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nature and its basic claim and
become one of many Chris.
tan churches. Recognizing the
pluralistic nature of the com.
munity should mean accepting
the fact that we must be UNI
derstanding and tolerant Of
other churches. The Pope and
the Catholic Church can
stand On the record in that
regard, for the Catholic exclu-
siye claim has not meant
with a few scattered and an.
cient exceptions - intolerance
of other churches. A sincere.
and earnest Protestant would
deny the Catholic claim but
he should not act shocked and
surprised that the Catholics
claim what they have claimed
for two thousand years that
there is but one fold and one
shepherd and the Pope IL
Christ's vicar for that one
fold. +
H.
Send questions to Father
Edward r. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times.
Box 636, Columbus is, Ohio.
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ceptional people in their inten-
sity and devotion but if they
wish for mental and spiritual
health they must trust God
more and obey Him as He
speaks through the c%onfessor.
O.. Recently . church leader
In the United States criticized
our new pope as claiming ian
exclusive franchise" and
"elsim TO exclusive apostolic
succession from Peter" He
said that he depIored what he
called f'the failure Of The
Roman Catholic Church TO see
or admit the pluralisfie nature
Of the religious community"
A. This church leader seems
to be the one who fails to
recognize the pluralistic ma
ture of the religious commun-
ity. There are Roman Catho-
lies and there are Protest
ants. If the Pope admitted
that all churches are equal
and are equally in direct line
from st. Peter he would not
be Catholic. What our friend
wants is for the Catholic
Church to deny its essential
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-12

The November % issue
of THE COMMONWEAL
features q superalatively
good article on the eco
Monies of the housing in
dustry entitled "Badlands
of Free Enterprise"
The author, Dennis Clark,
Of PhiIsdslphis's Commission
On Human Relations, is .
young Catholic laymsn who
shows great promise in ths
field 81 urban planning and
redsveIopmsnt.
According to Mr.. Clark, the
primary problem in the hous-
ing industry is a lack of ade-
quate or organization. THE in
dustry," he says, has tradi-
fionally been decentralized,
disorganized and, not infre-
Quently, demoralized ut)
Is not ! rational construction
like the automotive industry
Or the railroads. It's growth
has been 4 story Of economic
miscellany and fitful adapta-
~.
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The proper organization OF
the housing industry, MIR.
Clark concludes, cannot be
effected by government offics
ials or by any other groups of
people outside the industry
itself. only the day by day
members of the housing in
dustry themselves he says,
''can clear the way for catch
ing up with the herculean task
of sheltering a hundred sew
enty-five million people"
This is indeed a compelling
challenge to labor and man
agement in what Mr.. Clark ac-
curately refers to as IAN ex-
tremely strategic segment of
the American economy"
n s interesting 10 note that
. similar challenge was r..
Gently presented TO both
Srovps by Under Secretary Of
Labor, James T. o'connelI, in
an address delivered sf the
7ofh Anniversary Dinner Of
thA kevxtone fPannsYIvaniel
Building censraesers Assoeis.
zion.
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Legion Oh Decency Pledge

the % have been partly Objectionable,
and no movie with a condemned"
rating has ever been nominated.
AS for business, during the past
year most films that were objection
able were box office failures. This
bears out the fact that good morals and
good business coincide.
The motion picture industry is to
be commended for its many accomp-
lishments. Last year only n movie in
seven received an Objectionable rating,
whereas it was one in three before.
Our approach to movies should be
more than a negative one, it should
be positive. We should not merely
avoid the offensive, but patronize the
good. Movies are a wonderful form of
entertainment. By being selective in
our attendance we will be doing the
industry as well as ourselves a favor,
and make movies better than ever
GAE
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Inquiry Corner
Temptations
Not Sins
by Fr. HeaIey

regard to the scruples them
selves, however, they are al
ways inclined to find sins
where there are temptations
and to discover mortal sins
where there are venial sins
or imperfections. In the above
case it would seem that a
scrupulous person should dis
regard such 4 thought. While
we know that in general =
dsiibsrsfs intention to COM
nit a serious sin constitutes
a serious sin itself the scrup-
ulous person is not = reliable
judge in his own case. Scrup-
ulous Catholics are often ex-
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q. am troubled with servp-
les and have . hard time
telling the difference between
sin and temptation s.s. the
thought occurs that you will
not attend Mass some Sunday.
and momenfsrily YOU really
mean IL.
A. There is only one safe
rule for a person with SER
ious scruples: obey the con-
.fessor. In some things scrupul-
Gus people can be careless and
lax; they are inclined to con-
slider themselves exceptional
and to find excuses for things
which are not excusable. In
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Sum and Substance:
Let's Be Cheerful About
Blood-Bath In China!
BY Fir. John b. Sheerin, esp.

Council was notoriovsly negli-
gent in not taking that side.
As a Christian body, IL had .
stern moral obligation TO pro-
test against this colossal sys-
tenn OF methodicsl murder. N
was silent under q duty TO
speak.
The National Council is
pledged to bear witness to
Christ in the world. 1t aims
to bring about Christian unity
and to make a Christian i'm.
pact on evil, especially the
social evil of our time. But
what did it do in this case2
1t shirked its duty by saying
not a word about this most
monstr0us of all social evils,
the terror that stalks the Peo-
pies Republic of China.
| have great respect for DR..
John c. Bennett of Union Theo-
logical Seminary who was
chairman of the Committee
that prepared the message.
The learned theologian must
have been stargazing. How in
the world could he, or any
Christian scholar, prepare a
long statement on Communist
China without once adverting
to the bloodshed and IRON
handed despotism of the re-
gime?
AS . matter Of fact, the
message gives the impression
that we are not TO criticize
any features Of the present
biood.bath in China. I'VE
should avoid the posture Of
general hostility to them and
cease the practice Of continual
moral lectures TO them by our
leaders.
Personally | would not be
averse to telling some of our
political leaders TO stop their
moral sermons on political, af-
fairs. But the message does
not put the quietus on political
leaders.
II gags all Of our leaders,
Which means that no religious
leader. Catholic, Protestant or
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Jew, is to say harsh words
about the brutality of the
Peiping regime. That of course
is arrant nonsense and would
mean an abdication by relig-
ious leaders of their elemen-
tary duty to come to grips
with evils.
The message goes on to
say: 1T is not to be expected
that they will formally re-
nounce what we consider to
be their errors. 1t is enough
for the kind of living together
described above if their en-
phasis and priorities change"
We are to change our atti-
tude but they are not expect
ed to renounce their errors!
The message wants us to shake
hands with the Red rulers
without expecting them to
wash the blood of their vic
Tins off their hands.
In other words, let the Red
secret police arrest innocent
peasants by the truckload, let
the interrogators brainwash
and torture them, let the offic-
ial butchers kill them or per-
haps merely send them to a
slave camp where the peas
ants will be reformed
through labor" But let no
gentle Christian say a rough
word about the system.
do hope that news Of this
message never gets through to
the suffering people in China.
For Christian America is their
last hope. They have heard
that Christianity places q high
value on human life and
teaches that no government
has a right TO treat men as
cannon fodder and slave labor.
They don't expect Christians
10 be apathetic TO their plight.
They would regard this Ma
tionaI Council message as a
frightening and disheartenins
document.
My hope is that some lay
Protestants will stand up to
disoWn it.
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The Yardstick
Golden Opportunity Now
For Construction Industry
By Msgr. George 6. Higgins

The scope of Mr.. O'Connell's
address, was at once more ex-
tensive and more restricted
than Mr.. Clark's. MIR. Clark
confined himself to a discus
sion OF one segment of the
construction industry, namely,
housing. whereas Mr.. O'Con-
nell talked about the entire
industry. On the other hand,
Mr.. O'Connell confined him
self to a discussion of labor
management relations, where
as Mr.. Clark talked about a
much wider range of prob
lens which cannot be ade-
quately met unless and until
the industry is properly or
ganized. This difference aside,
however, there is enough of a
parallel between MIR. Clark's
approach and that of MIR.
o'Connell to warrant our dis
cussing their respective pa
pers in one and the same col
umn.
c~ooPERATIoN
Like MIR. Clark, Secretary
O'Connel is deeply concerned
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starts in the direction ct .
new type Of Iabor.manassment
cooperation heyond the linn
tied field Of wages, hours and
working conditions. Under
the latter heading, Mr.. o'con-
nell cited, BY way Of example.
the creation Of the National
Joint Board Tor the Settle
ment Of JvrisdictionaI Dis
pufes in the CONSTRUCTION In
dustry and the establishment
Of the Department Of Labor. .
few years ago. OF . ccnsfrue-
tion Industry Advisory Com
miftes.
Mr.. Clark's article in THE
COMMO VEAL and Mr..
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sented with strict ready-made
programs,
Invitations might be sent
out personally to a certain
number of people in the par
ish. Announcements may be
made in church if the pastor
thinks ii wise. An invitation
in the press is sometimes adj
visable. Too lax an invitation,
however, can attract undesir-
ables. In some cities this COM
mittee is called "The Ice
Breakers"
In other cities . distinct
club exists for those who are
too old TO Join . youth club
and too young to quality for
the old folks club. In these
large cities, mixed clubs are
especially popular where in.
nocent single folk do not be-
come easy prey to circum.
stances. In still other cities
there are the Good Compsn-
ion Clubs, or the Happy
Friends Social Club" One
thing sure. the atmosphere is
kept gay, attractive, relaxed,
happy, inviting.
We have a genius in this
country for satisfying any
need once we recognize it.
The alienation of loneliness
is one of the great needs Of
our day. The church, and in
another sense, the parish wa
ter pump or we'll, were once a
rendezvous for the lonely.
Now we meet in buses, in
downtown stores, and. in long
queues at s~uper-markets. OBJ
viously, our main modern
source of unity and love must
be rediscovered in the Church.
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O'Connell's address to the
Keystone Building Contrac.
tors Association are among
the best things / have ever
read on the economics of the
building and construction in
dustry.
Let us hope that they will
be given a very sympathetic
hearing blythe members of the
industry - contractors, work
ers, suppliers, financiers, ct
al-who alone, to repeat the
words Of Mr. Clark, lean clear
the way for catching up with
the herculean task of shelter
ing one hundred seventy-five
million people"
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Terror is a shocking
h n omenon Of our
times. 1t seems to be
breaking out all over the
world. One day it strikes
in Iraq, the next in Cyp-
rus or Morocco.
The French bishops have
vigorously protested against
the use of terror and torture
by the French Army in Al
geria.
The worst terror of all,
however. is the blood-curdlin2
terrorism that props up the
Red regime in China. Mao
himself had the effrontery TO
admit that he has already
murdered millions of men
who didn't agree with him.
Terror is bad enough
butsstill worse is a complacent
attitude TO terror on the part
OF men who should have sensi-
tive consciences.
That is why | was scandal
lied by the World Council Of
Churches message issued by
the National Council on No
vember 21st at Cleveland. The
500 leaders of American
Professionalism voted unani-
mously for this message. In
the test of the statement, as
printed in the NY. Times
NOV. 22ndl there is not a
single reference to the ghast-
ly terrorism in Red China.
The newspapers played UP
fhs fact that the message had
denounced American policy TO-
ward the Red regime and had
urged recognition Of Red Chi
NJ and its inclusion in the
U.N.
That is a political matter
and though | oppose recogni-
ton OF Macs marauders, /
realize there are political ex-
perts on both sides of the
question.
But there's only one side
Of the question Of terrorism
in China and the National
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There is loneliness be-
yond our control: when
loved ones die, when bad
health strikes deeply. If
we allow either to remain
and to tester, a Gripping
ache becomes chronic and
disastrous. Long continu-
ed loneliness after be-
reavement is also a mark
of inner poverty Il.
Thrown on our own resourc-
es we find out that no resourc-
es exist. Nor is mere resigna-
ton an inner brace.
John Milton from the dark
Loneliness Of the blind
brought forth his Paradise
Lost. From the solitude Of .
prison came John Bvnyan's
"Piigrim's Progress. These
men had inner braces. A for.
sisn missionary also contrib
vfsd when he wrote. n am
never lonely Is long rs ths
Blessed Sacrament is near"
Mrs. Raymond Clapper had
an inner brace when she lost
her famous husband in a col
lision of bombers in 1914, and
said, Il learned that loneli-
ness is ridiculous when the
world is so full of need"
Francis Ridley Havergoe was
forceful when he said, "Sel-
dom can a heart be lonely if
1t seeks one lonelier still"
SOCIAL CHANGES
Mrs. Josephine Butler, who
lost an only child, had this TO
say: There are many forlorn
hearts who need my mothers
love" Mrs. Butler then went
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-12
Making Marriage Click
Loneliness Shows
Inner Poverty
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBIanc

on to dedicate her life in
homes for unmarried mothers.
Mrs. Anna May Davis, after
the death OF her husband, col
lected objects pertaining to
the Madonna with whom "she
felt a kinship in sorrow" She
thus enriched her own life
and later gave pleasure to
others.
Unfortunately, the very dis
eoveries which have made IL
possible for men TO live TO.
gether in vast communities
have also made II all FOO easy
for the individual to sink into
isolation and insignificsnee in
the face OF the monstrous. i'm.
personal machine he has ere.
ated.
Pope Plus XII spoke strong
ly against the depers0naliza-
ton of our times. We might
then start by inquiring into
the machinery of our parochi-
al activities to see whether
they have adapted themselves
sufficiently to the pace of life
today.
Neigh h God visiting
should not be left to the cler-
gy alone. A social for those
living alone may also be OPP
perfume in many parishes.
Existing organizations in larg-
er cities could set aside one
evening a week when a per-
son might just drop in TO meet
other people and have a cup
of coffee in q friendly atmos-
phere. II is not necessary TO
always enter into a strictly re-
ligious or educational project.
Nor must members always be
doing something" or be pre-
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about the lack of adequate or
ganization in the construction
industry. With a view to cor
recting this situation, he
strongly urged labor and man
agement in the industry to de-
velop a program of coopera-
ton which goes beyond the
question of wages, hours and
working conditions-one i'm
which both sides sit down to
consider current broad prob
lens and future overall pros
poets and then decide on some
ways and means Of tackline
them" The two parties, he
said, have a joint obligation
to the nation while pursuing
their individual aims.
He views this obligation as
zone requiring sincere NUT
val respect, serious consider.
fion Of fhe welfare Of The ma
tion. and . true spirit Of CO.
operation"
OPTIMISM
According to Mr.. O'Donneil
there is no industry in the
United States better suited
to undertake this type of CO.
operative program than the
construction industry. This is
so, he said, for three prin-
cipal reasons:
u1 This is an industry In
which labor and management
are close TO each other on =
day 10 day basis and are &C.
customed to working Jointly
in The solution Of immediate
work problems. l2l For . long
time there has been . marked
degree Of successful eoIise.
five bargaining in the limited
field az wages, hours and
working conditions. t3l Labor
and management In the con-
strvcfion industry have al.
ready made . few tentative
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-12
SpecioI Party Dish
For Luncheons

There is a "just right menu
entree for every party occasion.
When a bride is being feted
by her close friends at q special
shower, a delicate and dainty
main dish becomes the choice
Of the day in this case
regal sweetbreads served in
pattie shells or on top Of Chi
neSe noodles.
Sweetbreads may be cooked
in several different ways. They
may be praised and fried with
out precooking but If used in
salads or creamed dishes the
variety meat is precooked.
Regal Sweetbreads
/ pound sweetbreads
| quart water
] teaspoon salt
l tablespoon vinegar or
lemon juice
l can "a ounces) button
mushrooms
3 tablespoons butter or
margarine
3 tablespoons enriched flour
Ia cups milk
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Onion-FHIed
Biscuits

2 cups sifted enriched flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
az teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons butter or
margarine
/ cup chopped onion
q cup lard
2 tablespoons grated
Parmesan cheese
u cup milk
l tablespoon poppy seeds
Sift together flour, baking
powder. and salt. Cook onion in
butter or margarine until ten
der. Cut lard into sifted in
gradients until mixture has a
fine even crumb. Stir in Par
mesan cheese. Add milk. Turn
onto q lightly Toured surface
and knead gently for "a min
ute. Roll into a rectangle 12x12
inches. Spread with onion-but-
ter mixture. Then sprinkle with
poppy seeds. Roll as for a jelly
roll. Cut into IL slices / inch
thick. Bake on a cookie sheet in
q hot oven (450 F. for 10 to IL
minutes. IL biscuits.
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y teaspoon pepper
Il pound sailed slivered
almonds
Wash sweetbreads. Add wa
ter, salt and vinegar or lemon
Juice. Simmer 20 minutes.
Drain and remove outer mem
brane. Brown mushrooms in
butter or margarine. Reduce
heat and add flour, stirring
until smooth. Add milk and
continue stirring until thick.
Cut sweetbreads in 1-inch
pieces. Add sweetbreads and
cook until heated through.
Season. Add almonds. Serve
In pattie shells or on Chinese
noodles. If desired. Yield: Four
to six servings.
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Lomb Potty Loot

Arrange four lamb. patties
In q stack alternately with four
slices Of pineapple. beginning
with q lamb patty and ending
with . slice of pineapple. Press
together lightly and lay loaf
on its side in a shallow baking
pan. Arrange 3 slices Of bacon
over the top and bake in a
moderate oven 1850 F. for one
hour. Serves four.
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COOL, DELICIOUS DAIRY MONTH DISHES
FOR HEALTHFUL HOT-WEATHER MEALS
YOU NEVER
OUTGROW
YOUR NEED
FOR MILK

Sealtest Milk and other
dairy foods are high in
bodybuilding nourish-
ment, low In cost and
Calories. Sealtest Milk,
Cream, Cottage Cheese,
Buttermilk, Chocolate
Milk are among the
most healthful foods
you can enjoy to keep
your energy up in hot
weather. They are also
at their bountepus best
right now. Make the
most of SealteSt dairy
foods and be glad the
youngsters love their
fresh, natural flavor.
Nothing could be better
for them.
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the ether loaf tightly m foli
and store in the refrigerator.
Sliced thin. toasted and but.
tered. the bread win be deli
cious.
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Sake Two

Bake a coupe OF quick breads
such as date loaf--and use
one soon after baking. Wrap
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St. John The Baptist

Baptist had prepared His way.
Sometime after that, Herodias got
her chance when her daughter Salome
pleased Herod so nightly by dancing
for his birthday feast. Unwittingly, he
offered the girl anything she desired
and Herodias had her request the head
of the Baptist. So ended the life of
Christ'S cousin.
John the Baptist in his answering
devotion to right is a good model for
all. That is why the Church holds him
up to us during Advent. John the
Baptist died rather than approve adul-
terry. Would that such people could
be found today.
But in the Precursor Christ did
find a man of whom He said: "among
those born of women there has not
risen a greater than John the Baptist"
CAT
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Herod Antipas, tetrach of Galilee,
had taken the wife of his half-brother.
and John the Baptist promptly told
him it was not lawful.
After a while, Herod's resentment
abated and he acknowledged John to
be a holy man. But Herodias, the wife
who was not a wife, hated John and
forced Herod to imprisonthim Not sat-
isfied, she tried to trap John into alien
ating Herod SO that the death sentence
would be passed.
II wa while John was in prison,
that he sent two diciples to see Jesus
as described in Sundays Gospel. 1t
was not that Johns faith was faltering,
but he did this to prove to his follow
ers that Christ was truly. the Messiah.
Our Lord of course. gave His miracles
as conclusive evidence for His divinity.
AT the same time He told them that the
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/ Am The Immaculate Conception

One hundred years ago Bernadette
Soubirous asked the Lady who appear
ed to her: MADAM, will you please tell
me who you are?" And the Lady's
reply was: Il am the Immaculate Con-
ception."
The Blessed Virgins answer at
Lourdes seemed to be a heavenly con-
firmation of the dogma defined Dec
ember s, 1854 when Pope Plus TX in
fallibly declared that she was con-
ceived free from original sin and in
deed was the only creature to receive
this privilege.
Already, in 1916 the bishops of the
United States gathered for the sixth
Provincial Council of Baltimore had
chosen our Lady under the title of the
Immaculate Conception as patroness of
our nation.
The doctrine of the Immaculate
Conception not only gives glory to
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Mary and womanhood, but manifests
the dignity of all men. The privilege
is another indication of Gods concern
for the only one Of His earthly crea-
lures who possesses a spiritual and i'm
mortal soul. This grace could only be
applied to a human being.
We have many reasons then for
honoring Mary in a special way next
Monday, the Feast of the Immaculate
Conception. We honor her as Catholics
who treasure the doctrines of the
Church. We honor her as Americans
who look to her as a patroness. We
honor her as members of the human
race who share in the glory that came
to one of our own.
The holyday gives us a good oppor-
tunity to pray with all our hearts: 20
Mary conceived without sin, pray for
us who have recourse to thee."-cAF