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PRAY FOR THE COUNCIL VOL. 1 NO. ’46. diocese of Atlanta GEORGIA'S NORTHERN COUNTIES SERVING ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1963 $5.00 PER YEAR NATIONAL EFFORT Set Thanksgiving Clothing Drive For Archdiocese All churches located in the Archdiocese of Atlanta will par ticipate in a drive for clothes during the week of November 24 to 30. Chancellor of the Archdio cese, the Very Reverend Harold J. Rainey, who is chairman of the drive, stated that this is a part of a national drive to as sist the National Catholic Wel fare Conference in its annual effort to alleviate the needs and misery of the destitute through- c 'he world. CLOTHING AND MATERIAL contributed to the annual Thanksgiving Clothing Collec tion is packed and shipped over seas and distributed to the needy in 67 countries where Catholic Relief Services maintain pro grams . of . relief and welfare. Distribution is made entirely without reference to race, reli gion, color or national origin. The sole criterion is human need. For the fifteenth consecutive year this clothing drive will be conducted with emphasis on us ed clothing, shoes, bedding, blankets, and household linens. SERVING 40 MILLION hun gry, homeless and destitute through 88 overseas field of fices with a supervisory staff of 130 Americans, Catholic Re lief Services is the world’s lar gest private voluntary relief organization. Eight thousand tons of clo thing, blankets, and shoes were collected in the United States last year. NOT ONLY CAN this drive provide protection against win ter cold or torrential seasonal rains or blazing tropical sun, but it can often safeguard the very young against crippling or deadly disease, aid impoverish ed people to find work or con tinue working, enable children to attend school, etc. During this drive the nearest Catholic Church will accept do nations, and all are urged to "give thanks by giving.” NEW YORK MEETING CYO Convention Elects Officers NEW YORK (NC) — Charles Rucker of the Omaha, Neb., archdiocese and Dean Manson of the Toledo Ohio, diocese were elected to the top posts at the Catholic Youth Organization Federation convention here. Rucker was elected presi dent of the CYO Federation, Teen Age section, and Manson was elected president of the federation’s Young Adult sec tion. OTHER NEW OFFICERS in the Teen Age section are: vice president, Dona Rysinger, New York archdiocese; secretary, Barbara Prybil, San Antonio, Tex., archdiocese; and treas- A Report From Rome At press time the GEORGIA BULLETIN has received word from Rome that the Council Fathers, meeting in solemn conclave, have voted overwhel mingly in favor of permitting the use of vernacular languages in the Mass and Sacraments. This vote will be later imple mented by Pope Paul VI when he officially proclaims, in de tail, the manner in which local tongues may be used in the lit urgy. Since the beginning of the Council the use of the vernacu lar in the liturgy has been a major issue. Sentiment has been heavily in favor of a wid er use of local tongues. To day’s vote confirms the wish of the Council. urer, Thomas Stapleton, Phila delphia archdiocese. In the Young Adult section the other new officers are: vice president, Judy Doherty, Boston archdiocese; secretary, Mary Norton, Newark, N. J„ diocese; and treasurer, Joseph Scharmer, Baltimore archdio cese. The officers will serve for two years. At their final working ses sions (Nov. 17) the delegates passed resolutions against ra cial bias and indecent litera ture. DELEGATES WERE URGED "to work for the abolition of all discriminatory practices, whe ther they be in die school, at work, or in the field of recrea tion.” The resolution against por nography referred to *’indecent literature as a very real and ugly menace, corrupting the minds and morals of youth.” It asked that die CYO Federation promote and publicize the list of approved publications drawn up by die National Office for De cent Literature. IN OTHER resolutions the CYO Federation: • Backed the establishment of a National Service Corps. • Urged that Catholic youth play a leading role in sustain ing and promoting moral and spiritual values in their respec tive communities, states and in the nation. • Expressed appreciation to President Kennedy for his ad dress to the convention (Nov. 15). Delegates voted to hold the next convention in Los Angeles In the fall of 1965. THE AMERICAN HIERARCHY applauded Pope Paul VI as he Joined them informally after addressing them in English at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall on November 15th. The American Cardinals, Archbishops and Bishops held their annual general meeting in Rome this year where they are attending the second session of Vatican Council II. ROME MEETING Prelates Are Elected To NCWC The Cardinals of the United States are ex officio members of the administrative board. Auxiliary Bishop Ernest L. Unterkoefler of Richmond was named assistant secretary of the board. Auxiliary Bishop Alexander M. Zaleski of De troit was named assistant trea surer. MSGR. PAUL F. TANNER, a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, was reappointed General Secretary of the NCWC Msgr. Francis T. Hurley, a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and Msgr. Cla- -rence D. White, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louise, were reappointed Assistant General Secretaries. THE FOLLOWING PRE LATES were named to serve as assistant chairman of va rious NCWC departments: Bishop John J. Wright of Pittsburgh, Education; Auxi liary Bishop John A. Donovan of Detroit, Legal; Auxiliary Bishop Stephen A. Leven of San Antonio, Lay Organizations; Auxiliary Bishop Philip M. Han nan of Washington, Press; Au xiliary Bishop T. Austin Mur- phy of Baltimore, Immigration. Bishop Ernest J. Primeau of Manchester, H. H„ was nam ed episcopal advisor to the NC WC Youth Department for the National Federation of Catholic College Students. Auxiliary Bishop James William Malone of Youngstown, Ohio, was named episcopal advisor to the Youth Department for Newman Clubs. Bishop Thomas K. Gorman of Dallas-Fort Worth was named assistant to the chairman of the Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, pre sident of Morehouse College, in Atlanta, Ga., gave the major ad dress at die annual ecumenical assembly of the Massachusetts Council of Churches, attended by delegates of 11 different Protestant denominations. NEWMAN APOSTOLATE BLESSED BY POPE—Pope Paul VI has given his blessing to the wholt scope of the Newman Apostolate in its work on American college campuses and with alumni. He paid the tribute during an audience, November 12. Shown with him at that time are Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan of Atlanta (left), episcopal moderator of the Newman Apostolate; Archbishop John J. Krol of Philadelphia, episcopal chairman, Youth Dept., NCWC., and Andrew P. Maloney, New York banker, president of the Newman Foundation. ”A DECISION of the Supreme Court cannot i n t e g r a t e schools”, he asserted. "It can only implement desegregation which paves theway for integra tion. An Integrated social order would have no segregation and no discrimination based on race, religion or color.” Dr. Mays told the assembly he considers integration "to be a spiritual concept and one which whould not be confused with desegregation.” He said that to Integrate means to unite together "to form a more per fect entity and harmonious so ciety.” ROME — Archbishops Leo Binz of St. Paul and John P. Cody, Apostolic Administrator of New Orleans, were elected new members of the Adminis trative Board of the National Catholic Welfare Conference at the annual general meeting of the Bishops of the United States held here. The prelates succeed on the board Archbishop Lawrence J. Shehan of Baltimore and Bishop Allen J. Babcock of Grand Rap ids, Mich., who had served the permissible five consecutive one-year terms as board mem bers. The members of the newly- elected administrative board met and organized following the general meeting of the bishops. OTHER MEMBERS of the board were elected to offices as follows: Administrative Board for die NCWC Bureau of Information. Auxiliary Bishop James H. Griffiths of New Yorkwas nam ed assistant to the chairman for the NCWC Office for United Nations Affairs. Bishop Fran cis J. Schenk of Duluth, Minn., Social Action; and Bishop Cole man F. Carroll of Miami, Youth. PLACID CHURCH Priest Asks Action By Catholic Youth Archbishop William E. Cou sins of Milwaukee, vice chair man of the board and chairman of the NCWC Department of Social Action; Archbishop Karl J. Alter of Cincinnati, secre tary of the board; Archbishop John F. Dearden of Detroit, treasurer; Archbishop John J. Krol of Philadelphia, chairman of the NCWC Department of Education; Bishop Emmet M. Walsh of Youngstown, Ohio, chairman of the NCWC Legal Department; Archbishop Tho mas A. Connolly of Seattle, chairman of the NCWC De partment of Immigration; Arch bishop Binz, chairman of the NCWC Department of Lay Or ganizations; Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken of San Francisco, chairman of the NCWC Press Department; Archbishop Cody, chairman of the NCWC Youth Department. "TOO LONG we have been a placid Church in the U. S.,” he continued. "Too long have we fought for a narrow concept of the Church. Too long have we lived in a spirit of isolation ism.” Declaring that in almost 2,OCX) years of operation the Church has not been "tremendously successful”, Father McGuire said that Catholics constitute less than 17% the world’s pop ulation of three billion people. ’’Within 10 years we will be fortunate if we are 14% of the world’s population,” he added. "THAT IS YOUR challenge,” he told the young people. "Your obligation is not only to attend Mass and have a direct line to God. If you don’t feel an obliga tion to your fellowman, don’t attend these conventions, resign from the CYO.” Father McGuire then cited the need for Papal Volunteers and Extension Volunteers for the home missions, and noted that "there is an overwhelmingly low percentage of Catholics in the Peace Corps.” ‘Desegregation Too Slow\.Mays BOSTON (RNS)—A leading U. S. Negro educator stated here that "at the present rate, it would take up to 200 years to completely desegregate the schools in the deep South.” NEW YORK — A priest chal lenged a Catholic Youth meeting here to take "intelligent ac tion” in behalf of the Church throughout the world. "Know to the fullest the con tent of your Faith and then go into action,” urged Father Frederick A. McGuire, C.M., executive secretary of the Mis sion Secretariat, which has headquarters at the National Pontifical Mass closing the sev enth national convention of die Catholic Youth Organization Federation. SOME 4,000 Catholic teen agers and young adults attended the Mass , offered (Nov. 17) by Auxiliary Bishop Edward V. Dargin of New York for suc cess of the ecumenical council. Father McGuire said the "health of the Church should not be evaluated in terms of overflowing schools or huge Catholic hospitals,” nor should the Church be thought of in terms of "geographic bord- ore 99 "It is the Church of all its peoples: black; yellow, white or brown,” he said. ANNUAL STATEMENT Bishops See U.S. Goals Unfilled But Reachable f WASHINGTON (NC) — The 1 rights and their divine origin; Bishops of the United States have said that many of Ameri ca’s goals remain unfulfilled, but are within reach if Ameri cans unite in a common effort to attain them. In their annual statement, entitled "Bonds of Union,” the Bishops warned that the nation’s people face grave challenges from erroneous philosophies. BUT THEY SAID a review of the nation's moral values and "renewed dedication to our common goals may help us to face the present trials as a people truly one nation under God.” In their statement, the Bi shops re-studied the nation’s heritage of moral and politi cal principles, pointed to threats facing it today and ex pressed confidence Americans will meet the challenge. The statement was released here (Nov. 17) through the ex ecutive department of the National Catholic Welfare Con ference, THE BISHOPS said: "A national examination of conscience would reveal today that we are in danger of be coming a people weakened by secularism in our social philosophy, materialism in our concept of the good life and expediency in our moral code.” The Bishops said secularism, which regards God and religion as irrelevent to everyday life, - is enjoying "increasing es tablishment as an official American view of life." They said it can be found In educat ion, marriage, business and re creation. MATERIALISM, they con tinued, is reflected increasing ly in moral values, "Security in the comforts of living is too often our major, even our con trolling, concern," they said. They added that "as an af fluent nation, we are un fortunately acquiring the vices associated with irresponsible materialists; overindulgence, excessive gambling and the in satiable demand for excite ment.” THE THIRD PROBLEM they characterized a s the frequent: use of expediency rather than principle in meeting our social problems.” Typical of this defect, they said, is the "confusion and tens ion surrounding the so-called 'race question'." SOCIAL JUSTICE, they charged, under the influence of secularism and materialism, "becomes merely fl political matter and we remain as a nation morally tortured by racial injustice in schools, jobs, housing, communal facilities, even in the most obvious area of democratic suffrage.” The proper approach to the race issue, they said, "is to treat all men and women as persons, without reference to patterns of difference.” "UNLESS THE Declaration of Independence is taken to mean what it says about inalienable unless the salute to the flag including Lincoln’s phrase ‘under God,’ is uttered with out tongue in cheek; unless the plain intent of the Constitut ion is wholeheartedly en dorsed—any talk of law and order’ is worse than poor policy; it is hypocrisy,” they said. Despite this outlook, the Bi shops expressed confidence that the situation will brighten. "Even these problems of our republic can be bonds of union. They are faced by all Ameri cans; their solution is our mut ual burden,” they said, "MEN OF GOOD will are finding that they must work to gether to stem the march to ward secularism. Reaction against materialism may, please God, result in a renew ed commitment to spiritual values, turning our search for wealth into a vocation of ser vice,” they said. As for the "sad controversy over civil rights,” the Bishops said that the desire for a more perfect union "can yet rally the moral energies of the nat ion to complete the ‘unfinished business’ of the Emancipation Proclamation by full recognit ion of all their rights for mill ions of our fellow citizens of the Negro race." THE PRELATES ALSO dis cussed the courts, saying that while tribunals must be vigil ant to protect justice, "the people must be vigilant too, lest the courts. . . annul the original determination that ours be a government of laws, not of men.” "Our courts must see,” the Bishops said, "that the law of the land is so interpreted as to be free from undue influence of particular schools of thought. "IT HAS BEST served the American tradition when the law reflects a community con sensus or common understand ing of what is best to achieve the common ends of justice.” (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) Operation "Open Closet” This ragged little boy repre* sents needy children and adults the world over who would welcome with open arms the clothes, shoes and bedding you no longer find useful. They have no money for new clothes; hand-me-downs are the only “new” possessions they can hope for. Help them by bringing serv* iceable apparel and household linens to your nearest Catholic Church in November during the annual Catholic Bishops’ Cloth* ing Collection, conducted for the destitute in 6? countries.