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liturgy, MEDIA TEXT INSERT NORTHERN COUNTIES diocese of Atlanta SERVING GEORGIA'S VOL. 1 NO. 49 ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1963 $5.00 PER YEAR PHIS XII MEMORIAL — This 12-foot bronze statue of Pope Pius XII will be un veiled in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, early next year. It is the work of Milanese sculp tor Francesco Messina who has been working on it for three years. FAMED PRIEST SEES Informed Public Opinion Lacking SOUTH ORANGE, N. J. (RNS) — Father George Dom inique Pire, 0. P., Belgian- born priest who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958, called re for the creation of a public opinion supporting “the will to love in a world free of racism, hunger and war." The priest, who is famed for extensive aid to refugees, spoke at Seton Hall University, a Ro man Catholic institution. The school had awarded him an hon orary doctorate of humane let ters. “CREATE implies that this public opinion does not yet exist, " Father Pire said, “This opinion is not yet conscious and it accepts blindly all that the mass media propose,*’ Establishing this new public opinion, he continued, places a great responsibility on people of influence — professors, in tellectuals, journalists and pa rents. Referring to the current civil rights crisis in the U. S, , the priest called for an elimination of racism in all of its forms. "May your country find as soon as possible the definite solution that will create the ab solute respect of the Neg^pes without requiring them to imit ate the white, implying white superiority, which is not the tr uth," he declared, FATHER Pire expressed an optimistic view about problems in the contemporary world, “It is the era of the cold war, of the death of John F. Kennedy, of racism,” he said. “But you all know as I do the argument of the optimist and the pessi mist, the pessimist saying: This glass is half empty,' and the optimist replying, 'No, it is already half full,** Now, Father Pire said, the pessimists say: “We are wit nessing the pains and the ago nies which precede the end of a civilization.' 'The optimists — I among them — answer: 'no, these are the pains of childbirth," BESIDES racism, the noted priest also urged an end to hun ger in the world and war. Episcopal Invitation # As a follow-up to the archdiocesan Council of Catholic Men's “Operation Understanding" the Episcopal Churchmen of the Ca thedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road, N. E., invite Catho lics in Atlanta to participate with their laymen in a guided tour of the Episcopal Cathedral on Sunday (December 15) from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Father Pire, who won the Fr ench War Medal for his work as chaplain to Resistance figh ters during World War II, re ceived the Seton Hall degree from Mstr. James A. Hughes, vicar general of the Newark, N. J„ archdiocese. The ceremonies marked the priest’s first public appear ance in this country. On that afternoon, the Episcopal laymen will conduct small groups of visitors through the various buildings, answering any inquiries on the subject. No services will be conducted during this period of visiting. Robert G. Ross, President of Episcopal Churchmen, and Canon Henry A. Cinser, their advisor, said in a statement: “Many of our group enjoyed so much the opportunity that was afforded us when we had theoccasion to visit you, that we sincerely hope that you will bring this reciprocal invitation to the attention of your people," OF NASHVILLE Endorses Action For Democracy Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan has endorsed the “Action for Democracy" program re cently launched here. His Text follows: Bishop Durick Now Coadjutor "On behalf of the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, I he artily endorse the program, “Action for Democracy" which has been proposed by two hun dred citizens of Atlanta in or der to end the segregation and discrimination in our midst. WASHINGTON (NC) — Pope Paul VI has named Bishop Jo seph A. Durick to be Coadjutor with right of succession to Bis hop William L. Adrian of Nash ville. Bishop Durick has been serving as Auxiliary to Arch bishop Thomas J. Toolen, Bis hop of Mobile-Birmingham. The appointment was announ ced here by Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, Apostolic Delegate in the United States. WITH HIS new appointment Bishop Durick returns to his native state, having been born in Dayton, Tenn., Oct. 13,1914. He was director of the Catho lic Information Center in Birm ingham, Ala., whenhewas nam ed Titular Bishop of Cerbali and Auxiliary to Archbishop Toolen in 1955. He had com pleted almost 15 years in the priesthood at that time, and had spent most of his sacerdotal ca reer in mission work. Preaching at BishopDurick’s consecration, Auxiliary Bishop Fulton J. Sheen of New York ob served: “It is a beautiful thing when the Church will choose a Bishop from a trailer and put him on a throne." BISHOP Durick attended St. Bernard Minor Seminary, St. Bernard, Ala.: St. Mary’s Se minary, Baltimore, and Propa ganda College in Rome. He was ordained in the chapel of Propa ganda College on May 23, 1940, by Pietro Cardinal Fumasoni- Biondi, then Prefect of the Sac red Congregation for die Propa gation of the Faith and a for mer Apostolic Delegate in the United States. He served as an assistant pastor of the North Alabama Missions from 1940 to 1943 director of the North Alabama Missions and Administrator of St. John's Church, Birmingham, from 1943 to 1948; pastor of St. Margaret’s church, Birming ham, from 1948, and director of the Catholic Information Cen ter, from 1943, until his eleva tion to the hierarchy. Bishop Durick was conse crated in St. Paul’s Co-Ca- thedral, Birmingham, on March 24, 1955. "With the open policy of our Catholic schools and hospitals already established, I am confi dent that our Catholic laity, as well as our priests and sis ters, are ready to coope rate with all citizens in this vital effort. “The immediate adoption of the program will ensure Atlan ta’s place among those Ameri can cities which are leading the way to full justice. “May God bless both those who have prepared "Action for Democracy", and those who are ready now to carry it to its effective conclusion. ‘Maryknoller’ MARYKNOLL, N. Y. (RNS) Roman Catholic Maryknoll sisters here have an affectio nate place in their hearts for a petite Protestant Episcopal nun who studied with them. Sister Elizabeth, the first Episcopa lian nun to study with the Ca tholic order, had been taking classes here in anthropology and linguistics. ARCHBISHOP PAUL J. HALLINAN being greeted on his return from attending the Vatican Council in Rome, by Monsignor Joseph G. Cassidy, V. G., P. A. PRESIDENTIAL award Highest Civilian Medal For Pope John VATICAN RADIO Pope’s Visit To Holy Land ‘Ecumenical’ WASHINGTON (NC)— The Presidential Medal of Free dom, the highest civilian honor the President can bestow in pe acetime, was conferred posthu mously on Pope John XXIII in a White House ceremony. In an unheralded action, Pre sident Lyndon B, Johnson hon ored the late Pontiff as “a man of simple origins, of simple faith, or simple charity," He said that in his exalted office “he was still the simple pas tor," and that he “profoundly respected the dignity of man." THE CITATION spoke of Pope John as a “dedicated ser vant of God" who had a great influence for peace. Created by President Harry S. Truman in 1945, and redes igned by President John F. Ken nedy, the Medal of Freedom is awarded for a meritorious con tribution to (1) the security or national interests of the Uni ted States, or (2) world peace, or (3) cultural or other signi ficant public or private endeav ors. ’ PRESIDENT JOHNSON con ferred the medal on 30 persons selected by President Kennedy, and then announced a posthum ous award of the decoration for President Kennedy himself. He lauded him as a soldier, scho lar, statesman, defender of freedom, pioneer for peace, au thor of hope—combining cour age with reason, and combating hate with compassion, he led the land he loved toward new front iers of opportunity for all men and peace for all time," "Beloved in a life of selfl ess service," the citation con tinued, “sourned by all in a de ath of senseless crime, the en- ergy, faith and devotion which he brought to his extraordinar ily successful though tragically brief endeavors will hereafter 'light the country and all who XXIII serve it— and the glow from that fire can truly light the wor ld." THE CLOSING quotations are from President Kennedy’s in augural address in January, 1961. Then President Johnson said; "I also have determined to confer the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously on another noble man whose death (CONTINUED ON PAGE 12) JFK Memorial PHILADELPHIA (NC) - An interfaith service in memory of the late President Kennedy will be held Dec. 22 at the Lin coln Memorial in Washing ton, D. C. Announcement of the memo rial service was made here during the General Assembly of the National Council of Churc hes by Methodist Bishop John Wesley Lord of Washington. ROME — Vatican Radio has described the “ecumenical as pects'* of Pope Paul Vi's im minent Pilgrimage to Jerus alem as having "Extraordinary importance." The Vatican Radio commen tary on the journey filled in a void of facts which had fol lowed announcment of the dates of the visit-- Jan. 4 to 6, Italy's newspapers were filled with detailed speculation. But no official itinerary or other fac ts had been rleased by the Va tican, which was still prepar ing the program of the papal pilgrimage. THE VATICANwas also main taining complete reserve in re gards to the proposal byOrtho- dox Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople that top lead ers of the Christian world join the Pope in a meeting of pra yer in the Holy City. But the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity's Undersecre tary for Orthodox Relation- Father Piere Duprey, W. F., flew from Rome to Istanbul Dec. 9 to give Patriarch Athenago ras “fuller details" of the Po pe’s proposed Journey. No announcement was made here concerning Father Duprey's flight. But reliable so urces said that the ;rupose of the priest's visit was a cour tesy one aimed only at supply ing the Patriarch with informa tion about the papal trip. It was not to be construed as a visit to set up a “summit meeting" between the two churchmen, ac cording to these sources. COMPLETE arrangements for the Pope’s journey to the Holy Land were in the hands of the papal Secretariat of State. The secretariat released no immed iate details concerning the pil grimage. But officials of Alitalia, It aly’s national airline, repor ted that they would ready a DC-8 Jet to leave Rome on the morning of Jan. 4 and land at Amman, Jordan, two hours la ter, They said the plane will be equipped with a portable al tar. According to these offici als, the Pope will drive by car from the Amman airport to the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem, where he is to have quarters at the residence of the Apostolic Delegate in Jordan. ALITALIA officials expect ed that Pope Paul would conc lude his visit by driving thro ugh the Mandelbaum Gate in to Israeli Jerusalem on Jan. 6 and would leave Israel by pl ane that afternoon after visit ing holy places in Israel. It was understood that the go vernments of Syria and Leban on made it known that they would like to have the Pope vi sit their countries during his visit to the Middle East. But no comment was avllable at the Vatican. IN THE meantime, chartered plane flights from Rome, Lon don, Paris and Beirut were be ing arranged to fly hundreds of newsmen to the Holy Land. The Vatican City daily newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, re mained silent about the journey after the terese announcement in its Dec. 7 edition—appear ing in the evening of Dec. 6— giving the dates. But Vatican Radio on Dec. 10 gave a long commentary stres sing the ecumenical significan ce of the pilgrimage. It said: “JERUSALEM is the symbol of the one and undivided Church, although the divisions among Christians manifest themselves painfully in the Holy City its elf. (But) the feeling of a com mon bond, of a common love which gathers everyone around Christ reveals itself. . .in the very fact that the places hal lowed by the Lord are at pre sent the common property of Catholics, of Greek Orthodox, and of Armenian Orthodox. Archbishop Reception A public reception honoring Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan on his return fron the Second Session of the Vatican Council will be held Sunday evening (December 15) at 8:00 p.m. in the auditorium of Cathedral of Christ the King. All the faithful of the Arch diocese are invited to attend the reception and to bring their friends. The archbishop will speak on "Vatican Council — the Middle of the Journey", The reception will follow the Archbishop's talk, and will be presided over by Monsignor Joseph G. Cassidy, V.G., P.A., who will introduce the Arch bishop. Choral arrangements will be bystudentpof D'Youville Academy. LEBANESE PAPERS Stand On Jews Given To Arabs BEIRUT, Lebanon (NC ) — Lebanese papers have publish ed a letter from Patriarch Ma- ximos IV Saigh, of Antioch, explaining to Arabs the coun cil's deliberations in a state ment dealing with relations of the Church and Jews. The Patriarch addressed the letter to all Arabs “to correct erroneous interpretations and to allay anxieties felt in the Arab countries when it was learned that the ecumenical council might examine cer tain texts regarding Jewish re- lieion." THE PATRIARCH said that “the Jewish question should be regarded under a twofold as pect: the spiritual-religious and the civil-political. But when the Church speaks of Jewry she does so in the purely spi ritual-religious plane. “The ecumenical council has declared repeatedly that it is not its task to intervene in ci vil and religious matters. The document in question makes no reference whatever to the pre sent political situation between Arab states and State of Israel which so far has not been re cognized by the Vatican." Actually it is inexact to say the Vatican has not recogniz ed the State of Israel. The Vatican does not have diplo matic relations with Israel but that does not imply nonre cognition. The Vatican does not have diplomatic relations with the U. S. A, either. LOCAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL football coaches met wife Immaculate Conception Shrine Holy Name on Sunday. Here, left to right, front row, are Don Shea, Marlst; Holy Name pre sident Eddie Gasperlni; Fr. Leonard Kelly. Back row, George Maloof, St. Pius X: Bill Daprano St. Joseph; Tom McDevitt, St, Joseph,