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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.
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"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
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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.
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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.
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