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ORTHODOX PRELATE Patriarch Works Ardently For Accord With Holy See EDITORS: This is the first of two articles by the NC corre spondent in Istanbul dealing with Greek Orthodox attitudes to ward Christian unity. BY ANTONIO NEGRO PONTE (N. C. W. C. NEWSSERVICE) ISTANBUL, Turkey—Patri arch Athenagoras I of Constan tinople (Istanbul) is working ar dently to eradicate old conflicts between Greek Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism and thus lay the groundwork for unity. In doing so he must overcome an Orthodox mistrust of the Church of Rome whose roots lie deep in the past. The coronation in Rome, in 800, of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor by Pope St. Leo III was a major irritant to the court of the Eastern Rom an emperor in Byzantium. The Imperial court in the East had been chagrinned a half-century earlier when the papacy assum ed temporal power over central Italy. But the crowning of Charlemagne was seen as col lusion with the western tempo ral power, a part of a project to undermine the foundations of the eastern empire. Here was the barbaric West pretending to rlvll the-civilized East. AS POLITICAL events fre quently have consequences in the religious sphere, this po litical antagonism became com plicated by religious hostility. The first major break came in 858, when the Byzantine Em peror Michael III deposed the Patriarch and appointed in his place Photlus, who was subse quently excommunicated by Pope Nicholas I. The drift apart was accelerated in 1054, when the Patriarch Michael Cerular- ius was excommunicated in the name of the Pope. The culmination of all this came in 1204, when Latin Cru- TERMITES " SWARMING? saders switched their course to the Holy Land in order to be siege, conquer and pillage Con stantinople, carrying priceless Byzantine treasures and relics back to the West. The usurpa tion by Latins of the imperial throne and the patriarchate have rankled ever since. MOREOVER, THE Christian West remained but a bystander as the Byzantine Empire slowly succumbed to the heavy assult of Islam. Aid from the West was rare and always inadequate. This was a major mistake psy chologically as well as politi cally. The Eastern Church became introverted, tending to isolate itself more and more from the rest of Christendom. There were positive aspects along with the negative, however—among the primary ones is the fact that the Eastern Church re mained completely outside the movements of the Reformation and Protestantism. Distance, the domination of the Moslem Ottaman Empire, and the Eas tern Church’s strong desire to preserve the customs of the primitive Church helped fos ter this Isolation. THE PATRIARCHS of Con stantinople in the course of the centuries worked out a system of coexistence under Turkish rule, and had civil as well as spiritual authority over the Christian population. All this was lost in the wake of World War I. After the es tablishment of the Turkish re public and the failure of the Greek armies’invasion of 1921- 22, the once flourishing Greek communities were decimated; 1.5 million Greeks were forced to leave the country. And mod ern Turkey took away the civil authority of the Ecumenical Patriarch, along with that of other religious communities. THE PATRIARCH himself, Meletios IV, had to flee Turkey in 1923, and one of his succes sors was brutally expelled. The patriarchate gained new vigor in 1948, however, with the election to the patriarchal throne of Athenagoras I, the former Archbishop of North and South America, who had spent Devotions In Honor Of St. Anthony AT ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH EACH TUESDAY MORNING AT 11:30 Attend Mass or Mail Petitions To Monsignor J.E. King 928 Gordon St. S.W. Atlanta 30310. nearly 18 years in the United States. HAVING A brilliant and per ceptive mind, Patriarch Athena goras immediately undertook a policy looking toward the world wide spread of Orthodoxy. He held that the destiny of Ortho doxy lies in the West, and that a rapprochement with Rome was necessary. The outstretched hand of Pope John XXIII, evidently supported fcy a large majority of the Rom an Church and of the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council, appeared as a providential sup port for the Patriarch’s goal of Western penetration. THE ORTHODOX view is that sooner or later the Catholics will be ’’converted" to Ortho doxy. Thus when Pope John dis patched a pontifical mission- headed by his close friend, the late Archbishop Giacomo Tes ta—bearing a personal message and gifts to Patriarch Athena goras, the popular Orthodox view was that this was confir mation of the Pope’s desire to resume friendly relations with the Eastern Church, the sole depository of the ancient Chris tian tradition. All seemed to go well until the opening of the Second Vat ican Council, in October, 1962. There were no official obser vers from the Phanar and the rest of the Greek Orthodox world. This reticence had only one meaning—that the Greek Orthodox thought there should be some advance concessions from Rome. Within the Church of Greece—the State Church, which is in communion with but not subject to the Ecumenical Patriarch—there remains a hard core of antipathy to the Catholic Church. BUT PATRIARCH Athenago ras continues to work to remove all the old quarrels with Rome. His pilgrimage to Jerusalem last January to meet and to pr^y with Pope Paul—over the bitter opposition of leading prelates of the Church of Greece—was not a culmination but simply another step in his determined course. As a Greek with a lofty clas sical cultural background, the Patriarch is an Idealist as well as an opportunist and an excel lent politician. He has a sort of apocalyptic vision foresee ing the future not in terms of months or year, but on the scale of a century. HE IS ALL too aware that JUHJUT8 CLEANERS . p%noMUMd ttnrto* Otrtn to Oarrrynt Onmtnf Mo Our Float US K. Mate M. FO. I-M04 IT’S MARIST FOR SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE Because The Mar- ist School provides a hard-core curri culum which pro duces top scholas tic records inmaj or colleges throughout the country. The aver age Marist teach er holds at least an M.A, degree with graduate study in a secular field. This extensive training is the backbone of quality education. If your son is ap proaching the sev enth or eighth grade, now is the time to decide on Marist, the best education in which you can invest. Write for a detail ed brochure or call 457-7201 for a per sonal interview and dates of the Open House at which time you can see the school and meet the faculty. May 23 is the date of the next entrance examina tion for fall admis sion. MARIST GRAD Jim Carroll is captain of the 1964 Notre Dame squad. The senior guard, shown here with Coach Ara Parseghian, is the son of Col. and Mrs. Leonard S. Carroll of 3273 Finistere Ct., NE Atlanta. Notre Dame opened Spring practice on April 8. the Eastern Church has lost major outposts in the ancient realm of Orthodoxy. The parti- archate of Antioch is now vir tually no more than a name. The situation is the same for the Patriarchate of Jerusa lem. And the Orthodox Patri archate of Alexandria lost most of its importance after the massive Greek emigration from Egypt in the 1950s. The Ecumenical Patriarchate Itself is confined within the borders of the city of Istanbul, in compliance with the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923. The embit tered relations between Greeks and Turks resulting from the Cyprus dispute in the past de cade have made life within the patriarchate Increasingly diffi cult. THE PATRIARCHATE never theless has a wo Idwide moral and spiritual authority extend ing to Africa, Australia, North and South America, and Wes tern Europe. These are the re gions where the spread of Or thodoxy has the best chance. These are also the regions where the Churcb of Rome is strongest. Thus the future of Orhtodoxy is either to live side by side with Catholicism, or else to be swallowed up into Catholicism. If the latter is to be avoided an accord with Rome is necessary. It is destined to be. LBJ Creates Scholar Aid WASHINGTON (NC)--President Johnson has established a pro gram of "Presidential Schol srs" to honor about 120 out standing graduates of public and private high schools. A seven- member commission will select students in May who will be rewarded with a visit to the White House and presentation of a medallion. The President told his press conference (A pril 16) the awards will recognize "the most precious resource of the United States, the brainpower of its young people, to encour age the pursuit of intellectual attainments among all our youth." Milton Eisenhower, president of Johns Hopkings University, Baltimore, will head the select ion body. Among members is Father Michael P. Walsh, S. J., president of Boston (Mass.) college. President Johnson said he hopes a similar system can be arranged to honor "our most gifted young people in the creat ive arts." Two scholars, a boy and a girl, will be named from each of the 50 states, from the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the American terri tories. In addition, up to 15 will be named at large. Pope’s Speech VATICAN CITY (NC) - The Vatican Polyglot Press has published a fifth and final vol ume of the speeches of the late Pope John XXIII. It covers the period from Oct. 28, 1962, tc June 3, 1963, and contains 4, 464 pages. GREATER EFFICIENCY Closing Of Religion-Race Office Seen No Cutback ST. LOUIS (NC) — A decision by national Catholic, Protestant and Jewish agencies to close down the central office of the National Conference on Relig ion and Race as a separate entity represents no cutback in the churches' commitment to work in the racial justice field, according to a spokesman. The functions of the national office in New York will be handled directly by the three sponsoring agencies -- the National Council of Churches, the National Catholic Welfare Conference and the Synagogue Council of America. "FAR FROM a cutback, this is a step toward greater ef ficiency and a more expanded type of service than would prove possible in a one-man office," said Father John F. Cronin, S. S., assistant director of the NCWC Social Action De partment. "And now the staff services in depth of the three major organizations and re lated groups will be directly available for this work." Despite such assurances, however, the decision to close down the New York office was sharply contested by many of the 100 delegates at a meeting here of the National Conference **Wm. Terence 10* Brien v w KNOWS LIFE |4VL INSURANCE MR « Hl. Suite 715 270 Pchtr. Bldg. N. W. Atl., Ga. Home BU 4-1191 Office 688-2600 Southland life INSURANCE CSL] COMPANY Horn* OMico • Southland Canter • Dallas on Religion and Race. A re solution urging retention of the office was adopted by a 2-1 margin (April 15) but was not expected to change the decision of the three sponsoring agencies, which have been pay ing the $60,000 annual budget of the national office. The national conference had its beginning at a milestone interreligious religion and race meeting in Chicago in January, 1963, which was attended by some 650 delegates from 70 religious groups. Since then local conferences on religion and race have been organized in 56 cities through out the country. The national office in New York has been headed by the Rev. Galen R, Weaver. FATHER Cronin said that under the new setup the three sponsoring agencies will con tinue to contribute money for the National Conference on Re ligion and Race. Also, he said, the national agencies will review resources they have available within them selves and through affiliated or cooperating agencies. On the Catholic side, he said, this means evaluating services of fered in the race field by such groups as the National Coun cils of Catholic Men and Women, national Catholic youth groups, the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, the Third Order of St. Francis and the Christian Family Movement. Catholics, Protestants and Jews then will in effect place their resources in a pool so that, when a local group asks for assistance in interracial work, they will be able to provide the most effective field services out of the Joiftt re sources available. ON THE national level, the ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE ■□Cl ana □□□ qp □□□□ three faiths will cooperate in such projects as the April 28 National Interreligious Convo cation on Civil Rights in Wash ington, D. C., and the publication of literature on racial justice. Father Cronin said that in evaluating the national religion and race office, the three nat ional sponsoring agencies "had to choose between a much larger and more costly operation than the one-man setup, or pulling its services into their own of fices where they already have adequate staff available for such work." ’The decision was against expanding, on the grounds that it would have been a costly duplication of effort at a time when we are trying to expand our own internal services,’’ he said. FURTHER, he added, "ex perience has shown us that an operation like this tends to degenerate into government by committee with a large number of meetings and much time consumed in making decisions. By contrast, when executives of the three national groups work together we can often make decisions in a very short time and operate much more efficiently." During the meeting here the delegates adopted a resolution urging passage of the civil rights bill pending in the Senate. Backers were urged to write their senators, including even legislators in favor of the bill, to demonstrate grassroots sup port for the measure. Order Recalls Father Sattler Father Henry V. Sattler, C. SS.R., since 1957 assistant di rector of the Family Life Bureau, NatL~nal Catholic Wel fare Conference, has been re called by his Redemptorist superiors for full-time writing and lecturing assignments. Father Sattler is author of a pioneer sex education manual, "Parents, Children and the Facts of Life," which has sold over half a million copies. He has also written books and courses on marriage preparat ion. CLASSIFIEDS Get R esults House For Sale POSITION DESIRED White woman - 65, desires job as Priest’s housekeeper or companion to Catholic woman. Will leave town. 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