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i 4 4 I « 4 PAGE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1964 POPE Paul VI carries his corronation tiara, a gift of the people of Milan, to St. Peter’s altar where he placed it in honor of the poor of the world. The tiara has been sent to this country in tribute to American charity. It will be placed in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. TRIBUTE TO CHARITY Pope Presents His Tiara To The American People NEW YORK (NC)-In tribute to past American charity and to inspire further generosity, Pope Paul VI has sent to this country the tiara h* dramatical ly relinquished to Show iiis con cern for the world’s poor. The bejeweied tiara, a gold and silver ceremonial crown used during solemn papal func tions of a nonligurgical nature, will go on exhibit across the nation after preliminary display in St. Patrick’s Cathedral here. THE tiara, valued somewhere between $15,000 and $50,000, will rest permanently in the Na- ational Shrine of the Immacu late Conception, Washington, D.C. It may also be shown in the Vatican Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair next sum mer. The gift of the tiara was dis closed here (Nov. 30) by Fran cis Cardinal Spellman of New York at a formal clergy lunch eon for newly consecrated Auxi liary Bishop George H. Guil- foyle of New York. The tiara was on the dais, enclosed in a wooden box covered with white leather. Cardinal Spellman read a letter he had written in Rome on Nov, 18, thanking the Pope for the tiara which the Pontiff had dramatically put on the altar in St. Peter's Basilica in the pres ence of more than 1,000 Fathers of the Second Vatican Council on Nov. 13. “I AM deeply grateful to Your Holiness for the precious gift of your tiara which I humbly ac cept as a tribute to the charity of Americans and as an evidence of the desire of assisting Your Holiness ip helping the poor of the world," said Cardinal Spell man’s handwritten note. 'This tiara will be treasured as an object of veneration and a symbol of the merciful heart of Your Holiness,*’wrote Cardinal Spellman. The tiara was a gift to the Pontiff from the people of Milan where he was archbishop before being elected Pope. ALTHOUGH an itinerary for the tiara has not yet been ar ranged, a spokesmen for the New York archdiocese said he thought it would be displayed in all parts of the nation. When the Pontiff relinquished the tiara, the Vatican announce ment noted the references to hunger and misery in the world at the Vatican Council and said Pope Paul wished to give new witness to charity for the needy. Obviously enjoying the ele ment of surprise in his an nouncement, Cardinal Spellman was asked, "how did you get it past customs?" With a smile, he replied: "I declared it as an ecclesiastical ornament." He was quick to add the major value of the tiara was as a symbol of charity. AT THE National Shrine in Washington, Msgr. John O. BALTIMORE (NC) — Father Raymond Brown, S.S., holds that the constant change in the uses and meanings of English words requires a new translation of the Bible at least every 40 years. The priest who translated St. John's Gospel for the new Con fraternity of Christian Doctrine edition of the New Testament pointed out that it takes 15 years to complete a new trans lation of the Bible. He indicat ed in an interview with the N.C.W.C. News Service that be cause of the time and effort re quired, it would be impractical to hope for a new translation more than once every genera tion. THE new Confraternity New Testament, which is expected to be ready for publication by 1967, will supplant the Con fraternity version issued in 1941. Father Brown said that the goal in working out the new translation was to put it into contemporary American Eng lish. The style is generally colloquial, rather than adhering to the formal presentation tra ditional for the Bible in Eng lish. Thus contractions are used. Arid in places where the old Confraternity version speaks of "a gold piece," the new one refers to "tendollars," Father Brown said one of the most noticeable changes in the new version will be the omis sion of fhe second person sin gular pronoun. He pointed out that the "thou" "thee" forms long ago were for familiar, in timate usage. But when they came to be replaced In daily use by the "you" form, they remained entrenched in prayer forms. Eventually, he said, their original intimate use in Grady, director, said the tiara would be given a fitting place in the edifice along with two other papal gifts. The other gifts are a cloth- jf-gold filigree stole, a death bed gift of Pope John XXIII, and candles sent by Pope Paul as a reminder that Catholics should pray for the success of the Vatican Council. The stole and candles are now on display at the Vatican Pavilion of the New York World’s Fair. the man -to-God relationship came to have a meaning oppo site to the original: ’Thou— became formal and distant, ANOTHER variant in the new translation, Father Brown not ed, is the revision in the spell ings of some names and titles. Among the innovations for Cath olic Bibles in English is the use of ' Messiah" instead of "Mes- sias." The priest said Catholic Scripture scholars are seeking standardized English spellings, and are opting in favor of the more familiar general English usage, Jeremias becomes Jere- mia, however, not Jeremiah. And Elias becomes Elia, rath er than the traditional Protes tant usage, Elijah. Father Brown notes that con stant forward strides are be ing made in the field of Bibli cal scholarship. He acknowled ges that the new translation doesn’t make everything crystal clear. The fact is that the mean ings of some Scriptural pass ages are still very hard to fa thom even in the original lan guages. But he believes that Biblical scholarship is moving forward at an accelerated pace, and holds out hope that many passages which are still puzz les will be brought to solution in the years to come. Aid To Indians MUNICH, Germany (NC)~ Catholics in Munich, the site of the 37th International Eu charistic Congress four years ago, will attend a special Mass here Nov. 6 and donate fund8 for needy persons in In dia. The 38th Eucharistic Con gress is scheduled to close that day in Bombay, India. SCHOLAR SUGGESTS Bible Revision Every 40 Years HAIL PEOPLE OF GOD’ Orthodox Hail Potentiality Of Ecumenical Declaration JOE? LI? PETER? LING? Whatever his name, this little fellow expresses the joy of children at a Christmas party. Father Angelo Lazzarotto, P.I.M.E., director of the Catholic Center in Hong Kong, is host to hundreds of delighted chil dren each year. BY CLAUD D. NELSON Religious News Service Special Correspondent VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Eastern Orthodox leaders with whom I talked during the third session of the Second Vatican Council gladly recognized the reconciling, unifying potentia lity of its declaration on ecu menism which they ranked as among the Council’s greatest achievements to date. They also welcomed — as reflecting Orthodox thinking — the emphasis on the role of the layman as an intrinsic part of the "people of God,’* contain ed in chapter 4 of De Ecclesia, the constitution on the Nature of the Church. THEY FELT — as they put it — that a retarded Rome was now in the process of recover ing the spirit of the Apostolic age that is characteristic of Or thodoxy. However, they insisted, while hearts are changing in Roman Catholicism, minds remain in much the same imperial, le galistic, self - sufficient Oc cidental mold. Thus, the welcome approval and promulgation In the Council of the decree on ecumenism has to be discounted somewhat by the feeling of those Orthodox leaders who see in another pro mulgated decree — that on the Oriental Catholic Churches — an imperial attitude that con tradicts, in spirit if not in letter, the decree on ecu menism. The two decrees, it is to be noted, were drafted by different commissions. TEN DAYS before the third session closed, Giacomo Car dinal Lercaro, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy and one of the four Council moderators gave an address at the Pontifical Greek College In Rome, which was published in full in II Quo- tldiano, organ of Italian Cath olic Action. Its tone and con tent may be judged by the ample headlines, which may be trans lated as follows: "Ecumenism in relation to the Eastern Orthodox Churches is a dialogue between sister Churches. The E as tern Church es have remained true Churches and have their own liturgical, spiritual, juridical and theolo gical patrimony which must be recognized and honored in the reconstructed unity — not as an exception in the uniform com pactness of the Latic Church, but as a sign of the univer sality and variety of the Church. The grave question of the Pri macy and its historical evo lution. The rights of the pat riarchates. ‘Communicatio In sacris’: its import and its con ditions." Cardinal Lercaro’s dis course was remarkable for its recognition, In considerable de tail, of the historical legiti macy of Orthodox ecclesiology, and for its suggestion that the way to reunion may be more through dialogue and "com municatio in sacris" than through laborious diplomacy. BUT WHAT was most sur prising was II Quotidlano’s cit ing in its headlines of the "juri dical" part of the Orthodox patrimony, since juridical dif ferences are at the very heart of the Eastern schism which be came formalized in 1054. One finds in the text of the car dinal's address the much nar rower term, "canonical legis lation." As to the patriarchs, the car dinal is at some pains to ex- NEW YORK 0^C>—Leaders of 14 national and international Jewish organizations have hail ed the ecumenical council’s declaration absolving Jews of the charge of deicide. The Jewish leaders said the council declaration **will mark the continuation of a process that will contribute to the ef fective elimination of anti-Sem itism." THE American signers of the joint statement (Nov, 20) singled out the American hier archy for praise, lauding the "dedicated leadership by American cardinals and bishops plain why the schema on ecu menism — now promulgated as a decree — was not more ex plicit. It seems certain, .both from conversations with Or thodox observers, and from re peated statements in the aula by Melkite Rite Patriarch Max im os IV Saigh of Antioch, that patriarchs, including those in communion with Rome, will not be contented with respectful re ferences to their ancient dig nities as long as they are out ranked by cardinals, especially those in positions of power in the Curia. In order to evaluate the var- ‘ ious factors in relations be tween the 14 autocephalous Or thodox Churches that acknow ledge the Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul as their spiritual head, and the Christians of var ious rites who acknowledge the Bishop of Rome as both spiri tual and juridical sovereign — especially as affected by the third session of Vatican II — it is necessary to look not only at the Council In Rome, but at the Pan - Orthodox meeting in Thodes, Nov. 2-14. SINCE IT has been widely reported, I note at this point only that the Rhodes meeting still leaves each Orthodox pat riarchate to decide for itself whether to send observers to Vatican II, and does nothing for the moment to hasten formal dialogue with Rome, As to the first point, both the Ecumeni cal Patriarch and the Patria rch of Alexandria sent personal representatives to the third ses sion, but the Greek patriar chate still holds aloof. From the side of Rome, one recalls Pope Paul’s-? meeting; with Ecumenical Patriarch At- henagoras, and the restoration of a venerated relic, the skull of St. Andrew, to the Church in Greece. However, reciprocal ges tures of goodwill and friendship, welcome as they are, are only first steps to a dialogue in which vital differences must be faced. The Orthodox, for example, aver that they would never sum mon even a Pan-Orthodox Coun cil — let alone an "ecumeni cal" one —without consulting other Christian Churches. WE MAY NOTE in this con nection that Professor Nikos A. Nlssiotls devotes 20 pages of the July, 1964, issue of the World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Review" to an ex amination of the question, "Is the Vatican Council Really Ecu menical?" "The historical fact," he writes, "is that Rome was nev er a ’centre* in the way she* wants to be today and that she was scarcely concerned with the convening of the an cient councils which both Rome and the Eastern Orthodox ac cept today." Professor Nlssiotls, noted lay theologian, teaches in the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, near Geneva, and has been an observer for the World Council at the second and third sessions of Vatican II. He writes furt her, "The Roman understanding of the Petrine office is, for all Orthodox, neither biblically nor historically based. Here it Is of essential importance today to remind Roman Catholics that the Orthodox attitude is due to their total devotion to the tra dition of the apostolic Church." AFTER THESE and other cri ticisms, the writer points to encouraging items: the schema on the Divine Liturgy; the self- criticism within the Council, in concert with likeminded col leagues from other parts of the world in the achievement of this significant result," The statement was adopted at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Label A, Katz, intemationalpresident of B’nal B’rith. Benjamin R. Epstein, nation al director of the Anti-Defama tion League, said the council declaration would ease tensions in Catholic-Jewish relations, which he said "have haunted the conduct of communal affairs In this country for generations." voicing forcefully the same ob jections as the Orthodox (ex cept as regards the primacy of the Pope); the Council Fathers’ recognition, in their attitude, of church life outside of the Ro man communion; the genuine freedom of discussion, practi cally in public; the deep spiri tual unity of the bishops in faith and pastoral responsibility, even in the midst of sharp con troversy. After contrasting the World Council of Churches’ structure with that of Rome, the author observes: "With Rome .. the Churches of the World Coun cil need a dialogue about the nature of the ecumenical dia logue." Among those churches, of course, are the orthodox patriarchates. Reference has been made to Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh, head of the Melkltes.They com prise 600,OCX) faithful living in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Egypt. This is not merely a ; political rainbow of hope for the ecumenical movement? WHILE THE Uniates in gen eral are to Catholics a bridge of reconciliation, but to Or thodox a spearhead of invasion, the Melkites seem [n Vatican II to present quite often a point of view very much as the Or thodox would if they were speak ing in an ecumenical council. They may increasingly be a bridge for reciprocal dialogue, for unimpeded two-way traffic. This point of view is inter estingly developed by a German Protestant — Prof. Friedrich Heyer, of the Evangelical Aca demy, Schleswig-Holstein, and the Protestant faculty of the University of Kiel — in the Fall number of the Journal of Ecu menical Studies published by Duquesne University in Pitts burgh. The author recalls the words of Titular Archbishop Neophyt Edelby of Edessa in Osrhoene describing the uniqueness of the Melkite Christians: "Arabs, but not Moslems, Orientals, but not Dissidents, Catholics, but not Latins." He recalls also the two friendly, moving encounters that took place between Pat riarch Maximos and Ecumeni cal Patriarch Athenagoras in 1959 and January of this year (on the occasion of Pope Paul’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land). THE 1963 Pan - Orthodox meeting In Rhodes declared for dialogue, as equals, with Rome. But it seems clear that no fully representative Orthodox steps in that direction will be taken before the conclusion of Vatican II. United in spirit with the Ecu menical Patriarch, the Ortho dox are still in process of be coming re-acquainted with each other. Divided by political and cultural barriers among them selves — barriers as formid able as those that separate them from the Roman or Protestant West — they deserve the pat ient prayer of all Christians for the day in which their rich treasures may be shared, in an ever widerand truer dialogue, and in the worship in which they devoutly express their faith. MRS. THOMAS BOCKMAN "The English is wonder ful and the slAging is a great help Ifi our sense of community worship- it adds to ’togther- ness' "Like all new things, the li turgy renewal is going to need sustained work and leadership on the part of the congregation, commentators, lectors and celebrants. I wish that every priest in the Archdiocese would sit with the congregation for at least one Mass and evaluate our progress from that point of view? (See also page 1) Real Christmas WICHITA, Kan. (RNS)—This year’s Christmas parade in downtown Wichita will be cen tered around the religious sig nificance of the Christian holi day and will avoid all commer cialization* The parade, sponsored an nually by Greater Downtown Wichita, Inc., will be held Sun day afternoon, Nov. 29, instead of the usual Monday night, and will not interfere with morning or evening religious services. All floats will be entered by churches and religious and cul tural groups, with no entry from downtown retail stores which will remain closed on parade day. ARTHRITIS PAINS? Rush out pain . . . rush in relief. That’s what you want whenever nagging, mod erate pains of Arthritis, Rheumatism or Muscular Aches occur. And that’s just what can happen when you take DOLCIN Tablets. What’s more WE GUARANTEE you must get quick, sat isfying relief or you get your money back. But don’t try just one or two tab lets and expect miracles. Take all the tablets in the bottle ... the way the di rections tell you. And ... if you don’t get wonderful results you get your money back. You see, you don’t have to risk a single penny. How do we dare make this absolute guarantee? Well, we know DOLCIN has helped millions of other sufferers. We feel sure that, if you give it a fair trial, DOLCIN may help you. So you see, you have nothing to lose but your pains when you try DOLCIN* Tablets. Why don’t you buy a bottle at your drug store today? ST. THOMAS, POPE PAUL, AND FR. GEORGE WHAT DOES POPE PAUL SHARE WITH ST. THOMAS, THE APOSTLE? . . „ Tradition says St. Thomas was the first to preach Christ in India. Pope Paul, historians w-II note, was the first cf Christ’s vicars to set foot on -..it . , When he announerd Father said he would be an “apostle CJ his Pilgrimage to India, the Holy ’Ml on the move,” like St. Thomas. He would meet in India Catholics of the Malabar Rite, who cal! themselves the “Christians of St. Thomas.” . . . Father George is one of these. A selfless man of God he is burning himself out in Kurum-pi nation], Kerala State, taking care of the poor. Of his 5,000 parishioners, the average earns only 33 cents a week! Communist agitators are working hard to exploit theii hardships . ... Three years ago Father George dug the founda tion for a church. Now the foundation is a mockeiy. He must have help to put up four walls ($700 each), the roof ($1,250), the altar ($125), ar.d the floor ($400) . . . Won’t you help him help his people? Simply mark your gift “For Father George,” and send it in memory of a loved one, on the occasion of the Holy Father’s pilgrimage. No gift («20, $10, S5, $1) is too small to share. It’s your way of saying you really care. The Holy Father’s Mission Aid for the Oriental Chtircb SPEAKING OF POPE PAUL, Cardinal Agagianian exclaimed: What a missionary!” Twice this year the Holy Father went overseas to visit the missions in person . . . Mark your gift ‘‘Stringless” and send it to us, if you’d like to help the Holy Father fight poverty, disease, hunger. You’ll be sharing in the good he does. SCORES OF NATIVE SISTERS, some of them trained by members of this Association, are in Bombay this week, attending the Eucharistic Congress. Have you seen them on TV? . . Here in New York we have the names of hundreds of young girls in India who want to become Sisters. Why not “adopt” one as ‘your” Sister? The cost of her two-year training is $300 alto gether ($150 a year, $12.50 a month), payable at your conven ience. She will write to you, and pray for you. WHEN YOU HELP THE MISSIONS, you help yourself. Father, mother, sons, and daughters—all benefit in the Masses md prayers of our priests and Sisters when you enroll your family in this Association. 1 he offering for a family membership is only $a a year, $100 for life. Enroll now, and we’ll send you ,i certificate to put with the Christmas gifts. HAVE YOU SEEN OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT CARDS? They combine joui Seasons Greetings with a gift to the missions in the name of tne person you designate. You simply select a gift, send us the person s name and address—and we do all the rest. ,Ve II send that person a beautiful GIFT CARD, indicating what * < ? one \ /* ere are some gifts to select from: Mass kit S100', Medical kit ($75), altar ($75), chalice <$40), ciborium ($40), tabeinac.e <$25), Stations of the Cross ($25), a year's surply ot candles <$20). sanctuary lamp ($15), Greek corporal ($10), feed a lamily for a month *$10), pair of shoes for a missionary Sister ($5), sanctuary bell ($5). Dear Monsignor Ryan: Enclosed please find for Name Street City Zone State FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN, President Mwjr. Jotaph T. Ryan, Nat'l S*c’y Send all cammuiiicationt to: CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION 330 Maditoa Avt. at 42nd it. New York, N. Y. 10017 Groups Hail Statement