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* ♦ GEARED TO THE NEWS SERVING GEORGIA'S 71 NORTHERN COUNTIES diocese of Atlanta VOL 2 NO 16 ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1964 $5.00 PERtYEAR SUMMER DEACONS Three To Be Ordained For Atlanta Archdiocese Three deacons who served in the Atlanta Archdiocese last summer and who are now pre paring, at St. Mary's Seminary, Maryland, for assignments- here, will be ordained this May. Due to the illness of Archbishop Hallinan they will be ordained in their own diocese. Rev. Mr. Michael Anthony Morris will be ordained in Richmond, Va., on May 1. Rev, Mr. James Far rell Scherer will be ordained May 16 in Flourtown, Pa., by Bishop Francis E. Hyland, for mer bishop of Atlanta. Rev. Mr. Edward Danneker will be or dained May 23 in Scranton, Pa. Rev. Mr. Morris will be or dained by Bishop John J. Rus sell of Richmond. On Sunday, May 3, Fr. Morris will cele brate his first Solemn Mass at St. Anthony's Church, West End Atlanta, at 12:30 p.m. The of ficers of the Mass will be: Msgr, James E. King, pastor of St. Anthony's, assistant priest; Msgr. Patrick J. O’Con nor, pastor of St. Thomas More, Decatur, preacher; Rev. REV. MR. SCHERER archdiocesan priest, will be REV. MR. MORRIS ATTORNEY SEES No Persecution In Cuba ren, he said in a talk at the Na tional Press Club. DONOVAN personally nego tiated with Fidel Castro for the exchange of $60 million worth of U. S. medical supplies for 1,300 prisoners captured in the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs in vasion of 1961. Although only Cuban priests are allowed to preach in Cuba, he said, they are free to preach against materialism and other godless philosophies like com munism. "And many of them do so," he added. "I've heard them." DONOVAN said Castro has "seized upon" a major weak ness of the Catholic Church throughout Latin America — "the failure to develop a strong native clergy." He said Castro does not ob ject to priests in Cuba as long as they are Cubans "and not Falangists from Spain." The Falange is a right wing Span ish political movement. REV. MR. DANNAKER John J. Cotter and Rev. Wil liam G. Hoffman, deacon and sub-deacon. REV. MR. MORRIS is a na tive of Atlanta and received his education at St. Anthony's School, Atlanta; St. Bernard Prep School, Cullman, Ala.; and St. Charles College, Catons- ville, Md. He received a bache lor's degree in philosophy from St. Mary's Seminary and Uni versity (Baltimore, Md.) in 1960; a bachelor's degree in theology in 1962 and the licen tiate in Sacred Theology from St. Mary's in 1964. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Morris, now living in Richmond, are former residents of Atlanta. Bishop Hyland, now retired, will ordain Rev. Mr. Scherer privately in St. Genevieve's Church, Flourtown, Pa. Fr. Scherer will celebrate his first Solemn Mass ofThanksgiving at St. Genevieve's on May 24, Bis hop Hyland will preach. Fr. Scherer's brother, Rev. Char les J. Scherer, a PhlladelDhia deacon and his uncle, Rev. Francis Scherer, S.J., will be sub-deacon. REV. MR. SCHERER, a na tive Philadelphian, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Scherer of that city. Educated in Philadelphia and Readlng(Pa.) grammar and high schools, he went on to St. Charles College in Maryland, then to St. Mary's Seminary, where he received his bachelor's degree in philo sophy. He has specialized in the teaching of the deaf and the re tarded. ALL THREE ordinands re ceived the diaconate from Arch bishop Hallinan on June 8, last year, following which they ser ved as active deacon's for the summer. Rev. Mr. Morris was assigned to Our Lady of the As sumption, De Kalb Co.; Rev. Mr. Scherer to the Cathedral of Christ the King; Rev. Mr. Dan neker to St. Thomas More, De catur. After ordination they will be assigned here in the Atlanta Archdiocese. WASHINGTON (NC) — New "All Catholic churches inCu- York attorney James Donovan ba, to the best of my knowledge, said here that, as far as he are open and reasonably well knows, the Catholic Church is attended." although mostly by not being persecuted in Cuba, women, old people and child- V IS ITS EARTHQUAKE VICTIM - In Providence Hospital, An chorage, Alaska, Federal Aviation Agency official Vergil Knight is recovering from injuries suffered in the earthquake which kill ed his wife. The personal representative of Pope Paul VI, Arch bishop Egldio Vagnozzl, Apostolic Delegate to the United States visits him. "UNTIL THERE is a more effective Catholic social action in Latin America, none of its problems are going to be sol ved," he said. Donovan said Castro has been "gaining in strength," particu larly among Cuban young peo ple who are "fanatically devot ed to Fidel," Monsignor Patrick J. O'Connor, pastor of St. Thomas More Church, Decatur, and Archdiocesan Secretary for Education (left) shown with Reverend Dennis Walsh, C. P., pastor, Sister Mary, C.S.J., principal, and Leon Allain, president, at the St. Paul of the Cross Home .and School Asso ciation Fellowship Dinner last Sunday, at Mays Building, Morehouse College. See story on page 6 ARCHBISHOP ANNOUNCES Sacred Heart School To Be Closed In June AND AUDIENCES Bishops Urge Maturity For Film Makers Fifty-five years of Catholic elementary education in one school will draw to a close in June when the Sacred Heart School is closed. The school has served Atlanta's Catholics since the fall of 1909 when the pastor of Sacred Heart (Fath er John E. Gunn, S. M.) en gaged the Sisters of Saint Jos eph of Carondelet to serve as the teaching staff. Full provision for the 143 children attending Sacred Heart is being made, according to Right Reverend Monsignor Pat rick J. O’Connor, in adjacent Catholic schools. It is expected that the larger number will transfer to Immaculate Con ception (register April 25th), and Saint Thomas More (reg ister April 26th), or to other convenient schools "There are two basic rea sons for the move", stated Archbishop Hallinan in a letter to the members of Sacred Heart parish to be read at all the Masses, Sunday, April 19th. "Primarily, it is being done to insure the most competent and efficient apportionment of our teaching and administrative staff, classroom space, edu cational facilities, etc. The ATTRACT CHILDREN AODANI, Japan (NC) — Toy parachutes were used by U. S. missioners here in their effort to interest Japanese in the Church and nearly started a riot. "One thousand toy parachutes dropped from an airplane at our children's carnival attracted more than 2,000 children," re ported Father James F, Habenlcht, M. M., of St. Louis. "A lucky chance for a transistor radio tied to each parachute nearly caused a riot," TWO U. S. priests, Fathers James H, Gorman, M. M., of combination of pupils in certain schools permits this more effe ctively than the dispersal into a number of institutions. Secondly, the plans for pro viding our laity, clergy and Sis ters with a convenient center for archdiocesan activities call' for using the land where the old Marist School now stands. Dur ing this past year, a tempor ary arrangement permitted the use of part of this old building for the Sacred Heart pupils. This, however, because of the safety restrictions, was on a strictly temporary basis." In concluding his letter to the parishioners of Sacred Heart, the Archbishop stressed that the educational and physical well-being of the children were the main causes for the move. "It is always, difficult," he ad ded, "to see beloved landmarks pass, - particularly when they remind us so poignantly of the treasures of our Faith, the sac rifices of the priests, Sisters and laity who taught in this school, and the generations of Atlantans who received their education there. But the fu ture's demands - in our Arch diocese, growing in numbers, Lynn, Mass., and John M. Shields, M. M., of St. Paul, have developed a plan for In troducing the Church in country areas like Aodanl where re sistance to change is high. Every three weeks they move into a new area with tents, games, movies, loud speakers and leaflets. The three-week campaign is sponsored by the Good Shepherd Movement in Kyoto. This move ment, a part of the Maryknoll mission program in Japan, uses mass communication tools of television, radio and printed material to spread the work of Christ. vigor and effectiveness - are even greater than our ties with the past. These decisions, then, become part of a bishop's role, and their acceptance by our people is the strongest evidence of the depth and firmness of the Faith in our Catholic popula tion." COLOR GUARD Bhamo, Burma, Names won't be used, as they say, to pro tect the innocent, but a Columban missionary here un covered an unusual story on his last trip to Rangoon. Two Marine guards were on duty in front of the American Embassy. There were many similarities between the two - about the same age, same height, same uniform. The only difference being that one was white and the other negro. They were room-mates and were both from the same hometown - Birming ham, Alabama! NEW VDRK (NC) —The U. S. Bishops' Committee for Motion Pictures, Radio and Television, in a statement marking the 30th anniversary of the National Legion of Decency, called for a mature approach to films on the part of movie makers and movie audiences. In a wide - ranging, 6,500- word review of the past, pre sent and future of the film Industry and the legion, the Bishops' committee stressed the need for intelligence and responsibility in movie studios and movie theaters. AT THE same time the Bi shops warned of two disturb ing trends — the efforts of "powerful factions in Holly wood" to revive a "anything goes" policy on film making and the "growing tendency" among some producers to "challenge the Judaeo-Chris- tian vision of man." They expressed hope that, in the spirit of the Vatican council's decree on communi cations media, "the signs and symbols of the film medium (\yill) speak to all men of who they really are—made in the image and sign of God." The statement was signed by the members of the Bi shops' committee: Arch bishop John J. Krol of Phila delphia, chairman; Bishop Walter W. Curtis of Bridge port, Conn.; Bishop Loras T. Lane of Rockford, Ill.; auxiliary Bishop John A. Donovan of Detroit; and Aux iliary Bishop Timothy Manning of Los Angeles. It was Issued (April 15) to coincide with the 30th anniversary this month of the founding of the National Legion of Decency, which pro vides moral evaluations of cur rent films for the guidance of Catholics, THE STATEMENT en titled " The National Legion of Decency: 30 years of Chris tian Witness" — began by emphasizing the power, for good and ill, of the new Mass com munications media. It under lined their Influence by refer ring to the modern world as an "audiovisual civilization." Among. recent events il lustrating the media, the state ment cited their treatment of the days of Pope John XXI11, which made this an "ennobling experience whose Intimacy and depth the whole world shared;" the "sensitive coverage" given the Vatican council and the pontificate of Pope Paul VI; and the moving treatment of the events surrounding the assassi nation of President Kennedy. 'There can be no question then that the Church 'welcomes with Joy' the new communicat ions revolution," the Bishops said. TURNING TO the history of the Legion of Decency, the statement recalled that at its founding in April, 1934, it was unique in:-the Catholic world. Now it is one of 42 national Catholic film offices through out the world. The "primary function" of the national legion office, the statement said, is "to offer a service of moral guidance to the film patron so that he may be able to make a discriminat ing choice of motion picture entertainment." The Bishops cited statistics to demonstrate a shift in Holly wood policy—imposed by the impact of television — away from family films toward those designed fbr the mature viewer. In 1938, of 535 movies review ed by the legion, 496 (93%) were approved for the general public. In 1963, of 263 films reviewed, only 70 (26.62%) were approved for the family and almost 50% were placed in categories "other than those for the family or young people." WHILE THE drop in the num ber of family films is "regret table" and while "many so- called adult films are in fact juvenile in concept and sen sational in treatment," the statement said, "nevertheless neither the Church nor the legion has or ever will dis courage the responsible efforts of serious film artists to create meaningful works for the at tention of mature viewers." In this connection the state ment cited the introduction since 1957 of two new legion categories designed to ac commodate serious films aim ing at a mature audience. These are the A-III rating ('.'morally unobjectionable for adults") and the A-IV rating ("morally un objectionable for adults, with reservations"). Discussing the question of the treatment of evil in films, the Bishops warned of "over simplification." "FOR SOME good people," they said, "films must ever remain pure escaptist enter tainment of such bland nature that the treatment of evil is categorically to be excluded." Rejecting this view, they cited the Vatican council's media de cree which stated that the treat ment of evil in mass media, "subject to moral restraint," can "serve to bring about a deeper knowledge and study of humanity and . . .can reveal and glorify the grand dimens- CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 VERY REV. Harold J. Rainey, Chancellor, shown with Frank H. Heller, National President of the National Council of Catholic Men at last week's Annual Brotherhood Dinner of the Southern Region, National Conference of Christians and Jews. Mr. Heller was the banquet speaker. Drop Toy ‘Chutes’ In Japan Mission