The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1958-05-03
Reverend FaIque-

t0v week a. This same time we will broadcast an
bv an equally distinguished and learned pastor Of
'O,s,bytsrisn church in Southern Indiana.
Nv aues tonight began his clerical career college
Instructor After that he was tor nine years the editor Of
ai,i,I diocesan paper. He left his editorial duties TO
w Navy Chaplain in World War II. For the past
w., wears he has been the pastor Of the Sacred Heart
rhu,eh in Staples Minnesota.
MS great pleasure to present this dedicated pastor,
:, and ,heoIouian the Reverend Father Ferdinand c.
r.o,e. priest Of the Diocese Of ST. Cloud. Minnesota
FATHER FALoUE: Thank you, Dean Msnion. One Of
ov orest spiritual ancestors in Minnesota Archbishop John
,sIand Of ST. Paul, wearied OF champonng the
, Of plain people and eIoqvenfy preaching the spiritual
,sssoe Of American freedom In his view, the Founding
we're drawing from the very heart Of Catholic Chris
v when they declared that all have been endowed
Nv their Creator with certain naenabe rights" and when
hs promotion "o the general welfare" function
az sovereign government
To him as believe II should be to all Of U.s. the birth
this Nation the marvel Of the ages" For once. in
me turbulent tide Of political history Of good will
were collaborating with God in the generation Of nation
st some eighty five years later Abraham Lincoln could
describe as having been conceived in liberty"
The harmony Of freedom in the truly American sense
with the social concepts Of right order and law in the Chris
an tradition striking For than six centuries the
Catholic Church has made her those ideal concepts Of
authority government that brought into clear
formulation by ST. Thomas Aquinas the greatest Of her doc
tors the Angel of the Schools" he called in his
century.
ST. Thomas vindieated phosophieaIy the doctrine that
true authority is Of Cod He also classified society into
is proper natural distinctions being divine in origin
human sovereign dependent He called sovereign
eey perfect society because such society pursue
its ends without limitations Of another authority.
ST. Thomas called all forms of organization de-
pendent imperfect societies. because whether these be Of
divine human origin. they only pursue their OBJ
ives subordinate the authority Of sovereign per-
feet society.
The Church has made these definitions Of ST. Thomas
heonovebIy her Like him she recognizes only two
possible sovereign perfect societies. The Church. In the
spiritual order Is empowered by God to fulfill her divine
purposes, independent Of any other authority
The State is sovereign and supreme in the temporal
order because only the State has true authority from God
all members Of itself and all its social parts
Another principle Of St. Thomas and the Church is that
only sovereign perfect society determine and desg
nate the common good because only the perfect society we
call the Church. in the spiritual order and only the perfect
society call the Slate. in the temporal order have uni
Wss authority.
No dependent society can essate for all citizens end
rondvdva group within the Church State decide
any matter pertaining the good the general
welfare
was this latter principle Of the Christian tradition
thai our Founding Fathers in America declared that the
FooUon OF me general wefare IS true 'one''o" "
sovereign auhoriiy-sovereign government.
u was not until 1885, when the National Labor Relations
Aef The Wagner Act passed. that we find serious
deviation The Wagner Act envisoned and provided tor
number OF needed labor reforms but II also made II legal
'0r labor unions TO make closed shop agreements win
management
his means that when such agreements have been
made all workers concerned must belong 10 the union or
give up their Jobs Thus while stating in one section mar
the ACT or Law aims protect the workers right OF tree
a''oe'afion this law in succeeding clause nuifes tree
00m-nuIhes the workers right not to Join.
DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY TRUE PHILOSOPHER
IAN EVER AGREE TO THE TYPE OF END-JUsTlFYlNc-
,nsMsANs SOCIOLOGY THAT LOOKS UPON THE lND'-
sooAlS RIGHT TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY OF
.AsoR ORGANIZATIONS DlcTAToRlAL INTERFERE
smes AS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SACRIFICED FOX
me me IMMEDIATE GAIN OF INDUSTRIAL PEACE AND
'ooo ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RELATIONS.
we must II is true. be progressive in the sense that we
p' our laws and institutions of freedom to the need
u"an9rs times and changing circumstances BuI We
49, De CONSERVATIVE AND EVEN REAcTioNARY
noNNsI The Loss or A SINGLE PRINCIPLE OF FREE
o o." oN AGAINST THE viTlATioN OF ANY ELEMENT
y. moKAl PHILOSOPHY ON WHICH THE PRINCIPLES
rSesboM MUST REST