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VOL. 3, NO. 40
diocese of Atlanta
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA
THURSDAY OCTOBER 7, 1965
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Eyewitness Account
Of Pope In Gotham
BY JERRY TEER
Staff Writer
NEW YORK—It takes a lot to
make this town notice anything,
and even more to make it love
somebody like it loved Pope
Paul this week.
. From about 9:30 a.m. Mon
day (New York time) when the
Alitalia jet carrying the Holy
Father touched down at John F.
Kennedy International Airport
until his departure on TWA late
that night, hard, old New York
turned its heart inside out for
him. And in return this 68-
year-old, Pontiff gave them his
"worth-a- thousand-rainbows”
smile.
HE GAVE it to them at the
airport, along the city's streets,
at the UN and at Yankee Stad
ium. And each time it beamed
many a heart was touched.
"If I die tomorrow, 1*11 have
that smile to take with me,' a
cripple in the garment district
said as he waved to the Pope
Monday morning.
Not all the people lining the
procession route through the
city's streets Were Catholic.
But it didn’t seem to make any
difference as far as their feel
ing for the Pope was concerned.
ONE OF THOSE, an admit
ted Southern Baptist said, "I
would never change my relig
ion but it is comforting to know
there is one so wise and holy as
is your Pope.”
Another, a young man of per
haps 25 years, bearded and car
rying a copy of a book concern
ing the teachings of Robert
Green Ingersoll said, "I don’t
dig nothing the man puts down,
but with a smile like that who
gives a darn, He’s great man,
just great," and with that he
let the book slip from under his
arm to the ground and applaud
ed.
About 700,000 parochial
school students had a free day
Monday leaving the 100 Catholic
schools in the metropolitan area
vacant to see the Pope. They .
seemed to love him most, twist
ing their innocent faces into a
multitude of expressions from
glee to solemnity as the Pon
tiff passed before their eyes.
THE CITY had erected over
10,000 wooded barricades along
the streets and assigned about
20,000 policemen to the task of
controlling the swelling crowds,
during the Pope’s 24-mile ride
over New York’s major streets.
Automobile traffic was un
believably light. A cab driver
told the Bulletin, "You won’t
see this often. They (the city)
asked people not to drive in to
work today. And would you be
lieve it they cooperated for a
change."
The Pope was in the heart of
Spanish Harlem at about 11:30
am Monday and found Puerto
Ricans by the thousands. They
had erected a large sign read
ing simply, "Peace”.
IT WAS interesting to note
again that denomination had no
apparent influence on the Pope’s
reception. Spanish Harlem is
mostly Catholic. But the ap
plause and general mirth was
DAZZLED BY HIS PRESENCE
just as great for the Holy Fath
er when he arrived moments
later in Negro Harlem which is
generally thought to be a Pro
testant neighborhood.
The automobiles carrying the
Pope and his party traveled at
between 12 and 15 miles per
hour, a prearranged speed. It
was a pace just right to get a
good look at the Holy Father.
The Pope, tan as Italians are
tan, wore white robes and a full
crimson cape of many folds and
embroidered with gold. His
balding head was capped with a
white zucchette. When he stood
during his visit, the wind which
was gusty at times whipped the
cape into his face, but it never
caused him to lose his beatific
smile or his audience.
in the Pope’s presence. They at the moment were "It's just
joined in the cheering and their wonderful,” "He is so wonder-
words to express their feelings ful.”
IT SHOWS AT STADIUM
Pope’s Magnetism
Can Hold Audience
BY JERRY TEER
Staff Writer
NEW YORK—It gets cold in
The House That Ruth Built in
the October evening and it’s a
difficult task to hold an aud
ience still. When he was alive,.
Ruth could have gotten atten
tion under these chilly condi
tions and so could Gehrig.
Pope Paul did it Monday night
and with probably just as much
effectiveness as these two dia
mond greats, although he used
a much different kind of magic.
There ought to be a stadium
in every big town made just
special for a Pope to appear in
so that if a Pope’s magentism
isn’t great enough to stir his
audience, at least he will not
have to compete With the mem
ory of entertainers, athletes and
such who have preceded him.
With Pope Paul, it wouldn’t
make any difference. He could
share a stage with PhineasTay-
lor Barnum, Caruso and Lau
rence Olivier and still come
out best in the hearts of his
audience.
ABOUT 90,000 faithful jam
med into Yankee Stadium Mon
day night to attend the Papal
Mass and to be near and see the
Pope. The Pope gets two dif
ferent responses in a situation
like this. First there is the
Wild cheering, like that for an
athlete, crowned head, or head
of state, and second there is the
quiet, solemn awe.
Monday night when he would
raise his arms gesturing to the
people before he ascended the
altar to begin Mass, the cries
and applause were much the
same as those for some other
famous person. But when it
was apparent that the Mass had
begun the solemn reaction took
over. It was written on every
face, an expression which said
they might like to applaud but
there is no need for applause at
the transformation brfead and
Wine into the Body and Blood
of Christ.
The stadium’s billboard av-
vertisements had been draped
in blue cloth and a gold canop
ied altar with a crimson floor
built in the center of the play
ing field.
WHILE THE Pope was in the
stadium, flash bulb’s flickered
through the darkness like fire
flies on a July evening.
Before and, after Mass, the
Holy Father was driven around
the stadium so that his people
might get a better look at him.
As he passed in front of each
of the stadium's sections, the
applause grew louder and finally
ended with an organized chant
of "Long Live The Pope."
ONE OLD MAN, a Jew too
old and too tired to remain
standing while the Pope’s car
went past him sat on the side
walk and perhaps offered a good
insight into the effect the Holy
Father’s visit will have on
America and the rest of the
world. The old man said, "I
don't know just how yet, but
mark me down today, this is YANKEE STADIUM Mass, offered by Pope Paul for world peace
good and it will be good for us w ith some 90,000 people attending, was scene pf enthusiastic
all somehow."
cheers before and after, while quiet during Mass was broken
only by prayerful responses of the congregation and thousands
of clicking cameras.
DELEGATION These members of the Atlanta Catholic community attended the Pope’s visit.
Lady of Perpetual Help Can
cer Home and Secretary for
Health and Hospitals.
MRS THOMAS Bockman,
Archdiocesan Liturgy Commis
sion Mrs George Gunning,
Religious Unity commission;
Mrs E. P. Faust Jr., immediate
past president, Archdiocesan
Council of Catholic Women; Mrs
Richard Stephens , vice pre
sident, Archdiocesan Council of
, Catholic Women; Herbert
Farnsworth, general chairman,
Lay Congress; Lewis Gordon,
vice president, Archdiocesan
Council of Catholic Men and
Serra Club; George Werner,
Legion of Mary; Gerard Deck-
bar, immediate past president,
Serra Club; Robert L. Mat
thews, secretary, St. Vincent
de Paul Society, Sacred Heart
Parish; and Paul Smith, pre
sident of Archdioqesan Coun
cil of Catholic Men and Serra
Club.
The delegation’s every wak
ing moment was spent trailing
about New York for every pos
sible glimpse of the Pope. They
were successful in many tries.
PERHAPS their longest look
at the Holy Father was gained
at Yankee Stadium where they
joined about 90,000 others at
the Papal Mass and sat in un
comfortably nippy night air to
hear the pontiff’s words
of peace.
The chilling night air night
air might just as well have been
a balmy, gulf breeze to the
delegation so warmed were they
A delegation of approximately
15 clergy and lay people re
turned to Atlanta Tuesday a
little dizzy from the power
ful experience of seeing the
Pope Paul in New York. »*
The group, including promin
ent members of the lay com
munity left Atlanta to attend the
historic pilgrimage of Pope
Paul on Sunday. They were:
Msgr Joseph P. Cassidy, VG,
Pastor Sacred Heart Parish,
Milledgeville; Msgr. Michael
Regan, VF, pastor, Immaculate
Heart of Mary Parish; the Rev.
Richard Kieran, assistant pas
tor, Immaculate Heart of Mary
Parish; the Rev. Daniel
O’Connor, Secretaryfor Educa
tion and Principal, St. Joseph
High School; the Rev. Patrick
C. Connell, chaplain, Our
Atlanta Delegation Sees Pontiff
Reports To Council
On His U.S. Mission
BY FATHER JOHN P. DONNELLY
ON. C. W. C. News Service)
VATICAN crTY—"Our voyage across the ocean to here, where
it began, has been very rapid, and our stay in that continent very
brief. But the scope of our presence there was quite worthy of
our effort—the cause of peace in the world.”
1 Thus Pope Paul VI reported to the Fathers of the ecumenical
council immediately upon his return to Rome from his history
making voyage to the United Nations.
The council Fathers, who had been in a working session until a
half hour before, were waiting in their places when the Pope walk
ed down the center aisle of St. Peter’s basilica at 12:45 in his
traveling cape, only a skullcap on his head. With him in the
traveling party were several cardinals whose places had been
left vacant at the table of the council presidency.
PERHAPS FOR THE FIRST time, in the history of the basilica,
a priest stood by the Pope in his official entourage wearing a
clerical suit, common to priests in the United States but rare on
streets of Rome. He was Msgr. Pasquale Macchi, the Pope’s
private secretary who had accompanied him on his voyage.
The council session conducted its normal morning business
until noon, when an announcement was made of the Pope’s arrival
at the airport. After one more speech, the Fathers waited in sil
ence j joined by officials of the Roman curia who had left their
offices to welcome Pope Paul. They were joined by members
of the press corps, many of them witnessing a working session
of the council for the first time.
As the Pope entered the basilica, the Julian choir hegan singing
'Thou art Peter," and it was soon joined by the council Fathers
who have become familiar with the hymn after three years of
council sessions in Rome.
WHEN POPE PAUL arrived at his permanent chair at the table
of the council's presidency in front of the high altar, Achille
Cardinal Lienart of Lille who had been filling in for Eugene
Cardinal Tisserant as President while the latter joined the papal
trip, introduced the Pope to the council.
With a gesture of his hand, Pope Paul asked the Fathers to be
seated and spoke to them in Latin in a voice which sounded strong
but which belied the weariness brought on by the grueling sched
ule pf the last 31 hours since he had left Rome’s airport.
"We give thanks to the Lord, venerable brothers,” he Said,
"to have had the fortune to announce...to men of all the world a
message of peace. This Gospel message has never before had
such a large audience, or—we can say—an audience more ready
and willing to hear it. Never before has such an announcement
given the impression of interpreting jointly the merciful voice of
heaven and the imploring voice of earth, thus manifesting itself
as the mysterious design of God for humanity, and completely ade
quate to the profound aspiration of that same humanity. And never
before has the mission of the Church as mediator between God and
man been more evident, justified by the most evident providential
and modern reasons."
THIS TRIP TO THE UN and the message he gave them, the Pope
said, confer on the papacy a new burden'—"and with this thought
we end our journey.” Though the message derives from truth
and therefore carries its own weight, it is only human nature that
its. efficacy is increased by the way in which each person prac
tices what he preaches.
'The voice speaks. But the example of the Gospel’s herald
persuades. Therefore a grave consequence rests on us from the
fact that we have proclaimed the cause ofpeace. We must be now
more than ever, workers for peace. The Catholic Church has un
dertaken a greater obligation to serve the cause of peace from the
fact that through our voice it has solemnly pledged the cause of
peace,
"Our contribution..will become even more efficacious,” he
said, "and more precious insofar as all of us, convinced that
peace must have justice as its foundation, become advocates of
justice. For the world has great need of justice, and Christ
wills/tiiat we be hungry and thirsty for justice. We know, however,
that justice is a progressive thing. We know that society makes
progress slowly, becomes aware of its imperfect makeup and that
gradually there come to light the strident and demanding inequal
ities which still /atflict humanity. Is not perhaps this awareness
of the imbalances between classes, between nations, the most
grave threat to the construction of peace?"
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Pope Paul concluded by asking all present to join with him "in
the desire for peace and in prayer and labor to bring it about,"
He then asked Cardinal Lienart to recite the Angelus, gave his
blessing to the assembly, and departed quietly by the side door.
