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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 '• UTHOGIAPHING 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