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Vatican Alarm
At Italian Red
Election Gains
ARCHBISHOP Paul J. Hallinan shown with Pope John XXIII during an audience in Rome last
week in Saint Peter’s Basilica.
MARISTS HONOR
Father Roshetko Marks
Silver Jubilee As Priest
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Va
tican circles made no secret
of their alarm as almost com
plete returns showed that the
Communist Party had polled
almost a million more votes
in the Italian parliamentary
election than they had in 1958.
Both in the Senate and in the
Chamber of Deputies, the Com
munists showed surprising
gains, pushing their total popu
lar vote to 25.5 per cent, as
compared with 22.7 per cent
five years ago. The strength of
the ruling Christian Democra
tic Party, on the other hand,
slumped to below 40 percent
in both houses.
The Vatican sources, how
ever, regarded the loss exper-
Pope Names
U.N. Envoy
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
(RNS) — Pope John XXIII has
designated Leon-Joseph Car
dinal Suenens, Primate of Bel
gium, as the Vatican spokes
man at a meeting to be held
here May 13 at the United
Nations.
Cardinal Suenens, Arch
bishop of Malines-Brussels,
will discuss the pontiff’s new
encyclical Pacem in Terris
(Peace on Earth) before the
annual meeting of the United
States Committee forthe United
Nations.
The committee has 135 re
gional organizations throughout
the U. S. It conducts a program
designed to disseminate facts
about the U. N., to arouse
interest in the international
peace body, and to observe
United Nations Day.
FLOYD Anderson, manager
-editor of the Central California
Register, Fresno, and president
of the Catholic Press Asso
ciation, has received the CPA
award "for the most distingu
ished contribution to Catholic
Journalism" during 1962.
ienced by the Christian De
mocratic Party as merely a
"temporary setback*’ stemm
ing from the opposition of a
large proportion of Catholic
voters to Premier Amintore
Fanfani’s "opening to the left*’
and his close collaboration with
the Socialists of Pietro Nenni
which in the last 12 months
had resulted in unpopular tax
ation, social reforms and na
tionalization measures.
In the future, the sources
said, the government will have
to stop cooperating with leftist
parties.
They said the sole compen
sation for the Christian De
mocratic drop was a doubling
of the Liberal Party votes and
a slight increase in those for
other rightist parties in opposi
tion to the extreme left. The
Liberal Party, which advocates
free enterprise, attracted many
dissident Christian Democrats.
The Vatican observers said
the new government most like
ly would be a coalition of Christ
ian Democrats, Social De
mocrats, Republicans and Li
berals aimed at safeguarding
democratic government.
Meanwhile, Osservatore Ro
mano, Vatican City daily, said
the setback sustained by Italy's
conservative Catholics was due
not to a loss to faith in the
government, but to the disap
pointment of many voters, over
the lack of a firm government
policy toward the left and
voters’ attitude of reaction a-
gainst any concessions in the
future.
The paper said the "ad
hesion of Catholic voters*’ to
the Liberal or other parties
"must be considered pro for
ma only, for their feelings un
doubtedly remain staunchly in
support of the Catholic center."
The first type of anticleri
cal is found among people "of
college age," Father Gleason
stated. There is a growing ten
dency, he added, for young Cath
olics to voice "criticisms which
at times strike the mature 11s-
tner as involving a degeee of
anticlerical prejudice."
Rejection of "authoritar
ianism" prompts the second
type of anticlericalism found
among intellectuals, Father
Gleason wrote.
This takes root in "an irra
tional fear of the influence of
the clergy on any question of
public issue," he said.
The Intellectual, the theolo
gian added, suspects the clergy
is ignorant of most aspects of
public issues, or at best, is
traditionally conservative and
reactionary.
Although the danger of antic
lericalism does notposeagreat
threat to the Church at present,
he said," . . .a hypercritical
view point towards the Church’s
representatives may gradually
become depreciation of her
hierarchlal structure, which in
turn may end in a failure of
confidence in the Church her
self."
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The Reverend Thomas J.
Roshetko, S. M., Pastor of Sac
red Heart Church, Atlanta,
Georgia, celebrated the Twen
ty-Fifth Anniversary of his Or
dination on Sunday, May 5, 1963,
in Sacred Heart Church.
The officers of the Mass
were: Celebrant: Reverend
Thomas J. Roshetko, S.M., Dea
con: Reverend John McDonough
from Rome, Georgia, Subdea
con: Reverend James Gilbride,
S.M., Master of Ceremonies:
Reverend James T. Murray,
S..
Present in the sanctuary at
the Mass were: Rt. Reverend
Monsignor Joseph G. Cassidy,
Rector of Cathedral of Christ
the King, Atlanta. Most Rev
erend Joseph VV. Buckley, S.
M., Superior General of the
Society of Mary. Very Rever
end Charles J. Willis, S. M.,
Provincial of the Washington
Province of the Society of
Mary. Very Reverend Vincent
P. Brennan, S.M., Superior of
the Marlst Fathers in Atlanta
and President of Marist Col
lege, Atlanta. Very Reverend
M. J. McMahon, S.M., Superior
of Marlst Provincial House,
Washington, D. C. Very Rev
erend John McQuade, S. M.,
Superior and Rector of Notre
Dame Seminary, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Father McQuade preached the
sermon at the Mass.
Present, also, was a Urge
delegation of Marist Fathers
and priests of die Archdiocese
of Atlanta.
Father Roshetko's relatives
attending the celebration were:
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hill, of
Baltimore, Maryland. Miss
Genevieve Roshetko, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Roshetko, and Mr.
Pat Roshetko, from Cleveland,
Ohio. Mr. Charles Rush, of
San Francisco, California. Mr.
FOR CHRISTIANS
CLEVELAND, (NC)—The Se
cond Vatican Council is not a
council of reunion, but it has
done much to promote better
relations among Christians,
Msgr. George G. Higgins said
here.
Msgr. Higgins, director of the
Social Action Department, Na
tional Catholic Welfare Con
ference, and a council consul-
Cardinal Stamp
Collection Show
WESTON, Mass. (NC) — Fr
ancis Cardinal Spellman, Arch
bishop of New York, and Post
master General J. Edward Day
were among dignitaries on hand
for the dedication of the new
Cardinal Spellman Philatelic
Museum at Regis College here.
The museum houses the ex
tensive stamp collection given
to the college in 1948 by Car
dinal Spellman. The collection
is regarded as among the finest
in the country.
and Mrs. James Kelly, of Was-
ington, D. C.
A public reception was held
from 3 to 5 o'clock in the
afternoon at the Dinkier Plaza
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tant, told the Cleveland City
Club (April 27) that the council
has stressed a pastoral ap
proach to problems. He added:
"The problem it faces is
how to make Christianity bet
ter understood by the world;
how to bring Christians closer
to Christ."
The Church, he said, does
not Intend to change in its
view on the validity of its teach
ing; but it could change its
methods of teaching and reach
ing people.
Msgr. Higgins added that the
council already is on the way
toward creating an atmosphere
that encourages dialogue.
"Protestant observers at the
council had access to all docu
ments," he said. "They met
privately with bishops there and
informally at lunch and at other
times.
"Such personal contacts did
more to advance the progress
of Christian unity than years
of discussion."
PREJUDICED CRITICISM
Anti - Clericalism
Found In Colleges
Council Fostered
Better Relations
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
NEW YORK (RNS) — Anti-
clerica lism among American
Catholics is found generally
in three groups — college age
people, Intellectuals and "an
ticlerical clerics," a promin
ent Catholic theologian said
here, made this appraisal in an
article in the Spring issue of
the Fordham quarterly, "Tho
ught."
THURSDAY. MAY 9, 1963 $5.00 PER YEAR
Pontiff Greets
Atlanta During
Rome Audience
BY ARCHBISHOP PAUL J. HALLINAN
ROME — "Atlanta, Georgia
. . ."Pope John repeated, af
ter I had told him of our arch
diocese, and then he sent his
blessing to our priests, relig
ious and laity, especially those
who are sick. It was the feast
of St. Joseph the Worker; the
Holy Father had just concluded
a beautiful homily on "Mary,
Joseph and the Church." A
large number of pilgrims and
other visitors, including Am
erican students from Stanford
University and an American
automotive industry delegation,
had been received in the aud
ience in St. Peter's Basilica.
As he finished his talk, he
gave his blessing, and then
climbed back into the chair to
be lifted to the height of the
shoulders of the eight men who
carried the sedia gestatoria.
But before departing, he mot
ioned for the five archbishops
and bishops to be presented to
him. With Bishop Charles P.
Greco of Alexandria, Louisiana,
and Bishop Henri Jenny of Cam-
bra i, France, (a member of the
Liturgical Commission) I was
included in this presentation. He
asked the names of our sees,
said a few words of encoura
gement, and then gave his bless
ing for our people. Pope John
said:
"In renewing our invitation to
you who are present, enlivened
with a special fervor, we offer
for your consideration one sub
ject seen in a triple light:
'Mary, Joseph, The Church I.
"Mary is the meeting place of
heaven and earth. Through her
medlataion she offers humanity
the Divine Saviour, her Son.
We pray for her intercession
that the grace of the Holy Spi
rit may descend upon the la
bors of the Council, the activ
ities of the Fathers of the Cou
ncil, as this second session be
gins this fall.
"JOSEPH is the patron of the
Universal Church, of the Chris
tian family, and especially of
the dying. We have named him
the Patron of the Council —
a just title, because the Coun
cil is the work of God, just
as Joseph guarded the Incar
nate Word, so he continues his
powerful intercession in the Ch
urch that the Fathers of theCo-
uncil, soon to be reunited, may
extend the Light of the Word to
the world.
"Thanks be to God the contr
oversial spirit of other times
has lessened. The Church is
a reality in the service of men
of every tribe and nation under
heaven, universally recognized.
As in the time of the Apost
les, the Church is still the
Mother and Teacher of truth,
of justice, of liberty and of
peace."
SPIRITED clapping has re
placed the shouts and cheers of
another day because Pope John
strongly believes that displays
like that are out of place in
church. As he entered the bas-
icila, and made his way around
the main altar with its Ber
nini columns, the clapping In
creased in volume. He smiled
at the upturned faces, gave quick
and pleased glances of recog
nition at those he knew, and
raised his handfrequently in the
familiar benediction over the
crowd. He was dressed in the
white cassock, surplice and
skullcap, with the violet cape
and stole.
He climbed out of the sedia
gestatoria on the raised plat
form — which he makes no pre
tense of enjoying — and walk
ed smartly up the steps to the
rear of the main altar. There
a chair had been placed facing
the audience. He looked out ser
enely and happily at the rows
of people surrounding him on
three sides: pilgrim groups with
their chaplains, priests, little
bands of sisters, couples with
children, women in proper black
dresses and veils, men in for
mal clothes, others in street
dress.
CINCINNATI, (NC)—Archbis
hop Kai 1 J. Alter said here that
only government subsidies
can save the nation’s private
colleges.
The Archbishop of Cincinnati
spoke at the dedication (May 1)
of the new eight-building cam
pus of the College of Mount St.
Joseph, completed at a cost of
more than $ 11,000,000.
Calling for "universal sup
port" of the college aid bill
now before Congress, Archbis
hop Alter cited the "wave of
increasing enrollments" facing
both private and state-
supported colleges.
"Congress is conscious of
this fact," he said, "but it still
hesitates to provide the sub
sidies which alone will solve
the problem. Without some
governmental help, private col
leges will cease to expand and
even find it difficult to con
tinue in existence."
Tb place private colleges at
such a financial disadvantage,
he said, would mean "a dis
astrous loss to the country."
Discussing the particular
merits of a Catholic college for
women, the Archbishop said:
"We do not stand alone in our
estimate of the supreme signi
ficance of religion as a social
factor and a formative ele-
THE POPE spoke in Italian,
then in French. A Canadian
priest, Father William Carew,
translated his remarks into En
glish; a German and a Spanish
priest did the same in their
languages. Monslgnor Nasalli
Rocca, standing to the Pope’s
right, read the names of the
principal pilgrim groups as the
audience began. They came
from all over the world, and of
course applauded heartily when
their delegation was announced.
The Pope's fine, clear voice
betrayed no marks of his re
cent illness. The smile was
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ment In all culture and civili
zation. We have the supporting
testimony of social philoso
phers such as Toynbee, Ber-
dayev, Sorokin, Spengler, New
man, Dawson, Maritain and
others."
MSGR. VICTOROMukasa, the
first African to become a priest
in modern times, recently cel
ebrated the 50th anniversary of
his ordination in Mas aka, Ug
anda. Four bishops and a host
of dignitaries attended the gol
den Jubilee Mass offered by the
die 80-year-old prelate.
Georgia Missions
The next Georgia Mission Sunday collection will be taken up in
all the Churches of the Archdiocese next Sunday, May 12, which is
also Mother’s Day.
The gererosity of the faithful in the past year has enabled the
Archdiocese to purchase a non-Catholic church in Dahlonega, where
extensive renovations and improvements are being made so that
it will be appropriate for Catholic services under the parish title
of St. Luke. In addition, construction is under way for the Dah
lonega rectory and Catechetical Center.
Although plans for Dahlonega are now complete, many other
mission areas of the Archdiocese are in dire need of assistance —
in some places, parishes andmissions are existing on less than the
bare minimum necessary for vital Church growth.
Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan is appealing for each wage earner
in the Archdiocese to contribute at least $5.00 for this special
collection next Sunday. It is an opportunity for all of us to Invest
in the spiritual as well as the material expansion of the Church in
the mission areas of the Archdiocese.
ARCHBISHOP ASSERTS
Federal Aid Needed
To Save Colleges
He also cited results of a
survey by Father Andrew Gree
ley, a sociologist.