The Georgia bulletin (Atlanta) 1963-current, August 08, 1963, Image 1

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% ♦ * PRAY FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY VOL. 1 NO, £ 1> ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1963 35.00 PER YEAR SENATOR RIBICOFF ARCHBISHOP Paul J. Hallinan (top) shown addressing students attending the Latin School which opened last week at St. Pius X High School. The Archbishop celebrated the opening Mass. (Below) Students attending the Latin School are pictured with Archbishop Hallinan, Monsignor Patrick J. O'Connor, Pastor of St. Thomas More, Decatur, Vocations Director, the Rev. James L. Harrison, Principal St. Pius X. High School, and faculty members Sister Bernard Marie, S.N.D., Sister Mary Bernard, S.N.D., and Mr. Glenn Davis. The Latin School will continue through August 23 with classes each day at St. Pius X. High School. These classes are being held for those young men who are seriously considering the Sacred Priesthood as a way of life for them. WORLD GROUP Lutherans Asked Study Of Catholic Theology HELSINKI, Finland (NC)— The Lutheran World Federa tion at its fourth assembly was urged to intensify the current Luthera n contact with Roman Catholic theology. The federation, representing about 52 million of the world's 72 million Lutherans, received from its specially appointed five - member commiseion on inter-denominational research a report calling for establish ment of a foundation which would stress research in Catholic doctrine. THE REPORT, read by the commission chairman, Luther an Bishop Hermann Dietzfei- binger of Munich, said: "We do not want to talk pre maturely or Jump to conclus ions about a reunion of Chris tendom. But the mere fact of the new dialogue with Rome — which reached a pitch of spe cial intensity at the time of the Vatican council—is in itself important enough." The commission in effect re commended a stepping up in the study of Catholic theology which was spurred by die last meet ing of the federation in Min neapolis in 1957. As a result of recommendations made at Minneapolis, Kristen E. Skyds- gaard, professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen, was given a year's leave of ab sence in 1959-60 to set up an institute for the study of Roman Catholic theology. Dr. Skyd- gaard, who chose Geneva as the primary site for his research, was to become one of the Lu theran World Federation's two observer-delegates at the first session of the Second Vatican Council. BISHOP Dietzfelblnger in reading the commission report asked that member churches of the federation provide about $25,000 initially to establish the research foundation, and to contribute funds for develop ment in later years. The com mission report, while singling out the Lutheran - Catholic angle, called for "appropriate and critical research, both his torical and systematic, in areas where Christian churches are divided on matters of doctrine and church order and where there are theological questions which form the subject of con troversy." ‘SIMPLE TERM’ Government Backs Some School Aid Washington, (nc) — sen. Abraham Ribicoff of Connecti cut, calling for widespread de bate on the subject of finan cing education, told the Senate the Kennedy administration is actually in favor of some forms of Federal aid to church-re lated schools. The "most serious mis understanding" about the reli gious controversy in education "concerns the position of the administration," said the for mer secretary of the Depart ment of Health, Education and Welfare (Aug. 6). "As long as this misunderstandingperslsts, the task of Congress in deal ing with this issue is that much more difficult." "IT IS widely believed," Sen. Ribicoff continued, "that the administration opposes, on con stitutional grounds, all aid to church-related schools. This is simply not true. "The administration has re cognized that using public funds for private education does raise questions of both constitution ality and public policy, but it has never opposed all forms of such aid either on constitutional grounds or on their merits. In fact, it has expressed pre cisely the opposite view. "The administration set forth its views on the constitutional questions Involved two years ago in a carefully prepared legal memorandum submitted to Con gress. At no point does the memorandum say that all forms of aid to church-related schools are unconstltulonal. The me morandum specially outlines some forms of aid which it says are constitutional." SEN. RIBICOFF, who the past May proposed in the Senate a six-point program to aid pri vate education, said "the ad ministration's view of the mer its of aiding private education was recently emphasized by the Commissioner of Education, Francis Keppel" on a televi sion program (Meet the Press). "Following this broadcast," the Senator stated, "I wrote Dr. Keppel a letter to make sure I understood his position correctly., l asked if it was his view 'that it would be de sirable, in addition to aiding public education, to extend Fe deral financial assistance to private education at all levels, using such means as aregener- Formal Designation For Pope Changed VATICAN CITY (NC)—Pope Paul Vi has given instructions that the traditional formula used in reference to himself in all official publications be replaced by the simple term, "the Holy Father." In the past the formula "La Santlta di Nostro Signore" (the Holiness of Our Lord) has been used in the official notices prin ted in the periodical, Acta Apo- stollcae SedlB (Official Acts of the Holy See), and L'Osse- rvatore Romano, Vatican City daily. THE FORMULA was dropped for the first time In the August 3 edition of L'Osservatore Ro mano, and the less formal term, "the Holy Father" used instead. All Vatican offices as well as the two publications had been informed diet Pope Paul consid ers die old formula "rather antiquated, " and that it is to be replaced by the form he con siders more in keeping with the times. Veterans of the Vatican City daily's staff consider the change "revolutionary" and say it is a sign that Pope Paul will be a "modem Pontiff." ally agreed to be constitutional. He replied, 'It is my view most certainly.'" Sen. Ribicoff said he belelves the misunderstanding about the administration's position has developed from a widespread failure to keep in mind exact ly what President Kennedy has said about the subject of aid ing private education. THE SENATOR said that at a press conference on March 8, 1961, "the President ex pressed the view that it is un constitutional to give church- related schools grants or loans on an 'across-the-board' bas is." "But his opposition to such unrestrict forms of aid should not be viewed as opposition to all forms of aid," Sen. Ribi coff stressed. "In fact, he spe cifically opened the door to loans or grants which are not given an 'across -the-board basis.’" The Senator noted that Pre sident Kennedy said then: "Loans and even grants to secondary education under some circumstances might be held to be constitutional." "The distinction between ac- ross-the-board aid and all other forms of aid is a crucial one (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) LAURLAN Cardinal Rugambwa, of Bukoba, Tanganyika, first Negro Cardinal is shown upon his arrival, August 3, in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the 48th annual convention of the Knights of St. Peter Claver. With him are his secretary, Father Deogratios (left) and Father Harold Perry, S. V. D., national chaplain of the knights of St. Peter Claver and rector of St. Augustine's Mission Seminary, Bay St. Louis, Miss. INTRINSIC EVIL Vatican Radio Cautions On Marxists Attitudes VATICAN CITY (RNS)—The Vatican Radio, in a broadcast it said was intended for both Roman Catholics and all free men, warned that "there is no international situation, no eas ing of tension, no historical pre text that can justify any indul gence or conciliatory attitude toward Marxism and commu nism." MARIST TRANSFER Father Perry Leaves Marietta Father Francis Marion Perry S. M„ S. T. B., J. C. B., M. A., Assistant Pastor at St. Joseph's Church, Marietta, has received word from Marist Provincial of the Washington Province that he has been ap pointed Assistant Pastor in the parish of St. Vincent dePaul in Wheeling, West Virginia. A native of Richmond, Vir ginia, Father started his ele mentary education in Gordons- vllle, Virginia, and finished it at Sacred Heart in Atlanta. Af ter a year at Marist he ent ered the Seminary in Washing ton in 1915, and was ordained at St. Dominic's, Washington, D. C. June 17, 1925. After te aching four years in die Mar ist Seminaries in Washington, D. C. and Langhorne, Pennsy lvania, he came back to his adopted Georgia. HE SERVED at The Marist College, Atlanta, 1929 - 1932; St. Francis Xavier Parish, Br unswick, 1932 - 1941, die last six years as pastor; Holy Name of Mary Parish, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1941 - 1942; Sacred Heart Parish, Atlanta, July 1942 - July 1958; and St. Joseph's, Marietta, July 1958 - August 1963. In addition to his general par ish duties, Father Perry has always been active with the Knights of Columbus. Besides being local Chaplain here in Marietta and elsewhere, he also served as the State Chaplain for five years. Many converts around Atlanta ik FR. F. MARION PERRY S.M. will remember Father Perry for die weekly Inquiry Classes at Sacred Heart which he es tablished. Father Clarence J. Biggers, Pastor at St. Joseph's Parish, announces that a farewell re ception is being held for Father Perry next Sunday, August 11, in the St. Joseph's cafeteria in Marietta from 7:30 P. M. to 9:30 P.M. Father's many friends in the metropolitan area are invited to attend. Father Perry plans on leaving Marietta soon after August 18. Papal Audience VATICAN CITY (NC)— Pre- mier Cyrille Adouia of the Con go was received in private au dience by His Holiness Pope Paul VL The station gave no hint as to why it was broadcasting its warning at this time. How ever, Vatican sources said it was clerly Intended to alert the West against letting the ini tialing of the Moscow atomic test ban treaty cause it to re lax its guard against commu nism. "MARXISM and its political expression, communism," the Vatican Radio said, "are irre concilable both with Christiani ty and humanity. Neither the evolution of time, nor geogra phical and ethical configura tions, could credit Marxism and communism with titles of re commendation among free peo ple and still less among Ca tholics." The station said that "pro moting, encouraging and sec onding initiatives and under standing that favor peace among peoples is a duty." But "a cautious, constant and indomitable opposition to the Marxist Ideology and the block ing of every line of its penetra tion is also a duty which cannot be disregarded," it stressed adding: "Today, in the same way as yesterday, without distinction of geographical coordination or ethic characteristics, Marxist communism is the antithesis of Christianity, the negation of freedom, trust, justice and peace. To the East as well as to the West, die Marxist and Communist concept is and re mains materialistic and atheis tic. "IN THESE two geographi cal extremes, the practice of communism means and will al ways mean the oppression of freedom and the persecution of every authentic religious faith, and in particular of the Catho lic Church. "To the East as well as the West, the doctrine of struggle and revolution is and will al ways be the unrelenting method of penetration and conquest, and there could only be differences in the evaluation of methods and times." Emphasizing that, therefore, "the judgment and attitude of free men and especially Catho lics in regard to communism cannot and must not be chang ed," the Vatican Radio said This story concerns a com mentary over Vatican Radio on August 1, titled Principles, sta ted that Marxism and its poli tical expression, communism, are "irredeemable" and can not be assimilated either by Christianity or by free men. A number of publications in the United States and abroad ran a story on the commentary giving it the status of an offi cial Catholic pronouncement. A check with officials at the Vatican Secretariat of State, by the NCWC News Service, brought the reply that the com mentary was made on the ini tiative of Vatican Radio alone and received no authorization from top Vatican officials. "Intransigence is the only wea pon" that can be used against it. "AND THIS intransigence must match the equivocal and subtle tactics of Marxist pene tration," it declared. The station concluded by not ing that the encyclical, Pacem in Terris, of Pope John XXIII, had pointed out that the sphere of the Natural Law "offers Ca tholics a vast field of opportu nities for contacts and under standing with those who are "not endowed with the faith." "But in such relations," it said, "let our sons be careful to be ever coherent among themselves, so that they will never make any compromise in matters of religion and mo rals." International C. U. Meeting WASHINGTON (NC) — Some 50 heads of Catholic universi ties from various countries will attend the triennial meeting here September 1 to 7 of the International Federation of Ca tholic Universities. The meeting will be the fede ration's first in the U. S. and will take place at the Catholic University of America. The uni versity’s rector, Msgr. William J. McDonald, first American president of the federation, will