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PAGE 4 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1964 TWO EXTREMES the 'Archdiocese of Atlanta GEORGIA .BULLETIN SCtVINO GEORGIA'S 71 NOUTHFtw COUNTIES ■■■ra Official Organ of the Archidocese of Atlanta Published Every Week at the Decatur DeKalb News PUBLISHER- Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan MANAGING EDITOR Gerard E. Sherry CONSULTING EDITOR Rev. R. Donald Kiernan '“♦»ss * sS 2699 Peachtree N. E. P. O. Box 11667 Northside Station Atlanta 5, Ga. ASSOCIATE EDITOR Rev. Leonard F. X. Mayhew Member of the Catholic Press Association and Subscriber to N. C. W. C. News Service Telephone 231-1281 Second Class Permit at Altanta, Ga. U. S. A. $5.00 Canada $5.00 Foriegn $6.50 Congratulations Congratulations are in order to the priests, religious, and people of the Archdiocese for the outstanding participation in last week-ends Conference on W or ship. The aim of the Conference was to stimulate awareness through out the Archdiocese of the litur gical renewal now taking place within the Church. It was a major step in preparation for the intro duction of English into the Mass on the first Sunday of Advent, November 29. In one of the greatest mani festations of faith, Catholics of Atlanta filled the Cathedral to overflow on each of the days when English was introduced into the Mass. In addition, there was real participation in the liturgy from the congregation as well as the ministers of the Mass. The peo ple of God showed their essential unity at the most unifying of all ceremonies, the Eucharistic ban quet. The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Men, under whose au spices the Conference was plann ed and carried out, deserve a special mention for its obvious success. xere were too many in- o. xduals important to the suc cess of the Worship Conference for them all to be named, but a debt of gratitute is well in order. There is one final thought. The Conference on Worship was but a beginning. As the new Liturgi cal Constitution so aptly de scribes it: the liturgy is the source and summit of the Church's activity. All other works are to prepare us to par take actively in the Paschal My stery of Christ in the worship of God and the sanctification of our selves. Further, it enables us to express our unity in holiness-- our transformation into Christ. United Appeal The United Appeal is progress- I /. ing within the community at this i and. the response from our citizens has been most generous --although much more effort is needed if the goal is to be achieved. Such an appeal often strikes the average person as an annual routine,distasteful yet necessary if one is to avoid further taxation and a multiplicity of smaller fund drives. Alas, in this lies the root of a false concept of giving. The United Appeal provides fi nancial aid and services for a variety of interfaith and secular groups. The poor and the needy, the aged and the young, the drop out and the mentally retarded, the delinquent and the bored, all are the concern of the religious groups and others who are aided by the United Appeal. The response therefore to this community effort must be an ex pression of the community con- STATEMEWT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (Act of October 23, 1962; Section 4369, Title 39 United Sutea Code) 1. Dow at filing; October 13, 1964 2. Tide of publication; THE GEORGIA BULLETIN 3. Frequency of issue; Weekly, every Thursday 4. Location of known office of publication; 2699 Peachtree Road, N, E. Atlanta (Fulton County) Georgia, 30305 5. Location of tha heal quarters or general business offices of the publish ers; 2699 Peachtree Road, N. E„ Atlanta, Georgia 6. Names and addreasea of publisher and managing editor, Publisher- Archbtahop Paul J. Hallman, Atlanta, Georgia, Managing Editor-Ger- ard E. Sherry, Atlanta, Georgia 7. Owner: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta — A corporation sole I. Not applicable i 9. Not applicable JO, Average preceding 12 me Single issue nearest date A, Total No copies 10,100 primed press run) 9920 B, Paid Circulation 1. To term subscriber* by mail, carrier del ivery, or by other . neana 9,409 9,303 2. Sales through agents, news Jelears, or new* dealers, or other* tec 200 14S C. Free distribution (in cluding samples) by Mnil, carrier delivery, or by other means 300 300 D. Total No. of copies distributed (Sum of lines Bl, B2, sad C) 9,909 9,74* 1 certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete. Gerard E, Sherry Managing Editor science, a manifestation of deep concern for the travail of others and the desire to'be of service in the easing of community prob lems. The greatest act of citizen ship is always that which in volves no self interest; that which sees in each member of the com munity the image and likeness of God; that which will enhance the dignity of the human person when ever it is threatened either through spiritual or material de ficiencies. We are therefore better citizens in giving to the United Appeal, for in giving we are also serving. Knighted GEORGIA PINES Great Religious Experience BY REV. R. DONALD KIERNAN The past week is proof conclusive of the dedi cation and spirit of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Men. Three years ago when the Coun cil was founded, it undertook a momumental task of ''counting noses" of our people in the 71 north Georgia counties which make up the Arch diocese of Atlanta. Briefings, consultations and instructions were necessary to accomplish this task. With a great spirit, which has persever ed to the present day, men all over the Arch diocese successfully completed the first census of this kind ever taken in Georgia. The following year, pursuing an "open door" policy, the Council instructed men in all of our parishes and missions in the symbolic meaning be hind our church appointments. On a given Sunday, everyone was invited to visit our chur ches and they were welcomed by our men with an explana tion of the confessional, baptis mal font, etc. No longer can we be consider ed as being behind the "stained glass curtain!" BUT THIS year, I think, was the most impor tant of all the Council’s projects because it centered around the very core of Catholic wor ship, i. e. the Mass. Radio, newspapers and TV gave excellent coverage of the historical event which took place at our Cathedral. Undoubted ly, it was the first Mass said in English that was ever televised. The coordination of ef forts which accomplished this success is an ex cellent tribute to the truly great "Georgia spirit" which has characterized the laity of our state for well over a century. To recount the series of events, the excellent and distinguishedspeakers, the superb program ming, would only be repititious to the great maj ority of our people, who underwent a truly great religious experience. I THINK what was especially gratifying was to set the response reflected onthefacesof ihose who participated. The usual -enthusiasm of high school students on being give: a "free day" was soon turned into genuine interest when they realized that the assembly had a definite, ser ious purpose. People from the small parishes in the country were awed at the size of the large city parish es. The gathering of people from all over for this one purpose gave to all a real feeling of unity. WERE THERE any complaints? I don’t think so. The nearest thing to a sour note was that the "country people" (myself, included) couldn't quite get used to Atlanta's traffic problem. Now, what did Atlanta's first Liturgical Con- L rence accomplish? I think that its real worth will be discovered on November 29, the first Sunday of Advent. Those who attended will be able to go back to their parishes, impart the knowledge they received. November 29 will not mean curiosity at seeing Mass said differently, but rather this first Sunday will be what it was designed to be - our first experience in in timately participating in worship service wt un derstand. VITAL RELIGION Your World And Mine BY GARY MacEOIN What, I am constantly asked, struck me most as I circled the globe? My answer amazes my self each time I formulate it. For nothing so impressed and surprised me as the overriding and universal importance of religion in world affairs. I do not just mean the transcenden tal meaning in theological terms for each man of his relations with his Creator, but the prac tical impact of religious belief and attitude on the actions and commitments of men and nations. We in the West make our international judg ments and conduct our international relations on the pretence that religion is irrelevant. It is a stupid and costly error. The postwar rapprochement of Catholics and Protestants in Western Europe, encouraged by common wartime suffering, is important not only for its pro mise of a still distant reunion of Christians. It is a basic ele ment in the program of Euro pean unification. Without it, the economic community of the Common Market could hardly have been formed. As it progresses, it will permit absorption of the extremists at the extremes, Spaniards to the south, English to the west, Scandinavians to the north. AS FRANCE and Germany regain strength, old divisive influences threaten the new friend ships. We in America are making laudable ef forts, military, economic and political, to retain the progress towards unity Europe. I am convin ced, however, that our contribution will become far more effective as we promote the movement for Christian unity, starting right at home. Similarly, the embrac- of pope and patriarch is important for us not only as Christians but as citizens of the world’s most powerful na tion. Orthodoxy, long ignored as a quaint sur vival, is proving not only to contain unsuspect ed internal dynamism but to occupy vital strategic positions in today’s geopolitics. THUS, Orthodoxy is by far the most important religion in the Soviet empire. Not only is its voice not stilled internally, but it is heard across the Curtain. The dialogue with the outside conduct ed by Russian Orthodox observers at the Council and representatives at Pan-Orthodox confer ences, as well as through other contacts with Orthodox Churches abroad, unsatisfactory though it may be in many ways, is one of the most im portant non-official exchanges between the two worlds. We may suspect the motives of some and must evaluate the intent of ambiguous declarations. But we can hardly doubt the persistent real ity of religion in the Soviet Union. Or if we do, it is only because of our ignorance of the frantic re-examination of conscience going on among Russia’s top leaders over the failure of their every tactic and technique, persecution, toleration, coaxing, cajoling, persuading, ignoring. They themselves have assembled the main elements in the 17,000 - word report of Leonid Fio- CONTLNUED ON PAGE 5 Wanderer To The Ramparts BY GERARD E. SHERRY One of the most deplorable things about this election campaign has been the widespread dis semination of hate literature, especially by so- called Right Wing extremist groups. The mater ial that some of them have produced on President Johnson, for instance, shows a disgusting lack of ethical conduct and is as subversive to the best interests of this nation as is the propaganda emanating from the Communist Party. We have seen very little similar mat erial coming from the so-called Libe ral Wing of our political society, but we have recently come across some thing which almost borders on it and it comes from an alleged Catholic magazine of culture. Ramparts, a perio dical published by Catholic laymen in Cali fornia, has stepped beyond the bounds of culture and decency in portraying Senator Goldwater, the Republican candidate for President. It likens him both to a Hitler and a snake— it says many other deplorable things also defaming the Senator. I THINK that one should be able to disa gree with another, even firmly, without stoop ing to gutter tactics. The laymen responsible for the production of this issue of Ramparts have a lot to answer for. I think it is bad journa lism and certainly not in the best tradition of the Catholic Press Associations to which Ramparts has the privilege of belonging. REAPINGS AT RANDOM Last year, when I was in Rome covering the Council, one of the bishops complained that the Liberal Wing of the Church had an obsession on liberty, to such a degree as to go beyond the bounds of decency. It is true that some liberals are demanding so much liberty as to give the impression that they have no use for the valued norms or procedures within the Church. In much of the criticism of Ramparts for its attack on Goldwater , it has been falsely suggested that it is a Liberal Catholic magazine. Alas, if this issue is to be taken as an example, its editors do not represent the true Ca holic Liberal. They have acted as extremists and are no better than the extremists of the Catholic ultra- Right. This new type of so-called "Liberal" does not belong to the "New Breed" of up and coming young educated Catholics. This phony type of liberal is usually an overeducated, frustra ted Catholic who delights in sniping at Church men and the Catholic Press. It is wrong to label such people as in the tradition of genuine Cath olic liberalism. ■*'' 'SOT I- think the most dfSgraceTul part of the Rimpartissufe is its bitter attack on James Francis Cardinal McIntyre, Archbishop of Los Angeles. It was an unforgivable piece of writ ing and is more reminiscent of yellow journa lism than Catholic culture. Some of us have suffered from the abuses of certain Catholic leaders in Southern California. There is justi fication for disagreeing with some of the views and positions of Catholic leaders in the Los Angeles area—but at no time can we ever stoop to public mockery of our priests and bishops. ‘Touch not my annointed ones" is an admoni tion which should never be necessary to repeat in Catholic circles. To suggest that the editors of Ramparts were exercising holy liberty would be a mockery of the spirit of Aggiornamento to justify it on the ground that injustice has been committed in some areas of Catholic life by Conservative Bishops is to show a complete lack of faith and a repudiation of the prime vir tue Chanty. No Catholic who sports a liberal tie can defend such extremism of thought or action. There are those among us who appear to have run amok and seem to act more like pirates than apostles. Tragically, they have the gall to still claim to belong to Catholic Journalism. OF COURSE, the ultra-Conservative Wing within the Church also has its magazines which espouse extremism under the guise of Catho licism. One has only to take the recent issues of The vVanderer, a weekly newspaper publish ed in St. Paul, Minnesota, run by laymen. It is not an official Catholic newspaper although it is a member of the Catholic Press Associa tion, We often wonder how it ever got in, for it is almost 100^ political in content, plugg ing an extreme Right Wing view. It has accepting advertising for political hate propaganda of the most dubious form, and has the gall to suggest that this is good and charitable. During the past few weeks priests all over the country have been receiving free copies ofThe Wanderer, mostly unsolicited. The reaction of most of the priests that I have talked to, both Conservative and Liberal, has been one of disquiet that such material could be printed under the protection of a Catholic label. It is my opinion that the recent issue of Ram parts, and most of the issues ofThe Wanderer, do not represent the main stream of Catholic thought or action; neither do they represent the healthy dissenting viewpoint that should be encouraged within the Church, It is regrettable that such a paper as The Wanderer can claim the support of any thoughtful biship t P r i est or layman. It is also deplorable that Ramparts magazine should still be able to claim to be an expression of Catholic liberalism.