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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1963 GEORGIA BULLETIN PAGE 3 MOSLEM RULE Christians Are Persecuted By Sudanese Government VATICAN CITY (NC) — A Su danese bishop has declared chat there is "de facto persecution*’ of Christianity in that Moslem- ruled African nation. But the prelate—Bishop Iren- eus Dud, Apostolic Vicar of Wau—pointed to a recent change of government policy that maj OBSCENITY bode well. He said that the government has allowed some missioners on home leave to reenter the Sudan. BISHOP DUD was speaking on the Sudan’s Revolution Day (Nov. 17), This marks the fifth anniversary of the army coup d'etat that overthrew the ‘Tropic Of Cancer’ Before Court Again WASHINGTON, D. C. (RNS) — Another case involving the al leged obscenity of Henry Mil ler's 'Tropic of Cancer" is before the U. S. Supreme Court, It comes from California and presents p’.arply conflicting lower court opinions. The Los Angeles trial court held the book obscene. The Dis trict Court of Appeals, in a 3- 0 decision, agreed, but the Su preme Court of California in a 7-0 opinion disagreed. Now the U. S. Supreme Court is being asked to reverse Cali fornia’s highest state court, "Obscenity" under the new 1961 California provision is construed to mean "that to the average person, applying contemporary standards, th e predominant appeal of the matter, taken as a whole, is to prurient interest, 1. e, a shame ful or morbid interest In nudity, sex, or excretion, which goes substantially beyond customary limits of candor In description or representation of such matters and Is matter which is utterly without redeeming social importance. .," Best Wishes Sacred Heart Parish GRIFFIN GLASS COMPANY AUTO GLASS AND ACCESSORIES INSTALLED WINDOW GLASS-PLAT GLASS- MORRORS-STORE FRONTS 228-8631 701 EAST TAYLOR STREET GRIFFIN, GEORGIA ARTHUR J, COPELAND PRESIDENT • - - RUTH S. COPELAND ARTHUR J. COPELAND, JR, VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY-TREASURER COPELAND COMPANY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS 242 WEST SOLOMON STREET PHONE 9441-9442 GRIFFIN, GEORGIA DUNDEE MILLS MAKERS OF FINE TOWELS SINCE 1880 AVALABLE AT FINE STORES THROUGHOUT THE NATION GRIFFIN, GEORGIA Sudan's two-year-old parlia mentary government. The Sudan, which won Inde pendence in 1956, has since been ruled by the eight million Arabic-speaking, predominant ly Moslem people of its north ern region. The Moslem-do minated government has sought to lslamlze the predominantly Negro and pagan southern re gion, which has more than 600, 000 Christians in a total popu lation of about four million. The government, which says that Islamizatlon will lead to national unity, has taken over all mission schools in the South, expelled missionaries and de creed the Missionary Societ ies Act in 1962 which virtual ly bans all missionary efforts, BISHOP DUD traced the his tory of the government’s re strictions on southern Sudan's 500,000 Catholics and 120,000 Protestants since then. He said: "In 1956 theie were 207 priests in the South, of whom 11 were Sudanese. (Now there are 25 Sudanese priests). There were 100 lay Brother mission ers and 270 missionary Sisters. "At that time the Catnollc Church was running 350 schools with some 25,000 pupils, be sides technical schools and six teacher-training centers. In addition, the Catholic Church was running midwifery courses, leper colonies, orphanages, di spensaries and social activit ies, 'TODAY THE TOTAL num ber of Catholic expatriate miss- loners in the southern Sudan is approximately 70 priests, 35 Brothers and 100 Sisters." Bishop Dud pointed to the government's confiscation of all 350 schools In the South in 1957 and Its gradual restriction on the movements of missionaries even In their pastoral work. He stated: "ASSISTING THE SICK and distributing medicines even in dispensaries were forbidden. Orphanages were closed down on government orders, "Besides, we have regret fully to record unjust dealings and false accusations. Many missionaries—about 50 from 1956 to 1961—were expelled from the Sudan on this basis. "Meanwhile missionaries who wanted to go on leave were refused their reentry permits. They preferred to stay and suffer their physical fatigue and even mortal diseases in silence. However, a few months ago, after earnest and repeated requests, some re entry permits were granted by the Ministry of the Interior," He said that from October, 1962 to March o f this year, 143 missioners were expelled from the Sudan 'tor unfounded reasons." ‘Lilies Award LOS ANGELES (NC) — Pro ducer-director Ralph Nelson will receive an award from the Los Angeles unit of the Nation al Catholic Theater Conference for his widely acclaimed film "Lilies of the Field." The St, Geneslus Award will be presented to him Nov. 23 at Loyola University of Los Angeles at a Pacific Southwes tern region of the conference meeting. CYO HONORS FBI CHIEF—J. Edgar Hoover, uirector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, receives the Pro Deo et Ju- ventute (For God and Youth) Medal at the convention banquet of die National Catholic Youth Organization federation, in New York, November 16. Shown presenting the award is Msgr. Frederick J, Stevenson, Director, Youth Department, N.C.W.C. Flanking Mr. Hoover are Auxiliary Bishop Edward V. Dar- gin of New York (left), and Msgr. Philip J. Murphy, director of youth activities, Archdiocese of New York. PROMISES BROKEN Polish Government Attacks Church VATICAN CITY (NC) — L’ Os- servatore Romano has referred to three anti-Church acts by the Polish communist government in recent days and said they refute those who believe that the "life of the Church in Po land is full of promise" and that coexistence ' between Ca tholicism and Marxism has been happily achieved," The Vatican City daily singled out the nationalization of a Ca tholic music school, the draft ing of seminarians for military service and the confiscation of 60,000 copies of a book con taining the writings and lect ures of Stefan Cardinal Wyszynskl, Polish Primate. THE ARTICLE SAID Polish officials forcibly closed the school of music founded by the Salesian Fathers at Przemysl and that the closing brought about "serious reactions of the people." Though the govern ment showed itself callous to public reaction, L'Osservatore Romano said, "the Catholic Faith of the Poles will car- talnly not be uprooted by clos ing down a school of sacred music." The article noted thatdespite the church-state agreement of 1950 which "provided that seminarians were to be exempt from military service," the government has called up many seminarians from seminaries in Poznan, Gnlezno, Przemysl, Warsaw and Tar now and that it appears whole classes have been called to duty. It said: "NOT ONLY WAS this pledge (of 1950) disregarded, but the government refuses to grant to seminarians benefits granted to other students who are exempted from military service and required only to undergo military training and to spend a month in military ser vice annually." In regard to Cardinal Wyszynski's works, it said it has been learned they were sent as a personal gift to the Cardinal in honor of the ap proaching millennium of Po land's Christianity by the World Alliance of Catholic Women's Organizations, PRINTED IN PARIS, the paper said they arrived by train in Warsaw in the last week of September and were con fiscated by the Polish govern ment on the ground that "they endanger the security and in terests of the state." The 60,000 copies contained three volumes of sermons which BEST WISHES SACRED HEAR! PARISH GALAXIE FAIRUNE FALCON RANDALL & BLAKELY, INC. Authorized Ford Ropr.iontotiv, 1001 W.tt Taylor Stroot Griffin, Ga. the Cardinal had preached pub licly in Poland in preparation for the millennium. Prior tc printing, the Sermons were naver questioned by the cen sor's office nor was the Cardi nal ever called to answer be fore the law for their contents. The volumes were sent to Jezlorno near Warsaw to be ground to pulp, L'Osservatore Romano reported, "ALL OF THIS," L'Os servatore Roman'o said, "gives food for thought. Firstly there Is an Insult to Cardinal Wyszynskl. Gratitude is not a sentiment to be cultivated in the gardens' of communism, and the man who only a few years ago was exalted and honored as an enlightened patriot is now made to appear at home and abroad as a ’retrograde.’ " L'Osservatore Romano con cluded by noting that "the epi sode which throws a light on the whole background, would lend itself to irony were it nor for the sorrowful situation it re veals. YOUNG COMPOSER Pius XII Aided Jews, Rabbi Says WORCESTER. Mass. (NC) — A national Jewish leader said here that Pope Pius XII rend ered "magnificent" assistance to Jews during World War II. Joseph L. Lichten, director of the intercultural affairs de partment of the B'Nai B'Rith Anlt-Defamatlon League, said he discussed Pope Plus' ser vice to Jews with Pope Paul VI during a recent audience which he had in Rome with the Pope. "I EXPRESSED MY regret that die full story of the war time Pontiff’s magnificent as sistance to Jews could not be known until the Vatican archives are opened," Lichten said. "At this point Pope Paul smiled warmly and said, 'I hope I will be able to help you in this'," The Jewish leader was com menting on the controversial play "The Deputy" by German author Rolf Hochhuth, which strongly criticizes Pope Pius XII for allegedly failing to con demn nazl persecution of Jews. The play has been produced in Europe and is scheduled for Broadway production next year. LICHTEN, REFERRING to studies he has made of Pope Plus*'action&‘on behalf of Jews, said that while he was in Rome recently "it was enormously gratifying to me, as a Jew, to be able to cite from my ex tensive research many in stances and several countries where Pope Pius helped the Jews." "I felt as strongly as ever in my life how tremendously im portant it is for us of differ ent faiths to meet each other with sound information and greet each other with unlimited good will," he said. THE B'NAI B'RITH official spoke at the fifth annual instl- mte on 'The Person and the Common Good" sponsored by Assumption college and the Anti-Defamation League. BYBERT • PRINTING * LITHOGRAPHING TRInlty 5*727 Serving Atlanta Sint a If It COMPANY 550 FORREST ROAD, N. I. 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HOWEVER, FINAL approval for its usage will be made by U. S. bishops, 170 of whom are still in Rome for the Council. Prominent members of the American hierarchy have ex pressed divergent views on the liturgical innovation. Joseph Cardinal Ritter, Archbishop of St. Louis, who is regarded as a "progressive" prelate at Counci sessions, has said he found "muchpleasure" in listening to Ftizpatrick's Mass on a record. He also has played It for some of his dio cesan priests, "It gave us all some idea of how the vernacular may be used to great advantage," Cardinal Ritter declared. "Many of our priests were favorably ^pres sed." ON THE OTHER HAND Fran cis Cardinal Spellman, Arch bishop of New York, is report ed opposing the innovation. OIteration Clothes (Joset CONTRACTORS PHONE 2246 J.B. MILLS, PRES.-TREAS. C.N. MILLS, SECRETARY GRIFFIN, GA. TIGHT SQUEEZE? 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