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PACE S, GEORGIA BULLETU THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1963
FEET OF CLAY
Louisville’s Loudest Lip
BY RONDEL
Louisville's loudest and most outspoken Lip, Cassius Marcellus
Clay has finally gotten his long awaited chance. Whether or not his
proposed title bout with heavyweight king Sonny Liston is the big
gest mis-match of all time remains to be seen.
Many scribes contain that Clay has talked his way to the number
one challenger's position. He has not fought many topflight oppo
nents. Even his called knockout of aging Archie Moore was no
great feat. Moore was on his way down and was no match for
the lighter, quicker Clay. That the old mongoose did not go down
sooner is a miracle.
Clay contends that he will dispose of
Liston via the knockout route. This is
purely propaganda for the gate, not that
it needs any more publicity to build it
up.
The forecast isforagatewhicftwould
provide both the fighters with well over
a million dollars. It will undoubtedly be
the greatest financial bout of all time,
but the Liston-Patterson go the second time around eclipsed all
records also.
Should this fight end in another one-round knockout you can bet
that neither fighter will make anywhere near as much loot if a
return is scheduled.
Clay has a lot more at stake than many people realize. If he
loses, his mythical bubble will be burst. He can go nowhere but
down. At present all his boasting about what he will do to Liston
creates public interest. But after the fight what can he say? The
fight itself, scheduled for February, is the moment of truth.
Sonny Liston, mean, illiterate, moody, confused Sonny Liston.
Many claim that Liston is not a worthy champ, but I contend that
he is the greatest heavyweight kingpin of all time. This conten
tion is not based on social or cultural reasons. It is based en
tirely on ring prowess. Liston hits harder than any man alive.
In his second fight with Patterson, Floyd was trying above all to
keep from getting knocked out in the opening three minutes. Pat
terson flicked and jabbed, danced and weaved and clinched. When
he was cornered he would put his hands up to protect his head and
hunch over to guard his mid-section. This left Liston little or no
target.
Liston, the aggressor and strong as a bear, as he is affectionate
ly nicknamed, just hit Patterson so hard that he knocked him out by
punching right through Floyd's protective glove shield. This is
power, crude sheer power.
A heavyweight champ symbolizes a strong, invincible he-man
type to the American. Because Liston is quiet and shy he has been
accused of not being a worthwhile champ and public image.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Sonny is moody, and
dislikes being questioned, but he will open up and provide a warm,
friendly impersonal Interview if he knows the reporter. You must
keep in mind that hundreds of reporters approach him each day
searching for a story. Many are just trying to corner him or get
him to say something which will create interesting copy. Often he
is misquoted or the butt of their jokes. This is why he keeps his
remarks guarded and speaks little.
He has little schooling and until a few years ago could not even
write his name. He confided and trusted a catholic priest and the
priest justified his trust and confidence by re-habilitating him.
Sonny is a better man now. He still makes a lot of mistakes, but
they are greatly magnified by heartless reporters looking for a
"scoop” or sensational story.
He is a worthy champ and will prove his worth in the ring come
February.
BISHOPS
Reds Keep 111
From Council
FEATURED IN THIS picture are the five Seminarians of the Atlanta Archdiocese who are studying at
Roland Park Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland. Pictured from left to right: Reverend Mr. James
Scherer Reverend Mr. Edward Danneker, Mr. Glenn Davis, Reverend Mr. Michael A. Morris.
Mr. Paul Kelley. Reverend Messrs. Scherer, Danneker, and Morris will be ordained for the Arch
diocese of Atlanta in 1964. These are the three gentlemen who served in our Archdiocese as Dea
cons last summer.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Protestant Honors To Kennedy
"family of man" theme, th<
President devoted th e majo
part of his address to a stronj
defense of his foreign aid pro-
gram, under assault in the Se
nate.
Catholics
Carrollton Topic
CATHOLIC YOUTH
President Lauds
Convention Aims
of the Atlanta School of Art,
Jan. 12 "A Choral Musician,
Roger Wagner.;; Speaker, Dr.
Robert M. Coe, Head of De
partment of Fine Arts, West
Georgia College; Jan. 26 —
" A Philosopher, St. Thomas
Aquinas." Speaker, Rev. Leo
nard F. X. Mayhew, pastor of
St. Peter's Church, LaGrange,
and Associate Editor of the
GEORGIA BULLETIN; Feb. 7-
" A Contemporary Novelist,
Morris West" (author of "De
vils' Advocate" and Shoes of
the Fisherman"). Speaker, Mr.
Furman Smith, senior partner
of King and Spalding, and
a member of the Christian Un
ity Commission of the Archdio
cese.
SCHOLAR REPORTS
Key To Later Conciliar
Sessions Is Determined
ROME (NC) — The Iron and
Bamboo Curtains are keeping
111 Catholic Bishops from at
tending the Second Vatican
Council, according to the most
complete survey that can be
made here.
This total may not be com
plete, due to ihe difficulty of
checking all pertinent sources.
WITH THE ARRIVAL of four
more bishops from Poland, 27
of that country’s prelates are
now here, out of a total of 70.
Travel permits had been ap
plied for by 64, which indicates
that the Polish government re
fused to allow 37 to come to
Rome,
As at the first session of the
council, all 28 of the bishops
from Yugoslavia were able to
come this time. The same is
true of the Soviet Zone of Ger
many, with its seven bishops.
The only East German bishop
absent is Auxiliary Bishop Josef
Freusberg of Fulda. He re
mained at his home in Erfurt
because of his advanced age.
Since all of the Catholic
bishoprics in the Soviet Union
are vacant, the Catholics of that
nation are not represented in
the council. Nineteen exiled
Ukrainian Rite prelates came
from the United States, Canada.
Australia, Argentina, Brazil,
France, Germany, Italy and
Yugoslavia. Also here is Arch
bishop Josyf Slipyi of Lvov who
was released from a Soviet pri
son earlier this year.
The exiled White Russian Bi
shop Boleslao Sloskans, now
residing in Belgium is present.
ABSENT AGAIN are the three
bishops of Bulgaria and the four
of Rumania. Of the three Baltic
states absorbed by the U. S. S.
R., which have a total of eight
Catholic bishops, only the exiled
Lithuanian Auxiliary Bishop
Vincentas Brizgys of Kaunas,
now living in Chicago, and the
exiled Latvian Bishops An-
tonijis Urbss of Llepaja, now
residing in Spain, and Jazeps
Rancans, Auxiliary of Riga, now
living in Grand Rapids, Michi
gan, are able to be here.
PRIEST SEES
CLEVELAND (NC)-Collective
bargaining as it is known today
is in serious trouble, Father
Benjamin L. Masse, S. J., told
a Joint labor management con
ference at St. John College
here.
Father Masse, associate edi
tor of America magazine and a
national authority on labor man
agement relations, called (Nov.
4) for creative thinking by un
ions and employers to preserve
the essentials of free negotia
tions between workers and em
ployers.
A FUNDAMENTAL assump
tion of collective bargaining
during the i930s, he explained,
NEW YORK (NC) —The Pro
testant Council of New York
City, in what itcalled "a his
toric breakthrough in United
States Protestant-Catholic re
lations," conferred two awards
on President Kennedy.
The Protestant group pre
sented Mr. Kennedy with its an
nual Distinguished Service
Awards- the first time a Catho
lic layman has received this
honor—and with its first annual
"Family of Man” citation for
promoting human rights.
PRESENTING THE awards
at a dinner in the Hilton Hotel
(Nov, 8), the Rev. Arthur Lee
Kinsolving, president of the
Protestant Council , told the
President he was "regularly
in our prayers.”
The Rev. Kinsolving said
the President had helped peo
ple "break out of their sus
picions and prejudices and rea
lize that we are all one peo-
Shrine Ladies
Hold Meeting
Sunday , November 17th, at
the 8 o'clock Mass the Ladies
Guild of the Shrine of the Im
maculate Conception will re
ceive Holy Communion, follow
ed by their breakfast-meeting
in the Social Hall.
Father Linus Tigue, O.F.M.,
Moderator, and Mrs. J. F.
Walsh, President, are endea
voring to make these meetings
increasingly interesting to the
members and guests by enlist
ing the talents of various not
able speakers. Last month it
was the Guild's splendid for
tune to have as guest speaker,
Rev. Sister Mary David, O.P.,
of the Cancer Home, whose
wealth of information comple
tely enthralled her feminine
audience.
The November meeting will
be highlighted by the presence
of members of St. Martin's
Guild who will hold a panel dis
cussion on "Human Rights".
These members are outstand
ing Catholics of our Commu
nity whose personal lives re
flect universal love and re
spect of neighbor. This is a
subject close to our Archbis
hop’s heart and a subject all
of us need to know more about.
was the premise that forces of
competition in a free market
would oblige both parties to be
reasonable and then government
could keep hands off. He added:
"Since this assumption was
deemed basic to an economic
system ruled by supply and de
mand, and was clearly in the
tradition of American capita
lism , no one bothered to ques
tion it."
THE CLASH BETWEEN rea
lity and theory was bound to
come, Father Masse added and
the public is now beginning to
question whether the pursuit of
self-interest by unions and em
ployers necessarily serves the
public good.
pie."
MRS. KENNEDY said in re
sponse he was "deeply moved"
by the Protestant group’s "gen
erous spirit" in honoring a
member of another religious
faith.
LECTURE SERIES
Famous
As a further step in the pro
gram, "Operation Understand
ing," the Church of Our Lady
in Carrollton is co-sponsoring
with West Georgia College a
series of lectures based on fa
mous Catholics. The talks, en
titled "Look at These Lives,"
will take place in the parish
hall of the church on Sunday
afternoons at 4 o'clock.
The series is as follows; Nov.
17 - "A Personality in Poli
tics, Charles Carroll of Carr
ollton." — Speaker, Dr. J, Dav
id Griffin, Associate Professor
of History, West Georgia Col
lege; December 8 — "Contem
porary Liturgical Artists." Sp
eaker, Mr. Joel Reeves, Dean
NEW YORK (NC)—-President
Kennedy said in a message
prepared for some 7,000 Ca
tholic youths meeting here to
day that the ideals set forth in
their convention program "are
fully harmonious with our na
tional goals."
"The challenge which faces
America's youth at this time
must be met with great courage
and conviction," said the presi
dential message to the (Nov,
14-17) convention of the Na
tional Catholic Youth Organi
zation Federation. "Your
theme, 'Youth*Gives Service,'
recognizes this urgent need for
young Americans to awake to the
problems which lie ahead and
to play an increasingly active
part in our national life.
"I SALUTE YOUR past ac
complishments," the President
also said, "and I know that
your future endeavors will re
flect the same sense of dedica
tion and high purpose."
The message was addressed
to Msgr. Frederick J. Steven
son, director of the Youth De
partment, National Catholic
Welfare Conference, sponsor of
the biennial convention, attend
ed by teenagers and young adults
from all parts of the U. S.
ARCHBISHOP John J. Krol of
Philadelphia, Episcopal Chair
man of the NCWC Youth De
partment, said in a message to
the delegates: "I pray that the
deliberations of the convention
will inspire all to undertake a
course of intense preparation
for effective service as lay
apostles in their parishes, their
dioceses and in the Church."
Tomorrow the delegates will
take part in panel discussions
on such diverse topics as poli
tics, lay missionary activity
and cheating in school.
Open House
At Cathedral
Christ the King Parents’
Association will hold an Open
House at the School, 2699 Pe
ach tree Rd. N. E. Sunday af
ternoon, Nov. 17th, from 3:00
to 5:00 P.M. honoring The Grey
Nuns of The Sacred Heart and
the lay teachers of the school.
Parents are invited to visit the
class-rooms and meet the tea
chers with refreshments being
served afterward in the Cathe
dral Center. Mrs. Emil J. Doce-
kal, Hospitality Chairman of the
Association is in charge of the
affair with the following serv
ing as her committee: Mrs. Da
vis Stultz, Mrs. Michael Egan,
Mrs. Donald Roe, Mrs. Edward
Ja. Witt, Mrs. a D. Medbiify,
Jr., Mrs. Robert C. Garner,
Mrs. Thomas Schoonover, Mrs.
T. J. Doyal, and Mrs. Charles
McCrary.
The Association is also spon
soring a Square Dance to be
held in the Cathedral Center at
8:00 P. M. on Saturday evening
Nov. 16th. Mrs. John Huber is in
charge of the dance.
„ iFr. Leahy, Superintendent
of Schools of the Archdiocese
of Atlanta will be the guest spe
aker at the monthly Parents*
Association meeting to be held
in the Cathedral Center Monday
evening Nov. 18th at 8KX) p.m.
Father Leahy will speak on:
"Catholic Schools—Partners
in American Education." Mrs.
Robert L. Robinson, President
of the Association will conduct
the business meeting after
which refreshments will be ser
ved.
BY FR.-GUSTAVE WEIGEL, S. J.
ROME-—With the substantial
completion of discussion of the
schema on the nature of the
Church the Second Vatican
Council has placed the keystone
which will determine the di
rection of all the other sche
mas to be considered.
The only task still to be ac
complished by the council Fa
thers on the study of the nature
of the Church is to formulate
the role of the Virgin Mary in
Christian fellowship.
THE REASON WHY the sec
ond session of the council began
with a discussion of the nature
of the Church is that all other
,questions, followed as corol
laries from this important stu
dy.
What the council Fathers have
achieved is a highly significant
piece of work. It will be a source
of orientation for theologians
and preachers for years to
come.
First of all, the council tried
successfully to follow the lines
proposed by the Pope who fa
thered the council, John XXIII,
whose memory is highly rever
ed by the council Fathers.
THE COUNCIL has delibera
tely avoided schoolroom logl-
calism which proceeds by dia
lectic deductions from an ab
stract, a priori set of defini
tions. In its stead, a Scrip-
tual mode of speaking and think
ing was followed. Perhaps there
will be some scholars who will
find fault with the use made of
some of the Scriptual texts,
but it is imperative to under
stand that the council was not
concerned with the positive exe
gesis of this or that Biblical
locus. Rather it was seeking
for a saturation of mind with
the total Biblical message, and
in this mood it spoke to the
people of our time,
IT IS RATHER important to
make this observation, lest it be
thought that a rigorous and for
mal task of the exegesis of
Scriptural texts was undertak
en. What we have is the procla
mation of the Gospel burden
done in the Biblical spirit.
The very beginning of the con
stitution is true to the Scrip
tures. The Church is not de
fined according to the canons
of Aristo -elian method. The
Church is considered as a mys
tery.
Not once in the pages of Holy
Writ is the Church strictly de
fined. Her reality is left to be
experienced by the believer in
terms of his faith. Any mystery
is ultimately beyond the com
prehension of rational analysis,
but much of a mystery can be
known, and the very mystery
excites us to know more about
it. In the Bible some 100 images
are employed to direct us to a
fuller knowledge of the reality
in which and by which we are in
contact with the saving God.
IT IS FOR this reason that
the first chapter of the council
constitution opens its own doc
trine on the "Church" with an
explicit profession of its mys
teriousness. The Church is not
being examined with an empiri
cal eye but with the eyes of
faith.
Under the stimulating image
of the Mystical Body of Christ,
important but general things are
said about it for the needs of
current man. It is here that a
long vexing question is answer
ed, Instead of posing an ambi
guous problem of membership
in this body, there is a discus
sion of belonging to it.
THERE ARE very many ways
in which its life-giving energy
can be transfused and, in con
sequence, non-Cathoiic Chris
tians through faith, Baptism, the
Scriptures, the Christian sac
raments and worship belong to
Christ. They must not be clas
sified with those who know not
the Lord Jesus. Nor must we
Nurses Luncheon
The Atlanta Archdiocesan
Council of Catholic Nurses will
hold a meeting Tuesday, No
vember 19, at 7:45 p.m., at St.
Joseph's Infirmary. There will
be a speaker for the evening
event and all Catholic nurses
are invited to be present.
forget that there is a Baptism
of the Spirit given to those for
whom the sacrament of water is
impossible, even though their
hearts are filled with faith and
the perfect love which flows
from it.
Nor is the visibility of the
Church ignored. It is a fellow
ship of men and for men. It is
like its Master, made of flesh
and blood. To understand this
dimension of its reality, another
Biblical image is used. The
Church is the People of God.
In this light the dignity, the
equality, the dynamism of each
and every believer is brought
out into clear view.
THERE ARE indeed distinc
tions in the vital functions of di
verse believers, but the func
tions are of the same animating
Spirit and th e equal dignity of
all believers derives precise
ly from their being gripped by
Him.
This thought leads to the con
templation of the classes of fun
ctions in the Church. The basic
equality of all believers is first
affirmed. Only then are those
dedicated to differentiating
functions examined. It was stat
ed previously that no function
raises the agent above others in
their all embracing Christian
reality, dignity and rights. But
the meaning of organic function
must be studied.
THE HIERARCHS are first
considered. However, the way
the thought is expressed does
not use categories of human law.
It is clear that some believers
must dedicate themselves to the
will, of the people of God direc
tly. They will function in the ad
ministration of the activity of
the Church. As we usually say,
they are engaged in the minis
try.
The First Vatican Council de
voted most of its energies to the
clarification of the function and
powers of the prime minister,
the Bishop of Rome, Since the
First Vatican Council did not
have the time to complete its
total program, the place of the
papacy was defined without
speaking about the work of the
other ministers. The earlier
doctrine needed no repetition
but the undone work had to be
done now.
Red Cross Needs
Knitting Skills
Mrs. Herman Haas, chair
man, announces that knitters
are urgently needed to help
with sweaters, socks and bean
ies for patients in Veteran’s
hospitals and to make baby
sweaters for layettes distri
buted to military dependents
upon need.
Mrs. Haas notes; "This is
such a gratifying project and
we need all the help we can get.
If you have any knitting skills,
please visit the knitting room
at the Metropolitan Atlanta
Chapter, American Red Cross
headquarters, 848 Peachtree
St, N.E." Knitting Service is
open each Wednesday from 10
a.m. until 1 p.m.
BYBEBT
• PUNTING
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Strviaf AtUmtt Sintt Jfli
COMPANY
530 FORREST ROAD. N. l_
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Lebanon: Where A Fire May Be Started
10/
Christ’s amazing words “I am come to cast fire on the earth
And what will I but that it be kindled” are brought to u
through St. Luke in his Gospel
These are no ordinary word!
Nechaev, inspirer of Lenin, wish*
to bum down everything. The ator
bomb hovers over us with its mei
P sage of fire. Christ wanted anothe
kind of fire—the fire of the Hoi
Spirit . . . You can help spread thl
Are in KHOURBEH, a village li
Lebanon. Here 400 Greek Melchit
Catholics are trying to replace
for lb* OrUntd Chttrcb ing, a wooden one, was badly dam
aged in World War II and again in the Arab-Israeli conflict
Then in addition, an earthquake in 1956 added to the damage
The outaide wall was so badly damaged experts said it wouli
be less expensive to build a new Chapel. The poor people hav<
scraped together $360 for the new building. They appeal to u
for $2500 to complete the job. Will you help?
JO ANN WRITES
She is a young friend in Los Angeles. She writes: “I’m eleven
and I know there are other youngsters that could use this
money. Love is God so may He love and watch over you always.
Your little friend." OUR REPLY: We thank you for your gen
erous help of $2. You mark it as a STRINGLESS GIFT. Do you
know that this type of gift enables us to help the Roly Father
where he feels the need Is greatest?
MINCE PIE
A contemporary magazine informs us that this delect&bli
item of the Th*nk«civ1nr menu was once a test of faith in Puri
tan England and colonial America. To the Puritans, mince pit
was an abomination: for Catholics a delight ... We don’t knot
how delectable the THANKSGIVING meal will be for man:
PALESTINE REFUGEES this year. We do know that a $U
FOOD PACKAGE will make the occasion more pleasant foi
these needy people. We will send an Olive Seed Rosary frou
the Holy Land.
CHRISTMAS CLUBS
Just about now, the Christmas Clubs are preparing to pour
out money to the members, a painless way of meeting a gift
giving day . . . Our MARY’S BANK is a painless way of making
deposits of grace in the bank of Heaven. The SI a month we ask
along with a prayer helps us educate SISTERS-TO-BE.
CHRISTMAS GIFT CARD
We'll send one to someone on your gift list when you send
something to the missions in their name. The card will be ac
companied by one with pressed flowers from the Holy Land.
Some stet sueeesttons:
JOIN OUR ASSOCIATION. SINGLE PERSON: *1 A YEAR;
FAMILY: $5: PERPETUAL MEMBERSHPS: SINGLE. $20;
FAMILY. $100.
EDUCATE A SISTER-TO-BE LIKE SISTER MARY AVILA
Cost: S150 a year for two years.
EDUCATE A SEMINARIAN LIKE JEAN ABBOUD Cost:
$100 a year for six years.
SEND MASS STIPENDS. REMEMBER THE HOLY SOULS.
Dear Monsigner: Enclosed please find
Name
for.
Street
City Zone . .. Slate
P.S. When making your will, remember the Catholic Near
East Welfare Association.
dl12ear Sst OlisstonsjMl
FRANCIS CARDINAL SPILLMAN, President
CATHOLIC NIAR IAST WIl/ARI ASSOCIATION
4#0 U*inf Ave. of 46th St. N«W Yotk 17, N. Y.
Labor Bargaining
In Serious Peril