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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26
Campaign Fires

The two great American political parties are
straning might and main TO convince the electorate
Of the worthncss of their respective candidates.
The opposing forces hurry hther and yon to change
defeat intosvicory TO protect gains already made
Campaign fires burn brightly IN all camps as lead
ers plan strategy for tomorrow's battles.
In this most serious national endeavor it is al
ready apparent that some OF the oVerzeaous OPP
ponents arc none too scfupulous about the honesty
and decenty of the tactics employed, And this
whether il be on the national or local level Some
times even precinct politicians can be most bitter
with resulting harm TO good local government
America has sorrowfully witnessed unjust whisper
ing and campaigns in other years. 1t Is hardly
likely that this year will be an exception.
Another form of deceit is adopted by politicians
when they play up a candidate TO some voters as
having a qualification which those voters approve,
and Of attributng 10 him the opposite quaiftca-
tion before other voters A candidate Is called pro
this-or-that in one speech and anti in another.
Those who start political .rumors should know
that is easy enough TO do so, but that II Is never
easy 10 recall them sanderous statement about
an opposing candidate is quickly started on the
wings OF gossip but once started II is most difficult
to correct the error or recall it, And il is almost i'm
possible to repair the damage done To the credit Of
the most Of the candidates themselves. IL must be
said that some Of this type of political evil Is the
work of overzealous camp followers,
There is nothing more disturbing the Amer.
icsn political scene than unruthfulnesS on the part
of an offices seeker in his attack upon an opponent
Such evils have way Of coming home TO roost, and
have been known 10 cause more harm to the one
who starts the fire Of report burning
In their efforts to win the approval of the Amer
lean voter all candidates might well restrict them
selves to making clear their own qualifications and
intentions If their best appeal is an attack on the
opponent, especially If that attack be lacking IN
sincerity their own weakness is exposed.
Campaign fires arc being kinded everywhere.
Officials would be wise to set watch over each Of
them. they could get out of control and burn the
camp
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26

In refutation of this slander we can point to the
continuance of much the same practice today by
different business firms and agencies
A commercial soap manufacturer sells bars of
its product to various organizations employing large
numbers of people These cakes of soap are formed
a spindle which can be attached to chain which
is in turn fastened to the wash bowl. And then we
are all familiar with the standard practice of the
Telephone company of "chaining" their directories
to the telephone.
One might well argue that the companies using
this particular brand of soap did so because they
wanted their employees to be dirty that the tee-
phone company wished to keep their directories a
secret from the public, to say that the Church
wished to keep the Bible from the people by
claiming it.
With a little thought the very opposite will be
seen to be true The intention of the Church like
that of the companies mentioned was rather. to in
Sure that the object chained would be available for
the greatest number of persons possible. Fe
1t is to be hoped that all will make the celebra-
ton of the Bible Week occasion for personal re
dedication to the reading of the Bible and renewed
interest in Gods written word among us.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26
Basis For European Peace

Two world wars, both of which were centered
in Europe, left the peoples OF that continent IN
dire economic cultural and spiritual circumstances
The second of these did far than the first
to ruin what centuries had built up 1t will take
many years of peace to restore the nations to their
former prosperity 1t will take just as many to
take fear of war from their hearts
No one is so foolish as to imagine that there are
not great problems in Europe On the other hand
no one acquainted with European history is unaware
Of the many injustces that these nations have been
guilty of among themselves. The intense national
aism and even provincalism of most of these
peoples have helped to prevent the charity and un-
derstandnR necessary to peace.
Pope Plus XII gave very timely warning in
this regard while addressing the members OF the
Pax Christi movement in Rome recently. His Holi-
ness made il clear that the proper basis for unity
in Europe is an atmosphere of truth, justice and
love in Christ" This he said. calls for justice,
mutual respect and trust between peoples.
The Sovereign Pontiff also warned that the peo-
pies of Europe should let bygones be bygones, II
is only natural that some should nourish resent
ments languish under historical defeats, and boast
of past victories These emotions however, do not
contribute TO peace among the nations concerned.
Touching upon the thought OF recrlmnati0ns,
His Holiness emphasized that past faults must not
be attributed to the present generation. Those re-
sponsible for past nlusces should be Identified as
far as possible but the people themselves, es-
pecially as individuals, are not TO be held respon-
sble in any way.
II is quite evident that the Pope is aware of the
innocence of the great of peoples and of their
desire for peace He warns them and their leaders
to establish in their hearts and in their dealings with
one another the spirit of Christ which is the source
of justice and peace. No one Will deny the umeil.
ness of the words of the Pope, nor the wisdom Of
his plea that even presentday political and eco.
nonc complications can be amcaby resolved with
the goodwill of all interested parties
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26
Observe National Catholic
Bible Week, Sept. % Oct. )

The celebration of the National Catholic Bible
Week marking the 500th anniversary of the printing
Of the first book from movable type the Gutenberg
Bible offers the Catholic an unusual opportunity TO
do himself and the Church great service
BY joining in and enjoying the various activities
that have been planned by the Bible Committee Of
this Diocese VIC can not only reemphasize our love
md regard for the written word of God, but at the
same time show 10 all the historical facts surround
ing the Church and the Bible
II is interesting 10 note that the very Church to
whom the world owes the preservation Of the Bible
often suffers from the attack that She seduloHsy
kept the Bible from the people; that il WAS in reality
Martin Luther who gave the Bible 10 the people.
II might come as a surprise to some outside the
Church. who will be celebrating their Bible
Week that Johann Gutenberg who rs being honored
this week and the edition of the Scriptures he pro
duced we're both Catholic. II is also good to recall
the ST. Jerome whose feast day, Sept 30, will be
marked by special celebrations. was also Catholic
and eanonized Saint Of the Church These truths.
matters of history have been largely forgotten or
ignored by many outside the Church. The events Of
the coming week will give all the opportunity Of
setting the score straight on these facts
The coming week will undoubtedly be the occasion
for that old calumy being rotted out with renewed
vigor the that claims the Catholic Church wanted
TO keep the Bible from the people In proof of this
claim the chained Bibles" of the middle ages will
be pointed 10. and the not-too-obyious conclusion
will be drawn.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26
LOUIS r. BUDENZ
Trade Unions: Take Notice!

al DEGREES making labor organ
izations the tools of the dictator
ship.
Cat Out OF Beg Again
II is time that resolutions be
introduced in every trade union
denouncing the harsh exploit
alton of labor in the countries
under Stalinite control. There
should be an iaSiSteRce withia
the unions that this matter be
brought TO the floor of the
United Nations, Such a move
would have a double effect. 1t
would prove to be a big educa-
tional enterprise in regard to the
slavery that exist under the So
called dictatorship of the prole-
tariat. In addition, it would
smoke out the Communists since
often they would feel compelled
to oppose such resolutions.
II is precisely by resolution
that the Communists advance
their control and discover those
within a union who are favor
able to their views. The May is
sue of Political Affairs ordered
comrades to make the center of
these resolutions "the issue of
war or peace" The label of re
dictionary" is to be placed on
anyone who supports the war
drive of us. imperialism and
its anti-Soyiet foreign policy"
And so. the Communist cat is
out of the bag again: 'peace is
the attempt to hold up the Amer
,cda defense program.
Maximum Objective
This is admitted in the direc-
tive which tells the comrades
that they must by any means
bring labor into collision with
the war program. We know
from past experience what those
words will bring about. The his
tory of the Communists during
the Hitler-Staiin pact period
history which should never be
forgotten - tells us that this
language IS an incitation to
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26

lenge there's always the business
of the atmosphere within which
the missionary must labor. Al
though my contact with Scandi-
navia cannot be called profound
and must of necessity be some
what cursory, it seems to me
that the milieu offers number
of difficulties. The existence of
the State Church, supported by
the government, is of course
factor of some Importance. Ii
gives a tone or color TO the ma
tional religious life and produc-
es in many sort of conform
ism that 1t is extremely difficult
to shake, In the second place,
there is always the matter of
dissociating Catholicism from
something purely foreign. 1t is
almost unbelievable to what ex-
tent the Catholic Church is con-
ceived as being an institution of
the south of Europe with no
place or message for the north.
Historical Perspective
Part of this is historical. The
development of the modern
scandinavian nationalities is fix
ed in the popular mind as part
of the process to which the
Reformation gave impetus. Al
though the scandinavian peo-
Piles before the Reformation had
q long and often brilliant his
tory under the Catholic dispensa-
ton, this plays microscopic
part in the emotions and senti-
ment of the rank and file. The
National Lutheran Church has
become in the popular mind the
religious institution that springs
from their own being and expert
ence. Anything else, and espe-
cially a universal institution
such as Catholicism, is alien and
repugnant.
I may be oyersimplifying the
question too much. But it seems
to me from what | have been
able to gather, especially in the
histories and accounts of the
national past by Scandinavian
writers, that this assumption is
kind of sine qua non to all
historical perspective.
An extraordinarily interesting
and recently published Nor
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26

strikes and stoppage of produc-
ton.
But as Stain has instructed
them in his Strategy and Tao
tics" laid down years ago in "The
Foundations of Leninism," the
Reds always have a minimum
and maximum objective. This
May article expresses that quite
directly. If it is impossible to get
through a resolution favorable
to "a Big Five peace pact"
which the kremlin wants in or
der to bring in the recognition
of Red China, then the comrades
are told to do something else.
They are TO get the local union
ito express itself in favor of a
top-level meeting of the big pow
ers." That will not have the di-
rect Communist stigma attached
to ii but will lay the ground for
the Reds to represent that the
local union has gpne on record
in taUor Of the peace pact"
Stitch In Time
One way lies open to genuine
American trade unionistS TO de-
feat such maneuvers. II is TO
take the initiative by bringing in
resolutions condemning the false
peace crusades" of the Com
muniSts, showing that these cru
sades are a cover for Soviet ag-
gression,, and specifically de-
nouncing "the peace pact" pro-
posal, Plenty of evidence can be
mustered to demonstrate the
Moscow origin of this whole
scheme, from the reports of the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities to the pages of
the Cominform's organ itself.
With the renewed Red atten-
ton to capturing the Right-led
unions, an alertness is required
within the labor movement to
offset these efforts before they
begin. And what applies to the
trade unions is an essential in all
community groups, Much the
same tactics will be used in the
one as in the other.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26
RICHARD PATTEE
A Northern Mission

wegian work of a young pro-
fessor at Oslo University, Dam
iel Haakonsen, treats of the at
titude toward the Catholic
Church in the school textbooks
employed in the Norwegian state
schools. 1t is a devastating ac-
count of omissions and distor-
tions, assumption and errors that
depict Catholicism as a foreign
tyranny with no place in the
modern democratic society. 1t
would seem then that one of the
initial tasks is to overcome an
historical memory which has
been fed on misinterpretation
for centuries.
One of the real difficulties en-
countered in examining the
Scandinavian scene is to find de-
tailed and accurate accounts of
just how the Reformation came
about. Various Scandinavian
Catholics, especially in Norway,
have been publishing studies
along this line seeking to pre-
sent the exact process whereby
Lutheranism was m p n ted.
This is the necessary if not in
dispensable opening chapter to
any serious undertaking toward
the spiritual penetration of these
lands.
| discovered only recently.
and confess to a lamentable. ig-
norance formerly, that Iceland
fought what was almost a civil
war against the establishment of
Lutheranism by the Danes. A
more familiar fact is, of course.
the martyrdom of Jon Arason,
the last Catholic Bishop of Ice
land in the middle of the six
teenth century. 1t is a curious
thing that on that far off island
Bishop Arason seems to have
captured the popular imagina-
tion to the extent that his fig
ure appears on a recently issued
postage stamp, and number of
volumes have been written about
him.
| would say that, in brief, the
three main problems in Scandi-
navia are these: u to break
down the historical misconcep-
ton of the Church and its role;
q to penetrate the thick armor
of resistance that has been
thrown up by the official state
religion-an all-enveloping pro-
tectionism, if it may be called
that: and - to combat the indif-
ferentism in religious matters
which seems to pervade large
segments of Scandinavian soci-
ETY..
The practical result in Catho-
lie missionary experience has
been a number of brilliant con-
versions among the elite, but
almost no progress among the
masses either in cities or rural
communities.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26
What Are The Signs
Of A Vocation?

Magdalene; st. Luke (10:38-42),
ST. John d1:1-1D tell of Mary
of Bethany. July 22nd is the
feast day of st. Mary Magda-
lene, but there is no feast day
of Mary of Bethany. st. Martha
of Bethany's feast day is July
29th.
Q. What happened to Lazarus
after his death. Was he judged
the particular judgement comes
Immediately after death doesn't
it?
A. It is an article of Catholic
faith that after death comes the
particular judgement (Denziger
53D, but it is generally held {,
that Lazarus was not judged.
He returned to life at the com.
mand of Christ after real
separation of body and soul, but
most authors state that some
special provision had to be made
for the soul of Lazarus. During
the four days after his death
one author states: Il think it
very probable that, just as the
soul is imperative as regards
knowing while still in a body
under the influence of chloro-
form, so the soul of Lazarus,
though separated from his body,
was preserved in being, but with
its normal operations suspend
ed" Apparently Lazarus time of
probation on earth was not over.
We read in the Gospel of st.
John (12:9-11) of his continued
existence and tradition has him
an apostle to France.
Q. Wig do historians make so
much of st. Peter being or not
being in Rome? Could he not
haze been Bishop of JeruSdlent
Just as Well?
A. The evidence of unkroken
succession of the Popes from st.
Peter to Pope Plus XII is con-
nected with Rome. st. Peter was
Bishop of Rome, and his sue
cessors have been chosen as
bishops of Rome. The present
bishop of Rome is successor to
the first bishop OF Rome, st.
Peter, and receives with that
office all the powers we include
under the title of Pope. St.
Peter was the apostle of Rome,
choosing it perhaps as an ideal
city, being the center of the
then-known world. Peter was,
of course, Bishop of Antioch be-
fore he came to Rome, so he
could have been Bishop of Jeru-
salem-the Apostle James was
bishop there, however-and who
ever succeeded him would have
been Pope. The word pope"
was not used exclusively for the
Vicar of Christ until the eley-
enth century, but records from
the first and second century
show the bishops of Rome as
successors of st. Peter.
Send questions to Rev. Ed
ward F. Healey. Inquiry Corner,
The Catholic Times, Box 636,
Columbus (16) Ohio.
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mentS Of our French and Amer
ican young comrades.
"Only if we undertake and
press this work everywhere with
the greatest possible energy.
only if we achieve really import
ant successes in this work. shall
we be able to say that we are
preparing the masses in Bolshe-
vik way for the event of an i'm
perislist war breaking out"
The Catholic youth movement
was not conceived and devel-
oped for the purpose of fighting
communism. And yet, commun-
ism recognized it as among its
greatest enemies.
The Catholic youth movement
aims at training and guiding the
youth for honest and useful citi-
Zenship here on earth, but above
all for eternal citizenship in the
Kingdom of Heaven. National
Catholic Youth Week ends this
year on the Feast of Christ the
King) In doing this. it must
count not only communism, but
also secularism among its enc
mics. In fact, secularism is per-
haps the more sinister. II is the
most widely prevalent danger in
this country, and the world.
But Catholic youth movement,
while not striking out directly
and exclusively at communism
and secularism, creates an atmos-
phere in which neither can ex-
ist. Thus it serves not only the
Catholic youth themselves, but
all of the United States.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26
WASHINGTON LETTER
Catholic Youth SerDes America
WASHINCTON LETTER

WASHINGTON-National Ca
thotic Youth Week, to be OBJ
served October 10 to 26, deserves
well not only of our co-religion-
lists, but of all Americans.
Quite accidentally, and in
many respects happily, the an
nouncement of the date and
theme (USA.-Unity. Sanctity
Action for this observance coin
cided with the revelation by
us. Senate subcommittee of
the tactics employed by com
munists in an attempt TO win
control Of the youth of the Unit
ed States. If anyone needed
special incentive to make the
Week a resounding success, here
II was.
This is one Of the things-the
breadth of the work--that strikes
a person most forcefully, when
he learns about the Catholic
youth movement for the first
time. II comes as a surprise that
the Catholic program serves
clients that range from seven to
27 years of age. In other words,
there is a Catholic youth pro-
gram for children that have just
attained the age of reason. There
is phase OF the work that sees
him through elementary, high
school and college.
The Catholic youth program,
in its various phases, reaches
100000 clients. They are served
directly either by the Church,
or by agencies approved by the
Church authorities.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26

A young man not yet 20 years
of age appeared before the Sen
ate subcommittee and told of
his experiences as a confessed
communist and IS a member of
the inner circle of its youth ap-
paratus. He had joined the party
at the age of 151z years, he
said. He read to the committee
portion of statement which he
said was made by a Russian
leader at the Communist Inter
nationals Seventh World Con
gress in Moscow in 1895. He said
he believed it is still the party's
policy The statement is in part
+ as follows;
I'VE want to attack our class
enemies in The rear when they
start war against the Soviet I'm
ion, but how can we do so if the
majority of the working youth
follows not us but, for instance,
the Catholic priests or the Lib
eral chameleons.
1--WE often repeat the slogan
of transforming the imperialist
war into a civil war against the
bourgeoisie. In itself the slogan
is a good one but it becomes an
empty and harmless phrase if we
do not do everything today to
create a united-youth front.
~We need a revolutionary
youth movement at least 10
times as wide as our parties and
a united-youth front hundreds
of times wider still. That this is
entirely possible in many coun-
tries is shown by the achieve
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-09-26
INQUIRY CORNER

@. What are the signs of q coca
tton?
A. A priestly vocation is de-
termined, as is any vocation, by
reasonable and objective signs.
Pope Plus XI c'The Catholic
Priesthood" 1880 warns that it
is mot established so much by
some inner feeling or devout
attraction, which may sometimes
be absent or hardly perceptible.
He adds the points to be used
in judging: "a right intention in
the aspirant, together with a
combination of physical, intellec-
tual and moral qualities which
make him fitted for such a state
of life" A popular treatise on
the subject restates the tradi-
tional qualifications as aptitude,
inclination and opportunity. The
most important thing in deciding
any vocation is prayer, and the
second is advice of parents, pas
tor and confessor.
Q. Hol1 can lDe pray to the
saints If Mary is the MediSdtrtr
of oil grdces?
A. Just as Christ is the Media
tor between God and man for
our redemption and sanctifica-
ton, yet grants graces through
His Mother, so Mary graciously
honors the prayers of the saints.
In the Communion of the saints
we 60 a step further and &C
knowledge our ability to pray
for each other. When we pray
to Mary we honor Christ, and
when we pray to the saints we
honor Mary and Christ, whose
friends and servants they are.
Pope Plus XI, recovering from
a serious sickness, wrote in his
''Peace Through the Rosary"
(September %, 1880: 1--WE at
tribute this to the intercession
of the virgin of Lisieux, Therese
of the Child Jesus; but We know
that We obtain all things from
almighty, God through the hands
of Our Lady"
@. A friend of mine argues that
Mary, the sister of Martha, t0dS
not the same as Mary Magdalene.
Is she right?
A. An ancient tradition identi-
fies as one Mary Magdalene,
Mary of Bethany (Sister of Mar
tha and Lazarus) and the sinful
woman who anointed the feet of
Christ. The Catholic Encyclo-
pedia article on Mary Magda-
lene follows this view. There is
a great deal of scholarly discus
sion, however, and many scrip
tural authorities hold that there
are three distinct women. In
"The Magdalene Question" DR..
Peter Ketter presents the evil
dence for this view. The New
Testament accounts do not nee
essarily link the three personag-
es: st. Luke (7:36-50) tells of the
Sinful Woman, whose name is
not given; st. Luke 1928, st.
Matthew (27:55-6I (28;D and
st. John t20:18) refer to Mary