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PAGE 2 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1964 THREE-YEAR PREPARATION Many Fathers Criticize Lay Apostolate Schema VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Three years in preparation by a special commission of bishops, the schema on the lay aposto late was criticized by all 18 speakers at the Vatican Coun cil's 98th general congrega tion. Among them was Bishop Alexander Carter of SaultSainte Marie, Canada, who said a version of the text was not only necessary, but that it should be done "in consultation with a group of qualified laymen who can be counted upon to provide expert assistance in all fields." THE bishop said the commis sion charged with preparing the schema had recognized "the abusurd situation" involved in the fact that all its members were ecclesiastics. However, he declared, "when a select group of lay experts was finally called in, the work of the commission had been al most completed and their con tribution was hardly notice able." "THIS," Bishop Carter com mented, "was a clear case of too little too late." He said that "in this third stage of its evolution, the sche ma must still be completely redone. It lacks unity because the reduction of the subject matter has endeavored to repeat in compressed form almost everything that was said In greater length in the previous versions. Here the text has suf fered not only reduction but obliteration." THE Canadian prelate said the schema presented a collec tion of ideas without much in trinsic connection" and was "entirely too clerical." As it stands, he stressed, it would not answer the expectations of the people and would mean little to them. % "We are supposed to be work ing for a dialogue (with the laity)," he said, "but in the text, we are actually speaking only to ourselves. The schema has a further weakness of giv ing the impression that the lay apostolate is hardly conceivable without some kind of organiza tion. ARCHBISHOP Franjo Seper of Zagreb, Yugoslavia, told the Coqncll that the text does not sufficiently exclude the hor ror of the laity which has plagued clerical thinking for many years." On the question of a clergy- laity dialogue, he said: "The laity should discuss their daily problems with the clergy and they should be encouraged to do so." OTHER speakers at the gene ral congregation included Laur- ian Cardinal Rugambwa, Bis hop of Bukoba, Tanganyika; Archbishop Denis Hurley of Durban, South A'rica; Bishop Mark McGrath of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama; and Father Hilaire Capucct, Superior Gen eral of the Melkite Order of St. Basil the Great of Allep- po. Father Capucci said the Church "wants less separa tion between the clergy, who are too often regarded as the only ones with responsibi lity in the Church, and the laity who are too often treated like minors." "THE clergy's role," he said, "is to direct the lay apo stolate, but not to substitute for it. The laity are not simple auxiliaries in the apostolate of the Church. They should be real collaborators, as they are in the Oriental Churches. "We must work to eliminate clericalism and develop a sense of full responsibility worthy of adults. Our task is to help hu man freedom to mature and to be transifgured by the spirit." CARDINAL Rugambwa said the schema should treat in greater detail the question of th authority of the bishops, with out failing to discuss in equal detail the freedom, spontaneity and initiative expected of the laity. "This discussion," he said, "should take place in an atmos phere of complete mutual frankness. On this point, as it stands, the text is not sat isfactory." ARCHBISHOP Hurley argued that the schema needed to be completely redrafted in style and in expression because it is "repetitive and lacking in or der." "Besides," he added, "it is verbose and fails to put prop er emphasis on elementary ideas and to insure a logical process of thought. For example, the discussion of the milieu of Catholic Action and IN CLEVELAND of its aims should be plac ed together to insure continuity of argument." BISHOP McGrath held the schema was not clear enough in describing the mission of the laity. "The text," he said, "should be brought into line with the discussion of the laity in the schema on the Nature of the Church. A clear insistence is needed on the foundation of the lay apostolate. that is, on the divine vocation through grace and its sacramental character. "THE laity must often be occupied with profane things in which, nevertheless, they must find their way to their own sanctification and that of the entire world. Their great responsibility does not depend directly upon prie sts, but in establishing Christian points of effort with profane reality. The job of the priest is to form the cons ciences of the laity so as toen- able them to judge the world of realities correctly." Since 27 speakers at two previous general congregations also had voiced objections to the schema, Council press spokesmen said the text seem ed slated to undergo wholesale revision. The general tenor of criticism was that the schema was inadequate, partronizing, not geared to modern needs and challenges, and tending to restrict the autonomy of the lay apostolate. Ban Ousts Many Familiar Hymns CLEVELAND (NC) —Arch bishop Edward F. Hoban has banned 23 hymns from the Cleveland diocese, including such familiar ones as "Mother Dear, 0 Pray for Me,*’ "On This Day, O Beautiful Moth er,” "Mother Dearest, Moth er Fairest,*’ "To Jesus Heart All Burning,*’ and Schubert*s "Ave Maria." OTHER points in his direct ive included: —Areminder that Gregorian chant is the official music of the Church and is "entirely suitable even on the most solemn occasions.*’ — A recommendation that more that 25 specific hymns be used in parish music pro grams, — A ban not only on 23 specific hymns but also on all other hymns which are not musically suitable or not ap propriate because of style, the ology or sentiment. —A reminder that the wed ding marches from Wagner’s "Lohengrin*' and Mendelssoh*s "Midsummer Night’s Dream" are not permitted in church, ARCHBISHOP Hoban said the list of prohibited hymns carries the force of law, while the list of recommended hymns is "commendatory rather than pe remptory.” Both lists were prepared by the recently es tablished Diocesan Commission FARMER COMPLETE HOME POP O/ti H//VG5 FURNITURE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES 361 E. Clayton Sr, Phone liberty 3-32B7 ATHENS, GEORGIA CATHOLIC EDUCATION Ease Discipline In High Schools? COSMOPOLITAN group of observers at third session of Vatican Council II includes (left to right) Chorepiscopus T. S. Abraham, former Singapore pastor of the Syrian Orthodox Church of India; Father Saliba Shamoon, secretary to Patriarch Theodosios VI of Antioch of the Syrian Orthodox Church; Father Marcos Elias Abdel Messih, pastor of Egyptian Copts in the United States and Canada (Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt); Archpriest Vitaly Borovoy, head of the Russian Orthodox delegation to the World Council of Church es (Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarchate of Moscow): and Archima'drite Andrew Scrima, rector in Rome of the Greek Orthodox Church and personal representative of Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople. LAITY DRAFT FINISHED Church And Modern World Next Subject Of Debate WASHINGTON (NC)—Catho lic high school administrators have been urged to relax dis cipline in Catholic high schools. "In the spirit of the times it would seem that a bit of re laxation is in order,*’ suggests the Secondary School Depart ment of the National Catholic Educational Association in its publication for administrators "Pointers for Principals.*’ IN AN editorial entitled "Per haps There is too much Reg imentation, *’ the publication comments that "religious or ders and diocesan seminaries know very well that the older spirit of blind obedience has long since past.*' "Subjects must be listened to and authority must rest on a reasonable and reasoning bas is,” says the publication which is edited by Father C. Albert Koob, 0. Praem., of the NCEA staff. THE typical Catholic school for Sacred Music. Other disapproved hymns, which may not be sung either at liturgical or extra-liturgi cal functions in the Cleveland diocese, are: "Bring Flowers of the Rarest,” "Mary, Dear est Mother,” "Queen of the Holy Rosary,” "1*11 Sing a Hymn to Mary,*’ ’Tis the mon th of Our Mother," "Daughter of a Mighty Father,*’ "Moth er at Your Feet Is Kneeling,*' and Good Night, Sweet Jesus." ALSO: "Just for Today,” "Mother Beloved," "HideThou Me," Little White Guest,” "Agnus Dei” (Bizet), "The Ro sary” (Nevin), "Our Father" (Malotte), "Ave Marla” (Rose- wig), "Softly and Tenderly Je sus is Calling,” and "Ave Ma ris Stella” (traditional). Among the ‘'especially re commended" hymns are: "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name,*' "O Sacrament Most Holy," "Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All," "Soul of My Savior,” "Hail, Holy Queen, Enthroned Above," and "Ave Maria” (Arcadelt-Franck-Yon Gregor ian chant). THE Gelineau Psalms were described as "highly recom mended." Recommended wed ding marches were volumes I and II of the Wedding Marches by Father Carlo Rossini, and marches of Bach, Purcell, Franck and Nieland. JAMES C FARMER. SR. Owner JAMES E. FARMER, JR. ManaOCR SEE THE LARGEST SELECTION OF RUGS ANDCARPETS IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA Free Estimates Rugs, Padding, Wall-To-Wall Carpets And Installation PERSIAN RUG COMPANY SALES & SERVICE REPAIRED — SIZED — STORED — DEMOTHED Le.vis Bldg,, 1245 S. Milledge At Five Points PHONE LI 6-144) ATHENS, GA. BY BISHOP ROBERT E.TRACY Today, Wednesday (Oct. 13) was held the 100th General’Con gregation of this Second Vatican Council, a meeting that reached a record pitch of interest, im portance and excitement. After 100 meetings, the Council is far from getting old. The debate on the Apostolate of the Laity ended yesterday by a standing vote. Now only Fath ers with 70 signatures may con tinue to speak on the subject. It tias been a fruitful, challenging debate, and it will have its re sults, God willing, In a renew ed Apostolate for the Layman. Indeed, as a symbol of this pros pective renewal, Patrick Kee gan, a Layman from England, rose at the Council’s invita tion, to address the Fathers in English today. He spoke frankly and well: "We Laymen have increased responsibility before us. We are fully conscious of this and we welcome it with all our hearts. We have been hearten ed and prepared for our new role by the treatment the Fath ers gave the questions of the Liturgy, the Church, Christian unity and now the Apostolate of the Laity. "Before us, is a new pros pect and a new hope: that im portant stage of service is open ing for us and Laymen in all the various fields of the Aposto late — the formal, organized field and the private, daily wit ness of life-have welcomed your debates on the Laity as supreme recognition of their efforts. To us the Apostolate is no luxury, no fad. It is a power ful expression of the Church’s dynamicism, ever seeking new means to mount effective ac tion in our surroundings, wheth er these be the market place or our own homes and neigh borhoods. "But we await with special interest the debate on The Church And The Modern World a subject that is rooted in a consideration of real contem porary needs which are large and pressing. We pledge our fidelity to the private apostolate of the Christian life, but we also support association as provid ing the most favorable condi tions for effectiveness in so ciety. We plead for the con tinued, indispensable help of our Priests whofcach us, bring Sacraments to us, encourage and guide us, 'The Layman cannot be iso lated from the totality the Lay man of the Church. There must be regular and constant ex change between the Layman and his Pastor and his Bishop. We bring to them the experience of our needs and they provide us with wise counsel and encour agement. True, there is a nec essary distinction between hierarchy and Laity, but dis tinction does not imply dis tance, ‘Thank God”. The Ecu menical Council has bound us together now as never before —closely and inseparably.” At the end of debate on the Apostolate of the Laity, the Council went on to take up the proposition on the Priesthood, on which there will be a short debate. Pastors present were given a resounding acclamation in the Aula as the relation was read on this tract. After debate on the Priesthood, there will be discussion on the oriental chur ches, The Relatio on the Church in the Modern Wrold is not ready yet, but everyone is waiting for its appearance with great inte rest. Meanwhile, the appropriate Commissions are struggling with the revisions of the two im portant statements on the Jews and on Religious Liberty, so there is still many great mom ents before us as the Council moves ahead with undistrubed pace, deliberate speed, majes tic instancy. See you at the Conference on Worship, Oct. 22 - 25, at the Cathedral Center, Atlanta. breathes order and discipline, the publication says. "And this refreshes the hearts of most supervisors and administra tors. Such conditions are to them a joy to behold.” But it adds: "Yet we need to think a bit about those long files of boys and girls who so so obediently leave off their lipstick and keep their ciga rettes hidden. Are they truly being formed? "WILL they be so apt to praise this sort of treatment when they get a bit older?" the publication asks. "Do they make apt subjects for instruc tion if the mind is formed to respond always in set pattern. There is a strong belief that such is not the case.” Five proposals are made. "Let students move—not file —from class to class without strict silence,” one suggests. OTHERS are a suggestion box at the principal's door, experi mental relaxation of the dis ciplinary program, an advisory board for the principal from among student leaders and a student tutoring system to al low better students more free dom in planning their day. 35th ANNIVERSARY Cardinal Praises 6 Catholic Hour 9 See you at the Conference on Worship, Oct. 22 - 25, at the Cathedral Center, Atlanta. NEW YORK (RNS) — Joseph Cardinal Ritter, Archbishop of St. Louis, has cited 'TheCath olic Hour” radio series on its 35th anniversary for its "sig nificant contributions” to the ecumenical movement and reli gious broadcasting. The series — also seen on television — is produced by the National Council of Catholic Men in cooperation with the Na tional Broadcasting Company. Cardinal Ritter's tribute to the program was broadcast over a closed radio circuit to NBC af filiates. NOTING the interreligious appeal of ‘The Catholic Hour,” the cardinal said it has been "vitally concerqgd with the bet terment of ecumenical rela tions, *’ and has offered a * 'plat form to distinguished leaders of the Protestant, Jewish and Or thodox communities.” ‘The ecumenical appeal of the program,” he said, "has been eloquently attested to by the thousands of letters receiv ed each year from members of other communities.” CARDINAL Ritter observed the weekly program has pre sented the "finest minds in the Church, both lay and clerical... Writers and scholars, artists and musicians, theologians and liturgists, philosophers, scien- Bishop Treacy Dies In LaCrosse LA CR05SE, Wis. (NC) —Bishop John P. Treacy, 73, spiritual leader for 18 years of the La Crosse diocese, died (Oct. 11) at St. Francis Hos pital here from a heart ail ment. The prelate suffered a heart attack and entered the hospital in the first week of June after he presided at three graduation ceremonies in one day and the ordination of priests the fol lowing day. A nativ e of Massachusetts who was ordained fortheCleve** land diocese in 1918 and came to La Crosse in 1945 from the Ohio See, Bishop Treacy di rected a $39 million building program during his years here, being responsible for more than 196 new buildings. The Bishop was a zealous promotor of the liturgical re vival. Under his direction, the Diocesan Liturgical Com mission published a "Forty Hours Booklet,” which stressed Scriptural readings and medi tation, and a "Participation Mass” honlflet. tists and educators all have shared their wisdom and ex perience with the hour’s lis tening audience.” The cardinal also said the series “represents a remark able collaboration between one of the great commercial broad casting networks and the Cath olic Church in the U.S. As part of its efforts to serve the American people, NBC deser ves great credit for having pio neered and sustained religious broadcasting in this country,” In Ootober, the Sunday radio broadcasts will present inter views, covering the Vatican Council’s third session, with cardinals and other prelates and Protestant and Orthodox dele- gate-observers. How To Understand Changes In The Liturgy by ARCHBISHOP PAUL J. 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