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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1963 GEORGIA BULLETIN PAGE 3
Archbishop’s
Notebook
DAHLONEGA, Aug. 18. Everything was ready but the sanctuary
carpet when I found that I could get up here to offer the first Sun
day Mass in the new Catholic Church. It is not a new church. In
fact, it has had a venerable history as a Presbyterian church
for many years. Purchased last spring, it is now beautifully re
arranged and refurnished. It is worth a trip to this historic city
to see it, and the whole parish will welcome you to coffee after
Mass. Ask Father Spanjers to explain the wonderful history of the
new baptismal font.
MARIETTA, Aug. 22 -Things keep getting bigger and Biggers up
here. The attendance at the Knights of Columbus meeting was the
largest ever. Barry Goldwater was in town, and President Kennedy
spoke to the city by direct wire. This was because of the roll-out
of the latest airmonster by Lockheed, but the Knights’ roll-out
was caused by the delicious buffet served by the ladies. I spoke
on "The Future of the Archdiocese.”
***
ATHENS, Aug. 25 - It happened to be the external solemnity
of our patronal feast, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, when I visit
ed our two parishes in Athens. At St. Joseph’s, Mass was offered
facing the people, and the participation in the liturgical prayers
was surely impressive. Over at Sacred Heart, I arrived in time to
speak to the parishioners and meet them all at the church door.
Room by room, Father Mulroy and his parishioners are refurbish
ing the St. Joseph’s rectory which used to be the famous old Cobb
House. Father Freeman, pastor of Sacred Heart, has had a busy
summer with the supervision of his summer camp.
***
AUGUST 26- Besides keynoting the excellent workshop of "Re
ligion and Reading" sponsored for all elementary schoolteachers
by our Dept, of Education, I invited them all to help stamp out
"Your Excellency" in favor of plain "Archbishop". The whole
motion of Catholicism today is toward simplicity, and away from
unnecessary formalism, protocol and pomp. Respect for the office
of the bishop is well cared for by the simple title, just as you call
your physician, "Doctor" and not "Your Physiological Profun
dity". Kissing a bishop's ring is proper and indulgenced, but the
genuflection is unnecessary in this archdiocese, except in church
functions. I have never forgotten the young fellow who said solemn
ly, "Your Excellencyl” three times, but when I said "What can
I do for you?" he exclaimed, "Gee, I forgot what I was going to
say.”
♦ **
AT the practice field, we watched the Pius X Lions working out.
I listened carefully to hear whether Father Harrison, Pius’
principal, and Father Leahy, St. Joseph’s principal, were possi
bly exchanging plays and signals. Apparently, Father Leahy was
more interested maneuvering around to see the Pius X backfield
run an intricate play, while Father Harrison kept maneuvering
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KNIGHTS BRING ACTION
Libel Suit Test
On ‘Bogus Oath’
DISCUSSING the lectures of the camp program with Sister M. Venard, R. S.M., are girls from
among Atlanta participants at the third annual Leadership Camp in Christian Living sponsored
by the Sisters of Mercy, Baltimore Province, at Camp Villa Marie near Savannah, Georgia, August
13-21. From St. Pius X High School are Linda Dennon and Ann Kassinger; from St. Joseph’s
Infirmary are Sandra L. Fredenburg and Patricia Crysler.
EXPERT SAYS
Prudence Guide For
Catholic-Red Dialogue
DAYTON, Ohio (NC)--One of
Rome’s top Catholic social the
orists said here that the late
Pope John XXIII made Catho
lic dialogue with communists
a "question of prudence” in his
encyclical Pacem in Terris.
Catholics must not become
"prisioners of a word" in their
attitude toward communism,
added Msgr. Pietro Pavan, pro
fessor of Catholic social philo
sophy at the Lateran Univer**
sitv in Rome.
MSGR. PAVAN replied to
queries about Pope John’s so
cial encyclical Mater etMagis-
tra. and his pea&e .encyclical
‘PadeiB in Terr.it a£4i:que.stion-
and-answer Session during the
seventh annual convention of the
National Catholic Social Action
Conference (Aug. 24). The
meeting was held at the Uni
versity of Dayton and attended
by some 300 delegates.
The Italian social philosopher
was introduced by Msgr. Geor
ge G. Higgins, director of the
Social Action Department, Na
tional Catholic Welfare Confer
ence, as a man with unique
qualifications to give an "autho
ritative” interpretation of the
two encyclicals.
Much of the question ing cen
tered on a section in Pacem
in Terris which speaks of the
possibility of Catholic collabo
ration with individuals and
movements whose ideology is
opposed to Catholic^ teaching.
MSGR. PAVAN stressed the
encyclical’s distinction between
a "doctrine” which is always
the same, and a "movement"
which is inspired by the doc
trine. * * •
He said it is "almost impos
sible" that a "movement"
should not undergo change, be
cause it is "inserted in his
tory.”
In considering the possibi
lity of collaboration with move
ments arising from hostile doc
trines, he said, Catholics must
examine the movements as they
actually exist today and make
ttieir decision on the basis of
prudence.
The question of whether to
collaborate cannot be decided
"a priori” but only "a pos
teriori,” he asserted.
Msgr. Pavan was asked di
rectly: "Does the Pope mean
there should be dialogue with
communists?”
It was here that he said Ca
tholic must not become "Pri
soners of a word” and repeat
ed that the issue is a matter
of prudence.
ANOTHER questioner noted
that in Pacem in Terris Pope
John had expressed approval of
the United Nations Universal
Declaration on Human Rights—
but with reservations. What are
the reservations? he asked.
Msgr. Pavan replied that the
principal difficulty with the De
claration on Human Rights is
that it is an "empirical" do
cument which offers "no meta
physical foundation" for the
rights it asserts.
The monsignor was asked
whether Pope John in Pacem in
Terris had condemned modern
warfare.
He said in reply that the ency
clical teaches that today * ’war is
not to be used as a means to
realize justice." But at the
same time, he said, the Pope
approach to this subject is more
like that of a solicitous "fa
ther” and is notformally "doc
trinal.”
HE SAID the sense of the
same encyclical’s teaching on
freedom of conscience is that
"every human person has the
right to follow his conscience
when it is question of his re
lations with God."
WILSON, N.C. (NC)—A Bap
tist preacher and a North Caro
lina woman will be the defen
dants in a $100,000 libel suit
that opens in the Federal courts
here September 9.
The Knights of Columbus
brought the action against Rev.
Donald Bryan, pastor of the
Central Baptist Church in
Farmville, and Ruth J. Timby
of Eureka.
THE SUIT charges that the
pair distributed anti-Catholic
literature during the 1960 pre
sidential campaign.
It alleges that Ruth Timby
had 25,000 pamphlets printed
with the bogus Knights of
Columbus oath and that Rev.
Bryan distributed copies of the
pamphlets in Farmville.
The suit charges that the
oath "was false and libelous
on its face and was calculat
ed...to damage and injure”
the organization and its mem
bers.
The defendants gave deposi
tions in the case in the U.S.
Eastern District Court in Ra
leigh over the objections of
their attorney, Albert Levitt
of Manchester, Massachusetts
Levin argued that the Federal
courts do not have jurisdiction
in the case because "the real
plaintiff in this case is a for
eign state, to wit; state of the
Vatican City', Europe.”
THE PAMPHLET allegedly
contained these words, ascrib
ing them to the Knights of
Co,umbus as an oath taken by
its members:
"I do further promise and de
clare that I will, when oppor
tunity presents, make and wage
relentless war, secretly and >
openly, against all heretics,
Protestants and Masons .. I
will neither spare age, sex
or condition, and that I will
hang, burn, waste, boil, flay,
strangle and burn alive those
infamous heretics."
The oath actually was dis
tributed in a number of North
Carolina communities during
the election. But the Knights
of Columbus moved to expose
the oath as they have done in
other states through the years.
Their presentation of the true
facts and threats of legal action
halted distribution of the pam
phlets in most cases.
Mrs. W. Newton
A Requiem Mass was offer
ed at Our Lady of the Assump
tion Church Tuesday, Aug. 27,
for Mrs. William Newton of
3439 Keswick Drive, Chamb-
lee. Msgr. Joseph Moylan of
ficiated.
Mrs. Newton, who died Aug.
24, is survived by her husband,
a daughter, Miss Vicki Newton;
three sons, Mr. Brian Newton,
Mr. Raoul Newton and Mr. Den
nis Newton; her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alblne J. Dumoulin,
Largo, Fla.; and a brother, Mr.
Edward Dumoulin of California.
Very Rev. Lawrence F.
Lyons, S.S.E., alumnus of
St. Michael's College, staffed
by the Edmunite Fathers at
Winooski Park. Vt.. will
head the first group of the
order’s missionaries to go to
South America. A native of
Pittsfield. Mass., and super
ior of St. Edmund's Semin-
aiy, Burlington. Vt., he has
been assigned to Caracas.
Venezuela. The Edmunite
Fa j hers are observing their
120th anniversary as mis
sionaries and have staffed
Negro missions in the South
for the past 25 years.
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■DEVELOP LEADERSHIP’
Pope Blesses Boy
Scout Delegation
CASTELGANDOLFO, (NC)
—His Holiness Pope Paul VI ur
ged a group of 70 visiting Nig
erian Boy Scouts to prepare for
the future by developing the
"Qualities of leadership upon
which the scout movement lays
so much stress."
The scouts visited the Pope's
summer residence here on their
way home from the 11th Inter
national Scout Jamboree at
Marathon, Greece.
RECALLING HIS visit to
Nigeria when he w as Archbishop
of Milan the Pope said: "We
feel that We already know you.
"We are confident that We
understand the significance and
the importance of your Boy
Scout movement. . .Your scout
oath and your scout law, which
we know very well, keep ever
before your eyes the grave res
ponsibilities which are yours."
THE POPE spoke of the
"magnificent sight" of scouts
from throughout the world
meeting In harmony at Marat
hon, where the Athenians turn
ed back the Persian invaders in
the fifth century before Christ.
"Tomorrow, you and others
like you," he said, "will be the
leaders of your countries, and it
is necessary that you prepare
yourselves now for this task.
You will need to develop the qu
alities of leadership upon which
the scout movement lays so
much stress.
TO BE good citizens, you
must first recognize your re
lationship to Cod Who is the Fa
ther of all mankind.
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