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GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1966
Lutheran Convention Urges
Abolition Of Death Penalty
KANSAS CITY, Mo, (RNS)
— Abolition of the death pen
alty was urged here by the
‘Lutheran Church in America at
its biennial convention.
But the statement, approved
by near-unanimous vote, said,
"the state has been entrusted
by God with the power to take
human life when the failure to
do so constitutes a clear dan
ger to the civil community."
The declaration urged mem
bers of LCA congregations "in
those places where capital pu
nishment is still a legal penalty
to encourage their legislatures
to abolish it.”
It also urged citizens every
where "to work with persistence
for the improvement of the total
system of criminal justice, con
cerning themselves with ade
quate appropriations, the im
proved administration of courts
and sentencing practices, ade
quate probation and parole re
sources, better penal and cor
rectional institutions; and in
tensified study of deliquency and
It also called for "a massive
assault on those social condi
tions which breed hostility to
ward society and disrespect
for law.”
The statement said the state
"is commanded by God to wield
its power for the sake of free
dom, order and justice.”
' The employment of the death
penalty at present,” it declar
ed, ' is a clear misuse of this
mandate because:
1. "It falls disproportionately
upon those least able to defend
themselves.
2. "It makes irrevocable any
miscarriage of justice.
3. "It ends the possibility
of restoring the convicted per
sons to effective and productive
citizenship."
"Insights from both criminal
psychology and the social
causes of crime indicate the im
possibility of demonstrating a
deterrent value in capital
punishment," the statement de
clared. "Contemporary studies
show no pronounced difference
in the rate of murders and other
crimes of violence between
states in the United States which
impose capital punishment and
those bordering on them which
do not."
The LCA Board of Social
Ministry said statistics point
to a marked long-term decline
in executions.
More than 35 countries are
known to have abolished capi
tal punishment, it said. Of the
13 states in the U.S. that have
done so, five of them abolish
ed the death penalty in 1965.
There were seven executions
in the United States in 1965
compared with 15 in 1964 and
21 in 1963.
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WINNIPEG, Man. (RNS) —
Guidelines for American Lu
theran Church pastors and con
gregations in their relation
ships with Roman Catholics at
the community level were is
sued here by the denomina
tion’s Church Council.
Citing a "new atmosphere of
mutual respect and confi
dence,” the paper said
ecumenical activity is possible
in such areas as group dialo
gue, relgious services and co
operative efforts to serve the
community.
Regarding mixed marriages,
the statement declared that a
Lutheran pastor "shall not par
ticipate in a wedding in which
the parties must promise to
rear children in the Roman
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However 1 , it said that "there
is no objection to attendance by
Lutherans at baptism, weddings,
funerals, and dedications in
churches of other denomina-
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tions as long as such atten
dance does not involve a com
promise of the Lutheran con
fessions."
The guidelines approved li
mited participation by Luthe
ran ministers with clergy of
other denominations, Protes
tant and Catholics in such ma
jor community events as anni
versaries and dedications.
Steps should be taken to edu
cate ALC leaders in ecumeni
cal discussion and cooperation,
the paper said, so that deno
minational spokesmen are
schooled not only in their own
traditions, but in theological
trends and biblical scholar
ship.
The statehient obsA-Veffithat
"WHeifab “ the Komaif i Ca'tftoltC i
Church bas in the past consis
tently urged return to Rome
as the path to Christian unity,
it now proposes discussion as a
path of movement forward to
ward Christian unity.
"The new stituation also has
its dangers, suggesting to some
persons that the unity of the
church can be brought about
through the application of good
will alone, overlooking the real
theological differences which
continue to divide the Chur
ches.
"But the new climate is with
out question an improvement
on the previously existing si
tuation and offers promise of
real, if difficult, progress to
ward the overcoming of the dif
ferences between the Chur
ches."
Gold Medals Mark
Fourth Year
VATICAN CITY (RNS)—A
series of commemorative me
dals in gold, silver and. bronze
were presented to Pope Paul
VI as he began the fourth year
of his pontificate.
The presentation was made
by Gustavo Cardinal Testa,
Pro-President of the Adminis
trative Office of the Property
of the Holy See, during an au
dience.
On one side of the medal-
designed by Lucien Minguzzi,
Italian sculptor — is the figure
of Pope Paul, and on the other
Christ is shown preaching to
men of goodwill, represented
by the fishermen and shep
herds of Palestine.
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MEMBERS of the Cathedral of Christ the King Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) are making cloth
ing and cloth dolls for needy children in the Atlanta. The girls will distribute the items themselves.
Pictured above are one of the work groups with their advisor. The group meets in the Cathedral
Assembly Room every Tuesday and Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
ACCW Training Program Set
For Leadership Of Affiliates
The annual Leadership
Training Program sponsored
by the Atlanta Archdiocesan
Council of Catholic Women will
be held at the Cathedral Center
on Wednesday, July 20, at 9:30
A.M.
All the spiritual moderators,
presidents of parish affiliates
‘Independent’
and their committee chairmen
have been invited to attend this
program as well as any other
interested persons.
Registration will begin at
9:30 a.m. There will be around
table discussion of ACCW
structure and its relation to the
parishes. A panel of experts will
be available to answer ques
tions.
From 11 to 12 the group will
later separate into Deanery
Workshops presided over by
the Deanery Presidents, At
noon there will be a Mass fol
lowed by a luncheon served by
the members of the Cathedral
Womens Club.
Polish Group Seeks
Removal Of Primate
ROME (RNS)—An “indepen
dent delegation” of Polish
Roman Catholics has approach
ed the Vatican in an effort to
end the Church-state crisis iii
Poland.
According to reports here,,
the group petitioned the re
placement of Stefan Cardinal
Wyszynski as Primate of Po
land. ..... r 4i Ik * n l/i
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In recent months Cardinal
Wyszynski has attacked the
Communist regime’s interfer
ence in Church affairs and has
detailed publicly and at length
its harrassment of Catholic ob
servance of the millennium of
Christianity in Poland.
Observers here had two ques
tions to ask about such a group
— how "independent” itcanbe
when, obviously, such a unit
could not come to Rome without
government sanction, and how
representative of Polish Cath
olicism it is.
A university professor, Con-;
rad Gorsky, headed the dele
gation. He is described as be
ing "neither right- nor left-
wing Catholic,” and having no
relationship to the suspect
"Pax" (Peace) movement led
by some Catholics.
A member of the delegation
was Jerczy Zablocki, a Catho
lic member of parliament and a :
member of the Znak (Sign) group
which, although upholding relig
ious freedom for the Church in;
Poland, has called for Catholic-
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building a Socialist state.
Italian Radio said the Znaki
July 18-29
group sponsored the "indepen
dent” approach to the Vatican.)
The "independent” group
sought "to bring to the Holy
See knowledge of the profound
anxiety of Polish Catholics dur
ing the current situation.”
The delegation reportedly con
ferred with Archbishop Angelo
a Dell 1 ;Acqua,i. Substitute Secre
tary of State., The meeting.was
arranged through ' the 1 ' Polish
Ambassador to Italy and Arch
bishop Carlo Grano, Apostolic
Nuncio to Italy. The archbish
op acted in his capacity as dean
of the diplomatic corps.
Reported objectives of the
Polish group were:
1. To urge the Vatican that
for the good of Catholicism in
Poland that Cardinal Wyszynski,
an implacable foe of the regi-
.me, be transferred to Vatican
City, presumably to an office
in the Roman Curia.
2. To call the nomination of
"a second cardinal” for Poland.
This presumably would dimin
ish the attention of predomi
nantly Catholic Poland upon one
prelate, Cardinal Wyszynski,
and prepare the way for his
transfer.
3. To request the nomination
of one of two. prelates for the
Red Hat of cardinal: Archbish
op Boleslaw Kominek, Aposto
lic Administrator of the Wro
claw diocese, and Archbishop
Xarol Wojtyla of Cracow. The
latter only recently was barred
from leaving Poland to attend
meetings of the papal commis
sion which prepared a report on
population and birth control for
Pope Paul VI.
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In Basketball Clinic
Marist School is sponsor
ing a basketball clinic for all
boys 10 to 14 years old from
July 18 to July 29. The pro
gram will be directed by Ar
thur Otwell, the new head bas
ketball coach at Marist.
Several coaching aids will
be used in the clinic to help
the boys immprove their cage
skills. Particularly, the use
of films to show the errors
of manoever of participants
will be significant.
Teams will be formed during
the clinic with a tournament to
be held during the two week
period. Trophies will be awar
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usual improvement.
The clinic will take place
Monday through Friday, 9 to
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After the luncheon the arch
diocesan committee chairmen
and vice chairmen will meet
with the parish committee
chairmen to discuss and answer
questions pertaining to their
parish committees.
The purpose of the Leader
ship Training Conference is to
familiarize the leaders in the
affiliates with the many ways
in which the ACCW can be of
service to them and the bene
fits which they may derive from
the use of materials and pro
grams the ACCW has available.
Reservations should be made
through Mrs. George Gussman,
3144 Tower View v Road, NE, 1
Atlanta, and should be-'submit- <
ted by July 15th.
Boys Town
Name Misused
By Salesman
BOYS TOWN, NEBR.—Msgr.
Nicholas H. Wegner, director
of Father Flanagan’s Boys'
Home, has issued a warning
against salesmen and solici
tors who use the name of Boys
Town, particularly in the sale
of magazine subscriptions.
"Please do not believe any
one using the name of Boys
Town in his sales pitch, or
claiming to have any connec
tion with the Home,” Father
Wegner said.
"Boys Town does not au
thorize the use of its name by
former boys or by anyone else
for the purpose of selling ma
gazines or any other product.”
Masses In Latin
BALTIMORE (NC) — Law
rence Cardinal Shehan of Balti
more has authorized the Arch
diocesan Liturgical Commis
sion to permit Latin Masses
in special cases. .
"Pastors who, for the good
of souls, deem it necessary to
provide a Mass using the full
official Latin text of the Mis
sal with such participation as
may be possible or advisable
should petition the Liturgical
Commission for the necessary
permission,” the cardinal said
in a letter to pastors.
Pastors making such applica
tions were asked to indicate
their reasons.
From this, he maintained, the clear consequence is that "re
ligious communities are obliged by the Council decree to libe
rate themselves from everything which is not necessary for
the temporal life of those who have made vows of poverty.”
He emphasized that this did not forbid religious from pos
sessing the necessary modern tools to carry out their work
most effectively.
But he questioned, whether the ownership by religious‘com
munities of hospitals and colleges might not be better entrusted
to a corporation in which the laity could have broader partici
pation.
Speaking, in his third address at the assembly, on the personal
responsibility of individual religious in the renewal of the spirit
of poverty, Father Haering said that all members of a community
must be involved in the reform of structures.
Particularly in practicing the vow of poverty, he said, relig
ious must not simply be following the rules of their superiors.
"If the poverty of the members,” he said, "does not go be
yond what the rules and the superiors impose on all, the wit
ness of poverty will be very weak.” He cautioned also against
imposing on members of Religious communities the rule of ask
ing superiors for their daily needs.
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Poverty Spirit
ATCHISON, Kan. (NC)—A renewal of the spirit of poverty is
needed both among religious communities and their individual
members, Father Bernard Haering, C.SS.R., said here.
The Redemptorist theologian made his appeal in three sepa
rate conferences featured at the ninth annual assembly of the
Conference of Major Superiors of Men at St. Benedict’s College.
In his first address on the spirit of poverty, Father Haering
emphasized that in the New Testament, "it is not poverty as
such that is praised, but those who possess the spirit of poverty.”
This spirit, he said, should be based on an imitation of Christ,
but "must not begin with the external imitation of the external
conditions of the earthly life of Christ.”
Speaking of the examples of poverty found in Christ’s life,
Father Haering said;
"None of these situations can be imitated literally, but the
disciple must be ready to face similar situations and he should
have a spirit of initiative to find an appropriate embodiment of
the same spirit in a world different from the time of Jesus of
Nazareth.
"Christ does not wish stereotyped copies,” he continued,
"but real followers through whom His life finds an ever new
incarnation during the history of salvation.
"One point, seen both in the example of Christ and in His
teaching, is most characteristic. This is his nearness to the
simple people through a way of life and language which appealed
particularly to the poor, to the great mass of the people.”
This type of spirit cannot be legislated by religious superiors,
Father Haering said. "Beside the structures which foster the
spirit of poverty, we must leave enough space for pioneers, for
charismatic members of our orders, men and women who cour
ageously go new ways in self-denial and service.”
The pursuit of the spirit of poverty by religious, he said, is
not an end in itself but simply a special means of the pursuit
of "perfect charity” by all Christians.
Religious, by their vows of poverty, give special witness and
emphasis to this pursuit of perfect charity, he said.
In this regard, he continued, poverty has a "very fundamental
relationship to celibacy for the kingdom of God.”
"Celibacy,” he said, "means undivided love for Christ and
His work. In the vow of celibacy man promises to keep his
heart perfectly free for the overwhelming love and joy of Christ,
even to such an extent that he might be able to love all men with
Christ’s own loving heart in the power of His Spirit. The attach
ment to earthly goods would destroy this freedom for Christ’s
love and His redemptive work. We must not only see that a
careless participation in all goods of our modern welfare so
ciety endangers the fidelity to celibacy in many priests, we
must also think that the world will not believe our witness of
celibacy if we appear to be rich and seek unnecessary wealth.”
"Earthly goods and a comfortable life can be a substitute for
marriage, which one has renounced, or can be at least an ap
pearance of such to others,” he said. "Therefore redeeming
love of our neighbor obliges us as Religious to be really free
from all kind of greed and to take care that our witness of the
eschatological realities be credible to men.”
An essential element of the vow. of poverty, he said,,is the
witness given by the "common life”' of religious.
For religious communities, he continued, "the solidarity as to
their daily needs is a reflection of their oneness in faith and joy.”
This common life, he said, does not necessarily mean common
ownership; it might better mean a common renunciation of all
titles of ownership.
The structures of the religious community must reflect a spir
it of poverty, he said, if the witness of their members is to be
effective.
In his second address on the need for corporate witness to
poverty, Father Haering maintained that the "general principle,
that not only the individual, but also the communities as a
whole are bound to give witness to poverty, is fundamental.”
Father Haering pointed out that the Vatican Council’s decree
on religious renewal had said that communities could possess
"whatever is necessary for their temporal life and their mis-
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