .AGE. ADDRESS. CITY .ZONE. .STATE. McGucken said: "The Catho lic journalist, because of his background of knowledge and practical contact with the ac tivities of the Church, is pre pared to set the pace for the representatives of the secular press. He is not likely to .fall into the temptation of looking for ’blocs’ among the (council) Fathers, or a split between lov able liberals and repulsive re actionaries.” IN COVERING the council, the Archbishop continued, Ca tholic journalists will not look upon it as a political or eco nomic convention, but as "a great religious event.” They will, therefore, avoid sensa tionalism and flippancy and write with reverance and res pect about the sacred matters treated and about the high of fice of the personalities in volved, he added. The Archbishop asserted that "the heart of the mandate given by the Vicar of Christ to news men is enshrined in his short phrase ’You are at the service of truth*. "Veracity is the cardinal vir tue of the Catholic newsman," he continued. "Even though, as Pope Pius XII remarked, the 'journalist is ruled by a rod oi iron—the deadline'—his duty is to get to the objective truth. The public is curious, and curi osity' is impatient. Neverthe less, the genuine Catholic jour nalist will take what time may be necessary to sift the true from the false. "We thank God that our Ca tholic writers have been singu larly free of that gymnastic journalism which converts gos sip into the Gospel truth and, by the clever use of inference and innuendo, propagates base less rumors. We feel secure in the confidence that our re porters will neither lower their dignity nor stultify their aposto- late by becoming peddlers of unfounded reports." ARCHBISHOP McGucken then recalled that in opening the ecumenical council, Pope John said: "The substance of the ancient doctrines is one thing and the manner in which it is presented is another.. .and it is the latter which must be taken into great consideration." “You gentlemen, as journa lists must thrill to the tune of this mandate," the Archbishop continued. "You, above others, see what the Pope is doing. He has recognized that truth...is often presented in words and phrases hardly intelligible, hardly acceptable to the man of today. It is interpreted in terms in which they fail to recognize that the Gospel is the the 'good news’ which they long to hear. "We can safely say that he is requesting us to take advantage of the resources which are available to us through faithful laymen who are in contact with the events and the affairs of the modern world and the modes of expression used by men today. It should be clear to you, then, that the Holy Father has con scripted the Catholic journa lists into a new apostolate. He is asking that the journalists become theologians and, what is still perhaps more difficult, that the clergy become journalists.” THE Archbishop said that in the Interpretation of theological news, "the multitude of 'do-it- yourself’ theologians is without number," but "the Catholic journalist ... is well schooled in 'the knowledge that there is no place for snap judgments in the field of theology.” Referring to the opportunity for interpreting news at the council’s next session as "an attractive challenge,” the Archbishop added: "You will wish to prepare for that im portant work just as Pope John has admonished the bishops to do—by prayer and study, by consultation and discussion with experts in a very technical field.” "You will have your opinions that the council might have done more or less,” he said. "You may be both delighted and dis appointed, but elucidating what the council will have in reality accomplished will need nothing more than to be correctly in formed." S TRANGE BUT TRU £ Little-Known Facts for Catholics tr NO NONSENSE! By M. J. MURRAY cs Copyright, INI, N.C.W.C. Nowi BtrvJct Notre Dame President Gives Students Lecture Catholics and Rtottstants in HOZDQtN, GERMANY, -HAVE SHARED THE STEEPLE WHICH LINNS TNE/R 7WO CHURCHES, KM HUNDREDS or years! there has never seen any dispute or. ILL-FEELING BETWEEN THE DENOMINATIONS . - --- DOROTHY DAY Pope Receives Peace Women VATICAN CITY (RNS) - Dorothy Day, managing editor and publisher of The Catholic Worker in New York, was one of 60 women from 15 countries representing the Women's In ternational Strike for Peace re ceived in audiences by Pope John XXIII. They presented the 81-year- old pontiff with a message ask ing his guidance so that the message of his new encyclical, Pacem in Terris, can be "translated into lasting ac tion.” Claiming to represent over one million women, the dele gation Included Roman Catho lics, Methodists, Episcopa lians, Eastern Orthodox, Jews, Buddhists, Quakers, and other religious believers. Thirty-two American women from eleven states were in the delegation, along with Youko Muiki, a survivor of the Hiro shima atomic bombing, and TTierese Casgrain, director of the Voice of Women, a Canadian group. Also in the delegation were a Peruvian, a Columbian, an Indian, two Belgians, four Englishwomen, and one repre sentative each from Scotland and Ireland. They brought with them hundreds of letters on the subject of world peace and dis armament from religious lead ers, scientists, labor leaders and university professors. After they had presented their message, the Pope told the women: "I want you to bring the word of peace everywhere, to be ambassadors of the spirit of the encyclical in your families, cities, communities and na tions.” The women's message to the Pope said that "impelled by your inspiring leadership and most particularly by your Eas ter encyclical." they had come "to show by our presence the measure of our support and concern." "We are all workers for peace, Catholics, Jews, Pro testants, Orthodox, Quakers and Discussion On Differences SARNIA, Ont. (RNS) — An Anglican bishop who visited Pope John XXIII in March said here that the time has come for Anglicans and Roman Catholics to discuss their differences openly and creatively. Bishop George Luxton of Hu ron made the proposal in an address before 300 delegates to the annual conference of the Brotherhood of Anglican Churchmen in his diocese. "Pope John, whom I found to be a very gentle and humble person, has always said the time has come to think about the things that unite us, rather than divide us," he said. non-believers from many coun tries, but united in our common goal,” the message continued. "Humber we agree that words of condemnation of war are not enough; We have come to ask your guidance as to how these words can be trans lated into lasting action. How can we, as women and mothers, so teach the meaning of reverence for life that it will result in a world free from the threat of war and prepara tion for war?” The message concluded by imploring that consideration be given to "the establishment of a Secretariat for Peace based on growing faith in the capa city of men to change, to In crease their love and trust — a secretariat open to all people of all convictions seeking the common good.” After leaving Rome the women were scheduled to visit Geneva to meet officials of the World Council of Churches and of disarmament organizations. They also were to stop at Mu nich, Frankfurt and Paris to meet other members of the Women; International Strike for Peace. Notre Dame, Ind. (NC) — The president of Notre Dame University has made clear in a letter to its students the po sition of the university in the wake of a dispute between the administration and former ed itors of the Scholastic , stu dent publication. Father Theodore M. Hes burgh, C.S.C., says in the five- page letter, which the students received during their Easter vacation, that he does not "con sider faculty and students equal parteners in the educative pro cess.” HE SPECIFICALLY asse sses the performance of the Sc holastic under three student editors who left their posts on the Scholastic when the uni versity deleted from the mag azine’s March 29 issue mater ial it considered "offensive.” The deleted matter included an article dealing with a student senate recommendation for more liberal dormitory rules. Father Hesburgh says in the letter that during the year "the Scholastic had moments of greatness and the promise of being the best, rather than a mixture of the best and the worst, ever," but "several ten dencies married the great ness.” HE SAYS these included: "An excessively negative attitude that felt called upon to scorn everything under God and to pontificate far beyond the limits of its writers’ modest wisdom. "Bitter analysis that often missed the point by ignoring or misrepresenting the facts of the matter. "Rather crude and unkind personal criticism.” On one occasion, ”an open lack of integrity on the part of those in charge ...” "When the plug was finally pulled,” Father Hesburgh con tinues, “the editors walked out and seemed to become marty rs, although I have always tho ught martydom required dying on the job, not giving up. So while I am not about to confer on them the palm of martyr dom, neither do I overlook their good efforts this year.” Father Hesburgh states that ”we of the faculty and adminis tration can learn some valuable lessons from students.” but Letter To Editor TO THE EDITOR: It was with great interest that I read the column by Ger ard E. Sherry in the April 18 issue of The Georgia Bulletin. The interest stemmed from amazement that a column of this sort could appear in a re presentative Catholic arch diocesan newspaper. From the column one would gather the following facts: All Catholic Conservatives have been sho cked by, and disapprove of, the basic tenets of the Pope’s re cent Encyclical.. Conservative Catholics have been dealt a ser ious blow to their views by the Pope’s “blunt statements" re garding Justice, right reason and humanity, etc. The con notation of the first three par agraphs is that Conservative Catholics are opposed to "ban ning of nuclear weapons, pro gressive disarmament, etc.” In perhaps the most amazing ex ample of unfair and slanted re porting, Mr. Sherry equates Catholic Conservatives with "extremists in Chicago and New York, as well as Mississippi and Georgia." It is insinuated that Conservative Catholics are opposed to the United Nations, and the principles of the Decl aration of Human Rights. Jour nals which have supported "Co nservative” viewpoints are pic tured as having been specific ally reprimanded by the Ency clical. Finally, Catholic Conse rvatives are even pictured as somehow being practioners of guilt by association. At a time when there is the greatest need for responsible Catholic Journalism in the south, it is unfortunate indeed that we have fallen heir to a managing editor such as Mr. Sherry. The quality of his com ments have always been dilut ed by inability to remain aloof from the managing editor’s own petty gripes and grievances. The "Letters to the Editor” section has, in the past, quite vividly reflected the dissatisf action of numerous Atlanta Cat holics with Mr. Sherry. Stran gely, in an issue where much is made of "Freedom to Speak” one wonders why the "Letters to the Editor” section was glar ingly absent. Presumably, one has freedom to speak, pro vided it is not too critical of the editor. May I protest the column dis cussed as being a sorry exam ple of slanted, irresponsible journalism, ill-befitting an "of ficial” archdiocesan news paper, and an insult not only to Catholic Conservatives, but also to Catholic Liberals who, by definition of their philosophy, are identified as being intens ely and impartially interested in all points of view. We do not need as managing editor of our important paper a person whose only interest seems to be a frantic and path etic attempt to become "contro versial." In conclusion, per haps Mr. Sherry should be re minded that this Is indeed "our” newspaper, belonging to /md supported by all the Catholics of the Archdiocese, Liberals and Conservatives alike. It is not a vehicle designed for ex pression of one individual’s bia sed and fuzzy thinking - at least - it is not supposed to be. Leo E. Reichert, Jr. Ph.D Atlanta the “primary role” of 1 students "is to learn, not to teach.” “Students who think other wise,” he adds, “should get out, found their own universities,, and then taice lessons from their students.” He also says that he does not “consider student leaders to be makers of broad university’ policy or wielders of pressure, except in their own domain.’ .IN REFERRING to dormi tory rules. Father Hesburgh st resses that not to expect Notre Dame to lose its unique char acter and become just another school with hust another quality of graduates ...” FATHER HESBURGH, who is a member of several national and international commissions or agencies, specifically ans wers a complaint expressed in the February 22 issue of the Scholastic that he is away from campus too much on other assi gnments. ”I believe,” he states, "that a university president may be Cake Sale Set St. Anthony’s Home and School Association and the Al tar and Rosary Society, jointly are sponsoring a cake sale on Mother's day, May 12 after all the morning masses 7:00; 8:30; 10:00; 11:15 and 12:30. The cakes may be delivered to the church auditorium where the sale will be held. Proceeds of this sale will be used for the Parish Council. expected to give leadership and a tone, possibly even a style, to the whole operation, but he cannot personally be involved in very much day-by-day ope ration. “President Barnaby Keeney pf Brown University recently remarked in his annual report that students were restive about his being away to raise funds and not being always on hand to pat their heads or their bottoms. "I take it you men don’t need such patting, at least not from me, as I, too, am often away, raising money and trying to in volve Notre Dame in many cru cial areas where no Catholic university has been involved before.” Leroy's Auto Service Tune Up - Front End Alignment Automatic Transmission 4011 P*tree Rd. CE. 7-1288 NELSON RIVES REALTY INC. 3669 CLAIRMONT ROAD CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, SALES RENTALS,RESIDENT IAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PHONE: 451-2323 lor th# best m»,, pest *eontr(# Service *•11F" / Look Fox Oscar ST. 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