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I ftkGE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1964 PARTY MEMBERS AFFECTED Reds Hit Spread Of Religious View OFFICERS FOR CURRENT YEAR. Msgr. George Shea (second from right), rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlingtcn, N. J., is the new president of the Mariologi- cal Society of America. Other officers were reelected. They are, left to right: Father Armand Robichaud, S.J., Framingham Centre, Mass., treasurer; Father William G. Most. Loras College, Davenport. Iowa, vice president; Msgr. Shea; and Father Juniper Carol. O.F.M., St. Bonaventure monastery, Paterson, N.J., secretary. Mariology is the science which treats of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the viewpoints of history, theology and devotion. INCOMPLETE. DISTORTED» Prelate Criticizes TIME For Coverage Of (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) the families of Communist party members. (THE HERALD TRIBUNE News Service reported that at a.meeting (Jan. 7) of the Coun cil of Ministers of the Russian Federation there was unanim ous support for creation of a special commission aimed at “creating new civil ceremonies of all kinds,” presumably in cluding christenings and wed dings.) Albert says that according to the Soviet press the antireligi ous activity has increased since June. Quoting from the antireligious Journal Nauka i Religiya (Science and Religion), he says: “In villages, schools, clubs and libraries, atheism corners have appeared, more lectures on scientific atheism are being given," and “lead ing doctors and journalists are being recruited to give lectures,” “SCIENTIFIC ATHEISTIC propaganda and agitation are officially acknowledged to be the basic methods of combating religion in the USSR," Albert continues, and the former practice of contending with re ligion through such measures as closing churches has been Judged fruitless. He notes that the Science and Religion journal says that “an- tlreliglous propaganda should consist primarily of political and scientific views," “THIS DOES NOT mean,” he explains, “that such propa ganda is a new method which will ensure a quick victory for the regime, which both in theory and in practice has al ways been the implacable enemy of religion. Tests Held At Pius X Sophomore and senior stu dents of St. Pius X underwent special testing Wed., Jan. 8. Dr. Isidore Goldberg of the University of Pittsburgh di rected the project. “Consequences of Ability Testing" was the title of the ‘program. Students contributed their experiences and attitudes toward achievement and apti tude tests. ST. PIUS SERVED as a sample school in the survey. A letter to Fr. James L. Har rison, principal, stated, “A major return to you and your students would be the know ledge that you have contributed to the understanding of a vital area of public education.” Ed Curtin Presents ALLEN COLLAY SEXTET 5 30 TO 7:30 BILL Cr ALLEN DUO ChatUr • no«. or . Mwnt L«» Our Lcur.ge Sc Your Atl- •rneoft and Evening Retreat DANCE AT THE Scutd SoucC 760 P tree TR. $-4251 “Inside the country there has been a constant open war on religion by a variety of methods, but antireligious propaganda was never relaxed, even though it was ineffective or had re sults which were the opposite of those intended. The Soviet press shows that this situation has not altered.” REFERRING TO the clergy, Albert says that “Soviet propaganda can no longer con ceal the fact that the cultural level and political awareness of most of the clergy are very high." He states that, according to the Science and Religion jour nal, “the efforts of the theologi ans are nwo directed toward showing...the compatibility of science and religion, the pos sibility and the expediency of their peaceful coexistence." HE POINTS OUT further that in some cases the clergy have actually used communist in struction sessions to further the cause of religion. “Some preachers are reported to be the best orators in their re spective neighborhoods," he states, “and some of them, to gain the experience which they need to expose atheistic pro paganda, have attended propa ganda courses for the party and Komsomol political circles for years,” Albert says that while in some cases local authorities in the Soviet Union have re sorted to “administrative ex cesses," such as razing churches, in others they have been known to assist churches. “AT ONE TIME, in 1962, for instance, Moscow churches were short of candles," he says. “Soon two containers of candles arrived from the Lvov City Industrial Combine. This was a joint effort by responsible officials in charge of goods be longing to the state and the transportation authorities.” He then gives this quotation from the Science and Religion journal: “In recent years many new buildings used for religious purposes have been erected in Tadzhikistan without official permission. Nor was it done without the assistance of col lective farms, which allotted men, transport and building materials for the construct ion.” ALBERT CONCLUDES his analysis as follows: 'Thus, all die efforts which have been made by the Soviet government during its entire existence to eradicate religion seem to have been in vain. Indeed, it ap pears to be further from realiz ing this aim now than it was at the beginning.” For Information Writ*: InAwOwmld Honial, C1C 104 Holy Cross School 4950 Dsuphine Street New Orleana. La. 70117 BELLEVILLE, ILL. (NC)— Bishop Albert R. Zuroweste of Belleville has released here the text of a letter critical of Time magazine's Dec. 6 roundup on the Second Vatican Council. The prelate, who signed the letter as chairman of the U. S. Bishops’ Press Panel at the council, charged that readers of the magazine “at best got an incomplete and distorted ac count of the council.” Following is the text of the letter, addressed to the editor of Time, which the Bishop said has been unacknowledged and unpublished by the magazine: Dear Sir: Sincere compliments to Time for its efforts to cover the II Vatican Council, and to your reporter for weaving a color ful fabric of fact and fancy about the Council. Sincere sympathy to Time readers who at best got an in complete and distorted account of the Council. IT IS NORMAL for a writer to color facts with his own views but it is abnormal for a writer to ignore or misrepresent facts in order to convey his views. Your Council reporter seems to approach his task with the at titude: “Please, my mind is made up—don’t confuse me with facts." In -fie interest of truth and/ with charity, may I illustrate! a few of the misleading state-, ments in the December 6th round-up article on the council? YOUR REPORTER alleges that “Vatican II has become a parliament of stalemate, com promise and delay,” and asks “Why did the session slow down?” The facts are: in the 43 meetings of the second session 6 schemata were dis cussed—as compared with 2 in the first session, and 2 were approved and promulgated—as compared with none in the first session. In the second session SENATOR'S WIFE ANNANDALE, Va. (NC) — The wife of a U. S. senator urged here that women of all faiths accept the responsibilities in herent in “these times of ecumenical exchange." Mrs. Eugene J. McCarthy, wife of Sen. McCarthy of Minne sota, spoke (Jan. 5) to women Baltimore Youth Gets CYO Award WASHINGTON (NC) — A Ne gro youth who is president of the Baltimore archidocesan Catho lic Youth Organization has been named the nation’s Outstanding Catholic Youth of the Year. He is Maurice J. Blackwell of Baltimore, a senior at Tow- son Catholic High School. The ' Outstanding Catholic Young Adult of the Year is Francis J. Darigan, Jr., a sen ior at Providence (R.l.) Col lege, and past national president of the Catholic Youth Organiza tion. there were £471 oral and writ ten interventions, as compared with about 650 in the first ses sion. There .were 94 ballot votes as compared with 37 in the first session. Is this increase of more than 100% a slow-down? There is no such thing as a “stand - pat schemata. ” A “schema" is a draft or pro posal, submitted for acceptance or rejection. If accepted, it is accepted for discussion, re vision, and further revision, until the Council Fathers vote final approval. The “schema" on the Liturgy was never re jected—not in its entirety nor in any part, as your reporter all eges. NO “SCHEMA" was ever “proposed by the conservative Roman Curia.” The Curia has no right or opportunity to pro pose any schema. The “sch ema is prepared, proposed and revised according to the wishes of the Council Fathers by Con ciliar Commissions, compar ts ing—before the recent aug mentation—twenty-five mem bers—the majority of whom wer e elected by the Council Fathers— the small minority’ appointed by the late Pope John XXIII. Neither Pope John nor Pope Paul were ever called upon “to mediate a dispute” or “to in tervene" nor did either of them volunteer to mediate such alle ged disputes. Pope John in tervened only once and that was to give consideration to the views of a substantial minority. THERE WAS never any ap proval of “the democratic not ion of collegiality." There was an “indicative ballot" — not decisive, and it did not concern a “democratic notion of col legiality/.’’ The ‘schema” on Ecumen ism did not contain chapters on anti-Semitism and freedom of worship. These chapters were added to the schema in the final weeks of the second session. of Hope Lutheran church and their guests, women of nearby St. Michael’s Catholic church. MRS. MCCARTHY listed “three basic realities” which she said should underlie dis cussions on ecumenism. 'The first and most de cisive,” she said, “is that our desire for unity is feeble in comparison to the urgent de mands of the Holy Spirit, . . “Secondly, we must realize that in a world in which we are a minority and should be a leaven, in a world in which mankind faces the personality- shattering and cosmic questions of the space age, ma~y of the things which divide us seem tragically trivial and beside the point. “And third, we must acknow ledge that our common mission, our only mission, is to witness in this world to the fatherhood of God which is the source of all brotherhood,” Council THE “SCHEMA” on Com munications was not “railroad ed through without discussion.” This schema was approved in general form at the first sess ion. After some revisions itwas resubmitted for a vote on the first, and another vote on the second part. Although this was sufficient for a final approval, a special rule of procedure was invoked calling for a Conciliar vote— after further modificat ions— on the entire “schema." There was then a final vote in the public session on December 4th. The Moderators had full ope rable authority within the framework of procedural rules. The Council presidents could not, and did not, intervene, as long as the rules were obser ved. Any contemplated deviat ion from the rules was discuss ed with the Council presidents before it was put into effect. The “six-man secretariate of the Council” has no authority except to carry out orders. At the meetings of the Presidents and Moderators, the secretari ate speaks only by invitation— not by any right. YOUR REPORTER refers to “the roadblocking Curia offici als.” Many of these officials- have no direct or indirect in volvement in the Council. Those involved are members of the general assembly of bishops. They enjoy the same freedom of speech as do others, and their vote carfies the same weight as does that of any other Council Father. As members of Com missions, their vote is no grea ter than that of any other mem ber. The Liturgy Schema, which merited final approval, was de veloped and revised by a Com mission of which both theChair- man and Secretary are mem bers of the Congregation of Rites. This apparently did not hinder them in reshaping the Liturgy Schema to the pleasure and approval of the Council Fat hers. Your reporter talks about “the twelve council commiss ions.” There are only ten such commissions, and one Secre tariate. YOUR REPORTER alleges that the chapter on religious liberty was composed in party by a U. S. Jesuit, and that “Pope Paul intends to have it revised by the Theological Commission and its presi dent. . . who is dead set aga inst. . . (the Jesuits') ideas on liberty of conscience.” The fact is that the initial draft of the chapter was prepared byathe Secretariat for Christian Unity and was then discussed and re vised by a Joint Commission consisting of members of both the Secretariat and the Theolo gical Commission, andwasthen voted out of the Theological Commission for submission to the Council Fathers. These FACTS may take some of the steam out of your re porter’s campaign against his favorite “bad guys,” but they will also correct the distorted picture of the council he gave to your readers. TIME readers deserve better than they re ceived from your Council re porter. Sincerely yours, Most Rev. Albert R. Zuroweste Chairman, U. S. Press Panel Vatican Council FRESH SEAFOOD BUD AND TOM’S SEA FOOD 5441 PEACHTREE ROAD CHAMBLEE, GA. TELEPHONE 457-9890 532 - 6500 N»e s iC°a fUKBiir Hi) N E • ATLANTA 12, GA Ecumenical Alert Urged For Women Letters To Editor TO THE EDITOR: I should like to comment on your generally fine article “Status Symbol in Reverse." Certainly what you cover is very true, and perhaps there has been an overemphasis in certain areas on the size of families. However, I think there also is an opposite tendency to misunderstand or misread the actual emphasis intended. The Family Life Bureau does not confer its Family Life award merely because of size, but very likely finds that a large family which is also outstand ing in achievement (and holi- nessl) is a result of mutual love and sacrifice which ful fill to an unusual degree the Christian ideal in marriage and family life. So that a casual and not too careful reader who is not ac quainted with or who is just becoming interested in the Christian Family Movement will not derive from your ex perience with one unit of the organization a complete mis understanding of CFM, I re spectfully offer the following, first assuring you that I take no umbrage from your article; 1. Externally, CFM groups, and members as individuals, have been outstanding in their willingness to assume more than their share of parish, school, and civic responsibilit ies. 2. Beyond this, CFM’ers have been leaders in promoting by action, as well as by study, truly Christian positions on race relations, International cooperation, economic justice, and liturgical participation. 3. Perhaps more important, CFM provides an opportunity for development of lay spirit uality in husbands and wives, .’It provides a much needed source of mutual moral sup port among couples striving to maintain Christian values in an environment not exact ly friendly to ideals of sacri fice and morality. It does these things in a way which is parti cularly adapted to group dis cussion and which permits a member to participate inform ing his or her conclusions and determinations in a thorough exploration of pertinent situ ations. Much credit is due to the priests who act as CFM chaplains and provide true pro fessional guidance and great encouragement, along with helping with spiritual insights. Truthfully, the only thing which “bothers" me about CFM is that it hasn’t reached as many in this area as it has elsewhere, to the everlasting benefit of church and individual. HERBERT G. FARNSWORTH ATLANTA EDITOR'S NOTE “Reapings’ ’ praised CFM’s broad aims, deplored its ob served tendency to evaluate a family's Catholic worth by tak ing a child count. TO THE EDITOR: Since we arrived in Atlanta several years ago we have been regular subscribers and rea ders of the Georgia Bulletin. We have found the Bulletin es pecially in the past year to be a most informative paper in the reporting of activities affecting the Catholic Church ininternat ional and national matters. We think it fair to state, however, that there has been a lack of coverage of the Church's local activities which is unfortunate because our Church here in Georgia is young and could stand a bit of well - deserved publicity from our own Catholic press. The purpose of this letter, however, is not directed toward your reporting of the news per se but toward your editorializ- Jersey Jerseys DUBLIN (RNS)—Nuns at the Convent of Mercy in Monaghan have had some strange tasks to perform, but none was as odd as the request from a local agricultural college. The school asked the sisters to make warm cloth coats for nine prize Jer sey cows and one bull which the college was importing. The “clothing” will be worn by the cows until they have become . acclimatized to the Irish wea ther. ing. By and large we have found your editorials and editorial- type columns to be stimulating and honest. We have been im pressed by your writings on the responsibilities of both the sec ular and Catholic press in the reporting of the news. While we have disagreed with some of your statements, we believe that they have been made honestly and with conviction. We were therefore quite dis turbed over Mr. Sherry's Jan. 9 Reapings at Random column in which he casually and with obvious irresponsibility dis missed the Christian Family Movement (CFM), as well as ot her apostolic groups, as a nar row-minded and implied in sensitive and selfish group of couples who have nothing bet ter to do than to have chil dren. One does not have to look too deep to find an obvious “per sonal experience" underlying Mr. Sherry's statement. To paraphrase Mr. Sherry —al as, the symbol of sophistica ted reporting is the making of general statements based on a few isolated, albeit unpleasant personal experiences. (Mr. Sherry states “we were once associated with one of its units" (underscoring supplied). While Mr. Sherry goes on to say that the broad objectives of the CFM were not those of the one unit with which he was once associa ted (which apparantly fostered continual and uninterrupted pregnancy), the reputation of all those in die Movement has been impugned. Had the author in vestigated in more detail not only the objectives but the many and varied activities of the CFM, he may have not been led to make such general and com pletely misleading statements. The editorial appearing in the same issue of the Bulletin elo quently and rightly makes a case for freedom of the press. However, as Mr. Sherry has so often stated, this freedom car ries with it a definite responsi bility for honest and unbiased reporting. While we realize that the “Reapings” column is Mr. Sherry's personal opinion, he, as a responsible editor, must realize that their appearance in the official Archdiocesan paper carries a certain prestige which cannot be taken lightly. While we are not about to de bate here the contents of the column nor enumerate on the objectives and activities of the CFM, we do feel an injustice has been done to the Movement and to its many dedicated and truly apostolic members. We strongly feel a clarification of this unfortunate referenace to CFM is in order. While we cannot personally speak for the Family Life Bureau of the NCWC, we can only assume that Mr. Sherry has again generali zed. If Mr. Sherry or the staff of the Georgia Bulletin would like more information on the Chris tian Family Movement, its ob jectives and its activities, it will be gladly provided. In the interest of more responsible journalism, we remain. Paul & Mary Ann Traina Atlanta EDITOR’S NOTE Meanwhile, back on the local news front: This is the first time in the past year we re call CFM in Atlanta sending an item to the GEORGIA BULLE TIN. DRUGS. BQ5wn.LROflD.KlW ^ am REXALL INDIA: A HOUSE FOR THE PRIEST? If a pastor in this country could build a rectory for $1,000. he’d thank his lucky stars. In India, however, where a rectory can be built for SI.000. FATHKIl GEORGE MALIKKAL lives in a miserable shack because his parish ioners can provide nothing better ... In F.TTUMANUR. where FA- £4 , THER GEORGE is pastor. $1,000 is I 1 the total yearly income of all 140 Catholic families combined. The average income per family in India is only $70 a year—less than $1.35 a week! How can the Catholics in ETTUMANUR build a rectory with- The Holy Ftthtr j Miuion Aid out someone’s help? . . • Perhaps for the Oritntul Church you’d like to help build a plain, simple, functional, rectory. It would be a superb mission mem orial to someone you love. Please write to us. CONGRATULATIONS! Did you see the Christmas articles about the Holy Land in Time and The National Geographic Magazine? To both publi cations we say Hearty Congratulations! . . . Time's article about archeological excavations in the Holy Land, and the The Na tional Geographic’s illustrated description of the sacred icons in the 1,400-year-old Monastery of St. Catherine 'near the place where God gave Moses the Ten Commandmentsi made Bible History come to life . . • The life of the Church in the Holy Land today depends on young men and women who want to become priests and Sisters. Seminarians like GEORGES KHOURY and novices «Sisters-to-be> like SISTER MARY PA TRICIA need financial help to finish their education. \ semina rian needs $100 a year '$600 altogether for the six-year course\ and a novice needs $150 a year '$300 altogether for the two- year course 1 . Would you like to “adopt" one of these? Please "rite to us. WAYS TO HELP OUR WORK 1. Have a Mass or novena of Masses said. 2. Take out a membership. SI a year for a single per son. S5 for a family. Perpetual membership | s §20 for a single person; S100 for a family. 3. Send a STRINGLESS GIFT which enables us to meet immediate needs. 4. Give a Sacred Article for a church or chapel. Mass Kit ... $100 Chalice - $40 Stations .. $25 Altar . 75 Clborium .. 40 Censer .. 20 Vestments .. . 50 Statue .. 30 Sanc’y Lamp . 15 Confessional . 50 Tabernacle 25 Altar Linens . . 15 Monstrance . 40 Crucifix 25 Sanc’y Bell . 5 IF YOU HEARD A CHILD CRY FOR FOOD you’d help im mediately. Pope Paul in his Christmas message said: "The first i problem * is hunger . . ■ more than half of the human race has not enough food. Entire generations of children « re dying or suf fering because of indescribable poverty.” . . • You can share your good fortune by sending a $10 FOOD PACKAGE to a PALESTINE REFUGEE FAMILY. Kindly remember the CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION In your will. Your good work will go marching on, winning grace for you. Dear Monsignor R> -an: Enclosed pleace find Name .. for Street City .. 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