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6 THE GEORGIA BULLETIN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1967
SAYS NEW APOSTOLIC DELEGATE
U.S. Must Face Riots With Love
MEXICO CITY (RNS)-—The
Roman Catholic Church must
be ready to confront the cur
rent racial turmoil in the United
States with "love and under
standing for all,” according to
the newly appointed Apostolic
Delegate to the U.S.
Archbishop Luigi Raimondi,
who will take up his post in
Washington in September, told
Religious News Service in an
interview here that he is not
dismayed by the race problems
that may await him in his new
position.
The veteran Vatican < dip
lomat, who spent five years as
an assistant in the Apostolic
Delegation in Washington be
tween 1942 and 1947, has
been assigned to many countries
having race problems.
His previous foreign ser
vice assignments for the Vat
ican have been to Guatemala,
then Washington, and later
Haiti, New Delhi, and here as
Apostolic Delegate to Mexico.
"I visited many Negro par
ishes,” he said of his pre
vious Washington service, “and
I shall, hope to do so again,”
“The Negroes are a deeply
religious people and it is a
| good thing . that they cherish
their own traditions as a people
as .well. In the problems that
arise, I shall humbly hope to
be of help,” he said.
"The problem is complex,
but no problem that affects
the heart and spiritual well
being of people is outside the
province of the Church, which
must have ready love and under
standing for all.
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‘The present ecumenical
spirit, growing and gathering
strength in the world, will help
all of us who endeavor, with
great affection and patience, to
help in resolving these prob
lems,” the prelate claimed.
Archbishop Raimondi was
greatly impressed by the
spiritual qualities of the Indian
people during his stay in New
Delhi.
‘They live for religion/’ he
said, "and they respected all
the priests as ‘men of God.’ ”
As Apostolic Delegate to
Mexico, he found great spiritual
qualities in the Mexican people,
who are "extremely sensitive
and responsive, full of religious
fervor, and deeply grateful for
anything done for them.”
When he arrived in Mexico
nearly eight years ago, Arch
bishop Raimondi had two out
standing, tasks to complete.
‘The first was to recognize
the hierarchy,” he said. “We
needed to regroup and reassign
dioceses and appoint and con
secrate new bishops. There are
now twice as many bishops in
Mexico as there were when I
arrived.
‘‘The second task, and con
tingent on the first, was to draw
in our indigenous brothers.Too
many Indian communities were
isolated and without spiritual
food. During my eight years in
Mexico, I visited all the Indian
towns I could. I myself conse
crated the bishop totheTara-
humaras,” the prelate said.
"Now that we have bishops for
every inhabited section of
Mexico, the work can go forward
for it is in their hands to set
up schools, dispensaries, and
all the other needed social and
spiritual institutions. They
work, of course, closely with
government-authorized social
units, as well,” he said.
Archbishop Raimondi always
remembers the countries in
which he has been stationed,
primarily because of his great
interest in mountain climbling.
During his earlier 1 stay in the'
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U.S. he made several hiking
trips in the Rocky Mountains. He
has hopes of getting to know
some of the trails in the Ap
palachians when time permits
during his upcoming assignment
in the U.S.
In Mexico, he has climbed
Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl.
The memory of the Him
alayas, which he climbed as
often as he could” arrange to
do so while stationed in New
Delhi, are a favorite vision
for his meditations.
‘They are so majestic, one
gets such a superb view of the
grandeur of nature, that it is
a deep spiritual satisfaction,”
he said.
A mutual love of mountain
climbing brought a close
friendship between the arch
bishop and former President of
Mexico, Adolfo Lopez Matteos.
Lopez Matteos has been crit
ic ally ill. He is frequently
visited at the hospital by Arch
bishop Raimondi, who was
called to his bedside when he
was stricken two months ago.
In Mexico City, the residence
of the Pope’s representative is
a large comfortable home, amid
beautiful gardens in a section
called Guadalupe Inn, just out
side the San Angel suburb. The
house, over the years, has been
furnished richly by pious
Mexican families, with carved
furniture upholstered in silk
brocade, with Aubusson carpets
and Persian rugs, splendid
crystal chandeliers, and the
finest of ceramic and glass
ornaments.
On leaving the residence he
must leave behind a parrot who,
he admits, has brought him
amusement in troubled mo
ments, and a little dog. ‘They
must stay; they are used to their
life here,” he said.
A veteran of Washington, he
remembers the American capi
tal's parks. There, he will do
what he did in the past-—"go
often to the parks to feed nuts
to the squirrelSi-They are beau
tiful and endearing little crea
tures.”
Here he has visited the city’s
zoo quite often. Once he was
taken into the lion pits to ap
proach and pet what was iden
tified by the keeper as a tame
lion. "I was a little reluctant,”
he admits, "but I did stroke
him, and he was a very pleasant
animal.”
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Now 54, Archbishop Raimondi
was born in Acqui, in Piedmont,
Italy, studied there and was or
dained there. His people came
from farming stock, but he says
he was extraordinarily blessed
in never having had any
difficulties or problems about
his vocation. "I knew when I
was in high school that I wanted
to become a priest, and it was
a straight line for me, all the
way.”
Upon his ordination, his
bishop sent him to Vatican
schools where he was trained in,
and ultimately assigned to, for
eign service. As a diplomat,
he has developed proficiency in
many languages. Besides his
native Italian and Latin, he
speaks English, Spanish,
F rench, and German, some
Portuguese, and a fair amount
of Hindi.
In some respects, Archbishop
Raimondi’s assignment to
Washington is another way of
"coming home.” He knows the
capital, he knows the U.S. To
his recollection, he has visited
47 of the 50 states.
"There are three I have not
visited,” he said. ”1 shall visit
them now. I look forward very
e agerly to my assignment in the
U.S., and I hope to be useful in
many ways.”
BLIND students on a guided tour of the Presidio of San
Francisco gather around a cannon. Leading the tour was
Master Sgt. A. E. DeFoyd, who described the sights for his
ROLE CALL
Last week, Atlanta was visited by Fr.
James Kavanaugh who has written a book
and is now pushing it for Simon and Shuster.
Like his book, Fr. Kavanaugh is exciting and
provocative. Again like his book, he is mis
leading. The impression he gives of the
Church, the priest, and the issues is, at
best, one-sided. Why does this rate mention
here in a column aimed primarily at voca
tional attitudes? Simply because we form,
our opinions of things from what we see of
them, hear about them, learn from them.
The priesthood a la Kavanaugh comes up
short in my opinion, and this is a brief
attempt to even the keel.
The major element in Fr. Kavanaugh's
^presentation is criticism. This, inTjself
is a healthy and necessary tool for intelli
gent growth. The church needs priests
and laity alike who will risk the agony of
being different and assume the responsibil
ity of positive, constructive criticism. But
there are two ways to criticize. One way
is as a brother who realizes his relation
ship to the rest of, the family and his re
sponsibility for it; he works within the
family to heal its illness, to solve its pro
blems. Another way is as a stranger who
fails to appreciate the bonds which tie him
to the family and misreads his responsi
bility for that family; he stands apart.
While Fr. Kavanaugh raises many ques
tions, ho offers few, if any, answers, even
those proposed by the most progressive
theologians. He give us only a part of the
picture.
The image of the priest which comes out
of all this is confusing. The way Fr.
Kavanaugh tells it, the priest is practically
incapable of doing anything to remedy the
great human problems of today. He is,
instead, hung up in a game of charades,
acting out a role that doesn’t really make
any difference.
In answer to that, I simply say that the
priesthood as I have known it personally
and in the lives of many others just doesn't
fit his profile. One of the greatest enrich
ments I have known as a person has been
the ever present opportunity to deal ef
fectively with human needs precisely as a
priest. The priest in northern Georgia (or
anywhere else for that matter) cannot simply
be a man tied to the task of analyzing and
pointing out problems. He has the driving
responsibility to work creatively for solu
tions.
What then can he do? He must lead men to
a deeper understanding of God’s love for them,
for in that love they have the wholeness of
His sons. He must challenge them to a
greater awareness of their own capability
to deal with problems, for in that awareness
they reach full humanity. He must create
in them a vibrant realization of all they can
be and do as members of the Church in the
world, as citizens of the world in the Church.
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so that He .can mOVe and influence them.
The priest must be a minister of redemp
tion, making present Christ’s redemptive
actions, which shape attitudes and outlooks,
giving new breadth and brilliance to all things
human.
No one can deny that there are a lot of
things which can be improved in the Church.
Changes need to be made, but change is a
part of growth. Nevertheless, we must also
admit that a lot of work is being done, good
work, effective work. One of the greatest
plus signs for our times is' the simple fact
that we can cto more than any age before us;
that is the challenge and the dignity of our
day.
In the midst of all this stands the priest.
His force and influence will be measured
by the breadth of his horizons, the strength
of his dedication, and his unrelenting ser
vice of the whole truth. Half measures will
not do; neither will only a part of the pic
ture. He must see the whole picture, drawn
as it is in the reds of human suffering and
framed in the golds of human efforts to ease
that suffering, toned and tempered with the
healing words of Jesus. He must seize every
opportunity to fill out that picture, bringing
it into clearer focus, until every man catches
a glimpse of the whole Christ. Then he will
have become a priest.
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\Appalachia Problems
Are Told In Talks
Bishop Denies He Okayed
Marriage Of Priest To Nun
MIDLAND, Mich. (NC)~
A former assistant pastor at St.
Brigid’s parish here and the
former principal of the parish
school were married at a nearby
Episcopalian church.
Bishop Stephen S. Woznicki
of Saginaw immediately denied
reports that they had received
his permission to wed.
The former priest was Father
F rank E. DeWitt, 36, who served
at St. Brigid’s for a month
early this spring. The ex-nun
was Marilyn Corby, 34, who,
as Sister Mary Martin of the
Sisters of Mercy of Detroit,
was principal of the parish
school for a year until last
June.
They were married by the
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A Presbyterian minister told
a Catholic audience here "there
is a new American revolution
today inAppalachia"whosegoal
is to make "Appalachians be
come active socially and poli
tically.”
Giving the keynote address
at the annual meeting of law
yers sponsored by the Wheeling
diocese, the Rev. James Somer
ville, Presbyteria n minister
and director of community de-- ,.
,velopment for the -West Virginia-.•
Mountain - Proj ect in Whites—
ville, W. Va., called for action
by anyone interested in helping
the Appalachians achieve their
rightful place in the mainstream
rightful place in the main
stream of American society
today.
After citing his various roles
in working in Appalachia in the
past few years. Somerville out
lined the work of the West Vir
ginia Mountain Project. He
said that despite distribution
of "worlds of clothing, the dis
tribution of food, the reloca
tion of miners, cultural trips,
Bible schools, and work pro
jects, the best venture is the
determination of these people
of their own destiny”—a ven
ture in "grass roots energy.”
Critical of the present struc
ture of the federal welfare pro
gram, the minister said the
welfare program will be
changed by the recipient. Wel
fare programs help people ex
ist; the church helps them grow,
he said. The Church is in
novating changes in the social
life of the Appalachians, he
added.
, J; . Earlier, in the two-day pro-
^g-ram-at-St. Joseph^^Prepara
tory Seminary here Glenmary
Sister Monica Kelly who has
worked in the Wheeling diocese
for the last nine years, said
progress means "bringingpeo-
ple together, enabling them to
communicate with one anoth
er"
Sister Monica said it is "hard
to motivate for change and pro
grams have to be built upon
the values, strengths and'needs
of the people themselves."
The answer to the problems
encountered by the Appa
lachians has to encompass all
phases—unemployment, reli
gion, education and migration.
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Rev. William O. Swan, a part-
time assistant at Midland’s St.
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Before the ceremony, they
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Apostolic Delegate
Is Taking Vacation
MEXICO CITY (RNS)--Arch
bishop Luigi Raimondi, re
cently-appointed Apostolic Del-
egage to the U.S., has left for
Rome, where he will have a
brief vacation before taking up
his new duties in Washington,
D.C.
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