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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-07
LOUIS r. BUDENZ
What Stain Counts On

ond command was for the Stain
ties to raise higher in the non
Communist countries the banner
of bourgeois civil liberties"
Again this is not new. Although
Stain represents the total mega
tion of all liberties-as the ac-
cumulating accounts of terror
brought out of China by the
Maryknoll and other missionaries
tell us-those who follow him
have always boldly asserted "civ-
il liberties" for their own con-
spiracy.
In its major document on the
1852 elections, the Communist
Party leadership in the United
States in mid-0ctober stressed
"the battle for the Bill of
Rights" When we examine
what they declare is represented
in this battle, We observe that 1t
is the complete freeing of the
Red conspiracy to carry on its
Subversive work.
If the Stahnite purpose is car
ried through successfully, and
all measures against the Com
munists abolished, then we can
write "finis' on all liberties in
the United States.
Shallow Thought
That should be so clear by now
that the Soviet dictator's call for
wider activity in this field would
seem to have small prospects.
But Stain is counting, again, on
the influence of the concealed
Communists without knotclng the
true nature of the conspiracy.
Correspondence from the Mid.
die West has advised me that
there is quite an argument go
ing around in the most unexpect-
ed places that I'VE must not
make martyrs of the Commun-
lists This is just what Stain
wants to hear. There is no one
in Christian charity who is pleas.
ed to see any human being, in
Guiding Communists, sent to Jail
or eurbed in other ways. But the
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the daily life of the nation stand. in view of the
present statistics as condemnation. The existence
Of widespread crime the condoning of the growing
divorce rate, the acceptance of birthcontrol as
something natural and in the matter of course, the
advocation of sterilization and euthenasa-all of
these things become far worse in their implication
in the light of the recent poll
far more interesting, though not as compl
mentary, poll would be one that evidenced the
number of citizens who worship God, that make
Him the guiding rule of all their actions.
We are not belittling the finding of the poll
in question We are merely pointing out that it
only points out one-hah Of the story If it is to
mean anything,-anything that we can take as
complimentary-we must see to it that its counter
part of which We spoke is of high rating.
Ii We reach the day, and reach it must when
the two polls have the same excellent report: go
per cent believers and 80 per cent doors then we
will have something to sit back and view with
unlimited pleasure
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we're divorced and lived happily
ever after"
This extraordinary sociological
change in American letters has
been approvingly noted by Lewis
Gannett in the New York
Herdld-Trtbune in his plea for
more and better novels about
divorce-and about better di-
vorces." He laments that some
novels still treat divorce as sin
or as tragedy.
Many divorces, of course,
are sheer tragedy" the writer
admits. "Others seem to repre-
sent at least beginning of re-
construction. There is room for
stories which regard divorce as
an evolutionary process" He
goes on to approve of one new
book which accepts divorce las
a natural phenomenon, normal
part of modern society" He is
delighted to state that none of
the authors three divorced pro-
tagonists has any sense of guilt"
How Good Is Good
This is a bold and fortnight
admission of a point of view
which is probably commoner in
American society than its hold
ers often confess in public prints.
There are known to be some
Freudian psychoanalysts who
treat the unhappily married with
the understanding that either
the marriage will be restored or
a divorce catharsis" establish
ed: one solution, they indicate,
is about as good as the other,
so long as a discontented home
has been eliminated. If the do
mestic bath-water is dirty, an
alysts will throw out the baby
any number. of babies born of
the discontented patients-with
the bath.
But few writers have been so
frank as MIR. Gannett with his
plea for better divorces. = What,
Mr.. G., is a merely good" di-
vorce. than which other divorces
are better? Should we have a
list. in your opinion. of the ten
hest-divorced women of the
year? And should the badly
divorced be punished for falling
to live up to the new code of the
divorce age? Just what is .
bad" divorce in your opinion
anyway, Mr.. G.?
The absurdity of using words
like good" and bad" when
they have been deprived of all
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Take A Closer Look

The recent survey taken by the Catholic Digest
and widely published IN the press stated that w per
cent of Americans believe in God This is heart
enne statement II is good thing One is, upon
reading IT, tempted to settle back with satisiied
sigh and feel good about the whole thing Too many
people probably will
Taken in itself this poll denotes national ehaf
scteristic for which We all can be grateful Placed
against the background though, of the fabric OF
modern American life and trends-as II should DC
to be useful-there appear some conclusions when
condemn rather than compliment our people
The moment man acknowledges the existence
Of Supreme Being he binds himself to host OF
duties and obligations. They follow naturally from
the recognition of what God Is and Who lie rs
II is not enough for man simply TO affirm hard
" inescapable fact lie must act upon that knowl.
edge or be held accountable for its disregard
Belief in God is not enough Once the admission
is made the ordered course Of commitments must
be recognized and made One does not have 10 peer
too hard to sec that 90 per cent have not as body
lived UP tn the consequences Of their conviction.
The realization of Gods existence brings with IT,
by necessity, the duty of worship and filial fear
To escape the greatest OF hypocriees the who
acknowledges God must acknowledge His Divine
Will and the absolute necessity of conforming his
actions his whole life to the dictates Of the Divine
commands
The neglect of God and His commandments In
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nation has a right to protect IT
self from those who are deter
mined to overthrow it and to Gre
ate confusion and dfsintegration
las Lenin and Stain have under
scored as an introduction to that
overthrow.
Cry "Msriyr"
One of the Red tools of the
trade" is in making martyrs" of
themselves. Even the slightest or
most obvious move against their
subversion and espionage leads
TO cries of persecution. The no
torious Steve Nelson, who has
definitely been shown by the
House Committee on Jn-Ameri-
can Activities to have engaged
in destructive espionage against
the United States, is hailed today
in the Daily Worker as one who
is bounded because he is a
champion of peace and democra-
cy."
II was the skillful campaign
by the conspiracy in France to
the effect that Jacques DucloS,
general secretary of the French
Communist Party. was mar
tyr" that led to wide Red lnfil-
tration. France teetertoterS to-
dou on the verge of taking pro
SoUtet measures harmful TO the
United States because of the er-
tent of this infiltrdtton. And
while the anti-American stand OF
Edward Herriot is based on al
legged fear of Western Germany,
we must bear in mind that his
Radical Socialist Party is subject
to pressure by the peace partl-
sans within France.
The peace" partisans-as |
pointed out several weeks ago
have made great headway on the
wave of propaganda unloosed
around Duclos' arrest and re-
lease. We shall have to make
sure that the United States is
not disarmed from within. as is
threatening to happen in unhap-
py France.
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GRETTA PALMER
HOtU Good Is Good?

moral context is here portrayed.
Similarly, we are now told that
there are good" murders: in
this case, however, the word for
'sgood" is engagingly translated
into Greek, giving us the fancy
sounding name of "euthanasia."
Running through the Ten Com
mandments, thinkers of Mr.. Gan
nett's stripe would doubtless find
us examples of good" blasphe-
my, good" theft and-most Ger.
tainly of all-of good" adult
cry. For when the word good"
has been separated from its
master-word God, disorder in
the orders of both vocabulary
and morality will certainly en-
sue.
Words Run Wild
All our modern languages
have been developed in the
Christian tradition. Without the
premises of Catholic thought
words, as we'll as values, have
run wild. Even Mr.. Gannett, one
presumes, would admit that the
very best" divorce represents
the failure of an attempt at a
happy marriage. Is failure al
ways good? Or only some
times7 And just how do we dis
tinguish between the good"
failure and the bad" success
in any enterprise which man
may undertake on this earth?
Men cannot think in vacuum:
they cannot think with a total
dearth of terms, or with terms
that have lost their definitions.
To define is, after all, to limit;
words that sprawl all over the
dictionary can no longer carry
any thought from mind to mind.
And when mems thinking is
muddled, their resulting actions
will be muddled, too. They will
perform actions in the childish
hope that quite improbable and
unrelated effects will follow.
Wild Rice, Flat Champagne
What does the happy divorcee
wear this year, Mr.. Gannett? Has
anybody yet worked out some
pretty ritual to celebrate this
fortunate breaking-up of homes?
Perhaps the throwing of tDild
rice would do? Or would you
rather see the lucky ex-wife and
ex-husband celebrate the grant
ing of their freedom by the pret-
ty ceremony of the double sup
poena? Should toasts be drunk
in flat champagne? Or faded
flowers carried by the divorc-
ing partners as symbols that the
bloom is off?
Come, come. Mr.. Gannett. If
we are to have better" divorces,
you must help us think of ways
to celebrate them. Perhaps you
might find help in this. fresh
field from that celebrated lead
er, Mr.. Tommie Manville. Or can
you have too much of even so
good" a thing as latter-day di-
vorce?
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belief, but if we adhere to ours
we must abstain from cooperat-
ing in all official acts of wor-
ship in any other church. There
is a vast area for cooperation,
as our present Holy Father has
often stated, but it does not in
clude compromise on the faith.
@. When is something infdll-
'bly taught by the Church?
A. Whenever the Pope alone
as teacher of all Christians, or
In union with the Bishops in a
General Council or universal
teaching defines a matter of faith
or morals it is certainly true.
The Holy Father must intend to
use his supreme apostolic author
ity, as he did in the declaration
of the dogma of the Assumption.
In his Encyclical letters, for ex.
ample, he is teaching as the
Vicar of Christ and Supreme
Shepherd, and all Catholics ac-
cept them in obedience to the
Visible Head of the Church. They
are not infallible, however, and
1t is possible that suggestions
contained therein or disciplinary
DEGREES be revised, changed or
supplemented.
@. What about Catholics Who
keep committing the same sins
oUer and oUer, in spite of fre-
quent confession?
A. If there is no improve
ment in regard to certain re-
peated sins it may be an indica-
ton that something is lacking in
the use of the Sacrament of PEN
ance. All Catholics are taught
that they must be sorry for sin
in order that it be forgiven, and
it is unlikely that one who goes
to confession frequently is insin-
cere when he says he is sorry.
What does happen is that he
does not have a clear under
standing in practice of the COM
panion to true contrition, the
firm purpose of amendment. All
Catholics are taught from early
years that we must have a sim
cere resolve not only to avoid
sin, but as far as possible the
near occasions of sin. No one can
guarantee that he will not sin
again, but he can intend to use
Gods grace and his best efforts
to avoid it, including persons,
places and things which might
lead to sin. Christ came not just
for the perfect (and who can say
that he is such) but to bring sim
ners to repentance. One who
goes frequently to confession is
at least making that much hon.
est effort to do better.
Send questions to Rev. Ed.
ward F. Healey, Inquiry Corner,
The Catholic Times, Box 636, Co
lumbus t6, Ohio.
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port of the various subverSlve
movements through h out the
world. This is nothing new, but
its reiteration gives life to the
battle cry of the recent Con
gress: Forward 10 Commun-
ISM" n is a neio iRcitement 10
the Reds and their allies eUery.
phere, including the United
States, to redouble their intiltra-
ton and espionage.
Almost as Stain spoke, the
New York hearings of the Nc
Carran Subcommittee on Inter
nal Security were revealing
shocking conditions in the tech
nical staff of the United States
at the United Nations. Men who
are placed in sensitive positions
have refused to declare under
oath whether or not they are
Communists. One of these men
arranges the broadcasts to Soviet
Russia. Another has charge of
recommending the disposition of
all the former Italian colonies.
The fate of millions Of people,
,pho could be turned oper TO Com
munist control by l0rong policies
or ddpice. rests IN part m the
hands of these Individuals.
Finis To Liberty
That gives glimpse of the Sc
riousness of Stalin's new call to
his followers throughout the
world. There is, however, even
more TO the Soviet dictator's as
sertions than just that. His sec
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-07
WASHINCTON LETTER
Typical Russian DOubIecrOss

vantage of the Soviet Union and
in total disregard Of the rights
of the people directly concerned.
In due course, the execution of
this policy was transferred to the
communist-dominated govern
ments of Eastern Europe and a
fiction of advancing national in
terests was set up"
This subversive action on the
part of Russia has, of course,
given rise to a great many of the
problems which today confront
the United States in the field of
international relations. None of
these problems seems to offer
an easy solution.
But no matter how involved
and difficult the situation, the
United States cannot encourage
so callous and willful depriva-
tlon of human rights. II has sub
mitted to the United Nations evi-
dence of this deprivation in Bull
garia, Hungary and Rumania. 1t
is to be hoped that we will press
our protest, and bolster our evi-
dence with all possible vigor.
This is in keeping with the hopes
the Free World has in the Unit
ed Nations, 1t is to be hoped, al
so, that the United States will
protest with equal firmness
against the persecution of re-
ligion and the violation of hui
man rights in still another COM
munist-dominated country - Yu-
goslavia.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-07
INQUIRY CORNER
When Can Christian
Burial Be Refused?

@. What are the reasons for re-
fttst,tg Christian burial? ! mean
under t0hdt circumstances is 1t
refused?
A. According to Canon Law
CNo. 1240) the following are to be
refused Christian burial: notori-
Gus apostates from the Christian
faith land notorious adherents of
hereticsl sects or of the Masonic
ORDER, persons communicated
or interdicted tby condemnatory
or declatory sentence), persons
guilty of deliberate suicide, those
killed in duels, persons who have
given orders for cremation of
their bodies. and other public
and manifest sinners. When any
doubt arises the Bishop must be
consulted, and IF the case re-
mains doubtful, ecclesiastical
burial shall be granted but in
such manner that scandal is
avoided"
Q. When is betting, gambling
and playing the market t0rong?
A. These practices come I'M
der the regulations of the virtue
of temperance and of justice. If
they violate the virtue of justice,
as in risking or losing money
that should be used for the fam
lily or some other cause to which
we have duty they are sinful.
If the legitimate recreation or
business risk stock market is
moderate and not undermined by
a craze for easy money there is
nothing sinful. If gambling leads
to neglect of health, work or 9th
er social duties it is sinful, even
though it may not involve cheat
ing or excessive losses. II can be
sinful if it increases the anti
social power and influence of
racketeers and organized crime,
as some gambling, petty in itself,
evidently does. If it is restrict
ed to modest and friendly cir
cumstances, or causes that are
clearly charitable, there seems
no reason to exclude it from
legitimate recreation.
@. Why may a Catholic not be
best man at q Protestant tUed-
ding?
A. The marriage of baptized
people is a sacrament. A Catho-
lie may not actively participate
in divine worship of any other
church, whether Sunday services
or sacraments. 1t is generally
permitted to Catholic to attend
a social event in q Protestant
church when there is proportion
ate reason e.g. a wedding or fu-
neral. Since Christ gave the
Apostles the mission of teach
ing with His authority and adj
ministering the Sacraments the
Church which received that pow
er from the Apostles is the only
one qualified. We realize that
Protestants are sincere in their
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WASHINCTON LETTER

WASHINGTON ~ Soviet Rus
sia double-crossed her World
War II allies in seizlng control
OF Eastern Europe.
One result of this is that to-
day the aspirations of the free
West" and the calculated de-
signs of international commun-
ism" are in "acute conflict in
Bulgaria, Rumania, Hungary and
other places in that part of the
world.
This is brought out 10 an i'm
poftant study which has made
its appearance here, setting forth
the chief problem of us. for
eign policy at present
Coming at a time when Bull
garia is again taking the lead in
the persecution of religion and
the deprivation of human rights,
a race in which it has frequently
changed leads with Hungary and
Rumanla, the document outlines
the legal background of the cur
rent struggle.
At Yalta, IN February l945,
the Brookings Institution study
Major Problems of us. For
eign Policy" points out, Marshal
Stain, President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill signed
a Declaration on Liberated Eu-
rope, which pledged to help lib
Grated peoples Ito create demo
cratic institutions of their own
choice" The signatories commit
ted themselves to certain things,
including the facilitation of free
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elections, to help the liberated
peoples to achieve this goal. The
document took special cognizance
of Poland, and pledged the ar
rangement of free and unfet-
tered elections" there.
In February 1947, treaties of
peace with Bulgaria, Rumanla
and Hungary were signed by the
United States in Paris. They
we're later ratified by this Gov
ernment and are now in force.
These treaties all contain an
identical provision as follows:
bulgaria, Hungary, Rumania)
shall take all measures necessary
to secure to all persons under
bulgarian, Hungarian, Ru-
manian) jurisdiction without dis
tinction as to race, sex, language
or religion, the enjoyment of
human rights and of the funds-
mental freedoms, including free
dom of expression, of press and
publication, of religious worship,
of political opinion and of public
meeting"
The Brookings Institution says
the United States and Great
Britain Judged that these Joint
undertakings would sufficiently
assure human and political rights
in Eastern Europe" However, it
adds, despite their good will,
Soviet Russia acted to subyert
the political, economic, and so
cial structure of liberated East
ern Europe to the exclusive ad-
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LOUIS r. BUDENZ
Al Moscow

AT Moscow
h e teacher
and father of
.the world Com
m u n / SITS has
spoken, From
the Nineteenth
Con gr ess OF
the Communist
Party of the
Soviet Union,
Stain h a 5
pledged sup
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Did you ev
er hear of a
g o o d " di-
vorce :? No2
Then you have
not been keep
ing up with the
latest lending
library novels,
b | SIS you !
Now ii seems,
romanees end,
"And so they
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-05-03
mkeli"g Zip, % Ue4,sDtps,

Wholesale prices on certain
kinds OF fresh fish have really
tumbled since last week, due. Of
course. TO increased supplies.
Fresh whitefish have dropped IS
10 SOC per pound
Lake trout also show a de-
cline of Is 10 zoe per pound.
These two detachable and pop
ular varieties are now whole
sailing ~ from 50 70 COO per
pound. which Is the lowest they
been In q good many weeks
Carlot dealers at the Detroit
Union Produce Terminal report
mat the first watermelons OF the
season arrived from Florida this
week. They are OF the Black Dia-
mond variety with wholesale
prices starting at $3.50 each for
melons OF approximately %
pounds.
The dealers also report that
better supplies OF dry onions from
Iexas are now arriving at the
terminal. Florida grapefruit and
Juice oranges should provide ex-
ira good values for budget mind
eu shoppers this week end. due
20 the present plentiful supplies
Potatoes are the ''hot" item
In me produce trade now. Re
porh are that wholesale and re-
isii dealers. both. are able 10
get only a few potatoes as OPS
ceiling prices. One Of the big
sesf potato wholesalers in the
midwest whose warehouse is
mere IN Detroit. who would nor
maily handle SO or more car
loads per day IL practically
closed since he will not pay
over ceiling prices for his sup
plies.
Most Of the responsible dealers
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Through investigation. it VIII
be disclosed that true beauty is
a giit OF God, that everyone can
possess. No wrinkles of old age
can mar the face, the sparkle OF
the eyes, and the rose of summer
beauty when reflected by Spirit
There can be no madness. sci.
fishness. malice. hate. nor envy
10 prevent success. And beauty
owes no penalties. for so called
old age. For out of pure THOUGHTS
no ugly penalties can be paid.
with this thought in mind
the young people can ENJOY an
OF the best wholesome pleasures
of life. For out Of Their whole.
some pure thinking hostile or
uniriendly, lli-will cannot b.
made manifest. Spirit broodlng
over US, around US, and under
US is not far off, but even the
very breath we breathe IS pro
tected by Spirit. This brings the
youth to the great beyond which
exceeds the common measure Of
youth and old age, and the real
consolation that beauty VIII re-
main forever.
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SHAAiC idCt tndt man
ana The universe are evolved
from Spirit. and so are spirit.
ual is as fixed in divine Science
as Is the proof that MORALS
gain the sense of health only
as they lose the sense of sin
and disease" MARY Baker Ed.
dy. S. & H.. page 6s)
II was through the spirit Of
true beauty that Christ Jesus
blessed the children. and remind
ed the grown people that thev
too, must become as little chill
dren, before they could enter the
kingdom Of heaven.
The flower Of beauty and
youth. cannot fade away when
thoughts are kept Holy. Holy
thoughts simply means pure in
heart. perfect in moral sense.
Tree from sin. and 10 act RIGHT.
AND II IS much easier TO act
right when one applies himself 70
studying the Bible and Christian
Science. Out Of the study one
becomes Sure of himself Because
his thoughts are led into pro.
tectlve surroundings, pure think.
ing. cleanliness and loveliness.