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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28
RICHARD P4TTEE
Problems in Finland

between the Finnish and the
Swedish speaking. The language
problem is very real one. Most
of the priests are Hollanders. IL
has been necessary for them to
avoid the easy tendency of learn
ing Swedish as the chief Ian
guage; because once Swedish
has been learned, it is extreme
ly difficult, if not impossible, TO
overcome the psychological bar
rier and learn Finnish also.
Nothing would be more disas-
trous than to associate the
Church here with the Swedish.
speaking segment of the popula-
ton.
Finland has about 10 per cent
Swedish speaking, concentrated
in HelSinki and the south coast.
over the years Finnish has made
increasing progress, to the ex-
tent that everything indicates
that Swedish will ultimately dis.
appear. There is keen rivalry
and considerable ill feeling be.
tween the two groups. Identifi-
cation of Catholicism with one
would make it almost impossible
to do anything with the other.
At the same time, the Finnish
language is one of the most
frightfully complex and difficult
to conceive. have spent the
past week with many of the
Dutch priests working here and
with the Sisters, both American
and Dutch. They are all of one
mind in considering the Ian
guage as the major barrier, max
ing Finland as difficult a coun-
try in which TO work effectively
as Japan or China.
Catholic intellectual Center
The clergy number only IA.
Each new recruit must enter i'm.
mediately on his work without
the necessary time for a more
lelsurely acquisition of the lam
guage. This is true of the Sisters
also. In both parishes and
schools this is major handicap.
One of the most extraordinary
experiments here has been the
bringing in of three French
Dominicans to set up what IL
called the Studium Catholicum.
The purpose of this move is 10
reach the academic and univer-
sity circles.
AS | have mentioned before,
the Scandinavian is highly lii
crate. His standards are ex-
tremely rigorous in the way of
intellectual matter. The Vicar
Apostolic of Finland, Mons. Gull
laume Cobben, through the
Studium Catholicum is undertak-
ing TO provide Catholic center
capable of making some impress
sion on the university and gen.
eral intellectual life of the coun.
try.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28

countries TO the very front door
of the United States. This could
never have been contemplated
seriously without the great aid
received from n-Communist
organizations into which they
have penetrated in this country
and from the many persons of
prominence who have joined
their fronts.
Silence Those Guns
Recently and in a belligerent
mood, the Rev. Jack r. Nc
Michael appeared before the
House Committee on Un-Amer-
lean Activities to deny the charg-
es of at least two ex-Commun-
lists that he was a member of
the Red conspiracy Regardless
of that issue, this gentleman is
known 10 be q member or spon-
sor OF fully 30 Communist fronts,
including the notorious Waldorf
Storla peace conference.
These 30 fronts were of the most
varied character but always in
tune with the Communist line,
including the American Peace
Mobilization which picketed the
White House on behalf of Hitler.
A man like this does not coa-
tftie himself 10 lending his
name 10 letterhedd or piece
Of pro-Comm0nlSt literature. he
lectures, turites and, IN the case
of Mr.. McMichdel. ioas an Off
Ger of The Methodist Social
Service Federation. While this
organization recently was dis:
ayowed by the Methodists be
cause of its pro-Communist
tinee, it has necessarily enjoyed
a wide influence.
The Communist fronts, there
fore, continue to be the enc
my's big guns within the United
States. They can be silenced, but
only by well-informed and per
sistent opposition. Studies in the
techniques of Communism-such
as are carried on al Fordham.
Seton Hall, and in community
leader classes provide the
means to attain this end.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28

II was the biggest sendoff ever given book
Across the nation newspapers splashed summaries
OF sex study by an Indiana University professor
In couple Of days few Americans hadn't heard
of Sexual Behavior In The Human Female" by Dr
Alfred c. kinsey
The reaction was quick and loud. Lots OF people
had lots Of questions they wanted answered An
NCNC. News Service survey showed these were
the top three
]. Sensahonalsm-w caused IL? When faml-
ly newspapers devoted whole pages to scientific
work month before its publication and head.
lined the stories Early Sex Experience Helpful"
or More Women Are Quitting Sexual Code" who
was TO blame
Morality-Mas Dr. kcnsey stepping out OF
his role objective scientist" TO lab al il with
references to our unrealistic moral codes" and
why did newspapers feature sdelinc commentary
such thrice married novelist lka thaseS state
ment that men and women make better husbands
and wives If they have had some (preyous SEX
experience?
8 Facts-Should survey OF less than 100
OF one per cent of American women lead to sue
gestons that Americans change then moral codes.
Cause of the sensatlonism was pinned down
quickly After press reports that Dr.. kinsey had
personally boSsed the public relations Job for his
Forthcoming book because "he wanted publicity
for his work, Archbishop Paul G. Schultz of In.
dianapolis spoke up
Or. kinseys pdblicy performance had ade
graded science" he said kkening his action to that
of "a cheap charlatan."
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man under the Bridges Hall
leadership, they leill SerUe the
purposes OF MoScol0 lohether
they are Communists OF not.
The committee which recon-
mended the expulsion of the
lLWU from the CI0 in 1850
tells the whole story. After com
pairing the unions stand with
the Communist line. the commit.
tee stated: From this examina-
tion The committee finds that
policies and activities of the
lLWU have followed and have
continued to follow exactly,
without deviation. the policies
of The Communist party. AT no
time during the twelve year peri
cd (l938-l95W has there been
one single instance OF ILWU'S
deviating in any appreciable de
gree from the line of the Com
munist Party
We here have another demon
stratlon of the Red tactic laid
down by Stalin-to get control
OF organised groups aud bring
pressure ilt their name on The
government aud on public opin-
ion. The resolutions adopted bv
the ILWU-all of them pro-Com-
munist-did not reflect the 0pin-
ions of individual members but
they were used 10 intimidate
political figures and to represent
the voice of thousands of
workers.
Latin American Beschheads
BY this process, which is con
tinuing at high speed in all
fields of American activity, the
Reds have. registered their re-
cent gains in the United States.
Encouraged by the terms of the
Korean truce" Political Affairs
for August now prepares the
StalinistS of the Western Hem
isphere for large.scdlc opera
tons IN Latin America.
From political beachheads
established in Guatemala, BoliV-
ia and some other countries,
they now intend To spread nut
and bring Soviet-controlled
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28

ternational Longshoremen's and
WarehouSemens Union, as
leading participant in the Com
muniSt conspiracy. And he goes
on to say: Most average people
will tend TO believe that all the
MWu members are Commun-
lists since their leader is one.
But we know that is not so, or
is it,"
The answer is: "Emphatically
no.
The rank and file of the H.WU
IN Honolulu and vicinity as with
their fellow members in Cali
fornia, are overwhelmingly non
Communist. They have fallen,
however. under the leadership OF
those who serve the kremlin
and this presents serious
challenge both TO organized la
Dor and to the United States.
With the Soviet fifth column
preparing new difficulties Tor
American security in the Paeif
ic out of the Korean truce"
tins state of affairs becomes
even more ominous.
Without Deviation
II is unfortunate that these
workers in Hawaii. who need or
ganization sorely, have not
found a way TO break with the
ILWU and enter an affiliate Of
the Cl0 or American Federation
of Labor. As long as they re
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28

q. May ti0o Catholic married
people agree TO separate when
they find they cannot get along
together? What If one person
IS unbedrable-may the other
person Leave?
A. st. Paul states Christian
teaching when he notes: But
TO those who are married, not |.
but the Lord commands that n
wife is not TO depart from her
husband, and if she departs. that
she is to remain unmarried or
be reconciled to her husband,
And let not husband put away
his wife" Corinthians 7:1O-1D
1t is possible TO obtain pern1is-
sion from the bishop for a sep.
aration when there are serious
reasons indicating that the sit
uation is intolerable. The couple
themselves are not permitted to
decide for themselves because
the Sacrament of Matrimony liz
sacred and may not be set aside,
even temporarily, except for
grave reasons. In no case. how.
ever, is second marriage per-
mitted.
q. What is actual grace?
A. Sanctifying grace or habit
ual grace is that supernatural
life which comes to us by Bap.
tism, Actual grace is a super.
natural help of God which en-
lightens our minds and strength
ems our wills to do good and avoid
evil" Baltimore Catechism) II
is a special divine impulse di-
rected to special act or crisis in
a persons life. 1t is the grace
which works when a person is in
the state of mortal sin, moving
him to repentance.
@ Are the SeUen Sacrnments
mentioned IN the Bible? Was
not the number Seven fired at
late date in the twelfth
century?
A. The New Testament men
toned all the Sacraments more
or less explicitly, although it
does not give list of them.
Christ gave to His Apostles and
the Church the custody of all
that He taught and the means of
grace, the Sacraments in par
ticular. The Fathers of the
Church write about all of them,
and St. Augustine fifth century,
discusses six of them in his writ.
ings and Pope Innocent ! (401-
AID describes the seventh, Ex-
treme Unction. Even the sects
leg. HISTORIANS, Monophysites)
of the time accepted all of them.
The New Testament was not
written as a catechism with neat
lists of everything. 1t was the
work of the Church to explain,
clarity and organize the body of
Christian truth as we see. in the
New Testament itself Matthew
23:20))
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey, The Inquiry Cor
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus 16) Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28
Religion tn The Schools

No real effort has ever been made in our country
TO face up and TO try TO solve the problem of teaching
moral and spiritual values in schools conducted for
pupils of dozens Of different religious and phiosoph
ical views Other countries have tried and found
reasonable solutions in public confessional schools.
Here our educators have just claimed there wasn't
any easy solution and in effect barred all religious
teaching. That to do so they raised their own phil
osopbiea views to the position of the official
lgion OF the schools never seemed TO bother them.
BISHOP THOMAS X. GoRMAN of Dallas,
Commencement Address. May ~
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28
WASHiNCTON LETTER
Is Censorship Going to Go?

Ter a court of law has judged a
volume To be obscene.
Eric Johnston, president, re-
Gently reported to the Motion
Picture Association of America,
Inc, that we hope, through our
own energies and the force Of
legal judgments, TO pry the door
of censorship all the way open
and off its hinges"
The MIA A. was also told:
The Associations present ef-
forts, Mr.. Johnston has announc-
ed, viii be directed toward en-
couraging the introduction of
bills 10 repeal state and munici-
pal statutes wherever they ex-
iSt. AT the legislatures conven-
ed in the early months of 1853.
the industry was watching the
progress of such bills already in
troduced in Ohio and Kansas.
'Mr. Johnston has made it evi-
dent that the Association will
continue to press the fight un-
Ill the last vestiges of censor
ship are removed from the
land"
This is from the 1852 annual
report of the M.P.A.A., under
the heading The Fight Against
Censorship"
The pattern that is presently
evolving in this whole question
is this:
II is being established as the
legal norm that there can be no
censorship of a hook, a maya.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28
WASHiNCTON LETTER

WASHINGTON -- There Is
drive on in this country 10 nulli-
fy and discard all censorship Of
motion pictures and books.
There has always been a GER
tain amount OF opposition TO any
form OF censorship. But this is
a new. coordinated and, so far,
a more successful effort on the
part of very influential people.
II could be one OF the most
serious developments of our
times.
While people across the coun-
try, and especially parents, are
seeking ways of reducing the
smut and SuggeStiveneSs already
present on the newsstands and
motion picture screens, publish
ers and distributors OF books and
the producers and distributors
of motion pictures are putting
forth perhaps their mightiest eff.
forts yet to break away from
even the frail restraints in which
they find themselves.
There is before the Supreme
Court OF the United States case
in which film interests are ask
ing that the motion picture cen
sorship law OF Ohio be scrapped.
Ohio is pioneer State in the
censoring of films
Also in Ohio, a Cleveland
Judge has ruled that a police
chief does not have the power to
act as a censor of obscene books,
but can suppress them only af-
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zine, a motion picture or the
like in advance OF publication.
Then, if it is thought to be OBJ
lectionable, the matter must be
taken into court and the often
sive item adjudged obscene. On
ly then, would it be legal TO take
action against the piece of OBJ
seenity.
Even without censorship en-
tirely done away with this pro-
cedure would have virtually the
same effect. Does anyone imag-
inc that the purveyors of por-
biography will not flood the mar
ket with their wares under these
conditions? What is to stop
them? And by the time the
courts act to condemn their de-
basing offerings, they will have
wrung all the profits from their
nefarlous deals. And if the
courts condemn their wares,
what is TO prevent them from
simply changing the name OF
that which they offer, and start
ing the whole process all over
again?
That is one of the SERIOUS OBJ
stacles in the way of the Post
Office Department in its efforts
to keep salacious material out
of the mails. BY the time they
catch up with the filth, it has
done Its harm. BY the time they
catch up with the purveyor, he
changes the title on his materi-
al and starts it on another vile
career.
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Orthodox. | do not know of any
similar case in which two re-
ligious groups are both consid-
cred official and receive state
aid. The spirit of the country
is totally Lutheran. although the
actual practice OF the predomi-
nant faith does not seem TO be
very active. | have heard here
in HeiSinki that only about 3 per
cent of the Lutherans make any
pretense of fulfilling their re-
ligious obligations in a serious
way. But LutheraRiSm is com
pletely associated with the ma
ton and. what is more serious,
with the nationality. The Finn
frequently speaks of his condi-
tion as a Lutheran as synony-
nous with his Finnish national
ity.
To be an Orthodox presuppos-
es a certain attachment to Rus
sla; TO be a Catholic, a whole
process OF Decentralization. Up
to 20 or more years ago the
Catholic Church in Finland was
invariably spoken of as 1.-The
Polish church" because the res
toration of Catholicism here was
the result of the presence of
Polish garrisons during the days
of Russian rule: therefore, IN
the popular mind, to be Cath
Ollie was 10 be a Pole. Only very
recently this notion disappear
ed, and il is still true that very
few pure blood Firms are Catho-
lie.
Foreign Aspect
Most of those who profess our
Faith in Finland are Identified
in some manner with abroad
Firms married TO Germans. Ital-
ians or other nationalities have
come into the Church. Almost
without exception, there is
foreign contact of some kind TO
explainthe conversion.
The local parish in Helsinki
the Church of ST. Henry, pa
tron of Finland has some l.600
members, about equally divided
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28
INQUIRY CORNER
Doctrine of Guardian
Angel Based on Gospel

Q. On lohdt does the Catholic
Church base the belief IN guard
ian angels?
A. For Catholics the rule of
faith is the teaching of the
Catholic Church, which speaks
infallibly for Christ. The Church
bases its teachings on the di-
vinely inspired Sacred Scriptures
and Tradition We know that the
angels are interested in us and
pray for us (Zacharias 1:12-13:
Tobias 1912; Luke 1910 and
we base the doctrine of guardian
angels on st. Matthew'S Gospel
(18:l0D and on Tradition.
@. We haze a Garden Club
IN 1Ohich about half the mem
berS are Catholic. After Seuen
peaceful gears iue are resigned
to quitting because the nelq
president insists on introducing
the Protestant form of the Our
Father and q Protestant hymn
INTO the meeting. Should Ue
WfthdrGw?
A. If there is no way you can
stop the intrusion of Protestant
devotions into the meetings you
should resign. Perhaps an elo-
quent speech about separation
OF church and state" and a call
for vote of the members will
override the president. Fair
minded Protestants should see
that their prayers should not be
forced on Catholics in a club
which is so clearly social af-
fair. If such an appeal fails
there is nothing to do but with
draw and form a club of your
own.
Q. When churches disagree
on Interpretation of the Bible
oho can tell 1ohat Gods Word
teaches? Is any certainty pos
StbIe?
A. The Catholic Church has
taught a consistent and definite
pattern of interpretations for
two thousand years. In the Cate
chism we find the same teach
ing as we find in the teaching
of the early Church (aS Cardinal
Newman discovered before he
became Catholic). Catholics
know that God speaks through
the Church which He founded
(John 1887; Matthew 10:40:
Luke 1916; Matthew 28:20)
and that the Catholic Church is
that Church. The sects which
have broken away from the
Catholic Church Greek Ortho-
dox in the tenth century, Prot
eStant in the sixteenth cannot
claim infallibility. They do dis
agree with the Catholic Church
and with each other in interpre-
tations OF the Bible. God cannot
teach contradictions. Only in
the Catholic Church do we have
the certainty which Christ prom
ised. He established living
teacher to interpret His Word
to avoid the uncertainties of hui
man guidance (Acts $50; John
20:20; 2 ThesSalonians 2:14).
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Americans began objecting to the "small print
aspects of the Kinsey report campagn--short warn
ngs about kinsey accuracy were buried in columns
of sensational sex facts.
On the question of morals. the decision was al
most unanimous. The treatment that DR.. Kinseys
work had received could only be harmful to youth.
Or. Kinsey stuck 10 the position that as scientist
he leaves moral problems up to churchmen. f.
Most publications disagreed with him.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28

" AAii Ah& hNA
ruled unions.
W hic h still
flourish in the
United States.
y o ung Mr..
o 4 i h ara is
c o n c c / ned
about the re
cent conviction
OF Jack Hall.
Harry Bridges
lieutenant and
head OF the In.
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| o | a | popula-
ton of over 4
millions, only
1000 may be
c S sified as
Catholics a
very tiny mi
nority, 60 m
pleteiy lost in
the sea of Lu-
tifei dnfSifi.
In Finland,
[ W o religions
are state SUD-
ported, LuthH'-
aniSm and the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28
LOUIS r. BuDEM
The Fronts: Enemy Big Guns
LOUIS +. RL'DElNZ

From a young man in Ha-
wail, Richard Okihara, has come
a letter akin to several others
recently received. II has TO do
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-08-28
Tragic Failure OF
Modern Times

The tragic failure of my generation is that it
sought social Justice in Communist or quasi-C Com
munist systems instead of in the Bible.
ALAN M sTROOCK
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RICHARD P4TTEE

HELSINKI = The situation of
the Church in Finland is per-
haps as acute as that in any of
the Scandinavian lands. Of the
Evening star., 1953-06-16
RosewoN, Connolly
Are Seeded First in
Wimbledon Tourney
Rv the Assoeioted Press

LONDON. June 1.-two 49,
year-olds, Ken Roswall of Au-
stra1ia and Maureen Connolly of
San Diego, Calf. were seeded
first today for the mems and
women's singles divisions of the
Wimbledon Tennis Champion
ships.
The tournament will be held
June 22-July 4.
Rosewall succeeds Frank Sedg-
man of Australia, as favorite for
the Wimbledon crown. Sedgman
won it last year and turned pro-
fessional after the Davis Cup
matches last winter. Miss Con-
molly has won the women's crown
the past two years.
Doris Hart of Coral Gables,
Fla, and Shirley Fry, Akron,
Ohio, were seeded No. l in
women's doubles, while Rosewall
and Lewis Hoad of Australia
were ranked No. l in mems
doubles.
Other mems singles seedlings
were Vic Seixas, Philadelphia,
No. 2: Mervyn Rose, Australia,
No. 3; Jaroslav Drobny, Egypt,
No. 4: Gardnar Mulloy. Coral
Gables, Fla, No. S: Hoad, No. g.;
Hart Larsen, San Leandro, Calf :,
No. Z: and Enrique Morea,
Argentine, No. 8. =.
Behind Miss Connolly in order
were Miss Hart. Miss Fry, Mrs.
Dorothy Head Knode. Alameda,
Calf; Angela Mortimer. Eng
land: Helen Fletcher. England; !;
Mrs. Susan Partridge Chatrier,
France: and Mrs. Nelly Adamson,
England.
Evening star., 1953-06-16
WI Nine Plays Tonight
In Virginia Tourney

Washington Lee. defending
champion. will play Hermitage
of Richmond at $3.50 o'clock to-
night at Mount Vernon High
School Field in the second game
of double-header for the Vir-
ginia State scholastic baseball
championship. In the first
game. starting at $50, Newport
News meets George Washington
of Danville.
Pete Rockwell, wills coach, is
expected to start Right-hander
Bill Daley, who had a 6-1 record
this season, but will have Lefty
Don Kildoo (6-3l in readiness
should he need him.
Newport News probably will
start Right-hander Bob Conley,
a 6-foot-1, 190-pounder, who has
a TO record. He has allowed only
one earned: run in SO innings.
has struck out 121, walked Is
and allowed 18 hits. When not
pitching. Conley Is used in the
outf1eld. He has batting aver
age of 400.
This is the first State scholas-
tice baseball championship in
five years. WI was the cham
pion in 1949, the last year it
was held.
Evening star., 1953-06-16
Prep School Sail Races
Under Way al Annapolis
BY the As.oeiosed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June TO-
Teen-age sailormen from 13 East
Coast preparatory schools begin
three-day series today for the
Mallory Trophy, big prize of the
Interscholastic Yacht Racing AS
Sociation.
Shippers and crews will man
the Naval Academy's 26-foot
knockabouts for the races on
Chesapeake Bay.
Noble and Greenough School
is defending champion in the
18th annual regatta, an Annapo-
lis fixture. The Dedham (Mass.) }
school also won the trophy in
1851.
Division of seven and six en-
tries will sail three races each
to qualify six for a final series of
three contests.
Other schools participating are
Andover, Belmont Hill. Cheshire
A c a d e my, Hotchkiss, Milton
Academy, st. Andrews, St.
Georges. st. Marks, st. Paul's,
Tabor, Westminster and Willis
ton Academy.