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PAGE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1964 CARDINAL CUSHING Tide Is Turning Against S. American Communists BY MARJORIE FILLY AW (N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE) HOLLYWOOD, FIs. — A Christian revolution along peaceful lines now underway in Latin America is turning the tide against communism there. Richard Cardinal Cushing told delegates to the 30th biennial national convention of the Cath olic Daughters of America. The archbishop of Boston, who said he will visit Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia next month, •poke during the opening ban quet of the convention. The din ner followed a Solemn Pontifi cal Mass offered by Bishop Coleman F. Carroll of Miami, In the cathedral of St. Mary. Cardinal Cushing presided at the Maes. A message from President Johnson highlighted the convention. CARDINAL Cuehlng'tcld more than 600 delegates and guests that in Latin America today "ws are no longer totally on the defensive with communism because a new generation of educated laymen. , .including business and professional men, are involved in a Christian rev olution/* "There is no quick solution to the problems of the Church or the problem of changing the social order," he said. "It takes generations to change a social order fashioned after feudalism. "THE LATE President Ken nedy said many times that Latin America was the most critical area in the world. "The Latin Americans love freedom. They have seen what has happened in Cuba. Castro could have been the greatest man in history if he had intro duced in Cuba a form of dem ocratic government in harmony with the Latin American mind." Latin America now than in the U.S.," he said. "In the next 75 years, experts have predicted that, as a result of the popula tion explosion, there could be 600 million or 700 million peo ple in Latin America. . . "ONE HUNDRED and fifty thousand priests would be need ed at the present time to give adequate religious instruction and to baptize the multitudes in that part of the Western hemis phere. The people are nominal but not informed Catholics, and it is going to take a small army of lay apostles as well as priests to give them adequate instruc tion." The Cardinal is founder of the Missionary Society of St. James, which sends diocesan priests to work in Latin Ameri ca. Cardinal Cushing also spoke of the love that Pope John XIII had for all people. He said he had had the privilege of reading letters which Pope John wrote to communist rulers throughout the world. HE NOTED that he had been told that he should read these letters because "sooner or lat er the communists in Europe and the U.S. and elsewhere are going to use these letters—also Pacem in Terris—in an effort to prove that the late Pope took a soft line of appeasement to ward communism." The charge has already been made in the U, S„ Cardinal Cushing said. "Three times 1 have utilized that knowledge in answer to these charges, but I have not been able to get my MASS CHANGES Foresee answer into the press." He added that he hopes the Holy Ghost will "Inspire the council Fathers to petition the Holy Father before the next ses sion of the council adjourns, to canonize Pope John XXIIL" President Johnson, in a mes sage to the members of the convention, told them they are helping to build "the great so ciety." MR. JOHNSON'S telegram was sent to Margaret J. Buck- ley, supreme regent of the CDA< This is the text: "I am pleased to send hear ty greeting and good wishes to the Catholic Daughters of America as you assemble in convention. I wholeheartedly commend your members for their generous espousal of the ideals which help to mold the lives of our young American women and prepare them for their vital role in our com munities. "OUR COUNTRY needs the qualities of heart and soul which only its women can provide. In guiding these young ladles along the path of virtue and Chris tian charity you filfill a most urgent demand in our common goal to build the great society. "For this endeavor and for your msny other worthy ac complishments, 1 extend to you my warm appreciation. I know that in the years ahead you will sustain the same high sense of purpose which has been charac teristic of your past endea vors." No Need For New Missals in Latin American countries. DETROIT ^C)—The chair- "There are more people in man of the U.S, Bishops’ Com- JhAmmzhc* in all iti jjMml! 9I i£i written, W4 wAite it . . , Sutter & McLe/tan 1422 RHODES HAVERTY BLDG. JAckson 5-2086 mission on the Liturgical Apostolate said here that missal publishers have al ready begun printing supple ments containing the new English text of the people's parts of the Ordinary of the Mass, Archbishop John F. Dearden of Detroit made the announce ment (July 17) three days after meeting here with representa tives of half a dozen firms engaged in publishing hand missals, AS THE bishops’ spokes man on programs for the com ing use of English in the Mass, the archbishop has recom mended, following Rome’s approval of the U.S, text, that without any change in the basic structure of the Mass, "there is no need for replacement of existing popular missals," He said that "all that will be necessary is to have avail able the newly-approved Ordi nary of the Mass," "Now," he declared, "pub lishers of missals for the people have assured us that at first the text will be issued as a separate supplement, as the liturgical commission recom mended, and later incorporat ed in the missals them selves," WHCPIS INSUMAMCS IS A PftOPISeiON NOT A SIDSUNK INVITATION NATIONAL LITURGICAL CONVENTION ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI AUGUST24/27 BE FART OF THE ATLANTA DELEGATION LEARN FROM EXPERTS THE MEANING OF THE LITURGY RENEWAL IMPORTANT FOR: PRIESTS RELIGIOUS TEACHERS PARENTS LAY LEADERS CHOIRS ORGANISTS LECTORS COMMENTATORS CONTACT: REV, LEONARD F. X. MAYHEW P.O. 11667 - NORTHSIDE STATION ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30305 ’THIS MEANS that Catho lics already owning missals and those now wishing to buy missals will have the next text of the Ordinary in ample time for the date the U.S. Bishops will set for the introduction of English in the Mass," ’The missal," the arch bishop said, "is a useful and Important Instrument for bringing to the people an un derstanding of the Mass, es pecially in this time of transi tion, The laity should have the prayers which the priest says, particularly those which the priest will be saying by him self." Polish Prelate OTTAWA, Canada (NC)—Po land’s Stefan Cardinal Wyszyn- skl will visit Canada late in 1966 following a visit to the United States, it was reported here. The cardinal's visit will mark the 1,000th anniversary of the Christianization of Poland, ARCHBISHOP George Hakim, visiting Melkite prelate, is shown celebrating Pontifical Mass at St. John’s Melkite Church, Decatur, With him is Melkite seminary rector Fr. John Elya. AFRICAN MSSIONARM Brother Recalls Sister’s Cure By Aid Of Martyrs LOS ANGELES— Brother Paul, W. F„ of the White Fath ers of Africa, is a man who has had a miracle occur within his own family. He speaks of it in matter of fact fashion—as matter of fact as a man can be whose own lifetime has been an age of miracles. Brother Paul dis cussed it at the White Fathers headquarters here shortly after the word came that Pope Paul VI would raise to saint hood on Oct. 18 the 22 Mart yrs of Uganda. BROTHER Paul's sister was cured miraculously from bu bonic plague through the in tercession of the martyrs. The validity of her cure was ac cepted on July 7 by the Con gregation of Rites in conjunc tion with the martyrs' cause. She lived for 12 years after her cure, "I saw my sister only once in all the years we were in Africa together," Brother Paul recounted. Her name was Sister Rich- lldls and she was a member of the White Sisters of Africa, more formally known as the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa. Brother Paul said he and Sis ter Rlchildis were very close to each other as children. She was four years older than he, "WE ALWAYS wanted to be missionaries. She used to read me books about the missions," he recalled. "I'd always wanted to go to the Far East, but one day she read to me about the White Fathers and their hard ships in Africa. A1 of a sudden, for no reason I can explain, I knew Africa was my place. DURING his postwar years in Africa, Brother Paul was able to visit the physician who had cared for his slter. He was Dr. Ahmed in the service of the Bri tish government, an Indian and a Moslem, "Dr, Ahmed told me he was very edified by my sister's activity. He attended the sick in her hospital," Brother Paul recounted, "He was one of those called to Rome to testify as to her miracle. He testified that he was called in and that the case was in the most critical stage—that already my sis ter had black spots on her skin from the plaque." SISTER Richildis lived for 12 years after her miraculous re covery, She died Dec. 28,1953, Brother Paul continues his service in the White Fathers of Africa at their procure here in Los Angeles where he now ser ves as bursar. Brother Paul wears his long TO THE EDrrOR: I read your editorial "Mc Carthy Revisited" and want to comment. For some time now I have seen the John Birch Society at tacked by the ultra-liberal press and now think that this smear was unfounded. After checking into the Society, 1 find that their goals are honoralbe and that we have need for such a society today. The John Birch Society has dedicated itself to fighting corn- white tunic with the air of a veteran. He walks with the aid of a cane. Africa has left its marie on him. And he on it. Mountaineering Is Downgraded VATICAN CITY (NC)--The Vatican City weekly, L’Osser- vatore della Domenlca, has said it is immoral to climb moun tains just for the fun or glory of it. The article commented on the death of all 14 members of a mountain-climbing team in an avalanche on Mount Blanc, France. It said that 100 people die each year climbing in the Alps. The weekly stated that moun tain climbing "is a sport that entails a continual victory over oneself, a spiritual elevation," But, it went on, "all moral theologlans,.,rlghtly teach that even these praiseworthy pur poses do not justify the fact that one encounters moral risks for oneself and for others," munlsm and socialism. It belie ves in the preservation of op portunities and responsibilities of the individual, not the same ness and dependency that will come from the big brother type government that is now emerg ing from the shadows. As for the GOP platform, of course it doesn't call for the enforcement of the rights bill. The bill is unconstitutional. Any legislation that t akes away rights of one group in order to discriminate positively in favor of another group is, without any thing more, unconstitutional. The means should not be justi fied by the ends (a Catholic be lief). Next, 1 would like to mention your sluething on the latest murder in Georgia, The FBI needs the information in your editorial, and I think you should let them in on it. They have not as yet determined the mur dered and why it was done, so are way behind you. Now, I have always consider* ed myself a moderate, but when I see how crime, corruption, and communism flourish as a result of our moderation, it's enough to choose the "extre mist" route, even at the risk of being mauled by the Libe rals, Let's face it, we all want a world we can live in and we all deplore the senseless kill ings anywhere because of racial prejudice. But the Civil Rights Bill is an encroachment on individual liberty and goes a little too far in attempting to "free" the Negro. Mr, Sherry, you swing a vic ious pen. In the future, I would suggest that you not bite off the heads of those you do not agree with, especially when you do not Hilly understand their aims, PAUL K. MOORE TUCKER A MIRACLE IN HIS LIFETIME—The canonization of the 22 Martyrs of Uganda, scheduled for October 18, is of great Interest to Brother Paul Buck, W.F. (above), stationed in Los Angeles, Calif. He is the brother of Sister Richildis, who was miraculously cured of bubonic plague by the inter* cession of the Uganda Martyrs. (See story above) Letter To Editor DESPITE CURIA REFORM Power Of Papacy Seen Increasing MUNICH, Germany (NC)— Reform of the Roman curia and broadening of the power of bish ops may seem to weaken the power of the pope, but in rea lity they increase it, Julius Car dinal Doepfner of Munich and Freising said here. The cardinal spoke (July 12) in Our Lady’s church on the first year of Pope Paul Vi's reign, "SELDOM has thefirstyear of a pontificate been so high in deeds and events which are of decisive significance for the development of the Church,"he said. He called the ecumenical council's decree on liturgical reform a milestone in Church history and said that Pope Paul's establishment of a sec retariat for relations with non- Christian churches proves that the Church is seeking a dia logue with all the world's re ligious. The cardinal noted that other "far-reaching changes have been announced such as reform of the curia," the Church's central administrative body. He cautioned critics of the curia, however, saying: "WHEN occasionally severe criticism of the curia is exp ressed, though it is justified in individual cases, it is often based upon a false evaluation of the situation," 'The curia and the pope are bound together in their essen tial nature. To draw a funda mental distinction between the two means to attack the pope himself," the cardinal said, CARDINAL Doepfner stres sed that the Second Vatican Council will be significant for the view of the papacy in set ting the pope's power into re lation with the college of bis hops. "Whereas the pope was pre viously compared with indi vidual bishops, the pope and the college of bishops will now be placed more strongly along side each other.Thls shows that the college of bishops posses ses in the same manner the highest authority of the Church to teach infallibly and to lead to people of God to the way of salvation, just as this authority resides in the pope alone, and will continue to be intact, "HOWEVER the decision was made here that the college of bishops and the pope are not Independent authorities, but are closely bound together, The pope is the head of the college of bishops; without this head, it cannot operate and cannot accomplish anything. The papacy stands before us at the time of the Second Vatican Council as the foundation, sup port and guaranty of the unity of the college of bishops," He concluded that changes in the structure and life of the Church—broadening of the powers of bishops, the greater weight of the regional bishops conferences and the reform of the curia— constitute only an apparent weakening, but in rea lity a genuine Increase in the central power of the pope, "MANY encrustations of his torical evolutioji which previou sly hindered the joyful view of the Church will fallaway," the cardinal said, 'The quantity of power reserved for the pope and codified in law is not the de ciding factor in the service of stregthening which is the re sponsibility of the successorof Peter, but rather the effectiv eness of papal leadership on the way of the whole Church to sal vation." JERUSALEM: PEOPLE NOBODY WANTS A SISTER IN JERUSALEM COLLECTS PEOPLE NOBODY WANTS ... Her name is SISTER BERNICE. Once you have met her, you cannot forget her . . Her "family" consists of deaf*mntes, cripples, orphans, and mental defec-* tlves. SISTER BERNICE loves them all, with a love mothers uuder* fM 9 stand . . . Visit her in Jerusalem, v* and you’re off "on a tour" through miles-lonr corridors of her barracks "home." The youngsters come run ning, their arms held high, asking to be picked up. The youngsters who can run, that Is. The crippled Tbo Holy Pitbor’t Minion Aid children lie in their cots, wishing lor ih* Oruntd Church they too could run . . . Day by day Slater Bernlee’s family gets larger, It seems. "There are always people nobody wants," she says. "Young or old, we take them all, trusting in God to help us." . .. Cheerful and down-to-earth, SISTER BERNICE doesn’t ask for anything. But you know she’s worried. There are food bills every day, clothing bills, medical bills, not to asentlon the need for new equipment . ... She needs 34 cots for the crippled children, she tells you finally, —cots high off the floor so that the crippled children won’t feel eut off from the world about them. The cots will cost $50 each —$1,700 altogether. The 34 mattresses will cost $10 each . . . She needs help, too, ($1, $3. $5) to pay for food, clothing, medi cines . . . Will you give SISTER BERNICE a hand? You’ll be helping to take care of people nobody wants In the Holy Land. ANOTHER SISTER BERNICE? AMERICAN SISTERS OUTLIVE the average American woman by six years, according to a doctor in New Orleans. Moreover, they are America’s "hardest-working, best educated feminine group," he said ... The same is true, we suspect, of our native Sisters overseas ... We need thousands of natlvo Sisters in our 18-country mlsaion world to do what Sister Bernice Is doing in Jerusalem. To train them, we need your help. For about $12.50 a month ($130 a year, $600 for the over all two-year course) you can "adop<" Sister Antoine Hoysk, in Lebanon, or Sister Mary Thomas Regis, In India. Simply write to us now. WHAT ON EARTH . . .? WHAT ON EARTH DO WE DO? Speaking simply* we ask ou to help the missions in II countries in which Catholics are mly a handful—INDIA, for lnstanee, IRAQ, IRAN, EGYPT, IORDAN, ERITREA. As the "Holy Father’s Mission Aid for he Oriental Church’* we help wherever the Holy Father says it's seeded. WHERE ITS NEEDED q $l —One day's support for a priest in INDIA □ $3 —Shoes for a blind boy in the GAZA STRIP □ $5 —Clothing for a deaf-mute boy in LEBANON □ $10 —Supports a seminarian for a month, in IRAN □ $100—One year’s medical care for a leper in JORDAN MAKING A WILL? REMEMBER THE MISSIONS OVER SEAS. OUR LEGAL TITLE: THE CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION. Dear Monslgnor Ryan: Enclose please find.. .for. Name Street City . Zone. State. dtllJear Tast (Dksionsjii FRANCIS CARDINAL SFIUMAN, President M«§r. Joseph T. Kyee, Nell See*? lead eN tsoeso—I settees 9et CATHOLIC NIAR IAST WtlPARfl ASSOCIATION IM Widow Ave. # 42»d l». New York. N. V. INI?