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WANTS NO CHANGE
Cardinal Ottaviani Hits
Birth Control Revision
VATICAN CITY (RNS>—Vig
orous opposition to any revision
of the Catholic Church's tradi
tional teaching on marriage and
birth control was voiced at the
Second Vatican Council by two
of its top conservative mem
bers.
They were Alfredo Cardinal
Ottaviani, who said "we should
never forego the command con
tained in Holy Scripture to 'in
crease and multiply* *’; and
Irish-born Michael Cardinal
Browne, who stressed that "we
have a body of certain doctrine
concerning marriage coming
from the magisterium (teaching
authority) of the Church and the
contribution of her theolo
gians."
CARDINAL Ottaviani, Secre
tary of the Sacred Congregation
of the Holy Office, and Cai>
dinal Browne, a member of the
Roman Curia, are president and
vice-president, respectively, of
the Council's Theological Com
mission. Discussion of the sec
tion of the schema on the Church
in the Modern World dealing
with marriage and family life
found Cardinal Ottaviani, after
a noticeable period of silence,
resume his role as the Coun
cil's top conservative spokes
man. This role had been as
sumed at the third session by
Ernesto Cardinal Ruffini, Arch
bishop of Palermo, Sicily,
During the previous day's
assembly, Cardinal Ruffini had
risen to oppose strong pleas
for a re-examination of the
Church’s teaching on marriage
and birth control made by Leo
Jozef Cardinal Suenens of Bel
gium, Paul-Emile Cardinal
Leger of Canada, and Melkite
Rite Patriarch Maximos IV
Saigh of Antioch.
CARDINAL Ottaviani said
freedom granted by the schema
to married couples to determine
for themselves the number of
children they would have "can
not possibly be approved."
fever
he said, "the command contain
ed in Holy Scripture to 'in
crease and multiply.' This text
is not in contradiction to the
other text which speaks of man
and wife as being two in one
flesh."
DECLARING that the freedom
in deciding on the number of
children — such as that pro
posed in the schema — was
''unheard of in past ages," the
cardinal said "there should
never be any dubt as regards
the providence of God and His
loving interest and care."
The cardinal here interjected
a personal note by saying: "I
only
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came from a family of 12 child
ren. I was the tenth. My parents
never doubted divine provi
dence. .."
HE concluded by saying that
the text "insinuates that the
Church has erred in the past
on a grave moral problem, and
any such insinuation is com
pletely out of order."
In stressing the Church’s tra
ditional doctrine concerning
marriage, Cardinal Browne
agreed that no aspect of the
grave problems confronting
Catholic married couples to
day should be neglected.
HOWEVER, he asserted, "we
must stress that the primary
aim of marriage is the pro
creation and education of child
ren."
He said that although "we
must not lose sight of the other
considerations of mutual help
and the satisfaction of passions,
we must also distinguish be
tween what has been called a
love of friendship and a love
of concupiscence. In marriage,
it is the love of friendship
which insures the balance and
joy of family life."
"There are three goods in
marriage, namely, procreation,
mutual fidelity and the sanctity
of the Sacrament," the cardinal
added.
ANOTHER conservative speak
er opposing any change in the
Church's traditional stand was
Bishop Juan Hervas y Benet,
Prelate Nullius of Ciudad Real,
Spain, who told the Council that
like Cardinal Ottaviani, he also
came from a family of 12 child
ren.
"Although we were a working
family, we always trusted in
providence," he said.The Span
ish prelate was spokesman for
126 prelates of several nations.
BISHOP Hervas said that the
schema, although basically
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undue influence of one- view
point among many.
"It has," he said, "apparent
ly considered only those large
sections of the population which
are beset with difficulties.This
is not the whole picture. We find
po mention here of the influence
of supernatural life, trust in
providence, acceptance of the
cross.
"It should not be forgotten
that this is not a sociological
or psychological document, but
a pronouncement of a Christian
ecumenical council. Hence we
must provide a positive vision,
praising virtues and offering
our encouragement to married
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The bishop went on to say
that psychologists and socio
logists are "eloquent in their
praise of big families, particu
larly because of the mutual help
which numerous associations
afford."
"Large families," he add
ed, "are also fruitful sources
of priestly and religious voca
tions. A word of praise should
be put in the text for large
families as examples of faith
and virtue. This should be done
without any trace of triumpha
lism or any pessimism,"
Rising to support the liberal
views expressed at the previous
day's assembly was Bernard
Cardinal Alfrink, Archbishop of
Utrecht, Holland, who said "all
priests engaged in the ministry
are well aware o f the marital
problems of those faithful of
goodwill who come for advice (in
regard to family limitation)."
'THESE difficulties," he
said, "are often the cause of
persons leaving the Church and
the spiritual struggle which this
entails can eventually weaken
even the basic human values of
conjugal love.
"We must remember that
there is frequently a conflict
between the values of conjugal
love and the values of the prop
er education of children. If the
couples safeguard the biological
finality of their love, they may
run counter to other important
values on the contrary, they
concentrate on education and
other values, then the only solu
tion to their problem is com
plete periodic abstinence.
CARDINAL Alfrink cautioned
that while "the increasing
knowledge of the differences be
tween the sexes is raising many
question in the moral order, the
Church cannot afford to rush in
to solutions. She must guard
the purity of divine laws at the
same time as she safeguards
human values."
* f * - ' *T
Other speakers at the 113th
general congregation, and the
points they stressed were:
BISHOP Francisco Rendeiro
of Faro, Portugal: 'The state
must safeguard family life from
irreverent treatment by radio,
television and motion pictures.
The Council should denounce
the dangers of seaside resorts,
which are a great source of
evil, especially for youth."
Auxiliary Bishop Joseph
Mainz, Germany: 'The schema
expresses the great signifi
cance of conjugal life. This
gives it its specific characte
ristic, which can never be lost
sight of."
Bishop Pietro Fiordelli of
Prato, Italy: 'The Council
should make a statement on re
sponsible fatherhood because of
the increasing number of abor
tions." He added that illegiti
mate children are often "de
prived of both a name and a
sound home."
TWO African prelates —
Archbishop Bernard Yago of
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and Bis
hop Joseph Nkongolo of Luebo,
Congo — warned the Council
that polygamy was sweeping
Africa and making large in
roads even in Christian com
munities.
Accordingly, they asked the
Council Fathers to consider the
plight of thousands of African
women who were being for-
'ced into polygamous relations
without their consent,
THE African bishops had
other bad news for the Council:
They said divorce was spread
ing alarmingly in Africa, and
more among Christians than
pagans.
By a standing vote, the Coun
cil Fathers agreed to end dis
cussion of the section on mar
riage and the family, and to
proceed to debate the section of
the schema dealing with the
proper promotion of culture.
Cost, Is Doubled
LIVERPOOL, England (NC)—
The cost of the Cathedral of
Christ the King has more than
doubled since 1959 when plans
for the edifice were announced.
The cost is presently given at
$7 million, $4,2 million more
than the original estimate; The
cathedral is scheduled to be
completed in.another 18 months.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1964 GEORGIA BULLETIN PAGE 3
PUBLIC ROLE
Educator, Rabbi Disagree
On Religion In School
LAY APOSTOLATE Commission of the Ecumenical Coun
cil met recently in Rome to conform the schema on the role
of the laity to ideas Council Fathers had expressed. Arch
bishop William E. Cousins of Milwaukee is at lower right,
Bishop Allen J. Babcock of Grand Rapids is at table second
from left. James J. Norris of New York, an auditor at the
Council, is in upper left, in front of priest experts, and two
women auditors are at upper right.
URGE COUNCIL
Condemn
In All Its
Racism
Forms
VATICAN CfTY (NC)—In the
name of all the American Bis
hops in Rome for the ecumeni
cal council, Archbishop Patrick
A, O'Boyle of Washington urged
the council to add a "forth
right and unequivocal condem
nation of racism in all its
forms" to the schema on the
Church in the modern world.
Racism is to be found through
out the world in some form and
to some degree, the prelate told
the 11th general council meet
ing (oct. 28).
with the principle task of the
Christian today, heard another
powerful denunciation of racial
discrimination from Bishop An
drew G, Grutka of Gary, Ind.
He branded it a "challenge to
Divine Providence."
Some form of hate or disre
spect can be found in every act
of racial segregation, Bishop
Grutka said.
Every form of racial segre
gation and discrimination
should be denounced with the
HE characterized racism as U s ‘ ren S th of the trumpets of Jeri-
"first and foremost a moral
and religious problem, and one
of staggering proportions."
He said a clear-cut condem
nation of all forms of racial in
justice is the "very least"
the council should undertake.
Archbishop O’Boyle propos
ed adding a "separate section in
chapter four (of the schema) on
the problem of racial discrimi
nation and other forms of racial
injustice."
THE same debate on chapter'
four of the schema, which deals
cho, he declared.
-A'/
HE singled out segregation in
housing as a special evil. Decent
housing is indispensable for
good family life, he said, and the
family is the foundation of so
ciety. "No one would look for
beauty on a garbage dump, and
no one can expect virtue in a
slum," he declared, repeating
this sentence in English for
emphasis and clarity.
The work of priests is sty-'
mied whrn people flee a neigh
borhood at the first sign that
families of another race are
seeking homes there, he said.
r
ATLANTA, GA. (RNS) — A
college educator and a rabbi
disagreed here on the role pub
lic schools should have in fos
tering religious and moral val
ues.
Dr. Arthur W. Foshay of
Columbia University's Teach
ers College said the need to
teach these values in public
schools is "greatly increased
by the conflicting tempers of
our times."
RABBI Alfred L. Goodman of
Columbus, Ga., said that while
along with Dr. Foshay he was
"anxious to see morality,
ethics, manners and taste im
proved and promoted," the
teaching of spiritual values
“must continue to be the re
sponsibility of home, church
and synagogue."
Both spoke at a concluding
session of an Institute on Pub
lic Education and Religion. At
tended by some 100 clergymen,
educators and laymen, the in
stitute was sponsored by units
of Emory University and the
University of Georgia, in co
operation with the National Con
ference of Christians and Jews
Religious Freedom and Public
Affairs Project.
Dr. Foshay called for deve
lopment of “thorough and well-
conceived curriculum ma
terials in the field of teaching
about religion" in the public
schools, as well as the testing
of spiritual values.
He urged creation of “the
kind of public discussion of the
importance of teaching these
that is the necessary prerequi
site in our democracy for the
development of any public con
sensus."
In opposing courses about
religion in the schools, Rabbi
Goodman claimed they were
“unwise, unwanted and unwar
ranted."
“IF OUR children are fail—
ing r to -receive proper instruc
tion in spiritual values it is
unfair to charge the public
schools with this failure," he
said, “and in my opinion un
necessary to add another in
gredient to the pressure cooker
in which school administrators
constantly stew, by attempting
to introduce courses about re
ligion into our school system."
Dr. Foshay cautioned that
“if the time ever comes when
people play it cool about re
ligion, we can be sure that
our society will come unstuck."
Pointing out that U.S. Sup-
Outline of Low Mass after March 7,1965
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
Following is a general outline of what
the average Sunday low Mass in th^A-a’fcn
Rite may be like as of March 7, thPfirst
Sunday of Lent.
The outline does not include congrega
tional singing, which may total four or five
hymns, or posture of the congregation. It is
subject to variations decided upon by in
dividual dioceses or regions.
SERVICE OF THE WORLD
Prayers at the foot of the altar: The
celebrant and servers will say in Latin the
confiteor and other verses. Omitted will be
Psalm 42 which begins. “Judica me Deus . . .
Judge me, O God.”
Introit: This will be in English. It can
be said by the priest or used as an entrance
prayer by the people, lector or choir.
The Kyrie: This will be an English dia
logue between priest and people. It begins
“Lord have mercy.”
Gloria: This will be in English, with the
priest saying “Glory to God in the highest,"
the people responding “And on earth peace
to men of good will” and priest and people
continuing together.
Collect: The priest will soy this in Latin
after he and the people have exchanged the
introductory Latin phrases, “Dominus vo-
biscum” (The Lord be with you) and “Et. cum
spiritu tyo” (And with thy spirit).
Epistle, Gradual, Gospel: All will be in
English facing the congregation. Diversity is
available but the most common practice
probably will be a lector reading the Epistle
and Gradual while the priest is seated to the
I side °f the altar. The Gospel will be read by
I, the celebrant and he can do this from the
altar, the pulpit or the edge of the sanctuary
area near the communion rail.
Homily: A sermon is required on all
Sundays and major feasts. The preacher
preferably will explain some aspects of the
day’s reading from Holy Scripture or an
other text from the Ordinary or Proper of
the Mass.
Creed: Priest and people will recite in
English, with the celebrant beginning, “I be
lieve in one God,” and the people joining
him in the remainder, saying, “The Father
almighty,” etc.
Prayer of the faithful: This is a new
form that will roughly parallel the prayers
now generally recited by the congregation
before the sermon for the sick or dead of
the pansh.No text has been officially adopted
yet. Tme prayer will come immediately be
fore the Offertory antiphon after the priest
says, “Let us pray.”
EUCHARISTIC SERVICE
Offertory antiphon: This can be read by
the celebrant or the lector in English.
Other offertory prayers: All will be in
Latin by the celebrant. The “Secret,” or
prayer over the gifts, will be recited by the
priest in a loud voice.
Preface to the canon: The priest will
have an introductory dialogue with the
people in Latin, beginning, “Dominus vobis-
cum,” etc.
Sanctus: This will be in English by both
priest and people.
Remainder of the canon: Latin will be
used. A change will take place in the dox-
ology at the end of the canon. The words
“per ipsum” to “per omnia saecula saecu-
lorum will be recited by the celebrant in a
loud voice. He will lift the chalice and host
throughout, omitting the signs of the cross
and genuflecting only after the people re
spond, “Amen.”
Lord’s Prayer: This will be said in Eng
lish by priest and people.
The “Libera nos,” or prayer for peace:
The priest will recite in Latin in a loud voice,
with the congregation responding in Latin,
at the conclusion. The new instruction au
thorizes national conferences of bishops to
request approval of a vernacular text.
Agnus Dei: This will be said in English
by priest and people.
Other prayers preceding the priest’s
communion: all in Latin by the celebrant.
Communion of the faithful: Priest and
people in English. When the priest says “The
Body of Christ” to a communicant, he will
omit the sign of the cross, hold the Host up
before the communicant and wait for the
communicant’s “Amen,” a sign of assent, be
fore distributing it.
Communion antiphon: The celebrant will
say it in English.
Postcommunion: The celebrant will re
cite it in Latin.
Dismissal and final blessing: Priest and
people in English. The last Gospel an*d .the
prayers after Mass are omitted. •
reme Court decisions on re
ligion in the schools fall “far
short of giving a sufficient
answer," he stated that “dis
tinction between religious prac
tice and knowledge about re
ligion is at the root of our pro
blem.”
Teaching about religion in
the schools “scarcely exists"
now, Dr. Foshay continued. “We
will have to handle the question
of controversy before we can
require school people to enter
the lists." He said there is no
public consensus on the issue
at this time and “every evi
dence of a seriously divisive
public anxiety on the topic.”
“IF WE teach about religion,
and leave it at that, it will
seem only to matter politically
and culturally," the educator
said. “But if we teach this
material and at the same time
teach values that we all hold,
it will became apparent that
religion matters not only poli
tically and culturally, but mo
rally and spiritually as well."
Dr. Foshay summed up by
declaring that "we are called
DISPLACED PERSONS
upon noi only to decide what
values we wish to teach, and
to teach them, but to produce
a climate in the school and out
of it that is consistent with the
values we promote.”
RABBI Goodman told the in
stitute that courses about re
ligion or the teaching of spirit
ual values in schools are mean
ingless to children unless they
can see adults practicing these
values every day.
“We can add course upon
course to our school curricula
in values, in religion and about
religion," he said, “but until
children see that these values
mean something to us, until
they see a pattern of morality
used as a guide to practical
living, these courses will be a-
bout as meaningful as English
literature to a chimpanzee.”
He observed that “when you
and I are truly determined what
values we want our children to
have, they will have them. They
will have them in the public
school, they will see them prac
ticed in the home, they will
learn them in the church and
synagogue, and the whole com
munity will be infused with their
influence.”
Pope Praises UNO
Commission’s Work
VATICAN CITY (RNS)—Pope
Paul VI, addressing leaders of
the United Nations Commission
for Refugees, had warm praise
for the agency’s “Christian and
humanitarian” work and ex
pressed “deep grief” over the
problem of the remaining dis
placed persons in the world
today.
Speaking to delegates in Rome
for a meeting of the com
mission's Executive Com
mittee, the Pope told them:
“You have been able to pre
serve the l'lves of millions of
unfortunate human beings over
the ten years of your existance
as a public body.
“MAY this work go forward
and your faith in a just cause
help you to overcome the in
evitable difficlties you will en
counter.”
The pontiff observed that any
effort on behalf of refugees
"is of its very nature diffi
cult because it must include
legal, economic, medical and
even psychological assistance,
let alone educatuon and training
for new employment."
POPE Paul went on to re
call that he had first come
face-to-face with the refugee
problem while at the Vatican
Secretariat of State, and "from
the very start took keen in
terest" in the establishment of
the refugee commission and its
growth.
"We discharged the wise in
structions given to us then by
our unforgettable predecessor,
Pius XII, for the benefit of
suffering humanity," he said.
The pontiff added that the work
^ of the commission and other
voluntary'"agencftY 76 r assist
and resettle refugees was a
"source of great consolation"
to him.
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TOTOWA, N. J. (NC)~Th
board of education here by a
4-1 vote denied a request by
the Teacher's Association that
teachers be paid for days on
whick they do not report to work
because of religious reasons.
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