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PAGE 2 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY. AUGUST 22, 1963 ‘DISCRIMINATION EVIL’ ANGE BUT TRU AT PHILADELPHIA Bishops Reiterate Racial Stand As Moral Question Following Is the text of the Joint pastoral letter of the Ame rican Bishops on racial har mony issued this week. Nearly five years ago, we the CAtholic bishops of the United States, proclaimed with one voice our moral judgment on racial discrimination and segregation. This judgment of November, 1958, simply reaf firmed the Catholic positional- ready made explicit in a much earlier statement in 1943. In the present crisis, we wish to repeat those moral principles and to offer some pastoral sug gestions for a Catholic approach to racial harmony. WE INSIST that "the heart of the race question is moral and religious. It concerns the rights of man and our attitude toward our fellow man. . Discriminat ion based on the accidental fact af race 01 color, and as such injurious to human rights, re gardless of personal qualities or achievements, cannot be re conciled with the truth that God has created all men with equal rights and equal dignity." of race or qualities or achiev ements, cannot be reconciled such a judgment with the Chris tian view of man's nature and rights." These principles apply to all forms of discrimination and se gregation based on prejudice. In our immediate and urgent concern for the rights of Neg roes, we do not overlook the disabilities visited upon other racial and national groups. IT IS our strict duty in con science to respect the basic human rights of every person. Our beloved Pontiff oif blessed memory, Pope John XXIII, • TV * AIM OONOITIONIMS • FAMOUS M AM! auPFST • c* a aavBWAo* station* • CQFFtfcMAKB*. KACH HQOM i 1 1* t M : ». (»fit /V (>mnl Atltlt, *,<. ,,, /\ t stated this fact in his encycl ical "Peace on Earth." He pro claimed that, "in human socie ty, to one man's right there corresponds a duty in other per sons: the duty, namely, of ack nowledging and respecting the right in question." He not only condemned racial discriminat ion but asserted that "he who possesses certain rights has likewise the duty to claim these rights as marks of his dignity." Respect for personal rights is not only a matter of indiv idual moral duty; it is also a matter for civic action. Pope John stated: "The chief concern of civil authorities must. . .be to insure that these rights are acknowledged, respected, co ordinated with other rights, def ended and promoted, so that in this way each one may more easily carry out his duties." We know that public authority is obliged to help correct the evils of unjust discrimination practiced against any group or class. We also recognize that every minority group in Ameri ca seeking its lawful rights has the obligation of respecting the lawful rights of others. On this point. Pope John wrote: '"SINCE men are social by nature they are meant to live with others and to work for one another's welfare. A well- ordered human society requires that men recognize and observe their mutual rights and duties. It also demands that each con-, tribute generously to the estab lishment of a civic order in which rights and duties are ever more sincerely and effectively acknowledged and fulfilled." These truths being under stood, no Catholic with a good Christian conscience can fail to recognize the rights of all citi zens to vote. Moreover, we must provide for all, equal opportunity for employment, full participation in our public and private edu cational facilities, proper hous ing, and adequate welfare assi stance when needed. BUT MORE than justice is involved. There is also the divine command: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as theyself." Our present Holy Father, Pope Paul VI, at the beginning of his pontificate, reminds us that "Revelation teaches us to love all men, whatever their condition for they have all been redeemec by the same Savior; and it obliges us to offer ot those who have least, the means of arriving in dignity at a more human life." It is clear that the racial que- 30 TO 50% OFF Selected Book Sale August 15th Thru 24th SAVE ON WIDE ASSORTMENT FOR GIFTS AND PERSONAL USE IN OUR ONCE A YEAR SALE. NOTRE DA ME BOOK SHOP 115 Peachtree Sf.,NE JA 5-1338 ST. JOSEPH’S INFIRMARY SODA FOUNTAIN COFFEE SHOP AND RESTAURANT LOCATED NEXT TO GIFT SHOP OM MAIN rLOOR Hi NEW BUILDING ATLANTA. QA. ORNAMENTAL IRON WELDING FABRICATORS COMPANY 1*77 TAYLOt AVI. IAST POINT By M. ittle-Known Facts for Cath MURRAY OliCf Copyright, IMS, N.C.W.C. Newt aervke PO 6 2722 STfiL STAIRS PORCH A STEP RAILINGS STRUCTURAL STISL WILDING SPECIALIST DM TR 2-8901 sition confronts the conscience of every man, no matter what hi s degree of direct or indir ect involvment. Indeed, the conscience of the nation is on trial. The most crucial test of love of God is love of neigh bor. In the words of the be loved Apostle: "If anyone says T love God' and hates his, bro ther, he is a liar, for how can he who does not love his brther, whom he sees, love God whom he does not see?" WE CAN show our Christian charity by a quiet and coura geous determination to make the quest for racial harmony a mat ter of personal involvement. We must go beyond slogans and generalizations about color, and realize that all of us are human beings, men,women, and children, all sharing the same human nature and dignity, with the same desires, hopes, and feelings. We should try to know and understand one another. To do this we must meet and talk openly and sincerely and calmly about our mutual pro blems and concerns. There are many ways in which such meet ings can come about peacefully and naturally and fruitfully. For example those In the same type of work can readily discuss the problems caused by racial bar riers. Physicians of one race can talk with those of another. So can businessmen, teachers, lawyers secretaries, farmers, clreks, and other workers. Par ish and diocesan associations can be common meeting grou nds. Our important task is to break down the barriers that have ca used such grievous misunder standings in the past. Where barriers have existed for many decades, deep misunderstand ings have all too often arisen. These should be faced, not in a spirit of debate, but with a desire to open doors of under- s tanding. IT IS only by open and free exchange of ideas that we can understand the rights and obli gations that prevail on both sides. Such knowledge is the prelude to action that will re move the artifical barriers of race. We must act to remove obstacles that impede the rights and opportunities of our Negro brethren. We should do our part to see that voting, jobs, housing, education and public facilities are freely available to every American. We can do this in our own area of work, in our neighbor hood, in our community. We may act through various lay organ izations of the Church, as well as with civic groups of every type. In many parts of the nation there are interracial commit tees representing the major re ligious faiths as well as the important aspects of civic life. We bless and endorse such ef forts to secure interracial har mony and to implement it in every day affairs. BUT civic action will be more fruitful, and its results more lasting, if all our citizens op enly and explicitly proclaim the religious basis of racial just ice and love. Accordingly we re peat simply: Love one another, for this is the law of God. Re vere in every man his human dignity, for this is a gift of God. United, as men and women of every faith and race, we can heal the ancient wounds of div ision. Thus our nation will re flect Its true greatness, a grea tness founded on the moral prin ciple that all men are froo and equal under God. In all these endeavors, we must remember that they labor in vain, who seek to work with- our Almighty God. Our daily prayer for giidance will give us that confidence and courage we need to seek racial justice and harmony in ous land. Above all, it is our prayer that the love of God may infuse our tho ughts and actions, so that we may revere in every man the image of the Eternal God. Final Vows Set Sister Mary of Providence, G.N.S.H., a member of the fa culty of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parochial School faculty •will take her final professionat the Mother House of the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart in Philadelphia on Saturday. OAis BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED 13™ CENTURY FONT STANDS IN A SWEDISH CHURCH. ?Ae INSCRIPTION IN THE VERY ANCIENT RUNIC N \ ALPHABET READS ‘ARINSJORN MADE ME, yiDKUNN THE _ x x PRIEST WROTE to ME, AMO HERE I SHALL STAND FOR A WHILE" * '“Wl A, THE EARLIEST RECORDED TEXT Of THE FIRST PART OF THE HAIL MARY IS IN THE HASS FOR THE FIRST Sunday of advent dranh UP BY POPS ST GREGORY, THE GREAT in the 67? CENTURY. ST ANTONY OF PADUA WAS Sometimes KNOWN AS "THE HAMMER, OP THE HERETICS\ ON ACCOUNT OF HIS VIGOROUS PREACHING . little known "*• Penal iaw in England forbad CATHOLICS 70 OWN A RACEHORSE WHOSE VALUE WAS MORE THAN IS DOLLARS / LUTHERAN THEOLOGIAN Liturgy Strong Bond For Unity WEBSTER GROVES, Mo., (NC)—-The liturgy can serve as a strong bond of unity among Christians, a Lutheran theolo gian said at Webster College here. The Rev. Arthur C. Piep- korn, professor of theology at Concordia Seminary in Clay ton , Mo., told an audience of teachers who are attending a summer course on liturgy and music at Webster College that the "liturgy, especially, in the Sacrament of Holy Communion, emphasizes our unity in Christ.*' THE MORE the liturgy can show people their unity in Christ, greater Is the hope for Alhambra Ask& Tax Relief CLEVELAND (NC)—The Or der of the Alhambra at its 30th biennial international con vention here called for tax re lief for parents of retarded children in a resolution ad dressed to President Kennedy and Congress. The 2,000 delegates from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, sug gested that such relief might be provided by a double income tax exemption for each handi capped child. THE RESOLUTION said the parents bear heavy medical, losjiital and therapy expense in cheir efforts to help handicapp ed children become useful members of society. Liturgy Expert Proposes Atonement For Race Sins the unity of all Christian Chur ches, Rev. Piepkom said. The worship of the people is important to any notion of the Church or of unity because the "liturgy is the means of affirm ing one's faith and liturgy be comes a part of the people," the theologian added. "It is the corporate action of die entire body of the people of God in that place." Returning to the theme of the Eucharistic service as a source of unity. Rev. Piepkorn explained that Lutherans be lieve Holy Communion is the true Body and Blood of Christ. The Sacramental union takes place at the consecration through the recitation of the words of institution, he said. LUTHERANISM has had a liturgical movementfor the past 30 years, according to the speaker. MsJ6'r L n t h e r a n Church bodies have formal commissions which study and exchange infoanation on the liturgy. Response, a magazine published by the Lutheran So ciety for Worship, Music, and the Arts, is similar to die Ca tholic liturgical periodical, Worship, he explained. The Lutheran professor praised the current liturgical revival in the Catholic Church. Steps toward liturgical changes in the Latin Rite, such as the reception by the laity of Com munion under the form of bread and wine, could foster more harmonious relations between Catholics and Lutherans, Rev. Piepkorn said. PHILADELPHIA (NC)—Ca tholic should ask God's forgi veness for tardiness in enter ing the fight against racila dis crimination and segregation in this country, a priest-canon lawyer told the 1963 North American Liturgical Week here. Father Frederick R. Mc Manus, Washington, D.C., a member of the canon law school 1 faculty of the Catholic Univer sity of America, told some 8,000 persons, one of the lar gest groups ever to attend the annual liturgical convention, this is "a day of crisis, of moral crisis brought on by our sins of our brothers and the sins of our fathers." "PERHAPS they have been sins of omission, perhaps we clothe them in long words like racial discrimination or segre gation, but they are truly sins— of hatred and injustice and in equity, of love neglected, or inhumanity, indeed as has been said, of clasphemy against God in His creatures, our Negro brothers and sisters," said the former president of the National Liturgical Conference. Father McManus delivered his message before celebrat ing die opening convention Mass (Aug. 19) in huge Convention HalL "The Liturgical Week would be a hollow shell in 1963, an idle pageant moving in a vacuum if—for all our causes to rejoice—we did nor grieve' and sorrow and repent at the racism both mild and violent, which surrounds and Infect us," said the editor of the Jurist magazine. "WE ASK the forgiveness of God our Father because we Catholics have been almost the last, instead of the first, to reject the loathsome doct rine, tendency and feelings of racial Injustice," Father Mc Manus said. "We ask God's forgiveness if we have prattled on about the natural law in other con texts of morality, but have not made the obvious, die human application to our Negro bre- then," he continued. "We ask God's forgiveness because we have had to be re minded of our moral obli gations by civic leaders and, often enough, by non-be lievers," he said. "We ask God's forgiveness that, long ago, we did not choose to be a small and despised Christian sect, known to all men as the champion of love and justice, of liberty and to lerance," Father McManus as serted. "WE ASK God's forgiveness because there have been Ca- VOTES APPROVAL House Supports Church- Related College Assists WASHINGTON (NC) — The House firmly supported the place of church-related col leges in Federal aid to higher education when it approved a $1,195 billion "bricks and mor tar" bill. By a vote of 287 to 113, approved last week a three- year program to help all acc redited colleges and univer sities finance new classrooms, libraries and laboratories not to be used for sectarian instruct ion. THE BILL provides that col leges can seek either an out right grant for one-third of the cost of a construction project or a 50-year, low-interest loan for up to 75 per cent of cost. Aid requests would bei channeled through special state commiss ions which will assign priori ties. Although the chamber has ap proved in the past a variety of aid programs whose recipients t include church-related institut ions, the debate on the college bill marked one of the few times it has engaged in prolonged and lively discussion on the issue. Hie measure now goes to the Senate. Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana said he thought it has a "good chance," although the Senate education subcommittee has yet to finish work on its Senate version. THE HOUSE rejected two amendments related to the Ch urch-State question, It turned down by a voice vote a proposal to insert a clause designed to encourage a Supreme Court test of the constitutionality of aiding education in church- related colleges. It also voted down, by a non- recorded vote of 136 to 62, a move to confine the bill's assi stance to public institutions. THE LEGISLATION does stipulate that the Federal funds cannot be used to help build facilities to be used for sect- arain instruction, religious worship or "primarily” for a program of a school or depart ment of divinity. With the backing of House De mocratic and Republican lead ers, a bipartisan team repre senting the committee which tholic churches and there are Catholic schools practicing a racial segregation that we know is a vile injustice to our fel low members of Christ's Body," he declared. "We ask God’s forgiveness for being sanctimonius and self -righteous*^-perhaps coun seling a falsely prudent obe dience to unjust laws, perhaps urging moderation on those whose pain and want we do not dimly comprehend, proud perhaps because our laws do not discriminate and segregate of ficially or formally," Father McManus added. "We ask the forgiveness of God our Father for our sins, for our inmost feelings and our outward neglects, for our selves and our brothers and our fathers. And may this Li turgical Week, in all its pray er and praise of God, be a public act of sorrow and re pentance for the crimes against God in our Negro brothers and sisters—and indeed an act of purpose and intend for the fu ture," he said. "The night is surely dark. We are the servants of the Lord, who must be ready, watching and waiting. The light we hald, as we look for the Lord, is made the brighter at this moment if we confess our sins, in or der that our sacrifice may be clean,** Father McManus said. ILLNESS RUMOR DENIED Cardinal Mindszenty In Very Good Health NEW YORK (NC) -- Jozsef Cardinal Mindszenty, 71. Pri mate of Hungary, is in "very, very good health" and in "very good spirits," too. The report came from Tur ner Shelton, principal American diplomat at die U. S. Legation In Budapest, who denied re ports that the prelate's health is failing. SHELTON spoke by telephone from Budapest with A. J. B. Adams of the Catholic News, archdiocesan newspaper. Adams was checking radio, news service and other press reports that the Cardinal was suffering from diabetes and as thma and was "getting weak er." Since the 1956 Hungary revolt when the prelate was liberated from prison. Cardinal Minds zenty has resided in asylum at the American Legation in Buda pest. Efforts of Hungary's rul ing communist officials to have him surrendered to them have been refused by U. S. authori ties. Shelton, charge d’affaires at the legation, was quoted by Adams as saying: "No doctor has been here. No doctor has been in to see him at all. Isroy's Auto Service Tune UR - Front End Alignment Automatic Transmission 4011 P'tree Rd.-CE 7-1288 NEW ROYAL PORTABLES $59.95 Sell or Trade- Back to School Specials J.T. Maddox Maddox Office Machine Co. Phone: 524-0058 Sponsored by The Marist Fathers Lourdes Bureau Boston, Mass. NATIONAL ROSARY PILGRIMAGE £t<yi the e9W TO LOURDES and Paris OCTOBER 1 TO OCTOBER 9, 1963 wrote the bill defeated a ser ies of crippling amendments. The so-called "judicial re view" amendments, introduced by Rep. John B. Anderson of Il linois, was voted down after Rep. Charles E. Goodell of New York told the House it amounted to abdication of legis lative responsibility and asks the Supreme Court: "Will you please come in and tell us whe ther we are doing right or wrong?" The amendment to strike pri vate colleges from the bill was introduced by Rep. D. R. Mat thews of Florida. He said there will not be enough tax money to take care of public edu cation if private institutions are assisted. Defenders of including pri- ' vate and other church-re lated colleges in the measure argued that their inclusion has been a Federal policy for de cades. THEIR determination to il lustrate this was pointedly shown when they dealt with an objection of Rep. W. R. Poage of Texas. Via Irish Airlines Write To DEPT. G. CATHOLIC TRAVEL OFFICE Dupont Circle Building, Washington 6, D.C.