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Pope Cites Need
For Negotiations
VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope
Paul VI has asserted that there
is no end in sight for the Viet
nam war in the near future,
humanly speaking.
He told the diplomatic corps
accredited to the Holy See that
diplomacy, far from having out
lived its usefulness, remains
indispensable in the struggle
for peace.
Speaking against a back
ground of reported peace feel-
£ ers from North Vietnam, the
Pope told the diplomats: "It
is necessary to take advantage
of chances for negotiations just
as soon as they present them
selves.*'
The Pope said that Vietnam—
which he referred to only as a
nation of southeast Asia—"con
tinues to be prey to a frightful
war whose outcome cannot be
humanly perceived in the near
future."
Admitting the weakness of
diplomacy, he asserted: "But
it is very clear that, far from
resolving the modern world's
terrible problems, an abandon
ment of the paths of diplomacy
would have no other conse
quence than rendering them ut
terly insoluble."
(A year before the Pope had
said he would go outside the
normal channels of diplomacy
if necessary to seek peace.)
The Pope warned once again ’
that modern war threatens the
very survival of mankind.
"Relations among peoples
necessarily rest upon reason
or upon force. "It will be the
path of agreements or that of
ruin, diplomacy or war."
He warned against Machia
vellianism, which he Styled "the
art of succeeding at any price."
Machiavellianism is "an un
worthy caricature" of true di
plomacy.
To diplomatic negotiations
the Pope linked ecumenism and
socio-economic developmentas
"works of peace."
The Pope was replying as
usual to an address of homage
from a representative of the
diplomats. Because of illness
the dean of the diplomats ac
credited to the Holy See, Bel
gian Ambassador Baron Pros
per Poswick, was unable to de
liver this address as custom
ary. The speech prepared by
Poswick was read by the vice
. dean, Brazilian Ambassador
Enrico de Souza-Gomes.
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RIGHT REVEREND EDWARD T. O’MEARA
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
Men Who Merit
A Headline
Some super breed of stalwart heroes, somehow immune to
the ills of ordinary men and women? Legendary figures of
extreme strength and endurance, whose physical needs are
unlike those of mortal men? Romantic creatures of fiction?
Who are "missionaries?"
That raissipparie^ ,are qrdiqary people is their glory and,
their burden. They sweat in the heat of a blazing tropical sun:
their bones ache in the piercing chill and dampness of rainy
winter nights. They know the hunger, the thirst, the loneliness
the fatigue, the anxiety that are daily adversaries trying to
weaken them. Still they are dauntless. Why? Because to each
one of them, SERVICE is the key to the meaning of a mission
ary - SERVICE as varied and as complex as the needs of Christ's
brothers around theworld. These men are the adventurers of our
day w men who merit a headline. But tragically people "back
home" rarely read of their heroic and quiet daily service to
the peoples of the world.
There is Father Thomas. He could have been a front-page
sensation: lost in the Brazilian jungles for nine months, travel
ing by boat on jungle streams, discovering and ministering to a
hitherto unknown tribe of Indians. "I was searching for human
beings whom I could help and to whom I could bring the love
of Christ,” he said on his return. During the long journey, he
shook under attacks of fever and ached from hunger. Palm
leaves were his only nourishment. Nevertheless, he cele
brated Mass daily - on a river bank, in the jungle bush.
Meet Father Goldmann, the rag picker of Tokyo in the brown
cowl of St. Francis. With his own hands, he rummaged through
refuse and garbage pails in search of anything useful. And the
fruits of his work are amazing: a church, a convalescent home
for mothers from the slums, charitable institutions and equip
ment for welfare wbrk where before there was nothing.
A missionary is a young woman, Sister Agnes, bubbling with
life and humor who, if still at home, might now be selecting
her trousseau. Instead she suffers the ravages of war. Writing
to her Bishop, she says: "All the vestments were destroyed
and the Blessed Sacrament profaned. We fled, taking nothing
with us, and spent seven days traveling, eating only wild fruit.
Our clothes are rags, our bodies covered with cuts, and we
sleep on the leaves." But deep, persevering love for souls
sustains her.
I could go on endlessly. These brave and unselfish men and
women - some of them your own relations, neighbors and
friends - extend their hands to you for help. They ask nothing
for themselves. They seek only that which will mean the dif
ference between life and death for the desperately poor whom
they serve. The outcasts and rejected of society; the toomany
starving, abandoned little ones; the aged, weak, ignorant and
suffering look to them. They look to you for your prayers
to sustain their missionary effort, for your sacrifices to enable
them to continue the tremendous task to be accomplished. Only
with your help can they continue to live daily the words of Christ,
'I have come not to be served but to serve."
Do you pride yourself on being "up on the news?” Then ask
yourself this question: "How much do I know about what is
happening on today's frontiers of the Church?” Find out in the
words of missionaries living and working on the scene who write
of their experiences in the new WORLDMISSION. This quarterly
magazine, edited by the Right Reverend EdwardT. O'Meara, will
be sent to you for only $5.00 a year. It is an ideal gift for
priests an d school libraries. Write to WORLDMISSION, 336
Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10001.
Salvation and Service are the work ofTheSociety for the Pro
pagation of the Faith. Please send your offering to Right Rev
erend Edward T. O’Meara, National Director, 366 Fifth Avenue,
New York, N.Y. 10001 or directly to your local Diocesan Direc
tor, Rev. Noel C. Burtenshaw, P. O. Box 12047, Northside
Station, Atlanta, Georgia 30305.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Vatican has now publicly out
lined its own policy with regard to the Holy' Places, such as
Jerusalem and Bethlehem, which since last June have been
under Israeli control.
The Holy See advocates a
form of internationalization by
which individual spots identi
fied with the lifeofChristwould
be protected by formal agree
ments guaranteed by some in
ternational authority.
In addition, the Pope called
for respect for the religious
and other rights of the non-
Jewish communities. These
two points Pope Paul VI de
scribed as "essential and in
dispensable."
The papal stand was ennun-
ciated by Pope Paul VI on Dec.
22 in the course of an address
to Roman Curia officials.re
viewing Vatican activity in the
past year. The significance
of his remarks was overlooked
generally because of the pon
tiff’s more hsngthy comments
on Vietnam and because of the
imminent visit of President
Johnson.
They are the first open de
claration of the Vatican's po
sition in the very delicate Mid
dle East situation. They con
tradict reports that the Vatican
has dropped .the idea of inter
nationalization and that it is
now willing to sanction full
Israel responsibility for the
maintenance of the Holy Places.
does seem to have abandoned
the idea of internationalization
for the entire area, such as the
City of Jerusalem itself. This
was the solution adopted by the
U.N. General Assembly in 1950
under the urgings of Pope Pius
XII, but it was never put into
effect because of both Israel and
Jordanian opposition.
Pope Paul’s presentproposal
seems to rest on the principle
of "extraterritoriality" though
the word itself was not used.
In Rome, many ecclesiastical
institutions enjoy extrater
ritoriality though on Italian soil.
During World War II and the
German occupation of Rome,
this enabled Pope Pius XII to
provide immunity for Jews and
political refugees.
In the key part of his state
ment, which bears the mark of
careful., drafting-by his advis-r
ers, the Pope recalled that the
Holy Places properly so-called
are revered by the three great
monotheistic religions, Jewish,
Christian and Moslem.
The great concern, he said,
is "respect for, the preserva
tion of and access to the Holy
Places themselves, protected
by special immunities through
a statute of their own guaran
teed by an institution of inter
national character..."
At the same time, the Pope This rules out, so far as the
Expansion Report
EXPANSION CAMPAIGN REPORT - December 1967
Tbtal Amount Pledged $2,335,312.24
* ” Canceled 171.336.11 - 7.3*
Net Amount Pledged 12/29/67 2,164,476.13
Total Cash Received 12/29/67 1,526,160.25 - 70.5!$
Parish
Met Amount
Pledged
12/29/67
Total
Paid
*
laid
New Pledges
December
#1-Christ the King
418,559.10
325,138.42
rr.ri
13.00
#2-Immaoulate Conception
38,109.50
26,441.92
69.4*
#3-Immaculate Heart of
Mary
156,739.00
110,492.43
70.5*
5.00
#4-Most Blessed Sacrament
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20,812.00
63.6*
#5-Our Lady of the
Assumption
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99,450.52
59.1*
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13,627.00
4,119.00
30.2*
#7-Saored Heart - Atlanta
128,680.75
103,809.72
80,7*
25.00
#8-3t. Anthony
77,076.23
56,670.23
73.5*
#9-3t. John's Melkite
10,280.00
6,912.50
,67.2*
#10-St. Joseph's Maronite
8,464.00
5,495.00
64.9*
#U-St. Judo
101,100.30
75,156.52
74.3*
20.00
#12-st. Paul of the Cross
32,478.00
10,860.50
33.4*
#13-33. Peter and Paul
72,304.66
43,062.16
59.6*
#14-St. Thomas More
145,541.85
97,237.60
66.8*
10.00
#15-3t. John
83,343.00
57,075.59
68.55*
#l6“St. Joseph - Marietta
St. Thomas the Apostle
72,995.00 /
49,304.54
67.5*
60.00
#17-Holy Cross
79,531.79
42,190.04
53.5*
#18-Holy spirit
105,166.38
80,545.38
76.65*
#19-St. Joseph - Athens
42,797.00
29,543.33
69*
25.00
#20-St. Bernadette
Our Lady
12,938.00
9,136.00
70.6*
#21-3t. Mark
1,472.00
393.00
26.7*
#22-St. Luke
4,067.00
2,972.00
73.1*
#23-3t. Joseph - Dalton
9,844.00
6,832.00
69.4*
#24-St. Gerard
13,370.00
9,628.50
72*
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22,373.10
17,223,90
77*
#26-Sacred Heart - Griffin
39,928.20
23,296.80
58.3*
10.00
#27-St. Peter - LaGrange
24,188.00
17,836.00
73.7*
#28-0ur Lady of the Mount
19,288.00
16,276.80
84.4*
#29-Saored Heart -
Mllledgeville
22,268.00
13,949.80
62.6*
#30-St. Mary - Rome
44,486.00
33,689.47
75.7*
10.00
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Saviour
5,893.00
3,946.00
67*
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9,179.00
5,255.00
57.3*
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62,653.70
61,653.70
98.4*
Friends of the Arohblshop
59.776.38
59.776.38
100*
TOTALS
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1,526,182.75
178.00
Vatican is concerned„unilatefal
Israeli control of the Holy Pla
ces, no matter how liberal and
permissive a policy Israel
might choose to adopt.
In his second point, which
does not refer to the Holy Pla
ces, the Pope also called for
recognition of "the legitimate
religious and civil rights of the
persons, places and activities of
all the communities present in
the territory of Palestine." Re
ference is mainly to both Chris
tian and Moslem Arab popu
lations in the areas that, in a
definitive settlement, might,
pass permanently under Israeli
control.
Why was this statement
issued at this time? One ex
planation is that a clear enun
ciation was needed to counter
tendentious and inaccurate re
ports.
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Another; explanation is that
the Pope wanted to make known
the results of his own soundings;
which he has conducted with a
•view to a settlement in the con
troverted areas. The Pope stat
ed that he had inform ed the Or
thodox and Anglican leaders of
his search for at least the be
ginnings of a settlement.
He also said he had informed
both the U.N. Secretary Gen
eral U Thant of his activities
and the governments with which
the Holy See has diplomatic re
lations, The Dec. 22 statement
is presumably intended to notify
the world public as well as the
religious and political leaders
of the conclusions reached by
the pontiff.
Some observers point out that
the Pope’s proposals, while
seemingly likely to restrict Is
rael’s authority in fact could
be construed as implicit recog
nition of Israel’s newly acquir
ed control of Jordanian terri
tory. This was probably not
the Pope’s intention as it would
defeat his ownpurposehy alien
ating the Arabs.
Throughout his treatment of
, the Holy Places, the Pope re
ferred only to "Palestine," ne
ver mentioning "Israel." Ob
viously the papal program, in
its simple two-point structure,,
may never be accepted. But in
the Vatican's eyes it remains
an assertion of the Holy See’s
traditional right to be directly
concerned with the fate of the
places so intimately identified
with the life and death of Christ.
Pope Paul VI cannot be accused
of interfering in things that do
not concern him.
Fr. Foust To Be
On Panel
Father Conald Foust, admin
istrator of the Community of
Christ Our Brother, will be a
member of a discussion on "J.
B." Thursday, Jan. 25.
The play, written by Archi
bald McLeish, is being pro
duced by Theatre Atlanta. Al
so on the panel with Father
Foust will be Rabbi Emanuel
Feldman and Dr. Sam Williams.
"J. B." is the modern adap
tation of the story of Job.
GEORGIA BULLETIN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18 1968
IT’S A DISEASE
VD Isn’t A Dirty Word
ON SUNDAY, Jan. 7, Bishop Joseph L. Bernardin, visited the United States Penitentiary. He con-
celebrated Mass with Father Patrick Connell and Father Raymond A. Beane, OFM., the chaplain at
the Federal Prison. The bishop delivered the Homily and administered the Sacrament of Confirma
tion to six inmates during the Mass. After the Mass he met and chatted with members of the con
gregation individually. The Bishop, Father Connell and several members of the Institutional
Staff together with Sister Vincent, S.S.J. and Mrs. Joseph Gatins were luncheon guests of Father
Beane after the service. The two women conducted a CCD program in Spanish each Sunday at the
Prison,
Policy On Holy Places
Outlined By Pope Paul
By CHRIS ECKL
William F. Schwartz has
spent all of his adult life fight
ing syphilis and gonorrhea, but
he does not brag about the re
sult^.
Schwartz, educational con
sultant for the National Syphilis
Eradication Program, thinks
the two diseases, usually known
as venereal disease, will con
tinue to plague man until there
is a change in attitude.
"The major reason we have
never had an efficient VD pro
gram in the United States is
that we have never had popular
support. As long as people
think it's a dirty word, we’ll
have the same problems," said
Schwartz, who is with the Ven
ereal Disease Branch of the
Communicable Disease Center.
Schwartz pointed out that
there were only 6,500 cases of
syphilis in the country in 1955,
but the eradication pr ogram was
almost eliminated byCongress.
"We are now spending about $3
million a year for prevention
and $50 million for detention
of the syphilitic insane.”
Asked What should be the best
attitude toward syphilis, Sch
wartz quotes a friend of his,
Father Francis Filas S.J.
"Filas says syphilis is a di
sease and not a dirty word,
nor punishment for moral
transgression. Religious edu
cation is one thing and VD edu
cation another."
In contrast to Father Filas'
view, Schwartz said he was on a
program with another priest
who said if venereal disease
was eliminated without improv
ing human behavior, then noth
ing has been accomplished. "I
told him he was on the wrong
program," Schwartz said.
Schwartz said he does not
believe people are more pro-
miscious than they were 25
years ago, but added the two di
seases pose a bigger threat
for several reasons. One rea
son for this is a more mobile
population.
"Syphilis spreads at the rate
of 1.15 which means that for
every 100 persons who have it
they pass it on to an additional
115 persons if they are n6*t !
treated."
Schwartz said, gonorrhea
strikes about 1.5 millionpeople
a year. "Probably 70 per cent
of all people treated for it have
had it before." He said there
are about 9 million Americans
who have syphilis or have had
it although about 630,000 actual
ly need treatment atthistime.'
He said the most significant
sign of progress in the attempt
to make people realize that
"syphilis is a disease, not a
dirty word” has been the pub-
' lie information efforts of the
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co.
"The dirty word idea has two
effects. It drives syphilis un
derground. Private physicians
treat about 90 per cent of syphi
lis cases, but they are only re
porting about 10 per cent of the
numbers treated. The other ef
fect is that it tends to under
mine an adequate control pro
gram.”
Holy Name
Hears Address
Fletcher Thompson, Con
gressman from the 5th district
of Georgia, addressed the
Shrine Holy Name Society Sun
day, it’s monthly breakfast in
the new Social Hall at the Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception.
His topic of discussion was
the proposed 10 per cent tax in
crease and his duties as a re
presentative of the people from
the 5th district. Thompson said
the 10 per cent hike in federal
taxes would work a hardship on
his fellow Americans and that
he would do all in his power to
see the measure defeated.
F ather Arthur Murray open
ed the meeting in the new Social
Hall with an inspection tour of
the new facilities. The new hall
took five months to complete.
The Shrine Holy Name Socie
ty is one of the largest Catho
lic parish organizations in the
diocese. On a regular second
Sunday meeting there will be
as many as 250 to 300 attend
ing, said Eddie Gasperini, pre
sident. With the new hall com
pleted as many as 500 are ex
pected, since every Catholic
man in the city is invited to
attend these breakfast meetings
following the 9:15 a.m. Mass
each second Sunday.
WILLIAM F. SCHWARTZ
Schwartz said, "The guy in
the ghetto gets good care at
public clinics. When he goes
for treatment he tells with whom
he has had contact and they can
be treated. But too often the
wealthy go to a private physi
cian, do not tell with whom they
have had contact. This creates
a tendency to drive syphilis up
in the social strata."
Schwartz said diseases are
generally fought depending on
how people feel about them.
“If one case of smallpox were
reported in Atlanta there would
be a big scare, but if there is
an outbreak of gonorrhea no one
cares."
He said he has a hard time
convincing people that venereal
disease is a medical problem
rather than a problem of morals
and behavior. "Too manythink
of controlling the disease by
primary prevention—no sex
outside of wedlock. Others
seem to think that it is a just
punishment for immoralbehav-
ior.”
Asked what reply he would
make if someone accused him
of being indifferent to promis
cuity, Schwartz said, "I might
tell him that it occurs to me that
Jesus in raising Lazarus from
the dead was concerned with the
health of his body.”
Continuing his comments,
Schwartz said there are three
general attitudes concerning
syphilis and gonorrhea.
’’•One is>^passivistiev ■ •Tiiis?-
attitude feels 'that VD is a di
sease that nice people don’t
get. My answer is 'it just
ain’t so.’ Since 1900, 3 mil
lion babies have died of syphi
lis and I just can’t believe that,
all of their mothers were pro-
miscious.
"Another attitude is de
featist. Those who feel this
way say, 'As long as we have
promiscuity, we’ll have VD, so
why try?’ I might reply to them
that VD is caused by a germ
and that only God can make a
germ. I tell them we need to
find the cases and then the germ
will no longer be present.
"The third attitude is nega-
tivistic, which is the most myo
pic of all. This attitude covers
people who believe that VDhas
some intrinsic, value for so
ciety. My answer to that is I
have two kids and I want them to
grow up mentally and morally
straight for more reasons than
just avoiding syphilis.”
Schwartz said thetwodiseas-
es will be eliminated when lead
ers of opinion quit playing "cat
and mouse" and say they want
to eradicate them.
"The average person will not
speak out against syphilis be
cause he isn’t sure it’s the
right thing to do,” Schwartz
said. "But until this average
person does become involved,
the problem of VD will remain."
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