The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-27

of Columbus for their good work"
in the past year, and encouraged
them ito take up new tasks with
unflagging zeal and determina-
ton" He declared:
"There is much more to your
common association than the help
full and pleasant hours of recrea-
tion in your own club rooms. There
are vitality important religious and
social problems which need your
consideration and attention. The
faithful member hears these prob
lens defined and their solution
suggested at the regular meetings
of his Council. He feels the import
ance of membership in a great as
soeiation of men who take on the
character of noble knights to pro-
tect and to defend and to promote
the rights of God and His Church
for the peace, happiness and vel
fare of his home and country.
Membership has its high privi-
ieges but it carries too the burden
of duty. You join hands with your
brothers in a common worship of
God and in a united purpose to rec
ognize Gods laws in human soci-
ETY.. 1t would be a derogation of
your true knighthood if you sat
idly by while goodness and decency
and honesty and nobility were cum
ningly or brutally attacked and
needed defense"
Earlier, Msgr. Roland T. Winel,
chancellor of the diocese, declared
that "the basic notion of the Cath
olic Church's religious authority
over men is right now in many
areas of modern society being
smothered by an unprecedented de-
fiance of God or it is being confus-
ed by misunderstanding which
could very well be clarified"
AS an example of this defiance,
Msgr Winel cited the complete dis
regard of the meaning of the
Church of Christ by Peron in Ar
gentina, by Tito in Yugoslavia. by
the Guatemalan government and
by the Communists in Vietnam.
Then. TOO, Mssr. Winel con.
tinued, there are misunder.
standings which exist among our
own body of citizens. For the
most part, they are not delib.
crate. But they are there. The
prevalent attitude on the So
called but certainly errcneovslY
designated sepsraSion-of-Church.
snd-Stste relationships is one
example. And there are legisIs-
five programs arising out of
these MISUNDERSTANDING which
are not designed to fulfill the
common good Of all groups with
in the nation"
A plea for state censorship OF
movies came from Henry j. Kon-
drat of Cleveland upon his elee-
tion as state deputy of the Ohio
Knights of Columbus.
In a statement after his cleo
tion to head the $4,000 member or
ganization, Kondrat declared:
"The general tone of motion pic
lures is on a rapid decline. They
have been getting more smutty
more obscene and more objection
able in the months since Ohios
censorship laws were knocked out
"Only through laws providing for
examination and licensing can the
public have any assurance that the
youth of this state will receive a
measure Of protection from moral
pollution"
The delegates also elected four
other state officers and adopted
resolutions calling for an appoint
ed state board of education, strict
observance of Sunday by outlawing
unnecessary business activities and
establishment of Good Friday as a
legal holiday.
The officers are Anthony A.
Bosch of Toledo, state secretary,
Anthony j. Brueneman ir. of Gin
cinnati, treasurer; Leo Stark of
ChilIicothe, advocate; and Thomas
NJ DotuI of Kapfar tp.rdap