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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1964 GEORGIA BULLETIN PAGE 5 CARNIVAL MONUMENT World's Fair View Saints in Black and White ST. PETER OF LUXEMBURG 107 BY REV. LEONARD F.X. MAYHEW WORLD FAIR, NEW YORK: Perhaps the fair est verdict on the Fair is that it is not so bad as the publicity and the estimates of various critics had made one fear. There is no avoiding the fact that it is a carnival monument to crass commer cialism of Disneyland proportions. The main re lief is the spaciousness of the fairgrounds. In spite of the crowds which throng the Fair and have to be seen to be believed, there is none of the jostling and crush usually associated with such situations. The proliferation of j dining places is another source ! of relief. A few pavilions with imagi native and artful exteriors stand in dramatic contrast to the al ternating sameness and quaint- jness of the majority. Firstplace I by all means must go to the Spanish pavilion, a masterpiece both within and without of good taste and skilfull use of materials. The beautiful theater, dining areas and museum of this lovely building are al ready the subject of considerable pressure that it be kept permanently on the site. The New York State pavilion and the Japanese building offer in teresting, if sharply different, exteriors. The soaring concrete tower of the former and the rich stone murals of the latter merit congratulations. Unfortunately, the interiors of both are a disap pointment. (The Japanese exhibited what seemed like ten thousand plastically vacuous transistor radios). THE GREATEST disappointment of all is the Vatican exhibit, which succumbed without a strug gle to the hard-sell approach of the Fair. By the entrance to the crown-like structure there is a magnificent quotation of Pope Paul to the Council Fathers. He presents the Church’s keen under standing and admiration for the world in which it lives. It is the Church’s desire, he says, not to conquer the world but to serve it. His words con tain all the touching warmth of the Church's mood since the renewal of Pope John began with his declaration that the'Church is not on the defen sive against the world but wishes only to bring the balm of mercy to its needs. The Vatican Pa vilion, aside from this quotation near the en trance, is designed without the slightest con sciousness of this spirit. WITHIN THE pavilion, all is confusion and jum ble, Banners, vestments, pictures, reproductions, flashing mottoss, slide projections - and donation boxes - are piled one on top of the other. The message of the whole, if it can be singled out, is full of what has come to be called “triumphalism.’’ Far from any offer of understanding and solace to a world weary of confusion and hate, the exhibits present only a boastful panorama of self-congrat ulations, The chapel is designed without regard to liturgical participation and the Masses, which are well-attended, are inaudible to the participants. The main attraction of the pavilion is, as everyone knows, Michelangelo’s Pieta. On the principle that it is better to see a work of genius than not to see it, one cannot regret that the statue was brought to the Fair. Nor are the flickering blue lights and the soupy music of Jo Mielzner’s stage-setting quite as distracting as they seem in description. One must wonder, however, who it was that decid ed that a “religious’’ atmosphere had to be added the most renowned religious sculpture of Chris tendom. THE CHURCH has been poorly presented before; so why weep over one more instance? It seems a particularly sad and unnecessary failure in this day and age. There is an excitement and an air of rejuvenation in the Church that has not recently been equalled. There is renewal in ecumenism, in liturgy, in the social apostolate. Pope John’s "Peace on Earth’’ might have been distributed instead of the inane booklet now available. The hundreds of thousands who will visit the pavilion would have been better served. It would not have been too difficult. QUESTION BOX Scripture Quotes BY MONSIGNOR J. D. CONWAY Q. I am a Catholic of a mixed marriage. My in-laws, neighbors and friends are predominant ly Protestant. In reading the Bible I find myself influenced by their telling me to “trust in God to reveal the meaning of the Scriptures to me.” Of course I don’t believe God will give me direct revelation of the Bible, but I tend to “take it literally.” My mother-in-law is constantly quoting to me verses in the Bible which she interprets to mean that I am sinning by wearing slacks, jewelry and short hair-cuts, namely I Timothy, 2, 9. Please help me. Another common insult is to deny the power of our priests by 'quoting I Timothy 2,5. A. It is often difficult to grasp the true meaning of many parts of Scripture. It is advisable to have at hand a commentary written by capable biblical schoolars. One of the worst abuses of the Bible is to quote isolated tests from it, taking them out of context, just to prove our own point. If you will start with v. 8 of I Tim. 2, you will find that St. Paul is writing of prayer meet ings: “I wish, then, that the men pray everywhere, lifting up pure hands, without wrath l fl nd contention. In like manner I wish women to be decently dressed, adorning themselves with modesty and dignity, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothing. . . .Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. For I do not allow a woman to teach, or to exercise authority over men; but she is to keep quiet.” It probably would not be wise to quote that final verse back to your mother-in-law. In some of these detailed monitions of St. Paul it is necessary for us to distinguish that :part which is of enduring nature from those elements which applied to a particular com munity, or to the passing customs of the time. Certainly women should always be decently dressed, especially at prayer. But in many times and places braided hair have been con sidered most modest. And seldom has Chris tian tradition condemned all jewelry. Shall we say that Christianity has been in error in inter preting St. Paul? The other quotation you cite reads: “For there is only one Mediator between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all, bearing witness in his own 1 time.” All your friends need do to see the im portance of the priesthood is to read the verse immediately following: “To this I have been appointed a preacher and an apostle (I tell the truth, I not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith anu truth.” The function of the priest is largely that which St. Paul claimed for him self: to make known the one Mediator that all may share in the ransom He gave for all. Q. Why is it that young women are not or dained, or at least serving Mass? A. Your question so shocked me that I put it aside for careful meditation. It is well that I did. If I had answered immediately I might simply have quoted our old seminary text book: “By divine law, all and only living men of masculine sex may validly receive the sacra ment of orders.” The thesis was proven by two quotations from St. Paul: "Let women keep quiet in the church, for they have no license to speak, but should keep their places as the Law directs. If they wish to learn anything let them ask their husbands at home, for it is shocking for a woman to speak in church.” (I Cor. 14, 34-35). "Let a woman learn in silence and in all submission. I do not allow a woman to teach or to exercise authority over men; but she is to keep quiet.” (I Tim. 11). But what of women like Phoebe, whom St. Paul calls a deacon (Rom. 16, 1) and the “widows” to whom he gave special directives in I Tim, 5, 4 sq«? We know that there were deaconesses in the early Church. But our text book told us that these were not really ordained; their duties were to assist women when they were baptized, to teach religion privately, to take care of the sick, and to guard the doors by which women entered the church. Furthermore, some early Christian writers referred to a feminine priesthood as “pagan impiety,” or at best heretical. That, combined with the constant tradition of the Church con cluded the proof: “It is contrary to divine law for a woman to be a priest.” STUDENTS ALIENATED Your World And Mine CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 THAT THE- experience deplored by Bishop Moynagh is do isolated one is known to all who have been involved in working for foreign students in the United States or who have come in touch with them through Catholic international organizations. But most American Catholics are unconcerned, and as long as they are, the work of our missionaries is going to be undone, and the objectives of our national foreign policy are going to be sabotaged — not by Communist conspirators but by people who boast they are dedicated Catho lics and loyal Americans. Bishop Moynah’s problem cannot be solved in isolation, since it is merely one aspect of the entire complex of race relations in the United States. How vexing this is for American Catho lics is well illustrated by a newly published symposium entitled Black, White and Gray edited by Texas-born Bradford Danieb Particularly to the point is a contribution by a Negro priest, Father August Thompson, on attitudes of white Catholics. "They Just don't want us,” he writes, “In some places our young people cannot attend camps. Too often we cannot join church societies. Yes, it is true that we could form our own little segregated Negro versions of these same societies, but you lose the whole spirit — the very Catholicity — of it when you do that .... Do you know that 4 as a priest, have never attended a Cana Conference? Do you know that white non-Catholics are welcomed into Catholic churches and can attend church functions where 1, as t Negro priest, would not be per mitted”? Here are the true dimensions of the problem. And while it remains in these national terms, we Catholic at home will continue to be actively engaged in negativing the efforts of Bishop Moynagh and his thousands of fellow missionaries in Africa and Asia, CAMPUS PROJECT Faiths Cooperate At North Georgia 4 and 8 value 13 triple 4 14 tip 5 15 to absorb again 6 17 science of moving army 7 or naval forces 8 19 forked 9 20 pronoun 10 22 England was won by his 11 ——example 12 23 resides 16 24 Soviet Socialist Republic 18 25 map 19 27 after 21 28 N. 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ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLE ON PAGE 7 An experiment in ecumenism is under way this summer on the Campus of North Georgia College in Dahlonega. All the religious organizations on campus have joined the Sum mer Inter - Faith Fellowship program. The purpose of the program is to make the sum mer session at North Georgia College religiously meaningful for as many students as pos sible through weekly religious meetings and discussions open to all. The Summer Inter - Faith Fellowship program is the com bined effort of the Baptist Stu dent Union, the Newman Club, the Wesley Foundation, the Westminister Fellowship, and the Student Christian Union. Separately the individual or ganizations could not have had dynamic meetings during the summer. The title of the meeting on July 1 was: “Are you a Chris tian? ” The question was ask ed by a panel of four local clergymen: Rev. John Worthum Fordham Study NEW YORK (NC)—Actor Paul Newman and film director Ro bert Rossen will be among the speakers at Fordham Uni versity’s second annual Film Study Conference, June 29-July 2. The conference, on the theme “The Creating of an Active Film Audience,” will provide suggestions for school and community groups running film festivals, seminars and study courses, and will be followed by a two-week Fordham work shop for teachers interested in film study programs. Popular Bible STUTTGART, Germany (NC) —•With 60,000 copies sold in three years, a common Catho- lic-Protestant children's ver sion of the Bible is a best seller in Germany, according to its publishers, the Catholic Bible Association of Germany. ARNOLD VIEWING Wild And Wonderful 9 BY JAMES W. ARNOLD It is not one of the world’s Great Truths, but dogs are extremely cinematic. Dog actors were impossible before the movies. But now the techniques of re-shooting (to capture per fect execution), sound dubbing (to eliminate voice and whistle commands) and editing (to allow sub- sitution of stand - ins and minimize to a few seconds the length of sustained “performance”) put stardom within reach of any bright canine. Dog pictures (as distin guished from pictures which might be described as dogs) have generally followed two traditions. There is the kids- and-dogs film, usually involv ing melodrams and outdoor act ion and some mean fellow threatening to destroy the animal-hero. The classic was “Lassie Come Home,” and year after year the type has helped keep Disney Enterprises afloat. SIMILARLY there are the sophisticated dogs, distinctly city-type inclined to take on the dis solute habits of their worldly owners. Among the more memorable was Asta, the raffish ter- rior of the Thin Man pictures. The point in these is not so much that dogs are wiser or kinder than people. Instead the animals are used as comic allegories, making beasts of themselves much as humans do, and showing that such be havior is even sillier for a thinking dog than it is for a thinking man. The latest of the genre is “Wild and Wonder ful,” in which humans Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufuann cope will Monsieur Cognac, a spoiled TV star poodle with two major vices, women and booze. The film is not very good (what hap pens, mostly, is neither fresh nor particularly funny), but it has its inspired moments. It might be a more pleasant way to spend an afternoon than trying to start a power mower, and small children will like it. The movie bears surprising similarities to the fairy tale about the beautiful princess who is guarded by her well-meaning but scary old father and his pet monster, in this case, the dog, Curtis, as an American Jazz musician in Paris, manages to get Miss Kaufmann out of the castle (which has a giant portrait of Monsieur Cognac over the fireplace). But they cannot settle down in marital bliss until the over-protective dog is distracted by a bevy of female poodle buddle- dancers from a traveling nightclub act. THE OFTEN heavy - handed comparison of human and animal mating urges is not in high- class taste, and there are entirely too many closeups of what is basically a nauseating image: the alcoholic pooch lapping liquor out of a human's discarded glass. The verbal gags are often atrocious: e.g„ a police inspector, told to keep knowledge of Cognac’s latest binge even from his superior, agrees not to tell his wife. The sequences that salvage the picture are not really the “cute” ones in which director Michael Anderson and trainer Frank Weatherwax get Cognac to act human, although they are to be credited for their patience and skill. On the humble level of pure dog act, Cognac is an admirable enough specimen (e.g„ capable of switching drugged drinks by pushing glasses with his nose, or faking an injured forepaw). But director Anderson (“Around the World”) scores best in a series of scenes, shot without dialog but with satiric music background, es tablishing the Curtis-Kaufmann romance and Cognac’s murderous attempts to break it up. The final sequence has Curtis standing at a sidewalk art show holding up various paintings, including a Mona Lisa-type portrait, while the %dog contrives to drop a piano on his head. The piano misses, but the face on the portrait is lengthened about a foot. THE FINAL 15 minutes is a hectic visual satire on the type of TV program which in volves an informal tour of a celebrity’s home. The home is Cognac’s, and the tour conflicts with the attempts of Curtis and his two buddies (comics Larry Storch and Marty Ingels) to snuggle in the female poodles for Cognac’s edification. At one point, a door is supposed to open on the dog, whom the unctuous announcer urges to wag hello to his TV friends. Instead we see Storch and Ingels, huddled in a closet, terrified. They smile bravely-and chorus: “Hel- low to my TV friends.” The cutting in this sequence - from the dogs to the humans to the frustrated TV people in various locations of the house - is delightful. But the man who steals it all is veteran comedian Jules Manshin, as the hopelessly puzzled French TV director who ultimately manages to have all three of his camera crews collide. “Och," he says, squeezing his boret, “I hope no one eez watching.” The movie was shot in Hollywood rather than Paris, and the backgrounds are clearly arti ficial and disappointing. Cameraman Joseph La- Shelle gives his colors a fetchingly soft and ‘pretty look, with help from the designers in at least one scene in which everything - Miss Kaufmann’s dress, Curtis’ suit, the chairs, china and even the flowers - are various shades of blue. FUNNYMEN Storch and Ingels could be lots of help if they were given more to do (the film is a spare 88 minutes). But Curtis performs nobly in the one part he can really play: a lighthearted Bronx-type American. Miss Kauf mann is a vacuous beauty with no voice; for this part, however, she does not need to be Ingrid Bergman. In short, "Wild” is innocent but stock material. It is like many new American comedy films: amid all the nonsense and hokum, there is 10 percent of wit and imagination, if you have the patience (and money) to look for it. (Baptist), Rev. Frank Ruff (Catholic), Rev. Harry Gilmer (Methodist), and Rev. Loweli Sykes (Presbyterian). Titles of other meetings during the sum mer include: “Who are you? ” “If you marry outside your faith”, “What are you doing for your country? ” “Science, magic, or religion? ” and “Is God on your schedule? ” If the experiment is success ful, a permanent inter - faith council may be established for regular inter-faith meetings to compliment the activities of the individual religious organiza tions. Society of St. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau 326 Ivy St., N.E. Atlanta (Opposite Sacred Heart) ST. VINCENT De PAUL Desires t6 receive all USABLE furniture, clothing, appliances, books, etc., for the poor and needy. Scheduled pick-ups will be made by Telephoning: 524-0343 Seminary l^und Remember the SEMINARY FUND of the Archidocese of Atlanta in your Will. Bequests should, be made to the “Most Reverend 1 Paul J. Hallinan, Archbishop of the. Catho lic Archdiocese of Atlanta his successors in office**. Participate in the daily prayers of our semi narians and in the Masses offer ed annually for the benefactors of our SEMINARY FUND. God Love You BY MOST REVEREND FULTON J. SHEEN What are we going to do to save the world, that is, to save souls? Our missionaries are so few and souls are so many I Eighteen mil lion are born in Asia every year, and yet we have only 14 million in the Church after 1900 years. Itwouldtake all of those who know not Christ 32 years to pass in single file before a given point. What is the answer? Does it not lie in the mission fields themselves? We have 80,000 catechists in Africa and Asia alone. Many of these are men who have sacrificed their lives to bring the Gospel to their own people. Could not some of these be given intensive train ing for a year or more and then be ordained? They are not like our seminarians, who have never preached the Gospel or suffered for it. Do these native catechists really need a minimum of six years in the seminary? Take the case of a leper whom I met in Africa. Both of his legs were cut off above his knees — eaten by the disease. And yet, crawling on these stumps, he made 40 converts a day. Has not such an apostle, with so many years of apostolate behind him, already completed much of a seminary course? True, he has no Ph.D., but.. Missionaries from Europe and America could be trainers and teachers of these catechists and prepare them for ordination. St. Paul did not drag with him Jewish fellow students who studied with him at the feet of Gamaliel. He found natives—young men from the ranks, like Timothy, Titus and others, and ordained them without a long training period. Catechists with ten or fif— tefen years of Christ-like service behind them could quickly be prepared for ordination, for the moral and spiritual side of their lives would already have been tested. Certainly among 80,000 of them we could find 5,000 who could be ordained after an intensive course-even though some were married. The same is true for nuns. Their work, like that of missionary priests, would be to train missionary Sisters in the mission lands. Four such Sisters in Brazil are already running a radio station, teaching school, preaching, baptizing and visiting the sick. Breath a prayer to the Holy Spirit that the Church may be guid ed aright in this matter. One thing is certain: we cannot save the world the way we are going. We need more priests, more Sisters, more catechists. And we need more American Catholics who will feel a tremendous responsibility toward the Missions. Presently, the average per capita contribution of American Catholics to the Holy Father for the Missions, of the world is 27 cents a year. May the Spirit inspire you to send us your autograph—at the bottom of a check—to help you save your soul. GOD LOVE YOU to S.W. for $2 “In thanksgiving to my parents for my Catholic education.” ...to our Kitchen Friends in a well- known Eastern college, who have sent $100 of their part-time earnings to help the poor of the world. This group includes lads working their way through high school, who never forget to let some of their “mite” go to those less fortunate. No one can earn so little that they cannot give something to the poor of the world who often have no opportunity to earn anything ...to W.X.C. for $100 “For our Holy Father’s Missions, to be applied wherever he feels it is most needed and where it may do the most good.” MISSION combines the best features of all other magazines; stories, pictures, statistics and details, human interest. Take an interest in the suffering humanity’ of the mission world and send your sacrifice alone with a request to be put on the mailing list of this bi-monthly magazine. Cut out this column, pin your sacrifice to it and mail it to Most Rev, Fulton J. Sheen, National Director of the Society for the Pro pagation of the Fajth, 366 Fifth Avenue, New York lx, N. Y. or your Archdiocesan Director, Very Rev. Harold J. Rainey P. O. Box 12047 Northside Station, Atlanta 5, Ga.