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■ i SsSskSsS HnS ligl ■Ml iftitfllllll YOUR PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER diocese of Atlanta SERVING GEORGIA’S 71 NORTHERN COUNTIES VOL. 4, NO. 4 ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1966 $5.00 PER YEAR ST. BERNADETTE CHURCH in Cedartown, Ga. this year marks its Silver Jubilee. IN CEDARTOWN Saint Bernadette Church To Mark Silver Jubilee St. Benadette Church in Ce dartown, Ga., this year will celebrate its Silver Jubilee. Before the present Church was built in 1941, Mass was of fered for the six Catholicfami- lies of Cedartown at the home of Mr. Maurice Najjar. Monsignor Joseph Cassidy, the present Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Milledgeville, was then Pas tor of St.Mary’sinRome.Geor- • gia, and attended the spiritual needs of the little community. Monsignor Cassidy was suc ceeded in Rome by Father James Grady. It was under his direction that the present Church was built. IN THE YEARS following, St. Bernadette’s was serviced from Dalton by the Redemptorist Fathers. A Redemptorist ar rived every Saturday, and stay ed that night in a tiny room to the right of the Altar, a room which understandably has come FATHER BURKE to be known as the ’overnight room.’ In 1957 St. Bernadette’s be came a Parish, with Father Donald Kiernan its first Pas tor. The construction of the rectory was begun immediately. HITS EXCESSES Pontiff Calls For Catholic Ecumenical Commitment VATICAN CfTY (NC)— While cautioning against the danger of ■ “excessive enthusiasm,’’ Pope Paul VI called for the commit ment qf all Catholics to the pro gress of ecumenism. He warned those who are skeptical of success regarding Christian unity efforts or who are fearful that the efforts will entail doctrinal indifferentism that their attitude “is not in accord with the will of Christ.” The ecumenical spirit, he told his weekly general audience (Jan. 19) during the worldwide observance of Christian unity octave, was one of the principal characteristics of the ecumeni cal council. CATHOLICS, he said, "can no longer ignore a problem of such importance and topicality,” but must carefully avoid extremes in their approach to it.' "On the one hand,” h4 said, “there is an attitude demon starting an excess of enthus iasm and over-simplification, as if contact with the separat ed brethren were easy and with out danger, and ar if the imme diate establishment of condord and collaboration would result from ceasing to attach impor tance to doctrinal and discipli nary matters. Ths attitude is wrong because it can bring about illusions and delusions of weak ness and conformism not at all beneficial to the cause of true ecumenism. ‘There is on the other hand the attitude of the diffident and skeptical. Some fear that ecu menism may entail criticism and revision of the truths of the faith, disregard for Chris- tain traditions and teachings, and conformism to the religious concepts of others at the ex pense of one's own. Still others fear it is vain to hope for the effective re-establishment of MSGR. James C. Donohue, former superintendent of schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, has succeeded Msgr. Frederick G. Hochwalt as director of the N.C.W.C. Department of Education. one single religious belief and a single and true ecclesial com munion. Too many things divide us from the separated brethren, they say, too much time has passed since the breach —by now unbridgeable — and one should not expect miracles which would be needed for - a true reconciliation. ‘THIS ATTETUDE is prompt ed by serious considerations, but it is wrong too, because it is not in accordance with the spirit of the times or the needs of the times. Above all, it is not in accordance with the will of Christ. The council is solemn on this point.” The spirit emphasized by the council, he said, “is not a thing of the past and of concern only to others. It is our own con cern—not only the pastors of the Church but also of the faith ful. It imposes onus, even prior . to an approach to separated bre thren, a personal and collective renewal of Christian life. ‘To bring about ecumenical progress within the bounds of the intergrity of doctrine it is indeed necessary to love. It is with this resolution of love in Christ that we today send our greetings to all separated bre thren and that we bless you wholeheartedly, beloved sons and daughters.” NE1GHBORLT COOPERATION Latin America Meet Asks Understanding The Mission of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Carrollton was placed under the care of St. Bernadette’s, and following Father Kiernan’s transfer to Gainesville, was serviced by Father John Stapleton and Fath er Richard Morrow. Father Richard Morrow left St. Bernadette’s to become the first Pastor of the newly parish of Our Lady in Carrollton, on May 29th 1965. It was at that time the present Pastor, Fath er Jarlath Biirke came to Ce dartown. St. Bernadette’s is a parish of 46 families, with an active Parish Council of Women, St. Bernadette’s Mens’ Associa tion, and a Legion of Mary. 1966 marks the 25th year of the Church. Appropriate cele brations are planned for the Fall of the year to mark this point in its history. BY JOHN J. DALY, JR.. ( N. C. W. ,C. News Service ) CHICAGO — North and Latin American Catholics sought full er understanding of each other at a conference, where sessions. resembled frank and neighbor ly encounters over the back fence. It was the third national con ference (Jan. 19 to 21) of the Catholic Inter-American Co operation Program (CICOP), a long-range effort to bring the reality of Latin American Cath olicism and society to U.S. Catholics. Prelates, scholars, mission aries and others from Latin America involved in the day- to-day fight to meet the chal lenges facing the 200 million persons in the underdeveloped and overcrowded continent spoke to more than 2,000 North Americans ranging from high school students collecting money for a Brazilian housing project to bishops heading ma jor U. S. dioceses. THE 1966 conference theme was "Religious Values in Latin America,” a guideline that provoked weighty papers such as "Adaptation of Pre-Colon ial Religious Practices to , Christianity,” and lively dis cussions on the potential benefit of married lay deacons. Underlying all exchanges was the desire to bridge the gap of knowledge between North and South as a basis for streng thened cooperation. ‘The common image of the Latin American and of Latin American Catholicism which exists here in the North has no basis in reality. The same can be said for the inadequate ap preciation of the spiritual val ues of North Americans which is widespread on the southern continent," remarked Bishop Manuel Larrain of Chile, presi dent of CELAM, the conference . of Latin American Bishops. CONFERENCE highlights in clude: • British economist Barbara Ward’s warning that the con trast between the world’s rich and poor is sharpest in the ’Americas and that Christians who ignore the difference will call down “God’s anathema oh our rich, indifferent society.’’ • The disclosure of Agnelo Cardinal Rossi of Sao Paulo, Brazil, that the Brazilian and Chilean hierarchy have peti tioned the Holy See for pro grams to use married lay dea cons in priest-short areas. • The reminder by Arch bishop John P, Cody of Chicago that while U.S. Catholics and others are responding gener ously to the call for help from Latin America, “staggering tasks remain.” • THE PRESENTATION of CICOP’s annual awards to Msgr. Luigi Ligutti, a U.S. priest who is permanent obser ver of the Holy See to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, and to Jose and Luz Maria Al varez, founders of the Christian Family Movement in Mexico and the first couple named lay observers at the Vatican coun cil. • The appeal of a young scholar, Dr. Richardo Arias Calderon, a University of Pana ma professor, that Christian thought and its capacity to in fluence social developments be given as much attention as man power, bricks and mortar. • The statement by a Chicago priest serving in Panama, Fath er Leo B. Mahon, who said the Latin American Church should be seen as needing “conver sion,*’ not "renewal,” be cause the Church in its full un derstanding as a community conscious of its duty to redeem the world "does not exist in Latin America, except in rare places.” • THE COMMENT by a Mex ico City Jesuit, Father Felipe Pardinas, S.J., a social scien tist, who said the growth of population and the inability of some married couples to cope with their economic situation and still obey the Church's teaching on birth control cries out "the need of a revision of the moral theology of sex.” • The observation by Bishop Marcos G. McGrath, C.S.C., of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama, CICOP program chairman, that "the ignorance of North and Latin America regarding one another is an obvious fact, not only as manifested by the great masses in both areas, but even by educated leaders from whom initiative, guidance and decision is expected in our mutual rela tions.” CICOP operates under the aegis of the Latin America Bur eau of the National Catholic Welfare Conference. The bur eau, in turn, operates under the U.S. bishops in liaison with the Vatican’s Pontifical Commis sion for Latin America and the Latin American Bishops Con ference (CELAM). LET THE DRUMS ROLL OUT! These Sisters of St. Jo seph of Concordia, Kansas, are participating in a course in percussion at Maryniount College, Salina. Instructed by Capt. James E. Bell of St. John’s Military School, Salina. the Sisters teach percussion in their elementary schools. PREACHES IN WASHINGTON Archbishop Says Catholics Need Ecumenism Guidance AGNELO CARDINAL ROS SI, Archbishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil, wfts a key speaker at the third’ annual conference of the Catholic Inter-Ameri can Cooperation Program ^ (CICOP) held in Chicago, Jan. 19-21. ON CHURCHES WASHINGTON —■ Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan said here that Catholic ecumenists must offer more guidance and encourage ment to their fellow Catholics in regard to the religious unity movement. Maryland Court Studying Taxes ANNAPOLIS, MD. — The Maryland Court of Appeals has taken under advisement a chal- elnge to the constitutionality of tax exemptions for church pro- perty. At the trial in Baltimore Circuit Court, - Judge Wilson K. Barnes held that such exemp tions violate neither the state nor the federal constitution. State Atty. Gen. Thom as B. Finan defended the exemptions before the appeals court as "well grounded in the history of this state, as well as of the nation." FRANCIS X. Gallagher, at torney for the Baltimore Ca tholic archdiocese, told the Court that in being asked to strike down the exemptions for church property it was "being asked...to do what no other court in the nation has ever done.” The suit was filed in 1964 by Mrs. Madalyn Murray, Bal timore atheist who initiated one of the suits that led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against prayer and Bible reading inpub lic schools. Mrs. Murray later left the Health Center SPOKANE, WASH. (NC) Gonzaga University here a- warded a contract for $111,270 for the construction of a new student health center. Work will begin immediately with com pletion expected next fall. state to avoid a contempt of court sentence, and the chal lenge Was continued by Lemoin and Marie Cree. Cree is head of the Freethought Society of America. Several religious groups entered the case as in- tervenors in support of the tax exemptions. BALTIMORE attorney Leo nard J. Kerpelman, represent ing the Crees, argued before the appeals court that the ex emptions are aid to religion and religion "is not a matter which can be constitutionally support ed by the government.” Martin J. Scheiman, New York attorney representing Mrs. Murray, insisted that the exemptions be regarded as a gran: to religion. Finan pointed out that Mary land law provides for 57 classes of exemptions, including those for charitable organizations. HE SAID that "to single out churches from these exemp tions is literally penalizing re ligion because it is religion.” Gallagher conceded that the exemptions are “of economic benefit” to religious groups but said there is nothing unconsti tutional about that. “'There are good, solid rea sons for that benefit. Churches do serve a public good," he stated. GALLAGHER also describ ed the arrangement as "an in direct form of aid” and said it is "an exemption rather than a subs<dy.” ‘Today’s new program of unity is not just difficult. It is new, and the new is always sus pect. We must explain much and we must lead,” Archbishop Hallinan declared. The Archbishop preached (Jan. 23) at Chair of Unity Octave observances in the Na tional Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. HE SAID the Church must always be willing to face new challenges and opportunities. ‘The Church is constantly ap plying the familiar to the un known, tradition to the chang ing world, the old to the new,” he declared. Archbishop Hallinan said the Church today must face new questions: "Are the old formu las meaningful to the modem mind? Has our mental atti tude been too defensive and in ward looking? Has initiative been stifled by the heavy con centration of authority? And have we confused error which must be resisted with persons who err but must be loved?” THE ARCHBISHOP urged Catholics to acknowledge the "Christian giants of ecumeni sm” among Protestants. He said "the Protestants came first” in ecumenical activity and cited a number of Protes tant leaders in the unity effort whom he - said Christians owe “a debt of gratitude.” "On our side,” he added, "there were heroes, too, men holding fast to the heritage of faith while sharing with Ortho dox and Protestants their love for Christ. But not until the Second Vatican Council did the Catholic Church rise above its self-made rules, rules that were more cautionary than con structive." At the talk’s opening he said, * *How the thoughts of man can lift his mind and heart. As they go into orbit, probing, explor ing, they make men aware as Cardinal Bea said, that we are ‘oAe vast single family*. * “Possibilities that existed once in the dreams of poets and the imagination of story-tell ers, now become real. And yet, these man-made flights do not compare to the works of God.” He said, “A little book. The Stirrings of Unity, puts it well— 'Lord, what spacious horizons are in the works that come from You — What melancholy in the works of man.’ The Archbishop said, “Ecu menism today is a maze of new dimensions, a puzzle of ideas and rules. At the center of It is the old tensions between uni ty and freedom — unity which is the conscious encounter be tween responsible men, and freedom which is man’s capa city to be himself and to de cide his own destiny without compulsion from others.” Honor Prelate At USO Dinner PHILADELPHIA (NC)— Fran cis Cardinal Spellman of New York will be cited for out standing leadership and distin guished service to the armed forces at the 25th anniversary, dinner of the United Service Organizations (USO) here Feb. 3. Samuel H. Daroff, USO pres ident, said it is appropriate that the City of Brotherly Love should honor the cardinal who has made brotherly love his lifetime work. Cardinal Spell man is archbishop of New York and Military Vicar of the Arm ed Forces. CANONIST—Bishop Ernest J. Primeau of Manchester, N.H., has been appointed as the first episcopal liaison be tween the U.S. bishops and the Canon Law Society of America.