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POPE APPOINTS Native Prelates In Puerto Rico (See picture on page 8) SAN JUAN, P. R. (NC)— Pope Paul VI has given the Church in Puerto Rico a new look with decided native over tones. The Pontiff appointed: —Bishop Luis Aponte Marti nez of Ponce;- first native to be elevated to the island’s hier archy in modern history, to Archbishop of San Juan, top po sition of spiritual leadership leadership in Puerto Rico. —Father Fremiot Torries, one of the island’s best known educators, to Bishop of Ponce. POPE Paul also established the new diocese of Caguas from territory taken from the archdiocese of San Juan and the diocese of Ponce, but did not name a bishop for the new diocese. Archbishop-designate Aponte succeeds Archbishop James Peter Davis, a native of Hough ton, Mich., who was transferr ed from San Juan to head the Santa *Fe, N.M., archdiocese last January. Archbishop Davis headed the San Juan See for 20 years. Archbishop-designate Aponte a native of Lajas, was con secrated on Oct. 12, 1960, to serve as Auxiliary Bishop of Ponce. He was the second Puerto Rican elevated to the SCREEN BIOGRAPHY rank of bishop in the 453- year history of the Church on the island. The first native bishop was the Most Rev. Alejo Arizmendi de la Torre, but he served in Venezuela 150 years ago. He was ion- t secrated in 1814 in Caracas where he served. In April, 1963, Bishop Aponte was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ponce with the right of suc cession. On Nov. 27, 1963 he became the first native Puerto Rican to head an island See when Bishop James E. Mc Manus, C.SS.R., a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., resigned as Bishop of Ponce because of age (63) and poor health and was named Auxiliary Bishop of New York. Bishop McManus had served in Puerto Rico for 30 years, 11 as a messionery priest and 19 as bishop. Bishop-designate Torres,who succeeds as spiritual head of Ponce, for some years has been regarded as one of Puerto Ri- -co’s top educators In recent years he has served as ass ociate dean of the law school of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Ponce. The new diocese of Caguas joins the dioceses of Ponce and Arecibo as suffragan Sees of the archdiocese of San Juan, to which the Prelature Nullius of the Virgin Islands also is attached. Rod Steiger Plays Pope John In Film STTO ILMONTE, Italy (RNS) — Here, in the birthplace of Pope John XXIII, an American actor noted for so-called tough guy roles had begun work on a film biography of the late pontiff. Rod Steiger, an excellent ac tor who has fought Hollywood’s efforts to "type” him — one role had him playing A1 Capone — will portray Angelo Ronc- alli, son of a farmer, priest and diplomat, Patriarch of Ven ice, the Pope who summoned the Second Vatican Council. HE will star in what is de scribed as a "semi-documen tary” which is to be directed by Ermanno Olmi. The film is based on the Pope’s Diary, The Journal of a Soul, which will be published in English in the U. S. early in 1965. The title of the film has been variously listed as "There Came a Man" and "There Was a Man" — a reference to John 1, 1-14; "There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness of the light." Mr. Steiger and Adolfo Cell, an Italian, are the only pro fessionals in the cast. In the shooting of scenes here resi dents of Pope John's birthplace played minor roles. THE American actor, in por traying the Pope, will also serve as a narrator during the film, commenting on his life and reading from the diary main tained for 67 years (from age 14 to 81) by the Pon tiff. When shooting is completed here the company will move to Venice, to cover the days of Cardinal Roncalll as Patriarch; to Paris, where he was Papal Nuncio; to Istanbul and Sofia, where he served in diplomatic roles; and finally to Rome, to record his reign as Pope. Hospital Serves Kosher Menus CHARLESTON, S. C. (NC>— St, Francis Xavier Hospital here has introduced kosher trays for Jewish patients who observe dietary laws. The hos pital conducted by the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mer cy followed the lead of Roper Hospital in introducing the ser vice. Rabbi Hersh M. Galinsky of Brith Sholom Beth Israel Con gregation, expressing appre ciation of the Jewish commun ity to Sister Maria, hospital administrator, said the service "enables our Jewish patients to return to good health in an atmosphere fully cognizant of their religious observance.” NOTICE To: Our Friends and Benefactors The Society has opened a clothing and home furnishines store called the "OZANAM SHOP*, at 326 Ivy St.. N.E, (opposite Sacred Heart Church). You are cordially invited to visit. Please tell your friends and neighbors about the Shop. Your support will help us to help others. Recently, our Bishop wrote a series of articles in Ave Maria Magazine under the title "What Became of the Cor poral Works of Mercy?” The Society offers you an opportu nity to heed the Bishop's advice "...seek to make Christ live in the world...”. There is a need for volunteers to help assist the Society to operate and maintain the Shop, including electricians, carpenters, upholsterers, particularly every day WORKERS...Do you have the time? If so, help yourself by helping us to help others, call 233-3525 (Mrs. Margue rite Oberg-store manager). Thank you and God Bless Youl Sincerely, SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Special Works Committee 326 Ivy St., N.E. Atlanta ♦Store hours; Monday & Thursday 10 am to 1:30 j>m Saturday, 10 am to 5:30 pm Please Don’t Die If You’ve Only 53 Cents The following appears in the Nov ember issue of Jubilee Magizine. Father Romagaso is editor-in-chief of the Clarion Herald, official news paper of the Archdiocese of New Or leans. Dy Rev. Elmo L. Romagosa Fifty-three cents will do a num ber of things. It will purchase a dozen eggs, or a quart of milk and a loaf of bread. It may buy a hamburger and a malted milk, or possibly a tropi cal goldfish. Fifty-three cents may even be enough to cover car-parking charges for one hour. But in this venal world, where money seems more sought after than merit, where profit is often pre ferred to people, fifty-three cents is not enough money to die with! This cold truth came home recently when a parishioner, Mrs. “B,” died at Charity hospital. A cripple, she lived alone in the Guste Homes apart ments for elderly indigent. Her sole income was a $60 monthly check from the Department of Welfare. Though Mrs. “B” was in possession of a So cial Security number, investigation show r ed that the law did not allow any benefits to her, or to her heirs. Records for the deceased at Charity hospital gave the name of Mrs. “L,” a lifelong friend, as the one to be notified in case of death. Hospital officials called Mrs. “L” after Mrs. “B” ’s death and asked her to claim the body. She then asked Funeral Home “F” to pick up the remains. It was at this point that I became involved in the case of ‘‘the lady who died with only 53c.” Mrs. “L” phoned from Funeral Home “F” to arrange for church services. She began by saying that she was not a Catholic but that she was fulfilling the wishes of her friend, Mrs. “B,” who wished burial in the parish church. Mrs. “L” seemed re lieved to learn that we would handle all religious services for Mrs. “B” and that fees would neither be anticipated nor accepted. But Mrs. “L” was still distraught. She had gone to the casket-selection room and discovered that Funeral Home “F” would not bury the de ceased for less than $400. Thereupon I sought to clarify the situation to Funeral Home “F.” I emphasized that the deceased had no funds and that t her friend, Mrs. “L,” was a widow who lived on a small welfare allot ment. The voice at the mortuary end of the line was adamant. “Could we cut out some of the trimmings?” I in quired hopefully. Then I was told that with a $400 funeral there was nothing left to cut. This $400 economy funeral excluded any form of wake. It pro vided only the hearse, without limou sines for clergy, mourners and pallbearers. I called Social Security, the Wel fare office, and Charity hospital. All were sympathetic but could offer only understanding, a commodity which Funeral Home “F” seemed unwilling to accept. I turned to the Public Ad ministrator’s office only to learn that, since someone had claimed the body, the case was out of its jurisdiction. It also came to light that a funeral Mass would be impossible since the corpse is taken directly to potter’s field in Public Administrator cases. Impatient with the seeming hope lessness of the situation, I called one funeral home after another. The man ager of one mortuary establishment expressed a willingness to help by providing a coffin. But since the de ceased was not white, he could not handle the funeral. I communicated the desperate sit uation to one of the more prosperous Negro burial emporiums hoping the director would show some understand ing. When I mentioned the gift of a coffin, this reply came: “Well if he’s COUNCIL TIDBITS willing to give the coffin, why not go the whole way and handle the funeral too? Or is he afraid of integration?” . . . This ended our conversation. Down the line I called burial estab lishments. They generally expressed sympathy but prices still ran high. Since Funeral Home “F” had the body, any other funeral director would have to pay it $70 before the body would be released. Funeral Home “B” offered the stripped-down funeral for $300, while Funeral Home “M” reduced the burial tab down to $270. Finally Funeral Home “L” agreed to handle every- thing, including use of one limousine, for $250. Later, Director “M” came back with a $225 offer (excluding limousine) but this was declined since arrangements were already made. There was still the problem of find ing $250. Mrs. “L,” the non-Catholic, timidly said she would take the re sponsibility of paying for the funeral if it could be done in small monthly payments. At this point I turned to some in dividuals for help. It was hardly fitting for a needy widow to assume such a burden. The men to whom I turned are steeped in the traditions of St. Vincent de Paul. Their response was immediate and generous. They offered to pay the funeral expenses but made me guarantee the absolute anonymity of their gift. Though their names are known only to God in heaven, the fact of their charity deserves to be broadcast far and wide. Our world needs more of their kind. Incidentally, these men are all white. The deceased and her friend are Negroes. Finally, if any reader is looking for a project embracing real charity here it is. This area needs donors to establish a fund which will guarantee humans of all races and all religions a decent burial — even though they die with only 53c. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1964 GEORGIA BULLETIN PAGE 3 DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY FBI Claims Reds Abuse Privilege WASHINGTON—Many diplo matic representatives of com munist-bloc countries are mak ing use of their privileged status to gather intelligence in formation in the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investi gation reports. This is an ever present dan ger to national security and one which, because of its very nature, the FBI cannot go into detail in describing, the report says. However, it adds FBI find ings are given to appropriate U. S. agencies and last year the data resulted in the depor tation and exclusion of dan gerous aliens and in four So viet diplomats being declared persona non grata by the State Department. "THE communist-bloc na tions have hundreds of official representatives in this country serving the diplomatic es tablishments, United Nations missions and various delega tions," the FBI states. "The United States being a primary target of Soviet and satellite espionage, many of these of ficials are involved in the ille gal gathering of intellig ence information. "Exploiting their privileged status to the fullest, these dip lomats have endeavored, by various means, to make friendly and personal contacts with American businessmen, scient ists, engineers and others who they hoped might be developed as sources of information." "Exploiting their privileged status to the fullest, these diplo mats have endeavored, by var ious means, to make friend ly and personal contacts with American businessmen, scient ists, engineers and others who they hoped might be developed as souces of imformation." FBI investigations of foreign intelligence activities are con cerned with identifying per sons engaged in espionage in this country, disrupting these operations and securing legal evidence of violations of Fede-* ral laws. Protestant Monks Add Gracious Note grams on all domestic fronts during the last year. "While seeking to hide its slavish alle giance t 0 the Soviet be hind a cloud of propaganda,” the report asserts, "the party works behind a cloud of pro paganda," the report as serts, "the party works unre- BY FR. PLACID JORDAN, OSB (N. C. W, C. NEWS SERVICE) VATICAN CITY—A pleasant gesture has again come from the hierarchy of Poland, just as there was one during the pre vious council session. All coun cil Fathers were presented with a gift rosary blessed by the Pau line Fathers, who are guardians of the national Polish shrine of Czestochowa, The accompany ing letter, signed by Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, says that the Polish bishops had invited Catholics to recite the Rosary for the intentions of the coun cil and that penitential pilgrim ages had been undertaken from parishes all over Poland for this same purpose, with prayer vigils kept in every church and chapel of the country. Last year each council Fath er received a large host made from wheat grown in the fields of Poland which are drenched with the blood of Catholic mar tyrs, victims of communism. # COUNCIL Fathers often are inspired by the piety of the Pro testant monks ofTaize, France, who attend council sessions as guests of Augustin Cardinal Bea's Secretariat for Promot ing Christian Unity, It seems a piety very much akin to our own, for Prior Roger Schuetz and Pastor Max Thurian of that unique French religious com munity patterned after the rule of St. Benedict, frequently can be seen kneeling in front of the tabernacle of St, Joseph's altar in St. Peter's basilica, abosrb- ed in prayer. They also assist devoutly at the council Masses and although Calvinists, make the sign of the Cross and kneel during the ele vation of the Sacred Species as though they themselves were Catholics. ’This,” remarked an Ameri can bishop, "is ecumenism in action." * THE Santa Martha entrance of St. Peter's is the one used by cardinals and many bishops. At the end of each council meeting "Maresciallo Camillo,” as he is called, the footman, takes over the microphone and begins to call out the names of the "porporati," the "purpled ones," to tell their chauffeurs waiting outside to get ready and drive up to the entrance. Camillo knows all the 78 car dinals and can identify them the moment they walk by his desk. It is quite a feat, but Camillo does this remarkable job for cardinals only. It would be ask ing too much, were he expected to know all of the bishops and general superiors in the coun cil as well—some 2,000 at the present time. * THE women auditors in the council have a lounge of their own in a space that leads to the tomb of Pope Clement XIII. "Imagine, showing us down a tomb!” said one of them when she first inspected the place which, of course, is "off lim its” for mere males except for the uniformed Vatican attendant who sees to it that by 10:30 in the morning two thermos bottles, one filled with hot cof fee, and the other with milk, and a tray of cookies and pas try are on hand for his lady "customes." The council Fathers, of course, patronize their own cof fee shops, but occasionally wo men auditors are invited in there, too. It’s a woman’s world, even in the council, although approval for a woman auditor to address AUDIENCE—Father William J. Cogan of Chicago, founder and president of the Adult Catechetical Teaching Aids Foundation, recently presented to Pope Paul VI samples of the teaching materials produced by the foundation. the council has still not been ob tained. * AFTER Mrs. Catherine Mc Carthy, president of the Nation al Council of Catholic Women, received a telephone call from Washington at a meeting of her executive board in Salina, Kan., and was told that she had been appointed by Pope Paul VI as the first American laywoman auditor, she gave a ring to her 75-year-old mother in Worces ter, Mass., to let her share the good news, 'Better brush up on your Latin, Catherine, '* said the gen tle old lady, Catherine did. Now she makes out the council debates without trouble. No wonder she Interprets NCCW as indicating: "Never Can Conquer Women.” ♦ ALL conceivable courtesies are being extended not only to the women auditors, but to the wives of the non-Catholic ob servers as well. The Pope re ceived nine of them in special audience and gave them council souvenir medals. He engaged each of the ladies individually in conversation after they had been introduced by Bishop Jan Willebrands, secretary of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity. YOU can easily get mixed up in the council, too, if you don't know enough Italian. The other day a waiter in one of the cof fee shops asked a council Fath er who had approached the bar: "Cappuccino, Eccellenza?” Now, "cappuccino" in the Italian vernacular not only stands for a Capuchin friar, but also for "espresso” coffee witl milk, because the milk makes the black coffee look as brown as a Capuchin habitl "No, no", protested the bis hop, who happened to be of non- Italian nationality. "I am a Franciscan, not a Capuchinl" mittingly to increase its influ ence in the racial struggle; gain new members through intensive youth recruitment campaigns; and promote the false impres sion that it is a legitimate pol itical party.” AS A part of the drive to re cruit young people, Communist Party leaders spoke before au diences at nearly 50 U. S. colleges in the last year, the report says. They also appear ed as guests on numerous ra dio and television programs. The FBI found itself pushed to new peaks of work and achie vement, as growing law lessness was added to threats of subversion. Concerned with Federal lawbreakers, the bureau’s work led to 12,921 cnvictions, which was 96.5% of all persons brought to trial as a result of its investigations. Fines, savings and re coveries of property result ing from the bureau’s investi gations rose to $210,771,402 or $1.43 for every dollar ap propriated to operate the FBI with its 14,300 employees. Calls Hawaii Racial Model HONOLULU, Hawaii (NC)— Father Thurston N. Davis, S.J., Editor-in-Chief of America magazine, here to open a New man Lectures series at the University of Hawaii, said Hawaii "has one supremely im portant contribution to make its fellow States and to all fellow Americans—the example of the racial equality that prevails in these islands to such a substan tial degree.” "I doubt that your fortunate experience and your long tradi tions here in Hawaii can be ex ported to the mainland,” Fath er Davis told an audience in Oi>- vis Auditorium, "but at least you can keep reminding the rest of us that interracial peace and interracial justice are pos sible end attainable ideals in the United States of America,” NOW-FAST RELIEF FROM MODERATE ARTHRITIC RHEUMATIC! MUSCULAR PAINS -'Good Housekeeping ' WHENEVER V CWUUHTIIS THEY OCCUR v DOLCIN TABLETS Money-back guarantee S' n a FRANK PATRICK COMPANY v •All* • •■RVIC* • tUPPLlCK TYPEWRITERS • ADDINS MACHINES 84 LINDEN AVE., N. 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