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f PAGI. 6 GI .ORGlA LLLLLTIN THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1964 VATICAN COUNCIL NOTES # * v JL. Unwieldy Parliament Real Legislative Body Miss Nancy Nunan Weds Aquila Butler King III At St. Anthony’s Mr. and Mrs. Marion A. Nunan announce the marriage ol iheir daughter, Nancy Marian Nunan to Mr. Aquila Butler King, 111, son of Mr. and Mrs. Awuila Butler King, Jr., of Wrens, Georgia. The bride attends Georgia Slate College where she is a member of Alpha Phi Sorority. The groom is employed by the city of Atlanta sixl attends At lanta Law School where he is a member of Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity. The marriage was solemniz ed on Saturday, December 7th at St. Anthonys Church. Father Jarlath Burke officiated. The bride was given in mar MONTHLY i PEST CONTROlJ SERVICE riage by her father. The best man was Mr, Winston Teate and groomsmen - ushers were Messrs. Brent and Russell Nunan, James King and Marion Price. Miss Mary Elizabeth Hewin was the maid of honor and the bridesmaids were the bride’s cousin, Mrs. Susan Clark and the groom’s sister, Miss Sharon King. Miss Jerrilee Stratton, cousin of the bride was flower girl. Their gowns were of aqua velvet with matching head- piece, Master Robert Stratton, cousin of the bride, was ring- bearer. The bridal gown was of peaux- de-soi. The back swept into a full length train. Her veil of lllusinon fell from a crown of pearls. The reception immediately followed the ceremony at St, Anthonys 'Auditorium. The brides book was kept by Mrs, Bobble Stender and assisting in serving were Mrs. Ruth Lansom, Misses Michele De- Vaughn, Judy Hart, Linda Smith, Mary Ann Powell, Peggy Hynes, Becky and Pat King. Upon returning from their honeymoon the couple will re side in Atlanta. ST. JOSEPH’S INFIRMARY SODA FOUNTAIN COFFEE SHOP AND RESTAURANT LOCATED NEXT TO GIFT SHOP ON MAIN FLOOR IN NEW BUILDING ATLANTA. GA. onts • rots • mice 1 call siberfoh roaches This is the last of a series on the second session of the Vu lcan Council by the GEORGIA BULLETIN’S managing editor, who v-iias returned after three weeks of coverage and conver sation at the Vatican. BY GERARD E. SHERRY It looked as though this final article on the Council Session concluded last month would never see the light ofday.Space problems in our Christmas issues have delayed it until now. Furthermore So many opinions have already beenwritten on the Council Session that one won ders if a further one is really necessary. It seems to me that the Coun cil set out to establish the norms of renewal within the Church as laid down by the late Pope John XXIII, and re-emp hasized by the present Holy Father. The First Session, in 1962, could be classified as a preparatory course for the council Fathers. Never before had so many bishops met un der one roof; never before had so many strangers come toget her to make decisive affecting half a billion Catholics and countless other milions not of our faith. THE MIRACLE of the First Session was that the bishops came to know each other, not only as brothers in Christ, but as essential legislators in the welfare of the Church. An un wieldy Parliament had been led from procedural chaos into ru les of order and administrative calm, which is now the envy of every political legislature in the world. The timeless Church has ac hieved in one year what many skeptics had forecast would take 50 to 100 years. In ot- Lor; words, the conclusion of the Second Session of Vatican II points to the fact that its ac complishments will bear fruit in this generation, as well as in the generations to come.Two major decrees do not seem to much, yet the Liturgy Reforms- alone stand as a monument to the accomplishments of the NELSON RIVES REALTY INC. 3669 CLAIRMONT ROAD CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE SALES, RENTALS RESIDENTIAL AND * COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PHONE: 451-2323 Survey* of THE GEORGIA BULLETIN families SHOWS WHY THIS NEWSPAPER IS A SALES PRODUCER . . . Survey using a modified probability sample of over 8,000 GIORGIA BULLETIN subscriber* in the Atlanta Archdiocese. " ^ i ■ i □ MORE MONEY TO SPEND Among Bulletin famllioi 35*/, torn moro than $10,000 por yoor, Only 13% of Tho Georgia Bulletin reader* torn loti than $3,000 annually, □ MORE PEOPLE PER HOUSEHOLD % Average tut of lullotin famlllot It 4,3 portont, 49% of Tho Georgia lullotin famllioi hove children under 21 yoaa of ago — an average of 3.13 children In toch of thoio hemot. □ EDITORIAL VITALITY COMMANDS LONGER READING TIME 42.3% tpend from 1 to- 3 houn reading this newipapor each week. □ MORE SPENT FOR CLOTHING, SHOES Among Tho Georgia lulletln famifiet that have tchool-age children, tho ma|orlty tpendi moro than $73.00 each yoor for each child on dothoi. They buy an avorago of 9 pain of children'* thoot annually. □ THEY OWN 12,000 AUTOMOBILES Approximately 90% of The Georgia Bulletin famlllet own ont or moro can. Tho avorago It 1.4— o fotol of over 12,000 can. One-fourth own a 1941 or newer car. Tho majority are planning a meter car vacation within tho next year. □ THEY SPEND $350,000 A WEEK FOR FOOD Tho average Georgia lullotin family tpondt approximately $37.00 per week for food products Of a total of over $330,000 weekly. □ THEY ARE LOYAL 34% of The Georgia Bulletin famlllet readily acknowledge that they have more confidence In the od* In The Bulletin thon In other media. current Council Fathers. THE COMMUNICATIONS — media decree, even though it has not received the universal acceptance that the Liturgical Reforms gained, is still a step in the right direction. It has sorne major faults. However, the'art of compromise always results in less than one ex pected — as well as more than one have thought possible. Re newal is never stagnant. Hence, the communications media will continue to get the attention of the Church and improvements more in keeping with the reali ties of our times will surely come about. The Third Session is expect ed to take up various schemata on which debate has al ready taken place in the Second Session. These Include Bishops .and Diocesan Government and Ecumenism. Other subjects not yet discussed include Lay Apostolate, marriage, the missions, Catholic education, clergy education, Eastern Ch urches, and the Church in the modern world. THE SCHEMA ON Bishops and Diocesan Government has received much attention from the Council Fathers. Many have expressed dissatisfaction with its present form, especially in relation to National Confer ences of Bishops and the role of Bishops in relation to the Government of the Church and the Roman Curia. This schema also treats on the status of Co adjutor and Auxiliary Bishops, as well as the retirement age for Bishops. These may not seem Important to the average lay man, but they do have a great bearing on effective Diocesan Administration and as such, af fect us all. The Schema on Ecumenism appears to be the most difficult for the Council Fathers to de- cive upon. The debate at the Second Session, rather acri monious at times, showed the Bishops to be of one mind, ex cept on the chapters 4 and 5. These Involve a statement of principles on Catholics and Jews, and on religious liberty. Some of the Council Fathers fear these last two chapters will be quietly deleted from the schema on the Lisistence of leading Curia officials. How ever, all signs point to the op posite. Cardinal Bea, who heads the Vatican Secreariat for Ch ristian Unity, assured the Council Fathers at the clos ing debate of the Second Sess ion that the chapters were very much alive, and would be fur ther discussed at the Third Ses sion. The known Involvement of the American Hierarchy in the preparation and support of the chapter on Religious Liberty seems to guarantee that it will not be squashed or watered down. Furthermore, Curia fears on this subject are only natural considering their role as main defenders of the Div- the Deposit. It Is expected that their apparent lntranslge- ance during the Second Session will not deter the majority of Bishops from approving the Re ligious Liberty chapter. TO SUM UP, it could be said that apart from the promulga tion of two major decrees, the Second Session also achieved a unanimity among the Council Fathers which was never ex pected. The so-called Council struggle Is not a political bat tle, nor is it a question of a battle over doctrine. It simply Involves the question of what are the best methods of achie ving renewal and unity —• which is also the purpose expressed by Pope John when he originally conceived the idea of the Coun cil. FRANCIS CARDINAL si»KLLMAN had just returned from the second session of the Second Vatican Council, and was about to leave on his 13th annual Christmas visit to American servicemen stationed overseas, when he gave his 18th annual Christmas party for more than 100 small boys and girls of the New York Foundling Home. The Arch bishop of New York is shown here with two of his tiny guests in the grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. The Cardinal distributed gifts to the children, who also received their fill of ice cream, cake and milk. The visit to U. S. service per sonnel this year takes the Military Vicar to the South Pole, where U. 8. Navy personnel are engaged in a peacetime scientific expedition. Is Oldest Bishop Retired Bishop Edmund F. Gibbons (above) of Albany, N. Y., who is 95-years-old is now the world’s oldest bishop, fol lowing the death in Rome, De cember 6, of Archbishop Alfon so Carlnci, at age 101. Bishop Gibbons served as Bishop of Albany from 1919 until 1954. CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE Visits Sick, Asks For World’s Peace VATICAN CITY (NC)—On the first Christmas of his pontifi cate, Pope Paul VI celebrated his three masses for people of all social levels, visited the sick and preached the gospel of peace. At midnight, the Pope cele brated his first Mass lntheSls- tine chapel for the diplomatic corps at the Holy See at an al tar facing Michaelangelo’s Im mense fresco of the Last Judg ment. At 8:30 ».rn., he was driv en to the working class Rome district of Pletralata for his second Mass, and at 11:30 he celebrated his final Mass for 15,000 people in St. Peter's basilica. THROUGHOUT HIS entire commemoration of Christmas, the Pope stressed the theme of peace and its intimate connec tion with the birth of the Prince of Peace. The most tumultuous moment of the day occurred as Pope Paul arrived at the Pletralata dis trict, where thousands had turn ed out under glowering skies to welcome him. From the balcon ies of the concrete, low-cost, state-built apartments hung bunting, blankets, bedispreads and makeshift Vatican flaga of gold and white. AS HE STEPPED from his car, the Pope was greeted by Luigi Cardinal Traglia, Pro- Vicar General of Rome, and by pariah priests of the district. The Pope was presented with numerous gifts of flowers and spiritual bouquets. One little girl handed him a live, kicking white lamb. The Pope delighted all around him by lifting It up above his head to show it off. Thousands remained standing outside the church as Pope Paul celebrated Maas and his words ware carried over loudspeakers which echoed through the neigh boring streets. TO THE POPULATION of the working class quarter he said he had some so that he could spend Christmas among his people. Many of the area's re sidents have voted the commu nist ticket, but the Pope told them that Christmas inthePie- tralata district was £oth'"very true and very beautiful” for Christ Himself chose to be bom ”in squalor and poverty.” In his brief sermon after the Gospel, Pope Paul dwelt on the theme of peace. He said: "CHRISTMAS IS the feast of peace—the peace of God, peace in our consciences and there fore peace with our neighbor. If this became a social phenome non, if it should spread in fami lies, in cities and in nations, men Indeed would become bro thers and the face of the world would be changed.” After Mass, the Pope was driven a few hundred yards to an apartment house. Alighting, he skirted mud and rain puddles to enter the building and visit 65-year-old Emilia Proietti, who for the past 15 years has been paralyzed. On his return to the Vatican, the children. He was asked by one of the child ren If they could go with him to the Holy Land. The Pope said: “You pray for the visit and I promise to visit you again.” THE POPE'S FIRST Maas was celebrated In surroundings greatly different from those of the Pletralata district. The Sis- tlne chapel at midnight was filled with a quiet crowd of dip lomats, their wives and child ren. The congregation ana wered the prayers In adialogie Mass, while the Slstlne choir •ang. To the diplomats also, the Pope addressed thoughts on the subject of peace. He stated: "GENTLEMEN, IS IT not your mission to work to break down the walls which divide peoples and to announce peace to both those near and far away? Words are not enough, and the Babe of the Crib who gives witness to us by His ex ample, and dally expeience as well, unfortunately confirms this. We are obliged to do more. Wa must be man of peace, completely given over, If pos sible, to thoughts and feelings which are those of God and which led Christ to become man. Thus only can one an nounce effectively peace to others and have it penetrate the heart.” At his third Maas of the day, Pope Paul was carried into St. Peter’s while 15,000 voices chanted the Creed. The whole nave of the church remained empty except for the unoccup ied banks of seats of the su spended ecumenical council, but the entire apse of the church as well as both trancepts were Jammed. THE POPE SHOWEDnosigns of weariness after his morn ing across the city at Pietra- lata. In fact, he seemed to have been buoyed up by it. His voice was strong as the care fully enunciated words of the prayers at the foot of the altar were carried by loudspeakers throughout the church. Events he began Mass, a baby was being baptized at the baptismal fount at the church's rear. Present in the sanctuary for the low Mass were Cardinal Traglia, Paolo Cardinal Marel- la, Archprieat of St, Peter's, and numerous members of the papal household. As the Pope delivered a short homily after the Gospel, he was flanked by Archbishop Enrico Dante, Prefect of Papal Maatera of Ceremonies; Archbishop Diego Venini, Papal Almoner, Biahop Peter Caniaiua Van Leirde, Pa pal Sacriitan, And again his theme was peace, SPEAKING extemporaneous ly* Pope Paul said peace la to be found in the mystery of the Incarnation, He added: “Peace is God coming into the world, a God who know us, who speaki to us...Christ mas la the feast when God re veal* Hlmaelf not in greatness, but as the Lord who comes in love and goodness,” As he spoke, the Pope's voice became noticeably emotional »nd dramatic. With a wide change of inflection*, the Pope’* voice roae vibrantly and then fell almoat to a whlaper. IN THE GOSPEL account, “so beautiful, so enchanting," the Pope said, one reads of peace and the crib of Beth lehem, “There is the crib, the human scene, the sensible scene, but not only that. Be hind it la another Immense scene, immensely mysterious Behind the crib scene is the mystery of the Incarnation.** At the end of Mass, the Pope went directly to the elevator at the left side of the basilica to reach the central balcony of St. Peter's from which he gave his blessing to the city and the world. Approximately 80, 000 people were gathered in the square despite threats of rain, AT THE POPE'S appearance on the balcony, a warm series of cheers ami applause greet ed him while the massed band of the Palatine Guard of Honor struck up an anthem on the wide pUtform atop the stairs lead ing to the basilica. Pope Paul, wearing the bul let-shaped tiara which he had worn on the day of his coro nation and which had been a gift from the people of Milan, took his seat on a throne. 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