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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-04-17

the discipline of the Communist
Party, and then by force over the
millions who comprise ''the mass
es." Communism is dedicated TO
World from Ghich God has
been bduiShed. an dtheiStic
rorld set Hp bg terror and
bloodShed That is the end and
aim of dialectical materialism.
But in its very gains, this ma
terialism confesses its bankrupt
cy--for it created a god with
feet of clay, Stain. as we'll as
his precursors. Marx, Engels and
Lenin.
The Western world cannot
wash its hands of this monstrous
enslavement of the human spirit.
These. are the sins of the West
coming back upon il. As Bishop
Fulton Sheen has shown in
his Communism and the Con
science of the West, Marxism-
Leninism has come out of West
ern thought. 1t is natural
product of the secularism which
arose so sharply in the 18th
century and which unfortunately
permeates too much of Amer
lean life.
lnfiltrstion Made Easy
II is this continued secularism
which causes so much. concern
to those who are familiar with
the Communist conspiracy. This
secularism makes comparatively
easy Red infiltration of intel
leetual circles in the United
States.
Last August, one of the lead
ing newspapers in this country
pointed editoriaIly to 1.-The spec.
tacle of Orthodox patriarchs,
Moslem mullahs, and Jewish rab-
bis in the Soviet Union trumpet.
ing their approval for the Soviet
peace campaign and implying
generally that Stains will is the
will of God" What that paper
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-04-17
With A Good Heart

Groundwork is being rapidly laid for the cam
naipn TO raise funds for a new ofphShaRe, Ioi uk'
emily needed high schools, and for some diocesan
yn;ssaop nroiects Just few weeks are allotted 10
tbiS work which will eliminate In the solicitation
of all in June II is important that the preliminary
work be done we'll If the result Is to be successful
Now is the time therefore for any one requested
IN helm 10 drop temporarily all his other Socia ana
vecreational activities and give himself generously
to promoting and sustaining this great effort Much
could be put down about the needs Tor whlch our
beloved Bishop solicits aid, but 1T IS also wen
for all TO realize in the beginning that THIS campaign
is an opportunity for blessing. Whence the pleSs-
ing? From sacrifiee and the greater the sacrlilce
the greater the blessing. Hence, the man VINO con
tributes for example. five hundred dollars without
effort has not done his share nor has ne mer'eo
the blessing he ought to get
There will be criticisms, complaints and lot oil
VARYING excuses from people hunting reason not
10 contribute The good Catholic VIII he happy over
ths Snecial opportunity for the blessing and reward
which always comes 10 those who sacrifice gener-
ously Workers above all must rise above petty
criticism and complaints of hearts not generous.
They must bring to their task enthusiasm and CON
fidence born of their own generous sacrifice
You Mr. Catholic Iayman arc invited Tor inc
first time to have an important part IN diocesan
Embarrassing effort II will succeed glonously ne
cause YOU are what you always have been, generous
and interested Our priests will lead the way under
the guidance OF our Bishop They Will be sacrificing
far beyond any of us Besides their own personal
sacrifice of time and money, they VIII include us
and our families in their Holy Masses and prayers
In this campaign we will all contribute to God
and His Church And God has never been outdonc
In generosity.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-04-17

Communists in lands as yet free
of Soviet slavery, was clearly to
make Stain 'the center of the
universe" as proclaimed by the
popular song in Soviet Russia.
This widespread extension of
the Stain cult was long in the
making. AS early as 1899, on the
occasion of the Soviet dictator's
sixtieth birthday, he was hailed
by all the members of the polit-
buro with attributes which be.
long only to God. These eXtrava-
CANT and blasphemous salutations
we're embodied in the book,
stain" translated into every
major language and distributed
throughout the world. As logi-
cal consequence, the CALCULATIONS
and praise of Stain as the acme
of perfection became rite,
something that must be included
in every major statement by a
Red leader anywhere.
The End And The Aim
The Western world still has
good cause TO ponder over this
development. BY these acts,
Communism proclaimed that it
is engaged in a battle for mems
souls-first for that small van
guard" of those who come under
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-04-17

Columbus could eonceivably continue under rent
controls though Congress failed TO extend
them. Columbus has been designated a critical
defense and such could be under control
no matter what the fate of the national law How
ever, City Council which under the law has the
option of doing away with controls for the local
area, is reportedy going TO vote this week wheth
er or not to continue them. Reports have IT that
they will discontinue controls for this area
No one likes to live under controls. Our whole
life is circumscribed by them in one form or an
other and when new restrictions are introduced into
what were formerly of free activity there
are always protests. Such the with all the
war time controls and particularly rent controls
Building was almost discontinued for five years
With the deterioration of existing housing and the
rapid increase in families tremendous pressure was
exerted in demand for housing This demand could
only have outlet in increased prices since IT was
impossible to increase the supply of housing
This situation justified the government in clamp
ING on controls which kept rents at level close
to those charged at the time controls went INTO Ell
feet Since then there have been adjustments
Perhaps not as great as landlords would have liked
but certainly great enough to make silly the COM
plants that rents have been held at 194l levels
The only thing that iustifies removal or extension
of controls is matter Of facts. Whether or not
there are enough rental units available to make the
operation of free arket possible IS the only 1sct
that merits consideration II demand is greater
than supply there is no free market and some
will be seriously hurt if controls are removed.
On the national level Congress should have these
facts and act on the basis Of them. The hesltancy
of the Administration to declare itself leaves some
doubt as to whether it knows the facts or knowing
them wants to continue something which ma be un-
popular in many quarters Whatever the decision
we have the right to expect that II will be made on
the basis of the facts and not of political expedeney
Locally the same problem faces the Councilmen'
II matters little whether they are opposed 10 con
trolls or not This is not matter Tor personal pref
erence TO decide The facts which moved the Deiense
Administration to declare this a critical area Just
/, few months ago have not been altered As now
TO make unnecessary any controls at all
1t isa grave matter. May the common good ne
the determining factor.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-04-17
INQUIRY CORNER
What Is Meaning
OF Word Siz1s0ny?

Q. What is Sinony? Was IL
ever permitted bg the Church?
A. Simony consists in selling
spiritual things for money or the
equivalent of money. In the early
Middle Ages simony was of fire.
ouent occurrence, as we read in
the heroic life of st. Gregory
VII, who endured merciless OPP
poSition in his crusade against
1t Q1th century,. II is Simony
to demand or to offer money in
connection with absolution in
confession, to sell relics or TO
charge higher price for objects
because they have been blessed.
This sin takes its name from Si-
mon the magician, who offered
the apostles money to share in
their power. He said: "Give me
also this power, that on whom
soever | shall lay my hands, he
may receive the Holy Ghost" II
was never permitted by the
Church.
Q. Is II possible that st. Joseph
'odS a luido1Cer and had children
By his first 1Oife, and that these
are the brethren of the Lord
mentioned IN the Ne4C Testa.
ment?
A. 1t is unhappily true that
some in the early Church accept
ed this story, including Hilary of
Poitiers, Gregory and Myssa and
Epiphanius. For the most part,
however the supposition that JOS
eph was the father of children
by previous marriage was
adopted to disprove the heretics'
insinuations that the brethren of
Jesus were children of Mary
Even some Catholic writer's of
early times did not realize that
the word, brethren. in Hebrew
and Greek had z wider meaning
than in English. The invention
of previous marriage for ST.
Joseph was crude attempt to
solve the problem. They hoped to
safeguard the tradition of Our
Lady's perpetual Virginity by
ascribing these children to st.
Joseph by a former mar
riage. In such a case they would
be his legal brothers. Origen and
st. Jerome demolished this the
ory. ST Jerome said: :" we
understand as brethren of the
Lord not the sons of JOS
eph but the cousins of the Saw
ior, children of Mary-the Lords
maternal aunt-who is said to be
the mother of James the Less
and Joseph and Jude, who as
we read, were called brethren
of the Lord in another passage
OF the G0Spel'
Q. Are Catholics required bq
the Church to hare as many chill
dren as possible regardless OF
financial or physical problems?
A. No. The Church recognizes
that by the natural law man is
forbidden to prevent the natural
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-04-17
Whose Vacation?

brings with great shift in the educational process
of the child Temporarily halted for time is the
formal training in the various branches of the aca
demc calendar School is out and the teachers
breathe weearned sigh OF relief for a Job well
done Needless to say the sigh finds thousand
young echoes
Now all this is we'll and good but If carried 10
an extreme dangerous. The need for direction and
correction the necessity Of supervising spiritual and
bodily growth from which there is no vacationl
goes steadily onward.
II is time now, for those tthe parents) who Will
replace for the coming vacation the teachers of the
past year, TO plan their schedule A very special
phase in the parental duty is coming up.
Summertime is not time of general vacation
and Of letting down for all concerned II is time of
renewed and increased responsibility for those 10
whom the total education of the child has been
intrusted by Almighty God
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-04-17

Spain conceded with the "un-
official" presence of Marshal I'll
TO in Great Britain.
The press of the United States
has heralded Tito's visit with the
customary trumpeting, and all
indications point to a number of
important and probably far
reaching agreements between
the Yugoslav regime and the
British government. 1t is not
without Importance that Tito has
pronounced himself as highly
favorable to future visit to the
United States. ! have no doubt
at all that, before too long, we
shall have the privilege of receiv-
ing one, of the most hardened
and vicious of Communist dicta-
tors with all honors in Washing
ton.
Fundamental Point OF Departure
While in Asia, the Spanish
foreign minister laid special en-
phasis on the community of
ideals and faith that link Spain
and the Philippines. While IN
Manila. his constant emphasis
was on the Christian character
of that Republic and the I'M
doubted anti-Marxist position of
its present government as well
as the sentiment of its people.
In Taipeh, where Ministe Martin
Artaio spent few days. one OF
his acts was to place floral Of
fering at the monument TO the
Chinese who died in the struggle
against communism. In Pakistan,
the conversations we're along the
line of the common spiritual war
against Marxism. This conformed
TO the basic idea that dominated
his visit last year to the Moslem
world.
While the Spanish minister
was underscoring the idea of the
common belief in God as the
fundamental point of departure
of the resistance to communism,
the British government was
stressing exactly the opposite
thing Tito was received by Her
Majesty and entertained and
honored by the highest suthori-
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did not add is that, even more
dlsturbingly, men and Comen of
prominence IN the American ed.
ucationdl, scientific and profes-
slonat UorldS hare been no less
Jealous IN the same field. Out
standing members of its own
staff have been among the most
active in Stains peace" fronts
in this country But this lead
ing newspaper, which does much
TO form American opinion, has
never held up these people in
the United States TO condemna-
ton. Quite to the contrary, it has
always gone to their defense.
Freedom From Fear
The battle against atheistic
Communism. as Pope Plus XI so
we'll reminded us, is in its most
profound sense a spiritual COM
bat. The restoration of Christian
principles and influences. IN eu-
cry Avenue of life is required for
the health of the West and the
Dorld. If this seems a stupen-
dous task, we can gain some
courage from the pages of his
tory, under the Providence of
God. In ITS, when waves of sec
ularism seemed about to engulf
all Europe, Pope Plus vi issued
an Encyclical in which appears
this exhortation to Catholics at
that critical hour: Fear not the
power or the prestige of the en-
emy.'
That freedom from fear is re-
CURED of us again today, de-
manding courage more than
any of us possesses. For that
courage and the enlightenment
which must go with it, ace need
the did of the Holy Ghost. That
is the beginning and the end of
the battle against atheistic Com
munism-giving to our acts in
the community purpose and
strength.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-04-17
WASHINCTON LETTER
To Eye Communism. In Colleges

WASHINGTON-The Capital
is going TO be watching this sum-
mer to see what American col
leges do about communists in
their midst.
The question of Reds and Red
sympathizers on college facul-
ties has been very much TO the
fore here in recent weeks. II
seems safe to say that the ques-
tlon has never been so widely
discussed as now. certainly not
from so many different quarters.
II has occupied the attention of
Congressional investigating com
mittee, legislators have spoken
out on ii as individuals, highly
placed persons have aired their
views. and even some educators
have had their say.
But it remained for the recent
convention of the Association of
American Universities to bring
much of the attention TO focus on
one spot. The association said by
resolution that communists, by
the nature of their beliefs, are
disqualified for university po-
sitions. The association added,
however. that the disciplining
and firing of such faculty mem
bers is a responsibility of the
university and not of the polit-
ical authority.
And so, people arc watching
politicians, public officials and
private citizens-to see what
American colleges and universi-
ties are going to do. II is not
thought that action will he
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consequences of the marriage
act. The Church teaches that the
primary end of the marriage re-
lationship is the procreation and
rearing of children. In condemn
ing immoral and unnatural
means (by the use of any device
in the marriage act, or the use of
any preparation before or after,
or withdrswaD the Church does
not eliminate true control, but
preserves it. In circumstances of
q truly serious economic or phys
Ical crisis self-control (periodic
or total abstinence) is permitted
TO Catholics as a temporary So
luton. Il Corinthians 7:1-7 In
the Encyclical on Christian Mar
riage Pope Plus XI discusses this
question and states: Nor are
those considered as acting
against nature who in the mar
ried state use their right in the
proper manner although on ac-
count of natural reason either of
time or of certain defects, new
life cannot be brought forth"
Q. Why are so felv diocesan or
secular priests declared saints?
A. Generally speaking the dec
laratlon of saints by the Church
follows widespread devotion by
the faithful. Quite often this de-
votion rises from the extraordin-
ary activities as well as virtues
of the person. Diocesan priests,
even sanity ones, are not often
active or known widely outside
their own diocese. Many saints
who were diocesan priests are
known as founders of religious
communities or as bishops, and
there are many among the mar
tyrs. In the list of martyrs of the
sixteenth century in England
who were declared blessed by
Pope Plus XI in 1929 there were
sixty-Six diocesan priests tout of
total of 1867. In Gods Provid-
ence saints arise from every vo-
cation and type of person to our
Inspiration; the ones declared
saints by the Church are the ones
the Church judges most apt to
help us.
Q. What is serUile aUork and
tohen IS it dIlotCed on Sunday?
A. Servile work is that which
is principally of the body, man.
ual physical labor. Farming, me-
chanical, industrial oil business
activities are included while
reading, writing, studying, plsy-
ing music. games, etc, are not.
It is allowed on Sunday when
the honor of God, our own need,
or that of our neighbor requires
it. Household duties. care of the
sick, work required for the COM
mon good leg. utilities, trans
portation, policing, etc. are per-
missible.
Send questions to Rev. Ed
ward F. Healy Inquiry Corner,
The Catholic Times, Box 636,
Columbus (16l. Ohio.
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innocent dupes?
The FBI director feels that
while we must jealousy protect
our academic freedom. there is
no room in America for COM
munists or communist-sympath-
izers." He has also said that ''if,
as some claim, he joined the com
munist movement without recog-
nizing its true detectives he once
might have been excused on
the ground that he was not a
knave but merely fool. Yet
his lack of discernment is poor
recommendation for the post Of
instructor to others. "
Just as the action of the col
lege association has been most
significant, so has the comment
Of college professors themselves
been most interesting. One of
these, refugee from Russia. has
risen in his place to charge that
not once in the last 10 years has
there issued from American uni
Versities a word of encourage
ment for those who are fighting
for academic freedom in the So
Wet Union. On the contrary. he
asserted, many American schol-
ars have written books that glor-
flied the Red regime that throt-
tied academic freedom.
How will American colleges at
tack the problem they have ar
rogated TO themselves? II seems
unlikely that the question,
brought now to the highest point
of discussion it has known, will
he allowed to be forgotten.
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taken in what remains of the
current school year. But it is ex-
pected that something will be
done this summer. before a new
school year gets under way.
There are two points of specu-
lstion involved: /. What will the
colleges do TO implement the
stand their association has tax
en-? 2. If the colleges do nothing
themselves, will others return to
the problem with renewed vigor
in the fall?
Some public figures have ex-
pressed a view that a commun-
ist might continue on a college
faculty. so long as he didn't at
tempt to impart his Red views.
This is not the view, however
of J Edgar Hoover. director OF
the FBI He has warned that
'the communist threat TO our
educational structure is not vet
recognized fully in some quar-
terS?"
1T behooves every thinking
American. Mr.. Hoover told
House subcommittee in testi-
mony Just made public. ito re-
examine critically the essential
facts in the matter. When he
does so he will find the com
munist ill-equipped on every
score for z place in the teaching
field"
Another phase of the question
is: Should action be taken against
communist sympathizers, as we'll
as communists? And, NAV not
some have been more or less
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ties in the land. His presence
was construed as a vital link in
the struggle against commun-
ism.
Appalling Thought
Nothing is more eloquent of
the distorted and confusing trend
of the times than these two dip
lomatic visits. The Spanish min
lister has undertaken to seek
counsel with those who share the
common spiritual heritage of
our woodland this is true of
Moslems as well as of Christians.
The British government which
was so largely responsible for
the fact that Tito is in power at
all, after the shameful betrayal
of Mihailovitch during the war.
has displayed one of the most
painful examples of confused
thinking and worse acting.
The appalling thing is that in
all probability our own govern
ment has gone along in entire
agreement with what has been
done at London. And one can
not help but wonder if during
these days when Tito was playing
vedette in England, any press
ure at all was put on him to
abandon the practices of persecu-
tion in which he could give les
sons to some of the satellite die
tators.
The Eternal Puzzle
No single event has demon
strated more eloquently how
straight has been Spain's line of
conduct and policy down through
these years. She is the only west
ern power to have adhered with
out swerving to an anti-commun-
ist line. On no occasion since the
end of the civil war has Spain
taken one step that can be in
terpreted as toleration of the
communist evil Nothing in her
international policy has smacked
one single time of compromise
or of appeasement.
The eternal puzzle to many of
us is this: Tito's record is un-
compromisingly bad. He is anti
Stalinist today because Stain
cast him off. There is not one
single thing in his career to i'm
dicste anything but the bitterest
hatred and antagonism to the
West and everything it stands
for. Nevertheless. British and
American circles have found no
real difficulty in taking Tito to
their bosoms and welcoming him
into the family circle with the
highest testimony of esteem and
Difference. The 20 years of unde-
waiting devotion to the cause of
anti-communism has not won for
Spain even a grudging recogni-
tion.
The mystery remains as one
of the really unsolved puzzles
of the twentieth eentury.
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and the in
creasingly i'm
portant role
I h a I S p al n
seems to have
staked out for
herself in the
Arab countries
and in Asia.
One could scar
cely fail to note
that this offic-
ial visit of one
of the leading
statesmen of
contempora + y
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issue of [ h c
Coninform or
gan and in ev-
cry official re-
port within the
Soviet conquer.
ed countr i c 5,
these express.
ions of aduia
ii n reached
n e W heights.
Their purpose,
&c h ed b v
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-04-17
LOUIS r. BUDENZ
Battle For Men, Souls

During the course of 1852 a
rising hymn of praise to Stain
was heard from the leaders of the
Red satellite regimes. In every
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-04-17
RICHARD PATTEE
Contrasting Visits

Last week | described briefly
the significance of the recently
completed visit of Spain's for
eign minister to the Far East
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