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PAGE 6 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1963 WOMEN SEEK Role As Deacons Perhaps Priests ROME (NC)-- Resolutions seeking the duties of deacon for women and eventually perhaps “the dignity of the priesthood" have been presented to several Fathers of the ecumenical coun cil in behalf of an internation al Catholic organization promoting equal soc ial and eco nomic rights for women. The resolutions of the St. Joan's International Social and Political Alliance were pre sented to some of the bishops in the hope that they will receive serious consideration in council sessions dealing with the lay apostoiate and related topics. • That special considerat ion be given to the canons referring to women in the com ing revision of the Code of Can on Law. • That the prayers in the Nuptial Mass said over the bride and groom after the Lord's Prayer be so worded as to apply to both spouses instead of virtually entirely to the bride. • THAT DIACONAL duties be entrusted to women as well as men if in the future the diaconate is restored as a per manent ministry. THE ST. JOAN’S Internat ional Social and Political Al liance were presented to some of the bishops in the hope that they will receive serious con sideration in council sessions dealing with the lay apostoiate and related topics. THE ST. JOAN’S Internat ional Alliance is a 32-',ear- old organization with headquar ters inLondon. The resolutions were adopted at its annual meet ing in Freiburg, Germany, which was attended by delegatws from Argentina, Austriaia, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and Swi tzerland. They were introduced FOUR OUT OF SEVEN Four U.N. Viet Probers’ Lands Restrict Worship • That “should the Church in her wisdom and in her good time decide to extend to women the dignity of the priesthood, women would be willing and eager to respond." MR. AND MRS, DAVID LEON SMITH were married recently in the church of SS. Peter and Paul, with Fr. Joseph Beltran officiating. The bride is the foimer Miss Linda Maria Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin W. Howard of Decatur. The couple will make their home in Decatur. by Dr, Shattock, a woman phy sician, and seconded by Mrs. Marthe Gouffe of France, hono rary treasurer of the alliance. (An earlier petition to ordain women to the priesthood was sent to council authorities dur ing the first session last year by Ur. Gerturde Heinzelmann, a Cathlic lawyer in Zurich, Sei- t/erland.) ! HE ALLIANCE passed five resolutions: • rhat women be invited to attend the council sessions as expert advisers. Leroy’s Auto Service Tune Up - Front End Alignment Automatic Transmission 4011 P’tree Rd. CE 7-1288 NELSON RIVES REALTY INC. 3669 CLAIRMONT ROAD CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, SALES, RENTALS, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PHONE: 451-2323 SAIGON, Vietnam (NC) — Four of the seven governments sending delegates to investigate charges that Buddhists have been persecuted in south Viet nam, are themselves following restrictive policies on religion. The delegation comes to Viet nam from the General Assem bly of the United Nations on the invitation of President Ngodinh Diem’s government. The mem bers of the delegation were cho sen by the U. N. General As sembly’s President Carlos So sa Rodriguez of Venezuela. OFFICIAL representatives of the governments of Afghanistan, Brazil, Ceylon, Costa Rica, Da homey, Morocco and Nepal comprise the delegation. The government of Ceylon, one of the most vocal in ac cusing south Vietnam of reli gious persecution, has been guilty of flagrant, systematic discrimination against its Christian citizens. They form about nine per cent of the tota population of some 9,600.000. SINCE THE present govern ment came to power in Ceylon, in July, 1960, it has pursued an openly anti-Christian policy. Since December, 1960, it has taken over hundreds of Catho lic schools — their buildings, grounds, movable property and management. Some 55 Chris tian schools that escaped be ing taken over were sentenced to gradual death by being for bidden to charge tuition fees. A zoning regulation In Cey lon compels some Christian pa rents to send their children to schools that are predominantly ONE HOUR "MODERNIZING” CLEANERS 3995 PEACHTREE ROAD IN BROOKHAVEN MARIST UNIFORMS A SPECIALTY 1 Hour Sarvico Every Day Til 3:00 P.M. Buddhist. Buddhist missionar ies from anyforeigneountryare given visas and allowed to work in Ceylon, but no new Christian missionary will receive a vi sa, even as a replacement for one who has died! There are indications that the govern ment will force ajtl foreign mis sionaries out of the country within two years, even though their services are evidently needed by the growing Chris tian population. NO NON-CHRISTIAN parent, be he Buddhist, Muslim or Hin du, may enroll his child in a Christian private school without government permission, which is now rarely given. Though there is supposed to be religious equality in Ceylon, the government, by a law pass ed in 1958, has given public money to the Vidyodaya and Vidyalankara universities, both strictly Buddhist, SOME IMPORTANT Buddhist monks in Ceylon have allied themselves with one of the Mar xist parties. The present gov ernment came to power through a no-contest election pact with the regular Communist party and the Trotskyite party, (The Ceylon government has been widely criticized also for racial discrimination against the large Tamil minority in the population.) JOINED BY RAIUil IN AFGHANISTAN, a predo- mlnantly Muslim kingdom, no Christian missionary is allow ed to work. The only Catholic church permitted in the coun try is a chapel attended by Ca tholic foreign diplomats in the Italian embassy, where apriest is employed as a member of the embassy staff. Morocco is also predomi nantly Muslim. Missionaries are allowed in the country, but a Moroccan who would become a Christian would suffer se rious social and economic dis abilities. The Christians in Mo rocco are mainly French and Spanish settlers. HINDUISM AND Buddhism prevail In the kingdom of Ne pal. Christian schools are al lowed and encouraged but no direct missionary work is pos sible. Brazil, where most of the people are at least nominally Catholic, has no state religion. Its population includes about 200,000 Buddhists, mostly Jap anese settlers, who enjoy full freedom. In Costa Rica Catholicism is the state religion but the law assures religious freedom to all. Dahomey has no state re ligion and follows the French official pattern in allowing re ligious freedom. Priest In Protest Fast Against Smut NEW YORK (NC)—A Catho lic priest and Jewish rabbi went on fast here In protest against distribution of obscene litera ture and—In the rabbi's case- oppression of Jews in the So viet Union. The protests fasts were un dertaken by Father Morton A. Hill, S, J., of St. Ignatius church and Rabbi Julius G. Neumann of Zlchron Moshe synagogue. FATHER HILL began living on nothing but water at 6 p.m. Oct, 25 and said he would con tinue until the city takes action against pornography distribu tion, Rabbi Neumann allied his fast with Father Hill's anti-porno graphy effort while at the same time making Soviet persecution of Jews the main target of his protest. THE 48-YEAR-OLD Jesuit priest spoke of his fast and its purposes in a sermon at St. Ignatius church. He said dis tribution of pornographic lite rature to children violates "pa rental civil rights" and leads to such evils as sexual per version and narcotics addiction. Father Hill declared that New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner last July had promised a rour- part anti-pornography program in response to appeals from Operation Yorkville, an inter- faith antiobscenity campaign undertaken here last year. HE SAID THE program pro mised by the Mayor Included establishing a fulltime police unit to take action against dis tributors of 'hard core*porno graphy; strict enforcement of licensing requirements and oth er administrative controls; seeking creation of a special court to deal with obscenity cas es; and enlisting cooperation of area district attorneys infight ing the problem. SO FAR, THE priest charg ed, these promises have not been acted on. A spokesman for the May or said that "a number of things have already been done in this area, more are being contemp lated, and an announcement on the subject will probably be forthcoming" shortly. NEW ARRIVALS MRS. EDWARD TROTOCHAUD (Bernice Thoreson) 1954 Timothy Drive, N. E. Immaculate Heart of Mary Girl - 10/24 GAINESVILLE ‘Mountain Fiesta’ For St. Michael’s The Altar Society of Gaines ville's Saint Michael's Church will sponsor their annual bene fit bridge party at the Dixie- Hunt Hotel on Thursday night, November 21st. Under the general chairman ship of Mrs. William Wiezo- reck and co-chairman, Mrs. Leroy Jirikovec the following committees and members to the committees have been named: REFRESHMENTS Mrs. Robert Fillingham, Chm. Mrs. Gordon Chalmers Mrs. Robert Hiler Mrs. Ed Widner DOOR PRIZES Mrs. Jay Johnson, Co-Chm. Mrs. Donald Brothers Mrs. James Murphy Mrs, Richard O'Reilly Mrs. Russell Van Leer TABLE PRIZES Mrs. Eugene Lawrence, Chm. Mrs. Kenneth Failyer, Co-Chm. Mrs. Charles Beuchline Mrs. Lloyd Hyde Mrs. Jessie Jackson Mrs. David Skelton DECORATIONS Mrs. Frank Falcamers, Chm. Mrs. Andrew Sobert, Co-Chm. Mrs. Park Englett Mrs. Bill Hinderscheid Mrs. Egbert Thalen Maxwell-Lassiter Mr. and Mrs. W, T. Maxwell of Forest Park, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Rosemarie Maxwell, to Mr. L. J. Lassiter, also of Forest Park. The wedding took place in St. John's, Hape- ville, with Fr, Mullins officiat ing. The couple will make their home in Atlanta. LIKE ANY GRANDFATHER—Father Fidelia Collentine. O.S.B.. proudly congratulates his granddaughter, the former Mary Therese Collentine and her new husband, Bryan Brooks, of Fort Lauderdale. Fla., after their wedding in St. Monica's Church, Whitefiah Bay, Wis. The 68-year-old priest, a wid ower with three children and 18 grandchildren gave up his medical practice to join the Benedictine order. He was or dained in 1961. MONSIGNOR BRENNAN Dies In Savannah, Held Atlanta Post Monsignor Thomas A. Bren nan, pastor of Blessed Sacra ment parish, Savannah, died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospi tal, He was 69, Msgr, Brennan had been a priest for forty years and had served posts in Atlanta, Albany and the southwest missions of the old “Savannah - Atlanta" Diocese, In Atlanta, he served for three years as assistant pastor of Immaculate Concep tion. A NATIVE SAVANNAH IAN, Msgr. Brennan attended Cathe dral School and the Benedictine Military School. He studied for the priesthood at St. Char les College, Catonsville, Md. and finished his theological training at St, Bernard's Semi nary, Rochester, N. Y. He was ordained in 1923, St. John the Evangelist La dies Guild, Hapeville, will hold a card party Thursday, November 7th at 8:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Tickets may be obtained at the door or from the ticket He was elevated to the rank of Domestic Prelate by Pope John in 1959 and appointed to the Board of Diocesan Consul- tors by Bishop Thomas J. Mc Donough, An active member of the Knights of Columbus , he served as chaplain and Faithful chairman, Mrs. John R. Hug hes at 366-3721. There will be numerous door prizes and refreshments will be served. Donation $1.00. Pro ceeds from the party to be used for the project of the year. Friar in the Immaculate Com- ception General Assembly, Fourth Degree. HE WAS ALSO a past Exalt ed Ruler of the Albany Lodge of the Elks and a past State Chaplain of the Georgia Elks Association. On Tuesday, Msgr. Thomas J. Sheehan, pastor of St. Jo seph's, Macon, celebrated a Re quiem Mass at Blessed Sac rament for the children of the parish. Priest^ of the Diocese chanted the Office for the Dead, followed by a Solemn Mass of Requiem on Wednesday. St. John Ladies Plan Card Party BREAD AVAILABLE AT Colonial j&tores 3nc. AND THE $ig ^pple SUPERMARKETS RAKED RY THE MONKS OF OUR LADY OF THE HOLY GHOST TRAPPIST MONASTERY Conyers Georgia