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GEORGIA BULLETIN
THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1964
CARDINAL BEA
Pope Paul VI Program
Close To Pope John
(Continued from Page 1)
which still lie ahead of us, they
constitute, on the contrary, a
mere beginning; a very impor
tant and promising beginning,
but nevertheless only a beg
inning.
QUESTION:
In view of the quickened pace
of developments in the past
year, would you care to re
vise your earlier estimates of
the time that will be needed to
achieve the goal of Christian
unity?
REPLY:
1 should certainly be willing to
do so, but we must bear in
mind that in this field also, as
in many others, surprises are
to be expected, unforeseen ob
stacles and slowing-down. Faith
offers the best solution here.
It teaches us that on th* one
hand we must not harbor any
illusions and that the working
of Christ's grace requires hu
man cooperation which in its
turn requires time.
On the other hand, if Christ
has asked us to have a faith
capable of moving moun
tains, He authorizes us to ask
of God and to hope for mir
acles of grace. All the more
so since Christ humself so
ardently desires unityjand since
mankind today has gr^t need of
it in order that Goi’s design
upon men may be realized that
they may find unity in Christ.
QUESTION: ,
. #
What are r * i><- expectations
for the coi' session of the
Ecumenical/,, ^.ncil?
jr
REPLY:
I expect important things.
. This session is called part
ly to collect under several
headings the fruit of the labors
of the two preceding sessions.
For example, in regard to the
fundamental drafts dealing with
the Church, with the bishops,
with Divine Revelation, with ec
umenism. Together with the
annexed declarations more
over , it has still to face
other important documents, as,
for example, drafts on the
collaboration of the Catholic
laity in the apostolate of the
hierarchical church, on the
missions, on the training of the
clergy, on the Religious orders
and congregations, etc.
QUESTION:
Do you believe it will be pos
sible for the council to com
plete its work this year?
REPLY:
I believe it is impossible to
make a forecast. Certainly
everything must be done to en
sure that the work proceed with
all freedom but at the same
time as speedily as possible.
On the other hand, no official
declaration has been made
so far which would exclude
the possibility of a fourth ses
sion.
QUESTION:
Would you care to compare
the ecumnical aims and methods
of Pope Paul and Pope John?
REPLY:
We have a saying to the effect
that comparisons must not be
made between saints, that is to
say for the purpose of placing
one higher than another. If,
therefore, we compare the two
pontificates here, we do not do
so in order to place one above
the other but rather in order to
single out the characteristic
features of each one.
Pope John has undoubtedly
the great merit of having stir
red up the movement, especial
ly by his extrordinary char
ismatic personality, by the
lovableness and the simplicity
of his manner, by making Chr
istian unity at least an indirect
aim ot the council and finally
by addressing to non-Catholic
Christians the invitation to take
part in the council as obser
vers.
Pope Paul VI in his turn has
made Pope John's line his own.
We may go further and say that
he has emphasized even mors
strongly that Christian unity
consitltutes one of the four
principal aims of the council.
He has moreover brought to
bear upon it a great doctrinal
and theological competence
which casts ever greater light
on the problems presented by
the meeting between Catholics
and non-Catholic Christians.
He has furthermore cultivated
a vivacious and vigorous per
sonal activity to prepare the
ground for this meeting and to
render it fruitfql. This he has
done especially by his pilgri
mage to the Holy Land and in
a most particular way by his
meetings with the Patriarch
Athenagoras and the other Or
iental Patriarchs.
Following on these events
comes the recent announce
ment concerning the restitution
of the most precious relic of
the Apostle Saint Andrew to the
Metropolitan Orthodox Church
of Patras in Greece. The an
nouncement was rendered even
more beautiful and meaningful
by the expressions of esteem
and of charity used on this oc
casion by the Holy Father in
regard to the Greek Orthodox
Church.
What has been written about
the supposed yielding of Pope
Paul VI and of his departure
from the line and the proposals
of Pope John is therefore out
of place. . Pope Paul VI is
undoubtedly proceeding in quite
a personal manner, but at the
same time he is keeping con
sistently and vigorously to Pope
John’s program, which he made
his own from the moment of his
first radio message less than 24
hours after his elevation to the
pontificate.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
services are being conducted
at Pace Academy 966 West
Paces Ferry Rd., NW.(above)
Masses are celebrated at 7:30
9:00 and 11:00 a.pi, Fr. John
McDonough is the pastor.
NEW YORK (RNS) — The
Catholic Hospital Association
resolved at its annual meeting
here to fight any racial dis
crimination in its affiliated hos
pitals and clinics in this coun
try and Canada.
Some 6,000 priests, nuns and
lay delegates approved a reso
lution calling on Catholic hos
pitals to "oppose evils evi
denced by injustice to fellow
citizens entitled by citizenship
to equal consideration in em
ployment and other rights.”
IN ANOTHER resolution del
egates commended the late
President Kennedy for his
"courage and strength which
like a flame shines brightly,
leaving its effects not only on
the present generation but up
on generations to come.”
The association cited Mr.
Kennedy as "leader of the na
tion and of the free world, and
a champion of peace and broth
erhood.”
It said that the late Presl-
Holy Spirit Is one of the three
new parishes recently formed
in the Archdiocese. Its boun
daries are as follows: on the
west; Chattahoochee River.
On the north; Riverview Rd. to
Northside to Crest Valley to
Powers Ferry to Mount Paran
dent "diligently fostered plan
ning, legislation and philoso
phies for the better care of the
chronically ill, the handicapped,
the mentally ill and all indi
gent citizens.”
Mr. Kennedy, the resolution
said, "put his philosophies in
to action, pressed consistently
for methods to aid hospitals
and other care-giving institu
tions throughout the country and
the world, thus living the man
date of our Saviour to serve our
neighbor in need.”
A COPY OF the resolution
was sent to Mrs. John F. Ken
nedy as "the humble expres
sion of the Catholic Hospital
Association’s heartfelt sympa-
Volunteer South
WASHINGTON (NC)—Eleven
students of Trinity College here
are spending two and three
weeks of their summer vaca
tions as volunteer teachers in
religious vacation schools in
rural Alabama, North Carolina,
and Virginia.
to Roawell Rd. On the East
Roswell toWestWieuca to Pow
ers Ferry to Tuxedo to Black-
land to Northside to Southern
Railroad tracks. On the south;
Southern Railroad tracks to Ma
rietta Rd. to the Chattahoochee
River.
thy.”
Another resolution noted that
about 90 per cent of the hospi
tals affiliated with the CHA
have received full accreditation
by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Hospitals and
urged the "remaining small
percentage to make every at
tempt to reach the status of ac
creditation.”
Msgr. James H. Fitzpatrick,
associate director of health and
hospitals in the Brooklyn dio
cese, was re-elected president
of the CHA. Father Paul R.
Moore, director of the hospi
tals in the New Orleans, La.,
archdiocese, remains as pres
ident-elect and will assume the
presidency at the association’s
meeting next year, June 7-10,
in St. Louis, Mo.
Other officers include Fath
er Joseph B. Winter, director
of Catholic hospitals in St.
Louis, first vice-president; and
Msgr. Daniel E. Lawler of Sy
racuse, N. Y., second vice-
president.
WILL ASK SUPPORT
Groups to Fight Bias
ATHEIST MURRAY
Finds Catholic
Behind ‘Aloha’
HONOLULU, Hawaii (NC)—
Atheist Madalyn Murray, who
rode to notoriety through the
U. S. Supreme Court public
school prayer case and more
recently by her -brushes with
the law in Baltimore, Md.,
learned Hawaii's governor is a
Catholic shortly after her arri
val here and exclaimed: "Oh,
no. That’s all I need.”
The 45-year-old divorcee has
indicated she feels Catholics
are leading a fight against her.
She said she came here seek
ing "religious asylum.”
GOV. JOHN A. Burns said
Mrs. Murray may live peace
fully in Hawaii indefinitely—
unless she has violated Mary
land laws which require her
extradition. A spokesman for
the governor added: "There is
no religious or anti-religious
persecution in Hawaii.”
Mrs. Murray was the central
figure in the U.S. Supreme Court
case, which led to the banning
of required and devotional Bible
reading and prayer in the na
tion’s public schools.
SHE AND HERfamily became
embroiled with Baltimore
courts and police in early June
after Dr. and Mrs. Leonard J,
Abramovitz claimed Mrs. Mur
ray had induced their daughter,
Susan, to leave home and aban
don her Jewish faith. It later
developed the atheist’s son,
Bill, 18, and the Abramovitz
girl were married secretly.
There were several scuffles
between members of the Mur
ray family and police over the
litigation and charges of as
saulting policemen were made
against members of the Murray
family.
Suspend Paper
SAIGON (NC) ~ The Saigon
Catholic weekly, Thang Tien
(“Onward”) has been su
spended by government order
for two weeks because it called
the government of the late Pre
sident Ngo dinh Diem "the legal
government, which would not
yield to foreigners.”
INVITATION
NATIONAL LITURGICAL CONVENTION
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
AUGU$T24/27
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LEARN FROM EXPERTS THE MEANING OF
THE LITURGY RENEWAL
IMPORTANT FOR:
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PARENTS LAY LEADERS CHOIRS
ORGANISTS LECTORS COMMENTATORS
CONTACT: REV. LEONARD F. X. MAYHEW
P.O. 11667 - NORTHSIDE STATION
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30305
Artist s view of planned St, Joseph's Children's Village.
The ’ATLANTA STAR SPANGLED 4th' will be a cooperative effort on the part of the
Maas Communications Industry of Atlanta, and is designed to build the image that
there’s no place like Atlanta to spend the 4th of July. The place: Ponce de Leon Ball Park.
The highlight of the ‘ATLANTA STAR SPANGLED 4th‘ will be the CELEBRITY
BASEBALL GAME, all proceeds to go to charity. The visiting team will be made up
from members of the HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINERS LEAGUE STARS, players like
HUGH O’BRIF.N, PAT BOONE, BOBBY DARIN, and many others. The local team
will be comprised of outstanding names in the Atlanta area.
CHILDRENS CHARITIES, INC, is the organisation which will be
responsible for the CELEBRITY BASEBALL GAME portion of the
‘ATLANTA STAR SPANGLED 4th*, the collection and distribution
of funds to worthy children’s charities in the Atlanta area.
The Executive Committee of CHILDRENS CARITIES, INC.:
Co-Chairmen /.Father Daniel McCormick
M. K. Pentecost
Members Jack Freedman, Milt Allen, Joe Higgins,
Jim Ferguson, and Jean Hendrix.
This year the proceeds of the game will he donated to the SAINT
JOSEPH’S HOME FOR BOYS.