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I 4 PAGE 2 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1965 BALTIMORE PRELATE Cardinal Raps Criticism Of Pope Paul As ‘Untrue’ BY FATHER PLACID JORDAN, ROME--Baltimore’s Law rence Cardianal Shehan has de clared it is not true that Pope Paul VI is insincere in his desire for a real updating in the Catholic Church. “Throughout the Second Va tican Council our Holy Father has demonstrated his commit ment both to the spirit that animated his predecessor and to the objectives Pope John XX111 indicated for the inner renewal of the Church, “ he said. Interviewed here, the Car dinal referred to several ar ticles appearing in the United States that were critical of Pope Paul’s policies, “HOW CAN anyone have any doubt about the sincerity of the Holy Father when he him self, both before and after his elevation to the chair of Peter, has expressed himself so clear ly in favor of ’aggiornamento’? “Let us recall that in his- famous address to the Roman curia he asked in unmistake- able terms for modernization, reform, simplification and de centralization, “Let us also remember what he said in opening the second council session. At that time he called for a ’renewal of Holy Mother Church which should manifest itself in the resolute purpose of a real re juvenation.’ “IT DOES not seem fair that statements as explicit and unequivocal as these be not taken at their face value,’’ It was pointed out to the cardinal that some writers have -criticized the Pope for not ap plying the principles he has expressed. “Of course,” he said, “there always will be those who are displeased no matter what the Holy Father does. These cri tics do not seem to appreciate that the far-reaching reforms now in progress can only be accomplished if patience is ap plied. “ANYONE willing to judge fairly must admit that the Pope has proceeded with great pru dence and patience, but at the same time with admirable de termination. I don’t think any one could have done better.” Which specific instances did he have in mind, the cardianl was asked. “Well,” said Cardinal She han, “the recent vote on the schema dealing with religious liberty certainly is a case in point. We all remember the dramatic circumstances which led up to it. For a while it looked as though the deadlock that had arisen between the ma jority of the council Fathers and opposition minority could not be broken. There really seemed to be no hope that an agreement could be reached until the Holy Father person ally took action. On this, as on other occasions, he proved his ability to take action and to make decisions. He ruled that the test vote be taken which cleared the way for the ulti mate adoption of this vital schema.” CARDINAL SHEHAN said he disagreed with those who felt the complications over re ligious liberty could have been' avoided if the Pope had made his position known at an ear lier date. “In the first place,’’ he said, “the Holy Father quietly pas sed the word along that he was anxious to see this test vote taken, but he wanted to give all the council Fathers as much time as they desired to ex press their views freely. By permitting this protracted dia logue, in the end he brought about a consensus which other wise could not have been ob tained.” i J i:.K' -JvUv j SS j tj. 3'iJ , But was not the question voted upon phrased in a manner that perhaps helped “water down” the key pronouncement on re ligious liberty? "CERTAINLY NOT,” the cardinal said. "No one wants a conciliar document that is not compatible with accepted Catholic doctrine. 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Member: American Model Car Racing Congress those Fathers who had legi timate doubts, To remove these doubts, the competent com mittee will not provide a re vised text which will make it crystal clear that this docu ment will be doctrinally ac ceptable." Cardinal Shehan said there were instances of Pope Paul’s leadership. "As a matter of fact he wants the bishops now assembled here in Rome for the council to use the recess period after Oct. 18 to organize them selves in countries where epis copal conferences do not exist. The conferences then will choose representatives for the future world synod. ’This means We are really moving ahead with amazing speed. I won der if the critics still dare talk of hesitancy and lack of resolution on the Pope’s part?’’ SINCE THE ROMAN curia would continue to exist, Car dinal Shehan was asked whe ther he thought the curia would dominate the planned interna tional synod. ‘The curia is directly under the Pope," he answered. ""It is his secretariat, just as every bishop has his curia as a secretariat and administrative instrument. It will always be needed. "But the world synod will function independently. It will provide the direct ’collegial’ contact between the bishop of Rome and his fellow bishops the world over. This certainly means the much hoped-for de centralization. It is again the Holy Father who brought it about, and ' curial reforms al ready are projected. They will tie in with the plan of over all reforms in the Church as decided by the council.” Finally, Cardinal Shehan said he saw no contradictions be tween Pope Paul’s encyclical on the Holy Eucharist and the council’s decree on ecumenism. ‘THE ENCYCLICAL was most timely," he said. ’The Holy Father once again showed his ability to take firm action when he issued it. The funda mental doctrines of the Church must not be challenged. The authoritative word of the Pope helped avoid misunderstandings* For this we owe him thanks. "Let me conclude by saying that this council now is ap proaching its end , after an im mense amount of progress has been achieved under the wise guidance of Holy Father. He wants his council not only to come to an end, but to a truly satisfactory end. There is no doubt whatsoever in mind that it will be a satisfactory end, for it is the Holy Spirit Who guides us all.” PROFESSOR SAYS Canon Law Must Foster Aims Of , ChristianF reedom FATHER LEONARD F.X. Mayhew, pastor of Holy Cross Parish, Chamblee, shown celebrating Mass in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McBrearity, of 3329 David Road. The Mass was for the board of directors of the parish and their families. Some 40 persons attended and were served coffee and sandwiches afterward. British Urge Race Action LONDON (NC)--Maurice Fo ley, director of the British government’s commission on Catholic School Gets A 6 No’ BATHURST, Australia (NC) —The Deputy Registrar of the University of New South Wales said he does not favor the esta blishment of an Australian Ca tholic university. J. Brock Rowe told the Bat hurst Catholic Men’s Dinner Club that Catholics should be sufficiently strong in theirfaith to live in universities already available to them. race relations, has declared that there are far too few Ca tholics in this country com mitted to bettering racial rela tions. Foley, a Catholic member of parliament, spoke at the annual meeting of the Catholic Insti tute of International Relations. "If race is anything, it is a moral problem, a religious pro blem,” he said. "One waits for priests, Religous and—above all-lay people to stand up and involve themselves. This coun try needs their leadership. There are far too few people committed.” He noted that the Catholic or ganization was devoting itself in the coming year to the study and solution of racial problems. CHICAGO—The aim of canor law in the Church should be not so much to prevent people from doing evil as to help them do good, a canon law professor told the 27th annual meeting of the Canon Law Society of America. Law does not so much lead to God as express an already existing relationship with God, said Father Thomas M. Cun ningham, O.S.M., professor of canon law at Stonebridge Priory, Lake Bluff, 111. Church law specialists from many parts of the U.S. and Canada attended the Canon Law Society meeting here (Oct. 12- 14). FATHER CUNNINGHAM ask ed whether law is a restricting force and whether it does not deprive a person of the need to make responsible decisions. Since Church law in many cases does just that, he argued, it is in need not just of revi sion but of complete renewal. “It means asking such ques tions as ‘what is law?’ and *how does it relate to our concept of the Church and its mission?” Father Cunningham said. HE EXPLAINED: ‘The worst thing that can happen to a man is to feel that the pattern of his life has already been pre-determin- ed, so that all he has to do is say yes and follow a plan.” The temptation of every law maker, he suggested, is to be lieve that "because he has, in his own estimation, covered every eventuality, he has gua ranteed the salvation of man,” Father Cunningham said. He warned that law can be come like “an over-protective mother who strives diligently to protect her children from the evil influences of the world.” "WHEN THEY become se parated from her they find themselves strangers in a world of which they are supposedly a living in it. a part, and completely incapable of coping with the reality of living in it,” he added. “Now matter how fearful we are that men will often make the wrong decisions,"he continued, “we cannot solve the problem by trying to make all their de cisions for them." Church law, he said, ‘‘should express in concrete terms what -it means to live in a society of men who have already ac cepted Christ as the focal point of their lives... Canon Law should be a guide to help be lievers live their commitment to Christ in His society, the Church, of which they are mem bers.” he said, “the purpose of the law really is not to restrict, but to establish and insure free dom.” CROSS AND RING Pope’s ‘Most Precious’ Gifts To United Nations VATICAN CITY (NC)~The dia mond-studded cress and ring ^thgfcj ffflTftnjPffl 1 ', VlaagftVf the Unipsd. iNations to be,.sold for the relief of human suffering were, in the Pope’s words, ’’the most precious things I own.” Having a value estimated at $150,000, the cross and ring were presented to United Na tions Secretary General U Thant by Pope Paul at the reception Following his adress to the General Assembly on Oct. 4. In revealing the gifts the fol lowing day, the United Nations said: "IN MAKING the presenta- gift was a demonst4ation of his esteem kor the United Nations and its activities. "He added that he would sug gest that the cross and ring be sold and the proceeds might be used by the United Nations to alleviate, In some measure, human suffering.” According to a source very close to the Holy Father, Pope Paul in deciding to give them to the United Nations for the re lief of suffering had commented that the cross and ring were •"the most precious things I own.” THE CROSS is a pectoral cross about eight inches long studded with large diamonds surrounded by sm aller ones and edge. The ring—a bishop’g, ring —has a large diamond wi|^ 0 smaller ones around it and with small crosses set with rubies on each side. It was at U.N. headquarters in New York that the cross and ring—reckoned to have been made at the turn of this cen tury—were estimated to be worth $150,000. It was expect ed that If purchased by a col lector because of the back-,_ ground rather^tjian fpr, fheir tjrlnsic r^ri^ cth&pjeqg§ rp igjflfc; bring several times that a- mount.) In addition to the cress and United Nations a painting en titled "Christ Crucified” by the late great French contemporary painter George Rouault. Birchers Deny Religion Issue BELMONT, Mass. (NC)—The john Birch Society denies that it si “an organized threat” to religions, as charged by a Bel mont Unitarian minister. The society said it has a $100 re ward for anyone who can prove otherwise. AS A PERSONAL gift, the Pope gave Secretary General U Thant a bronze sculpture of ' Of flsUTte, syrribbLttf IOVe‘ and ‘peaCSL set on a' marble'base r bearing the words "Am oris Alumna Pax” (Peace Is the Of- Alumna Pax” (Peace Is the Offspring of Love). The Bishop of Rome also gave the Burmese diplomat an autographed port rait in a silver frame, and a red leather case bearing three medallions—in gold, silver and bronze—bearing a motif simi lar to that of the sculpture and inscribed with the same motto. Secretary General Thant in turn had presented to the Pope with the International Coopera tion Year medal. As a personal of jSaint j@incent he ijjlaui WORKSHOP 9:00 A.M. Mass and Communion - Sacred Heart Church 9:45 A.M. Continental Breakfast - St. Joseph's Cafeteria 10:00 A.M. Welcome Address - Mr. Henry L. de Give President Particular Council Society of St. Vincent de Paul 10:15 A.M. History and Purpose of St. Vincent de Paul Society Mr. Dudley L. Baker Executive Secretary Superior Council, Society of St. Vincent de Paul 11:00 A.M. Coffee Break 11:15 A.M. The Theology of Vincentian Poverty Rev. Aloysius 'll. Scheller, S.J. Director of Admissions School of Social Service St. Louis University 12:00 P.M. Luncheon Meeting - St. Joseph's Cafeteria Address by Rev. Conald Foust 2:00 P.M. 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