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Newspaper Page TextI I CATHOLIC TELLS UNESCO Technical Methods Won’t Solve Population Problem GENEVA, Switzerland (NC) —Technical methods alone are not enough to solve the world’s population problems, a Catholic spokesman told the meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council here. Mrs. M. Driant of France, representing the World Union of Catholic Women's Organiza tions, spoke on the report on • Problems of Population Growth and Economic and Social De velopment. SHE SAID that "there is more than one problem connected with population growth and that mere technical solutions are inade quate to solve these problems. Any action undertaken in this regard must necessarily be based on education of the peo ple concerned and on the pro gressive development of the nation, otherwise it will be neither efficacious nor human." Mrs. Driant added that she regretted that the General As sembly resolution initiating a worldwide inquiry on population problems had not recommended consultation with the non-gov- eramental organizations, par ticularly with those concerned with the family and women. "THESE organizations could have made some very interest ing contributions to the U. S. inquiry," she said, "especial ly where governments, not yet acquainted with technical popu lation problems, have failed to supply any useful information. "It was expected that the U.N. inquiry would stress the prob lems of overpopulation rather than those arising from under population, but it is significant that all the replies from Afri can countries south of the Equa- torinsist on the danger of under population... And even the an swers from advanced countries show how difficult it is to ex plain the meaning of popula tion movements. Inde d it would be dangerous to base future ac tion exclusively on the data ob tained from a * chnical in quiry." Mrs. Driant stated: * NO ONE denies that real C & S REALTY COMPANY "Specialists in Commercial and Industrial Real Estate'* Suite 200 Henry Grady Bldg, Atlanta 3, Ga, Warehouses, Stores, Mfg. Plants, Acreage, Shopping Center Dev„ Subdivision Dev., Industrial Dev., Insurance 524-2052 MIKE & STEVE SERTICH problems exist nor that cer tain alarming situations do re quire urgent action. But it ap pears clearly that rough and apparently fast-working solu tions are to be avoided at all cost. Experience shows that those who for higher spiritual motives warned the responsible authorities against incondide- rate use and diffusion of me chanical or chemical means (of contraception) in view of rapid ly halting the population growth in certain areas, where abso lutely right. "Nothing could be more per nicious than to pretend that a rapid decrease of the popula tion rate by all available means would be a decisive factor for speeding up the development of such areas. Regulation of the birthrate in view of ensuring both equilibrium and mental health must go together with progressive development of a country to become a factor of human promotion." MRS. DRIANT concluded that both governments and private experts have a wide field for cooperation and urgent action. "Regarding cooperation we should like to stress the im portance of thorough studies of all aspects of the popula tion problem, covering not only the so-called 'population ex plosion,' but also national and international migratory move ments, the redistribution of populations, fundamental re search on genetics to Judge their real value, the various means and methods (of contra ception) sold on the market, with the help of carefully plan ned publicity to populations who are unable to assess the value of the merchandise offered to them... ‘The United Nations should encourage actions of this kind Airport Church DUBLIN (NC) — A new $140,000 church for Dublin Air port, built by contributions from airport employees and firms, has now been opened opposite the airport’s main entrance. A statue of St. Patrick, present ed to the Irish international air line, Aer Lingus, by the 69th Regiment of the New York Na tional Guard, will occupy a place of honor in the church. 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We do not intend to m- pose our views on those who do not share our religious con victions, but we wish to point to certain undeniable facts and we ask the organization wisely to adopt, in case of doubt, the so lution offering the greatest se curity in every regard." THE ROLE of professional social workers was stressed by M.M. Brazzola of the Catholic International Union for Social Service in debate on the report of the United Nations Commit tee on Housing, Building and Planning, Miss Brazzola said that her organization wished to point out "that graduate social workers are specially trained in view of case-work, group-work or community development, and it might be suggested that the United Nations organs should call more frequently upon their experience, their competence and their cooperation." She urged that it be recommend ed to private building firms, es pecially those who are subsidiz ed by civil authorities, to estab lish "social and educational services...to assist the tenants to cope with their problems, especially in housing projects destined primarily for families with low incomes, to whom such social services would be of great assistance." THE DRAFT Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance was re ferred by the Economic and So cial Council to the General As sembly. Before it was, Leone Heren, representing the World Federation of Catholic Young Women and Girls, said her or ganization wished "to take this last opportunity to express its opinion on the contents of such a declaration." She stated: "My organization considers it to be of the utmost impor tance that the protection against religious intolerance offered by the declaration should also cov er the attitudes and behavior inspired by religion. You know that these attitudes and be havior go far beyond the field of observances and ritual prac tices. They are so Important to the faithful that they often accept tremendous sacrifices to defend the moral law which in their opinion has been given by God. "EVEN IN the most advanced countries," Miss Herren said, "there exist laws and legal practices which create prob lems of conscience and which force students, nurses and ap prentices, for example, to choose between a brilliant pro fessional career and the de mands of their faith." She also urged that the dec laration stress the supranation al character of religion and pro tect it, MISS HERREN said there is a principle often quoted and re ferred to in U.N, meetings that "the United Nations should nev er give the impression that they neglect considering the original nature of religion or take the liberty of judging its value." 'The preamble of the dec laration should in one way or another emphasize the impor tance of this principle," she said. She added that the preamble should "insist on the impor tance of a campaign against religious intolerance in the light of the benefits bestowed upon humanity by religion and em phasize theneed for the utmost respect for the efforts made in view of promoting the most au thentic spiritual values of mankind." THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1964 GEORGIA BULLETIN PAGE 3 BISHOP TAKES ACTION Priest Attacked In Race Incident In Louisiana SOCIAL ACTION AWARDS—Special awards for outstand ing achievement In the field of social action will be pre sented to Dorothy Day (right), co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement in the U.S., and (posthumously) to John Brophy (left), American labor leader who died last year at the age of 80. The awards will be made during the annual convention of the National Catholic Social Action Confer ence, meeting in Boston, Aug. 13-16. CARDINAL CUSHING LAFAYETTE, La., (NC)~A strongly worded letter noting penalties which can be incur red by Catholics who oppose the teachings of the Church in regard to race relations has been written to all Catholics of the diocese of Lafayette by Bishop Maurice Schexnayder. The letter, read (Aug. 2) at all Masses in churches and chapels of the diocese, was prompted by an attack upon a white priest, pastor of a Negro parish in a town of the diocese. Names of those involved in the incident were not revealed in the letter. THE LETTER specifies se vere penalties for those Catho lics who interfere with Negro Catholics in the practice of their religion or join organiza tions whose aim is to oppose Urges ‘Men Of Goodwill’ To Unite Against Racism BOSTON, Mass. (RNS)~Rich ard Cardinal Cushing, Archbis hop of Boston, called on "all men of goodwill," particularly singling out clergy and then public officials and parents, "to join hands and hearts against the monstrous evils of racism." His plea was made in a front page statement in The Pilot, official weekly of the Boston Catholic archdiocese. Assert ing that the "next move must be ours," and not the Negro’s, the cardinal said: "WE HAVE required a super human patience of the American Negro and, when this has prov ed too much for his tortured person, we have been dismay ed because he has answered with an excess of agitation our long er excesses of neglect," "We have sown in wicked ness," he admonished, "and we are shocked at the harvest," The cardinal's strongest urg ing was directed at all the cler gy to "let no pulpit be silent, TOOTS OWN HORN no wrong left uncondemned, "IN THIS hour, if the men of God are silent, the very scones will cry out," he warned. The Catholic prelate profess ed an obligation to arouse the American clergy: "As one in spiritual authority, I summon before all others those who share with me the care of souls. I commend and encourage the clergy who have involved them selves in the toils of the Negro and have made witness of their Christian faith. To those who have held back, I issue again a call to action." CARDINAL Cushing’s appeal also condemned excesses in demonstrations. "VIOLENT hostility, wheth er booing and catcalling and threatening the rights of per sons to legal residence," he wrote, "or, even worse, taking part in the frightening insanity of riot — these are sins against God and humanity. The Christian cannot commit these transgressions and think Critic Says Chant ‘Isn’t Meaningful’ DETROIT (NC)--A noted com poser and choir director de clared here that contemporary church music has more mean ing to Catholics than traditional Gregorian chant. C. Alexander Peloquin, teach ing a summer course at Mary- grove College, stated in an in terview that modern church mu sic "has something for this century that chant never had— relevance, a meaningfulness to contemporary Catholics." PELOQUIN described much of the popular church music of the past as "musical plaster statues." "What we want to evolve is something that sounds distinc tively American while being comscious of the rich heritage of the past," he said. "The Church can’t be a musical backwash, left with the crumbs of the secular music of our culture. It must have and use the best of what the artist, the composer has to give. "MANY (contemporary) Mas ses have been written which stress traditional chant ori gins," he continued, "Others have reflected folk influences. 1 Office Equipment Business Machines Sales-Service-Supplies JEE-y PHONE 525-6417 PHONE 525-6417 172 WHITEHALL STREET, S.W. 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Assign Full Time Catechists MADRAS, Indian (NC) — The first full-time catechists of this archdiocese have completed a two-year course of training at the St. Paul's Catechists’ Training Center here. The 16 catechists will be as signed to serve in parishes on a monhly salary of about $15 for the unmarried, in addition to expenses and children’s al lowances for those with fami lies. They will also get free living quarters or a housing allowance, educational facili ties for children and separa tion pay or pension upon re tirement at the age of 60. that he is getting away with it or only acting like the rest of men." URGING understanding, how ever, for public expressions of Negro frustration, the cardinal asked: "How else can he answer ex cept in outrage the society that marks him as inferior to his fellowman, the society that de nies him decent housing and a home for his children, the so ciety that blocks his every op portunity for a better life, the society that strangles his hope of his future even before they are bom?" "WE ARE that society," charged the cardinal, "and we have an ancient wrong in our hearts which shrieks to be righted, an ancient wound that can no longer go unhealed... The Christian cannot be a whole person in Christ and, at the same time, hold another human person in violent contempt." He emphasized that "it is im possible to be Christian and consciously to violate the being of another person." TURNING to public officials, Cardinal Cushing said that "those in public life, who hold responsibility for the order of society, have a special burden, ' The social evils on which antagonisms grow must be root ed out, not merely by law but by the harder course of social change; those institutions that cannot or will not be cleansed must be replaced by a new or der that is faithful to the dignity of man. 'THOSE who must'keep the public order, we remind that understanding and forbearance toward the troubled, especially in a time of strife and testing, will only serve to make more compelling the just demands of the law for the good of all." Addressing parents, Cardinal Cushing said: "To the fathers and mothers of the young, so easily moved to excess, we of fer a reminder of their respon sibility to those placed under their charge. 'THE FORCE of good ex ample is the best teacher, but it should be accompanied by clear directives that the young find unmistakable. "Immaturity is no excuse in a situation where the ultimate re sponsibility lies with the adult population. They are the ones who should be teaching the im portance of good citizenship and the demands of the Christian commitment," LABELING the racist Chris tian "a contradiction," he said: ‘The violent Christian places himself in that most terrifying emptiness — the absence of grace." 'The obligations of charity" he added, "are not the abstract residue of long-forgotten penny catechisms," Racism, he con cluded, "must be erased from our lives, oUr cities and our na tion," teachings of the Church in re gard to race relations." Penalty indicated is a reser ved sin. According to Church law, absolution from reserved sins can be obtained only from the bishop of the diocese. THE LETTER also called for a half hour of prayer in all churches and chapels of the dio cese on Friday, Aug. 7, in repa ration for the assault of the priest. The bishop also asked for prayers that a change of heart will come in other places where a spirit of rebellion exists against the teachings of the church in regard to race. Neither Bishop Schexnayder nor his diocesan officials would comment further on the incident which provoked the letter, but Msgr, Alexander O. Sigur, di rector of the diocesan Bureau of Information, advised that the priest involved is out of the diocese on vacation, and that the white men have apologized and given evidence of repentance for their actions. No charges were filed with civil authori ties. The Bishop’s letter: DEARLY BELOVED IN CHRIST: It is with a heavy heart that we address you today, a day which we had hoped and prayed would never come to pass in this Catholic diocese of La fayette. A cruel and unbelievable crime was committed against one of our priests who is a member of a society which has been very generous to our dio cese, both as regards money and priests, priests who have labored zealously among our colored Catholics. The good priest was assaulted and whip ped by several Catholic white men. It is God Himself who says: 'Touch ye not my anointed." (Ps. 105, 15) So grave is the offense of striking a priest that Mother Church punishes this act with excommunication as indi cated in Canon 2343, #4, As an act of reparation for this truly sad incident, a half hour of prayer before the Bles sed Sacrament exposed will be held in every parish church of the diocese on the first Friday, Aug. 7. Over and above the act of reparation, we shall pray that a change of heart will come about in other places where the COGGINS SHOE STORE SHOES FOR THE FAMILY 46 W. PARK SQ. 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This letter must be read at all the Masses in all the chur ches and chapels of the diocese on Sunday, Aug. 2. May the good God and Father of us al preserve us from fur ther disturbances of this nature and in His boundless mercy may He grant us a better under standing and practice of His all- embracing law of charity. Given from the episcopal res idence on the 27th day of July, 1964. Faithfully yours in the Lord, Maurice Schexnayder Bishop of Lafayette P.S, It is comforting to know that the men involved have given good evidence of since re repen tance and have made their apo logies. PRAYER CAP 2 for 51.00 You're always prepared for Church visits when you carry this attractive prayer cap woven of genuine nylon lace. Oval 8" by 9" cap has its own simu lated pearl hatpin. Fits in a trim lace- patterned snap purse, to be slipped into your handbag. Available in white, and black. 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