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PRAY FOR
POPE JOHN’S
RECOVERY
diocese of Atlanta
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SERVING GEORGIA'S 71 NORTHERN COUNT
ES
VOL. i NO. ?1
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1963
$5.00 PER YEAR
LITTLE IMPROVEMENT
Pope John XXIII
Grave Illness
Gives Concern
POSTE VATICAN E LI60
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PVCIS RAIZANUNO PR\f?U0 OKNAIUS
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A NEW stamp has been issued
by the Vatican post office to
commemorate the awarding of
the Balzan Peace Prize to His
Holiness Pope John XX111. The
Stamp, which is issued in 15
and 160 lire denominations, pre
sents a formal portrait of the
pontiff in this throne chair.
CENTURY AGO
VATICAN CITY—NC—Pope
John XXIII, weakened by inter
nal bleeding allied with an ab
normal growth in his stomach,
voiced hope that prayers said in
his behalf would include the in
tention that if he died, his death
would win blessings for the
ecumenical council and for the
cause of world peace.
The existence of the stomach
growth was made public by the
Vatican (May 28) in a bulletin
published in L'Osservators Ro
mano, the daily new spaper here.
It said Pope John had been suf
fering from the ailment for
‘‘about a year."
THE STATEMENT identified
the trouble as "gastric hetero-
plasia." This is defined medi
cally as "the replacement of
normal cells by abnormal tis
sue" or as "malpositionof nor
mal cells."
(According to a spokesman
at the National Cancer Insti
tute in Bethesda, Maryland, het-
eroplasia is a term which is
not used in American medicine
and "evidently describes a con
ditions for which we would use
some other term." He said it
could indicate cancer, but also
could be used as a general
term for any abnormal growth,
malignant or benign.)
The bulletin revealing the
existence of the growth said
that Pope John had listened to
Mass offered in the room next
to his bedroom Tuesday morn
ing (May 28) and that he had
received Holy Communion.
Priest Scientists
Pioneered
WASHINGTON (NC)— Catho
lic institutions of learning here
in the Capital had some pion
eers in "far out" scientific re
search even a century ago.
This has been recalled to
mind by two recent events-the
start of daylight saving time and
the earth orbiting of Astronaut
Gordon Cooper.
Supporting a bill he had in-
troudced to "establish daylight
saving time uniformly through
out the United States during the
months of June, July and August
of each year," Sen. A. Willis
Robertson drew attention to the
achievements of a fellow Vir
ginian.
He spoke of Matthew Fonta
ine Maury, whose studies of
‘Far Out 9
winds and currents cut one
month off the sailing time ar
ound Cape Good Hope, was one
of the founders of the Naval
Observatory here, and has been
called the "founder of the mod
ern science of oceanography.**
Maury, it develops, received
an M.A. degree from George
town University, the Jesuit-
conducted institution here, in
1845. He became widely known
as an oceanographer and hyd-
rographer as an officer in the
U. S. Navy, but resigned his
commission in 1861 to join the
Confederate Navy, in which he
became a commodore. He was
sent to England and obtained
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The 81-year-old Pope had
hemmorhaged critically during
the night of May 24-25, and Va
tican sources indicated that he
had had further attacks of in
ternal bleeding. But the bulletin
of May 28 said that the hemor
rhaging had been reduced. It
said also that it was "compen
sated for by the treatment pre
scribed** —indicating that he
had been receiving blood trans
fusions.
Three physicians were with
the Pope from 10 a.m. until
noon on Tuesday. They are Dr.
Antonio Gasbarrini, his per
sonal physician, who had been
summoned from his home in
Bologna several days earlier;
Dr. Pietro Mazzoni of Rome,
w ho had remained near the papal
apartment for almost a week;
and Dr. Peitro Valdoni, a lead
ing Italian surgeon.
AMLETO Cardinal Cicogna-
ni, who as the Pope’s Secre
tary of State is his closest
collaborator, conferred with the
Pontiff both before and after
the doctors’ visit.
It was to him that Pope John
said that prayers in his behalf
should include the intentions of
the ecumencial council, and the
peace of mankind.
FR, RA YMOND BEANE
Franciscan Has
Silver Jubilee
Fr. Beane was born in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bu,t
was raised i n Cumberland,
Maryland, where he attended
La Salle High School ( taucht
by the Christian Brothers. After
high school Fr. Beane entered
St. Bonaventure University in
Western New York State, where
in 1934 he received his Bacca
laureate of Arts with majors in
Education and Philosophy.
After a year in the Novitiate
of the Franciscan Order the
Chaplain began his studies of
Theology at Holy Name College
in Washington, D. C., and was
Ordained a priest Oct. 9, 1935
The summers of 36-37 and 38
were spent at St. Bonaventure
University where the Master
Degree in Arts was received.
After Ordination the Chaplain
served as Professor of Music
at Siena College, Loudonville,
New York, and was head of
the Department, as well as
Associate Professor of Religion
and Philosophy. During the
summer of 1943, the Chaplain
was commissioned Lt. (jg),
Chaplain’s Corp., U. S. N. R.
For three years he served in
the United States Navy* in the
South Pacific, and California
until 1946. He was discharged
from active duty and returned
to Siena College to serve as
FR. BEANE O.F.M.
Professor of Music and
Religion, where he was head of
both Departments. Here he
sought to propogate eccle
siastical and secular knowledge
until 1952 when he re-entered
the Armed Services on active
duty as a Naval Chaplain.
He served for almost two
years with the Military Sea
Transport Service in the
Atlantic. First on the New York-
Bremerhaven run, then after a
summer at Thule, Greenland.’he
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
The bulletin published by L*
Osservatore Romano referred
to both (he Cardinal’s and the
doctors* visits. It said:
"Today, Tuesday, the Holy
Father heard Mass celebrated
in a study adjoining his bed
room and recieved Holy Com
munion, as is done when the Holy
Father cannot celebrate Mass
himself. At 8 a.m. he received
Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Ci-
cognani, his Secretary of State,
who was with him for almost
half an hour in normal audience.
**THE POPE’S day was spent
in rest and in humble and
serene recollection in con
formity with the will of God.
"Those attending him noted
and edifying effusion of peace
and of trust which radiates from
the august person, desirous
of the closest union with God
and of offering every sacrifice
for the Church and for all his
children.
While the Pope was gravely
ill, hope remained alive that
his strong heart and constitu
tion would see him through
the critical effects of his hem
orrhaging.
The Pope's physicians had
said earlier in the week that
the Pope's health was showing
improvement.
TOE REVEREND William E. Calhoun and the Reverend MatthewS. Kemp shown walking down
* uu! 6 P S °i the Kin 8 Cathedral after their ordination to the priesthood last Saturday.
Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan officiated. See other pictures on page 3.
IN MEMPHIS
Court Rejects Gradualism
In Integrating Facilities
REMARKABLE GROWTH
Archdiocese
Census Count
Shows 43,342
WASHINGTON-NC—The U.S.
Supreme Court has rejected
gradualism in the desegrega
tion of parks and other public
recreational facilities and held
that the norm of "all deliberate
speed" does not ordinarily ap
ply to them.
The court, in an opinion by
Justice Arthur Goldgerg (May
27), unanimously served notice
on the city of Memphis, Tenn.,
to Integrate its public recreat
ional facilities at once.
IN PASSING, it also cautioned
public officials against exces
sive delay in public school de-
segreagtion.
The Memphis case was be
gun in May, 1960, by Negroes
seeking a court order directing
immediate desegregation of city
recreation parks and called for
complete desegregation by
OFFICIAL
The serious illness of Pope
John has saddened the world.
Pastors are requested to ask
the prayers of their people
(especially the children,)for his
speedy recovery.
The imperata "Pro Papa*’ is
to be said in accordance with
the Rubrics until further notice.
Reversing lower court rul
ings upholding Memphis’ time
table for gradual integration,
the Supreme Court commented:
"SINCE the city has com
pletely failed to demonstrate
any compelling or convincing
reason requiring further delay
in implementing the constitu
tional proscription of segre
gation of publicly owned or ope
rated recreational faculties,
there is no cause whatsoever
to depart from the generally
operative and here clearly con
trolling principle that consti*-
tutional rights are to be prompt
ly vindicated."
Justice Goldberg denied that
the norm of "all deliberate
speed,” set forth by the court
in a 1955 school desegrega
tion ruling, applied here.
He said.desegregation of re
creational- facilities lacks the
"uniquely attendant problems’*
of school desegregation, which
may justify some delay. A city
would face an "extremely
heavy" burden of proof to justi
fy delay in desegregating re
creational facilities, and Mem
phis failed to give such proof,
he said.
THE opinion also contained
a warning from public officials
contemplating making school de
segregation a long drawn-out
process. Nqping the elapse of
eight years since the "all deli
berate speed" decision, it said:
"Given the extended time
which has elapsed, it is far
from clear that the mandate of
the second Brown decision re
quiring that desegregation pro
ceed with "all deliberate speed'
would today be fully satisfied
by types of plans or programs
for desegregation of public edu
cational facilities which eight
years ago might have been
deemed sufficient.
"Brown never contemplated
that the concept of 'deliberate
speed; would countenence in
definite delay in elimination of
racial barriers in schools, let
alone other public faculties not
involving the same physical
problems or comparable con
ditions."
The publication of the re
sults of the recent Catholic
census of the Archdiocese of
Atlanta shows a total of 43,342
Catholics in the 71 counties of
nothern Georgia which com
prise the new ecclesiastical
area. Of these, 36,168 (or 83.4%
are in the metropolitan area
of Atlanta, and the remaining
7,174 (or 16.6%) in the thirty
parishes and missions outside
the city.
The new statistics represent
the careful compilation of facts
and figures collected by nearly
6,000 volunteers on two Sun
days (March 5 and 12), col
lated with the U. S. decennial
census tracts and official Arch
diocese School Board records.
The mechanical tabulation and
correlation of the 27 items of
information were completed by
the Service Bureau Corpo
ration., a subsidiary of I.B.M.
MOST striking conclusions
are:
• In six years, since the
Diocese of Atlanta was
established in 1956, the
Roman Catholics have in-
creased from 23,695 to
43,342 - an increase of
82.9%.
• About one-fourth of those
replying (about 10,000)
have lived in the Arch
diocese only one year.
Approximately 88.7% of
the replies were from
Catholics, which means
that more than 8,000
Catholics entered the
Archdiocese since March
1962.
• 72.6% of the Catholic
children, age 7 - 13, in
metropolitan Atlanta are
enrolled in Catholic ele
mentary schools.
THE school figures are of
special interest, according to
the co-chairman of the census,
Fathers John Stapleton and Har
old Rainey. In the metropoli
tan area, there are about 7485
Catholic children between 7 and
13. Of these, 5435 are in thir
teen Catholic elementary sch
ools, an average of 72.6%. In
the high school bracket (14 -
18) there are 4003 Catholic
youths, of whom 1389 are in
the three archdiocesan and
two Catholic private schools,
an average of 34.6%. Except
for Marist School, the four
Catholic high schools have been
established since 1956, during
Bishop Hyland's administration
of the diocese.
Outside greater Atlanta, five
parochial schools serve 565
Catholic elementary pupils in
Athens, Rome, Griffin, Fort
Oglethorpe, and Washington.
This figure is 36.5% (or 1547)
of the total Catholic children
identified in the census in the
counties outside Atlanta.
The total number of pupils
in Catholic schools in the Arch
diocese is approximately 8,000
Of these, 567 are not Catholic.
"THESE schools figures are
a measure of the loyal and
generous support of Georgia
Catholics for a Christian edu
cation," said Archbishop Paul
J. Hallinan this week. "While
they compare most favorably
with the national Catholic en
rollment and even the large
dioceses in the north and west,
they leave us no room for com
placency. In Atlanta, there are
still 2,000 grade school children
and more than 2600 of high
school age, as well as nearly
1,000 grade school children out
side Atlanta not enrolled in Ca
tholic schools. They, too, must
have the opportunity of a re li
gious education, either by step
ping up a graded program of
confraternity instruction out
side the public school, or
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Pray For Pope
PHILADELPHIA (NC)—Meth
odist Bishop Fred Pierce Co
rson has urged Methodists to
offer special prayers for His
Holiness Pope John XXIII. Bi
shop Corson, president of the
World Methodist Council, said
Pope John had asked him to
ask all Methodists to pray for
him when the Bishop attended
the first session of the ecum
enical council as an observer.
Msgr. Cassidy" is the greeting of these two youngsters from Christ
*Ms «dlM«on. Wh ‘ Ch heW ' receptionhonorln 8 their pastor on the fortieth anniversary
