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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17. 1963 GEORGIA BULLETIN PACE 3
CADINAL KOENIG
‘Updating’ Goes
On With Paul VI
ROME (NC) — The doors
which Pope John opened to let
fresh air into the Church "not
only remain open but are being
opened even more widely than
before" under Pope Paul VI,
according to Austria's Franzis-
kus Cardinal Koenig.
But the Archbishop of Vien
na denied that this is a new po
licy for the Church. In the
course of an exclusive interview
with the N. C. W. C. News Ser
vice he said:
"ACTUALLY, IT IS not a new
policy at all, for 'aggiornamen-
to’ — which is the term used
by the late Pope John XXIII
and continues to be used by the
successor when he defines the
aims the council should pur
sue — constitutes ‘updating’
which is the task the Church
faces constantly in a changing
worlds And when is it not chang
ing?" he asked.
"However, those who may
have had doubts in their minds
as to whether the new Pope
would be in favor of the same
basic ideas which have moti-
valed and ids pro-
decessor, zciuiuuy oy now
should feel entirely reassur
ed."
any of us had expected, and it is
gratifying that the doors Pope
John opened wide not only re
main open but are being open
ed even more widely than be
fore."
ASKED WHETHER, in light
of his recent contacts behind the
Iron Curtain he saw any pros
pect of real improvement in re
lations between the Church and
the communist regimes, Cardi
nal Koenig said:
"We must not expect mira
cles in this field. But we should
understand that in communism,
too, there is a difference be
tween theory and practice.
‘THE TENSIONS in Church-
State relations in the commu
nist countries here and there
appear to have lessened some
what, and there is hope that
conditions may slowly improve
rather than deteriorating fur
ther. After all the principal
consideration is whether any
thing cam be done to alleviate
the situation for the benefit of
the Christians behind the Iron
Curtain. The outlook in this re
spect may well improve, if at
least we establish and main
tain contacts, no matter how li
mited in scope they may be.
"IT SUFFICES to mention the
he talk the Holy Father gave
t the opening of the second
fession, then his remarkable
atdress when he announced his
itention to bring about a re-
fem of the papal curia — a
pnject, of course, which will
rauire considerable time for
excution—and the appointment
of moderators whose very
nares represent a program of
proress and rejuvenation in
the Church.
"lo less indicative of hisin-
tentins is the appointment of
lay ’auditors’ who won't be
'listeners’ only, but will be in-
vitedto express their views and
give their counsel on suitable
occaSons.”
"FNALLY THE project of a
special secretariat to promote
contacts with the non-Christian
religiins which implies the de
sire o promote a real solida
rity aoong all believers in God
in the face of an aggressive
modem atheism—all these to
my rhi)d are clear indications of
the purpose of the Holy
Father jto promote by all avail-
ablej means the efforts Pope
John So\ effectively inaugurat-
■ ed.’j 1
Cardinal Koenig was asked
whether the Pope’s appointment
of Augustin Cardinal Bea, pre
sident of the Secretariat for
Promoting Christian Unity, to
‘ the Sacred Congregation of the
Holy Office, might also be seen
in this light.
He replied:
"YES, INDEEDI I am convin
ced that the new climate now
prevailing in the Church and be-
1 coming more noticeable all the
time in our dealing with mem
bers of other Christian chur-
hes will be enhanced consid
erably by the opportunity now
ofered to Cardinal Bea to make
hi influence felt directly in
thl supreme congregation, an
infkence • which no doubt will
reflet the ideas of the Holy
Fathr himself.”
It \as then that the 58-year-
old Autrian churchman declar
ed:
"All his really is more than
'The good news of the re
lease of Archbishop Beran of
Prague and four other Czech
Bishops is a proof of this even
though this move on the part
of the communist regime in
Prague for the time being re
mains coupled with some ques
tion marks."
CONCERNING THE ecumeni
cal council, the Cardinal voiced
the opinion that in the wake of
the divergences which came to
the fore in the first session,
the council has now clearly em
barked on a middle-of-the-road
course.
"It is as though the council
now were seeking above every
thing else unity—a unity not
by by-passing issues, but ra
ther a unity of purpose and di
rection which the Holy Father to
my mind has been hoping for
fro m the very beginning of his
pontificate."
The Cardinal was asked one
final question in regard to the
prospect of participation in the
council of observers of the
Greek and other Eastern Or
thodox Churches.
"I FEEL IT IS perfectly un
derstandable," replied the
Viennese Ordinary, "that in the
Orthodox camp there should be
different attitudes in this mat
ter, and we must not be impa
tient. To my mind it is entire
ly possible that progress will
be achieved in creating a bet
ter understanding of the Ca
tholic position among the Or
thodox Churches not yet rep
resented here."
"As we go along 1 think we
will find that the breakthrough
in our own ranks. toward a
greater 'opening' in our deal
ings with all men of good will
eventually will produce a posi
tive echo far beyond any boun
daries.
Protest Dropout
WASHINGTON, D.C.(RNS) —
Two brothers of the White Fa
thers of Africa, a Roman Ca
tholic missionary order, have
withdrawn from Benjamin Fran
klin University'here because the
private institution bars Negro
enrollment.
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CATHOUC EDUCATORS
High School Without
Grades Is Panel Subject
WASHINGTON (NC)--An un
graded high school? Elemen
tary level courses taught only
by specialists? Less stress on
formal doctrinal instruction?
Twenty Catholic educators,
with the aid of outside experts,
are looking at such questions in
a deadly serious project whose
outcome could affect mightly
the structure of Catholic educa
tion.
IT IS a discussion of what to
teach and when to teach it, an
issue educators call "articulat
ion." The problem is familiar
to parents whose childrenmove
from one school to another, but
find that courses do not corre
spond.
Known formally as the work
of the Articulation Committees
on Elementary' and Secondary
Education of the National Cath
olic Educational Association,
the project is concentrating on
religion, English, foreign
languages, mathematics, sc
ience and social studies.
Organizers of the project are
Sister Mary Richardine, asso
ciate secretary of the NCEA
Elementary- School Department;
her assistant Sister Mary
Nora; and Father C. Albert
Koob, O. Praem., who is asso
ciate secretary of the NCEA’s
Secondary School Department.
SISTER Richardine, in a joint
interview with Father Koob af
ter a two-day meeting of the
committees here (Oct. 7-8),
said the goal of the project is
to suggest to Catholic schools
BOSTON (NC)—Some method
for child spacing in Ireland that
would be "compatible with the
Catholic ethic" would be a des
irable project for joint resea
rch by the United States and Ire
land, the son of Ireland’s pre
sident said here.
Dr. Eamonn de Valera, pro
fessor of obstetrics and gyne
cology- at University College in
Dublin, who spoke at the 100th
anniversary- celebration of Car
ney Hospital here, suggested
that the U. S. and Ireland join
in a research assault on the
problem of population which he
termed "one of the most urgent
problems in the wrld today."
DR. DE VALERA stressed
that he was talking about find
ing a method to enable family-
planning in a way that would
be "completely compatible w ith
the Catholic ethic."
He said Ireland is especially-
qualified for such research for
two reasons — because it is
predominantly a Catholic coun
try and practices the Catholic
creed strictly regarding par
enthood and marriage, and be
cause Irish medicine has long
ways to meet the strong pres
sures—also being felt by public
schools—for innovations.
"This is what is behind the
problem of the student who goes
from one grade to another, or
from one school to another,
only to find he is expected to
take a course he already has been
through or meets similarprob-
lems," volunteered Father
Koob.
"There is great pressure,"
he added, "for schools to ac
cept new movements, ranging
from foreign language in grade
school to the ‘new* mathemat
ics. But what happens is that
one school accepts an innovat
ion, another does nbt and the
pupil gets caught in between.”
SISTER Richardine elabor
ated by noting that some ele
mentary schools teach algebra
today. "But then," she said,
"the pupil goes on to high sc
hool and may find he must take
algebra again."
Father Koob described the
issue, which he said is intensi
fied by the high mobility of Am
erican families, as "thebiggest
problem" of American educat
ion.
Public schools, he said, have
been increasingly active in
dealing with it. "Catholic sch
ools," he said, "must not be
simply swept along by the tide.
That is what has happened be
fore. We just followed down
the road after the public sc
hools. We;ve got to try to in
fluence the direction."
Ethics
distinugished itself in the fields
of obstetrics and gynecology.
t
Dr. de Valera said his coun
try has not sufficent money to
undertake such research and
suggested the United States tie-
in.
4 D’Youvillite 5
Receives Award
D’Youville Academy’s news
paper The "D’Youvillite," has
received a rating of first hon
ors from the National Catholic
School Press Association after
its first year of publication.
Critical ratings for the news
paper indicate special commen
dation for its layout and feat-
To welcome the freshman
class, the Academy seniors re
cently were hostesses at a Big
Sister-Little Sister luncheon on
the school terrace. This year,
two additional Grey Nuns of the
Sacred Heart have joined the
faculty. Sister Mary Joanna,
G.N.S.H., Is Academy librarian
and Sister Ktery Cornelia, G.
N.S.H., is Supervisor of Stud
ies.
Both Father Koob and Sister
Richardine agree Catholic sc
hools cannot solve the problem
singehandedly. They are urging
more involvement by their affi
liates in public school studies.
"We envision that the conclu
sions of our committees will
be put to use by Catholic educ
ators who do get involved in
such studies," said Father
Koob.
SOME of the trends and cha
nges under study by the NCEA
committees include these:
—Much more modern foreign
languages in the grade school.
"We now have 1,100 Catholic
grade schools teaching langua
ges, chiefly French and Spanish.
More will certainly do it. Some
scholars say today these stud
ies are the best preparation for
the classical languages," Sister
Richardine said.
—Departmentalization of gr
ade schools. "This would mean
that a class of children would
be taught by a variety of ex
perts, or specialists, instead of
by one or two teachers. It would
be a major change and deeply
affect the training of teachers,"
Father Koob said.
—More emphasis in religion
courses on the spiritual for
mation of children as related
to the sacramental and litur
gical life of the parish. It would
mean less stress on underst
anding and perfect recitation of
doctrine. "One reason this is
put forward is to make the par
ish a basic unit again, a focus
for Catholic life," SisterRicha-
rdine said.
—A Catholic high school
without formal grade rankings.
"This would be an experimen
tal academic school," said Fa
ther Koob. "WE would be an ex
perimental academic school,"
said - Father Koob. "We could
watch it to see if it produced
the same success as the un
graded primary, if it cut down
the number of drop-outs and if,
because each student advanced
at his own pace, it meant more
of them would want to go on
to college."
—Rearranging social stud
ies courses so that students
would begin in the ninth and
tenth grades to study world
georgraphy and world history.
"This would remove the impre
ssion that western civilization
isthe only one worth study,"
Sister Richardine commented.
SISTER Richardine admitted
that if such proposals before
the NCEA committees are imp
lemented, it will mean addit
ional financial strain on Cath
olic schools, especially in the
training of teachers.
But she said vigorously: "We
are overemphasizing the sacri
fice we are making todayforour
schools. We can do what we need
to.
"There has never been a time
when we didn’t exist on a shoe
string. People today get the im
pression that this has not been
the pattern all along."
DE VALERA SOX SAYS:
Irish Study Family
Planning
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Catholic Rural Life
Endorses Wheat Sale
GRAND FORKS, N. D.(NC)
—The National Catholic Rural
Life Conference has endorsed
sale of U. S. wheat to Russia
and Soviet satellite countries.
The NCRLC said in a telegram
to President Kennedy that there
are "both moral and practical
reasons" for stepped-up trade
relations with communist bloc
nations, including the wheat
sale.
PRESIDENT Kennedy an
nounced at his press conference
that he has approved sale of U.
S. wheat to Russia and East
European satellites.
The NCRLC took its stand on
the wheat sale issue during a
meeting here of its board of
directors.
The resolution adopted by the
board and sent to Mr. Kennedy
said the contrast between com
munist food shortages and U.
S. farm surpluses is "clear
proof of the superiority of our
free, family-tyle farms over
die state-operated farms of
communist nations."
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judgment will be meted out to
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NEW YORK (NC)—Negro in
tegration leader Dr. Martin Lu
ther King, Jr., will reveive the
1963 St. Francis Peace Medal
of the Third Order of St. Fr
ancis in a ceremony here Nov
ember 9.
The Third Order said Dr.
King is being honored for his
"truly Christian approach to the
civil rights problem through his
EDUCATOR
Negative
Thinking
In Schools
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (NC)—
The president of the new Sacred
Heart University here called for
an end to "negative thinking"
about Catholic education.
William E. Conley, president
of the new university staffed by
laymen, urged "total commit
ment" on the part of teachers
and parents to the well being
of Catholic schools.
"COMPLACENCY and con
tentment can only lead to st
agnation," Conley warned in a
keynote address to more than
1,000 educators attending the
10th annual Bridgeport diocesan
teachers’ institute.
He described the U. S. Cath
olic school system as a "phe
nomenon unequaled in any coun
try'" and said the need for it
is "greater today than at any
time in our history-."
U. S. Catholic grade school
enrollments rose 171 per cent
in the last decade and Catholic
high school enrollment in
creased 174 per cent, he noted.
Now, he added, colleges must
be prepared for "the largest
college-age group in history.
AMONG the changes which he
said are needed in Catholic edu
cation Conley listed centraliza
tion on the diocesan level of
teacher licensing and assign
ment and of financial support of
schools.
He said variations in the sit
uation from parish to parish
rule out school financing on the
parish level. Instead, he said,
there should be a diocesan edu
cation equalizationfund to guara
ntee the "minimum essentials"
in education for each parish.
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