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PAGE 2—The Georgia Bulletin, February 7,1980
Draft Question
Raises Interest
WASHINGTON (NC) -
President Carter’s call for a
resumption of registration
for the draft has raised
renewed interest in the
church on the questions of
war, conscientious
objection and the
all-volunteer army.
Until recently there had
been some disagreement
both inside and outside
the church as to whether
professing the Catholic
faith gave one the right to
object to personal
involvement in war. One
need only recall that many
draft boards in the 1950s
and 1960s were telling
Catholics that their faith
did not gualify them for
draft exemptions because
Catholics were not
members of traditionally
pacifist religious bodies.
Even Pope Pius XII, as
recently as 1956, said he
believed that conscientious
objection was morally
indefensible. In his
opinion, when a
democratic government
came to the conclusion
that engaging in war was
necessary, citizens had the
duty to give their service
to the country to assure its
proper defense.
But since then, church
teaching and, to a certain
extent, American legal
principles have gone
through a radical
transformation on the
rights of Catholics to
object to going to war.
The courts have held
for at least the past 15
years that the right to
conscientious objection is
broadly based and does
not even have to spring
from a belief in a Supreme
Being.
And the American
bishops, relying heavily on
the documents of Vatican
II, have taught for more
than 10 years that Gospel
principles of non-violence
and a personal belief in the
futility of war justify
exemption from the draft
for many Catholics.
The modification of the
opinion of Pius XII has
been justified by the fact
that war in a nuclear age
has awesome consequences
and that Pius based his
views only on popular
wars to which few
objected.
Where the bishops and
the American legal system
do not agree is on the
question of whether
conscientious objection
can be based on merely a
particular war or whether
one must object to all war
to qualify for a draft
exemption.
The Supreme Court
held in 1971 that persons
of draft age could not be
selective in their objection
to war; they could not say
that they were opposed to
fighting in Vietnam while
at the same time admitting
that they might be willing
to fight in another war
which directly threatened
the well-being of the
United States.
The bishops, on the
other hand, have
maintained that an
individual who views a
particular war as unjust
ought to be granted an
exemption from fighting
in that single war.
“The section of the
Selective Service Act
which requires that the
registrant be conscientiou-
sly opposed to
participation in war ‘in
any form’ is too restrictive
and discriminatory,” said
Msgr. Marvin Bordelon,
director of the National
Conference of Bishops’
International Affairs
Department to the House
Armed Services
Committee in 1971.
The bishops’ view on
selective conscientious
objection is based largely
on the church’s traditional
“just war” theory, which
dates at least to the days
of St. Augustine.
Under that theory, a
war must be declared as a
last resort, it must be
fought for a just cause, it
must use means which are
not intrinsically immoral,
and it must be declared
with a reasonable
expectation of success.
C AT HO Lie
SCHOOLS Week is
in full swing this
week as Catholic
Schools all over the
Archdiocese
participate in
activities. Saint
Thomas More in
Decatur is featuring
an open house all
week to provide an
opportunity for all
interested persons
to see how they
operate. Above,
Mary Carmel Maloof
and Elliot Augus
tine, third graders at
Christ the King,
share ideas for a
school newspaper
article. Father
Richard Kieran, left,
and Mr. Robert
Zimmer recently
addressed the
Archdiocesan
principals on the
role of local school
boards.
LAICOS: Su Espiritualidad
(CELAM: Puebla, Mexico)
Laico es aquella
persona llamada por
vocacion a vivir y trabajar
en el “mundo secular” -
entre familias, grupos
sociales y pueblos para que
la evangelizacion eclesial
arraigue con vigor. Llevar a
cabo su mision particular
requiere una espiritualidad
particular. Dimensiones
esenciales de este
espiritualidad son, entre
otras, las siguientes:
- que el laico no huya
de las realidades
temporales para buscar a
Dios sino persevere,
presente y activo, en
medio de ellas y alii
encuentre al Senor;
- que el laico de a tal
presencia y actividad una
inspiracion de fe y un
sentido de caridad
cristiana;
- que por la luz de la fe,
el laico descubra en esa
realidad secular la
presencia verdadera del
Senor;
- que en medio de su
mision, a menudo
conflictiva y llena de
tensiones para su fe, el
laico busque renovar su
identidad cristiana en el
contacto con la Palabra de
Dios, en la intimidad con
el Senor por la Eucaristia,
en los sacramentos, y en la
oracion.
Tal espiritualidad
debera ser capaz de dar a
la Iglesia y al mundo
cristianos con vocacion de
santidad, solidos en su fe,
seguros en la doctrina
propuesta por el
Magesterio autentico,
firmes y activos en la
Iglesia, cimentados en una
densa espiritualidad . . .
perseverantes en el
testimonio y accion
evangelica, coherentes y
valientes en sus
compromises temporales,
constantes promotores de
la paz y justicia contra
violencias u opresiones,
agudos en el discernimien-
to critico de las situaciones
e ideologias a la luz de las
ensenanzas sociales de la
Iglesia, confiados en la
esperanza del Senor.
En Vaticano II resumio
la espiritualidad del laico
con las siguientes palabras,
en el Decreto sobre el
Apostolado del Laico:
“Estavivida de union
intima con Cristo en la
Iglesia se nutre con
auxilios espirituales, que
son comunes a todos los
fieles . y de tal forma los
han de utilizar que
mientras cumplen
debidamente las
obligaciones del mundo en
las circunstancias
ordinarias de la vida, NO
SEPAREN DE LA
PROPIA VIDA la union
con Cristo, sino que
crezcan en ella cumpliendo
su deber segun la voluntad
de Dios . . . Nada en su
vida debe ser ajeno a la
orientacion espiritual, ni
las preocupaciones
familares, ni los asuntos
temporales, segun las
palabras del Apostol:
‘Todo cuanto haceis de
palabra o de obra, hacedlo
todo en nombre del
Senor. ..’
La espiritualidad del
laico es precisamente una
espiritualidad hecha de la
vida seglar y no
apartandose de ella. El
laico es de ser persona viva
de fe, esperanza y caridad
en cada esquina de la
ciudad, y cada trabajo, en
cada oficina, en cada
negocio, en cada
vecindario. Esta es su
vocacion.
IRAN: A Break Soon
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On February 1, 1980
the House of Representat
ives voted to legalize
marijuana for use in
treatment of cancer
patients undergoing
c hemo-therapy.
Opposition to the bill
sponsored by Sidney
Marcus, Peggy Childs, Tom
Murphy, Joe Battle, Joe
Burton, Ben Jessup, and
others was small, with the
vote being 158-6. The bill
has now been referred to
the Senate Committee on
Human Resources. The
members of this
committee are Howard,
Bond, Fincher, Greene,
Bond, Bantley, Brown,
Duncan, Fincher, Hudson,
Kidd, and Lester.
In other action, the
House and Senate are still
split over the legal
drinking age, with the
House supporting age 19,
and the Senate supporting
age 21 . . .
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Representatives Fuller
of the 16th, Buck of the
95th and Fortune of the
71st were scheduled to
present House Bill 1439, a
bill to amend Code
Chapter 56-24 relating to
insurance contracts in
general so as to provide for
the definition and
regulation of medicare
supplement insurance . . .
Rep. Horne of the
104th, Snow of the 1st,
Karrh of the 106th, Hill of
the 127th, Kemp of the
139th, Tuten of the
153rd, Clifton of the
121st, Pinkston of the
100th, Davis of the 99th,
and Fuller of the 16th,
will introduce House Bill
1443, a bill to amend
Code Chapter 74-2,
relating to illegitimate
children, so as to provide
for agreements to support
illegitimate children; to
provide for court approval
of such agreements; to
provide the procedure for
the revision of such
agreements; to amend
Code Section 74-9902,
relating to the crime of
child abandonment so as
to remove the provisions
relating to agreements to
support illegitimate
children; and for other
purposes...
Rep. Gignilliat of the
122nd and Hawkins of the
50th, will introduce House
Bill 1485, a bill creating
Authorities in the cities
and counties of this State
empowered to furnish, or
to cooperate with certain
nonprofit corporations in
furnishing, residential care
facilities for the elderly;
and for other purposes.
Rep. Watson of the
114th, will introduce
House Bill 1535, a bill to
amend Code Section
114-107, relating to
employers and employees
to whom workers
compensation law is
inapplicable, so as to
provide for inapplicability
with respect to certain
independent contractors;
and for other purposes . . .
BY MONSIGNOR
NOEL C. BURTENSHAW
' As I left I met Dr.
James Westberry,
wellknown Baptist pastor
from the Atlanta area.
“Are you going to the
service?” he asked. I
informed Dr. Jim that I
had been to the press
conference but
unfortunately I was unable
to attend the service. “Too
bad,” he said, “it’s going
to be a great night.”
It was a great night last
Sunday over at Wieuca
Road Baptist Church. For
weeks the preparations
were carefully planned.
The whole city was
invited. Lest we all forget
- it was a service of prayer
and information. Fifty
Americans are still held
hostage in Iran.
The guest of honor was
a man who has just
returned from Iran. Not
only did he witness the
chaotic conditions in the
city of Teheran, he
actually spoke with the
students holding the
Americans in bondage.
Dr. Jimmy Allen,
President of the Radio and
Television Commission
Southern Baptist,
Convention, spent the
Christmas season along
with six collegues
gathering information in
Iran. All his goals were
accomplished.
“We spent six hours at
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the Embassy,” said Dr.
Allen, “we did not see the
hostages; the three
religious leaders chosen to
have Christmas services
did. But we spoke with
their captors. Upon our
return we reported to
those negotiating. We
believe our information
will be helpful.”
Dr. Allen spoke of his
conviction that the return
of the hostages will take
place only when order is
restored to the community
in Iran.
‘‘That order is
beginning to take place,
after the recent elections,”
said the Baptist pastor
“The next few weeks will
be crucial.”
Must we bring the Shah
to an International trial?
“Not the Shah but the
regime that he led will be
tried”, said Dr. Allen” and
this will be done.”
Those negotiating must
understand that the crisis
is not merely political. It is
also religious. The students
are taking orders directly
from the Ayatollah.
Dr. Allen believes the
hostages will be released
soon. “The only danger is
the chance that some
hot-head will break into
the Embassy and harm our
hostages.”
Is the new crisis in
Afghanistan an extra
pressure to be watched?
“Most certainly,” said the
informative Dr. Allen
“The Iranians are wary of
the new situation so close
to their borders, but they
are not panicking.
“A break will come
soon,” said Dr. Allen, and
somehow you got the
feeling that he knew.
Over at Wieuca Road
Baptist last Sunday we all
did.
WORD FROM HOSTAGES - Dr. Jimmy Allen
spent six hours at the American Embassy in Iran,
speaking with the hostages’ captors. He shared his
experiences with Atlantans Sunday, February 3.
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