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men in the nation. We will try
to show that a person cannot
be an intelligent Christian and
an intelligent Mason but we
will never question the sin
cerity of anyone who claims
to be both" The same author
says in passing, "The Grand
Army of the Republic and the
National Grange and other
semisecret societies were
founded by Masons along
Masonic principles"
@. Ny friends and relations
keep limiting or directly stat.
ing that | am q selfish brute
because my wife and ! have SO
many children. They say II
will ruin her health, etc.
A. Having children is not
a disease and there is abund-
ant proof that having a large
family is not necessarily going
to ruin the health of the
mother. If there is some real
danger the matter should be
taken up with the confessor.
In any case there is no justifi-
cation for birth prevention as
Pope Plus XI pointed out in
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The Yardstick
Need, Urgency For Social
Action, Greater TODAY
BY Msgr. George G. Higgins

by the distinguished Belgian
philosopher and sociologist,
Jacques Leclerg, entitled
Christianity and Money
a. Christ was not a social
reformer. There were, IT is
true, social reformers both
before and during His life
time . . but the call Of Jesus
was TO conversion
~ 49,. no Judgment is
passed on the social order. As
we have already remarked
the Christian religion is con.
eerned with the individual"
49, Christ, we must repeat,
was not a social reformer ...
He takes society as il is, and
requires His disciples 70 serve
God and separate themselves
from the world"
Or. again, what are we TO
make of a similar excerpt
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his encyclical on marriage
Cast Connubii, 1880: Every
attempt on the part of the
married couple during the
marriage act or during the de-
velopment Of its natural con.
sequences to deprive it of it's
natural power, and to hinder
the procreation of new life is
IMMORAL. No justifiable rea-
son or necessity can change
an action immoral by nature
into an action that is moral
ard lawful"
@. Is Arnold a saints narnee
A. Yes. st. Arnold was bish.
OPP of Metz in 613-627. He re-
signed his see to become a
hermit in the Vosges Noun.
tains and died in $40. He was
very popular during the Mid.
die Ages and is regarded as
patron of brewers and millers
and is invoked for the finding
of lost property. His feast is
July 18th.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey. Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box 636, Columbus Is, Ohio.
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amount of confusion and even
a measure Of spiritual anxiety
In the minds of apostolic lay
men who are sincerely trying
TO restore all things in Christ.
They leave something to be
desired from the point of
view, not of theological ortho-
doNy, but Of theological clar-
ity and perspective.
CHRISTIAN SITUATION
SO say that Christians are
ito separate themselves from
the world or hat they are
mot TO bother about worldly
affairs and ambitions is tech.
nically correct, | suppose, ii
il means that Christians must,
at all costs, avoid any involve
ment with sin or that, in their
legitimate preoecupatlon with
temporal affairs, they must
seek first the Kingdom of
God and His Justice and be
mindful always that during
their sojourn on this earth
they are strangers and pilgrims
on their way to heaven.
On the other hand, il would
certainly be misleading, at
best, 10 suggest that Christians
must cut themselves off or
isolate themselves from the
world-in the good sense of
that ambiguous word - and
that they should be content TO
play the fatuous role of pas.
sive spectators or uneoncern.
ed and uncommitted lockers
on in Athens"
A much more balanced
statement on the same general
subject is to be found IN
still another recent book,
American Catholic Cross
roads by Father Walter J..
Ong. Sd. of ST. Louis Univer-
sity. which is one of the most
stimulating and thought-pro-
voking Catholic books of the
year.
1T is a profoundly Chris
tian situation" Father Ong
writes. TO be caught between
two worlds Christians are,
both body and soul, citizens
Of this temporal world and cit
liens of the Kingdom of God.
They have RESPONSIBILITIES to
both OF these realms"
This may seem like a rsth-
err ieiune and thoroughly in.
significant truism. AS q mat
ter of fact, this whole discus
sion on the role of the Chris
tisn in the temporal order
may appear TO be much ado
about nothing. But IL obvious.
lY has some very practical inn
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its young generation. Youth
gives a country a constant for
ward movement.
II the so-called ''oVerpopula-
ton" problem exists for the
underdeVeloped countries, and
if they are forced to sacrifice
their youth, then they also
sacrifice their Vigor and their
future. They must look for
another ansWer-n0t the Plan
ned Parenthood pattern. Some
OF our highly civilized Scandi-
naylan countries are begin
ming to provide sad examples
of short term thinking. Doubt
has been expressed that some
of these countries will survive
another hundred years or so.
A nations population with
too many oIdsters does not
balance a country, nor does IL
give il the power of renewal.
Mo simple problem! Fortu.
nately for the West our Indus
trial Revolution took place in
the 18th Century before its
birth rate rose so rapidly. We
should now be able TO help
others.
The East is trying to indus
triallze in the midst of a grow
ing population, but most in.
crease in production, which
could provide the capital
necessary for industriallza-
ton. is absorbed by the i'm
crease in population. To help
them get over the hump, out
side help Is necessary but not
in the present helter.skelter
way, lnternatlonallst Barbara
Ward suggests that a we'll
planned program would do
the Job in about 20 years. If
such world collaboration was
seriously attempted all of the
inhuman birth control meas
ureS now being proposed
would be unnecessary.
This much is sure in this
whole question, human inter
eSts are primary TO all other
interests.
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become involved in the af-
fairs Of the world, that they
should not be care-free Bohe-
milan irresponSibles pract.cing
art for arts sake Hence
the political novel is quite ac-
ceptable. But Greene was not
writing a serious novel here.
He was simply telling a story,
a minor story without any
deep significance, a species of
detective story.
PROPAGANDA
That is why it seems pathe-
tic that he did not exclude the
political element. For with all
its quick-moving action, the
story does have a slight smell
of propaganda. Greene is play
ing around with a theme that
is congenial TO the communist
cause. That Greene is no adj
mirer Of the Western political
leaders is Well-knoWn but it's
a shame that he spoiled a
good story with the smell Of
propaganda.
His anfi-Western and anti
American aninus goes back a
long time. | remember espe.
ciaIly a series of violent anti.
American articles he wrote in
1855 for the Times of Lon
don. He attacked U. S. policy
in Vietnam and bewailed the
support our State Department
was giving TO Diem. At the
same time, he extoIIed the
communist leader, Ho Chi
Mini, and hsrped on the IN.
popularity of the Americans
in Vietnam.
Diem has proved himself a
capable and honest leader
and time has disproyed charge
Of American unpopularity in
South Vietnam. But the propa-
ganda oVertones in Our Man
In Havana prevent us from
having fun in reading a novel
that was intended only as a
rafting good story.
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Making Marriage Click
Population Explosion
May Be Temporary
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBIanc

The more | read about
population explosions, the
more puzzled | become The
world is having a so, 000. 900
increase per year another
nation the size OF France. AT
least half the children born to-
day should not have been be-
cause their families could not
afford them. In the meantime,
the Catholic Church continues
TO buck for large iamilles??'
George $.
MORAL SOLUTION
This column, George, has
repeatedly mentioned, that
the Catholic Church does not
stand for wild and furious
procreation OF children of
course, the Church is IN favor
of large families as ii is in
favor Of Heaven and OF love
which should be associated
with the having Of children.
II ~. however, ridiculous
for anyone 10 say that the
c at holic Church advises
everyone to have large fami-
lies. Plus XII authofitatively
stressed That physical. eco
homie, Social. eugenlc reasons
were to be considered in the
size of a family as well. of
course, as the means used for
family limitation.
We get the impression that
many birth controllers in their
Crusade" forget that they are
dealing with human beings.
n umsn beinss have con-
sciences and valuable fradi-
lions. Destroy that and you
destroy their spirit. Economic
and social problems cannot be
solved simply by having gov.
srnmenfs impose certain poll
eies as is done in the Chinese
Commune system. The mere
use of technical methods as in
India. Puerto Rico, Japan, are
not miraculous remedies. They
are no remedies at all.
Human nature rebels when
tempered with II is disastrous
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To the Soviets. Charlie
Chaplin is one of the greatest
artists of all time. They re-
gard the pathetic little man
with the shutting feet, the
character Chaplin portrays in
his movies. as the symbol of
little people everywhere.
They see the comic char
acter with the battered hat
and mustache as the symbol
OF the common people Of the
world in their fight against
the capitalistic war lords, For
this reason. as well as for his
activities on behalf of the So
Wet peace campaign. Moscow
has heaped honors on the
British actor.
ON SAME PEDESTAL
Nav a reviewer in the
New Times. official Moscow
weekly. puts Graham Greene
on the same pedestal as Chap
lin. Boris lzakoy. reviewing
GreeneS Our Man In Havana,
admits there is no external
resemblance b etWeen the
comic movie character and
the characters of Greene's
novels but he does claim to
see certain intimate inner
affinity between the two
artists. Both Chaplin and
Greene. in the reviewers
opinion, are defenders of the
suffering little people who
hate war but who are having
1t thrust upon them by the
mad leaders OF Western demo
cracy.
Izskov says the Greene
book about Havana deserves
ss much praise as Greene's
earlier novel The Quiet
American" which was so
popular in the Soviet Union.
The more recent book in
wolves the career of WormoId,
q little ma who lust wants to
be left alone. He Is the Ha-
vana representative of a
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Sum and Substance:
Believes Creene's Latest.
Spoiled Entertainment
BY FIR. John b. Sheerin, esp.

vacUum-eIeaner firm and he
would have been happy TO e
main a vacUum-cleaner sales
man but business went bad.
Wormold was inveigled in
to becoming a British Secret
Service agent in Havana,
hence the title Our Man In
Havana. Izakov, however,
makes clear TO his Russian
readers that harmless Wor-
mold was so unlike those
trumpeters of Western civili-
zation' and de-humanized cold
war strategians."
The pathetic little fellow,
as the story UnfoIds, imssines
he has a squad of spies help
ig HIM aid he manufactures
imaginary reports for British
Intelligence. Suffice il TO say
that his imagination leads
him into a naive stunt which
takes q toll of human lives.
lzakov remarks that the Wes-
tern leaders likewise create
an atmosphere in which tragic
fsrces can happen and the i'm
plication is, of course, that
they may start an H-bomb
war.
II is easy TO understand why
the Soviets should grasp at
This book and use it as 3 piece
OF propaganda for their cause.
Perhaps they feel that il tends
TO counterbalanee the bad ef-
feet of Pasfernsk's book. What
cannot understand is why
Graham Greene e m
such a theme. The Russian re.
viewer calls it political
satire. 1t is, at least, a novel
with political overtones.
Strange to say, Greene
probably never intended it as
a political novel. He was
modest in his description Of
it. He labeled it merely AN
Entertainment" Today there
is a common belief among
literary men that they should
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when fertility is S%ystemmati-
caily discouraged. Human be-
lngS want to be allowed to
have a spontaneous, free re-
action TO an intelligent and
moral solution. A sense of re-
sponSlbillty to God, to the
family, TO the nation must be
observed. Not to do so is TO
continue 10 have no effect eX-
cept TO be injurious 10 human
nature itself.
We talk OF population
problems ~ as if "popula-
ton is the problem, The
situation is more complex
than that. DR.. Jacques Mertens
de WilmarS was just unanim-
OuSly elected chairman of the
Population Commission which
is associated with the U.N. He
was elected by the Russians,
Scandlnayians, Japanese,
Arabs, as we'll as others. Prob
ably none of the above were
Catholics.
In his formal address, he
sided with those who believe
that population projections
cannot be made more than
10 TO IS years in advance.
Much depends on political,
economic. and social GUS
toms" he said. He, with 9th.
nj were of the opinion that
the present expansion was a
temporary one which may last
20 years. He absolutely could
not see where ii was threaten.
ing. That is probably one rea-
son why the U.N. does not
have particular population
policy and, we understand,
does not intend 10.
We are dealing with whole
human beings Man is not only
a consumer, he has greater
potential than that. A young
growing generation assures
the development and the flu
ture Of a nation. One OF a ma
hons greatest assets is the
energy, labor, intelligence of
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G.. Is II q sin TO repeat parts
OF a discussion had between
the priest and yourself in the
confessional?
A. 1t could be. For the
priest to reveal anything heard
in the confessional, or for any
one overhearing someone
elseS confession to repeat 1t
is a serious sin. The violation
of the seal of confession is
one OF the most serious sins
possible. For the person HIM
self. however. there is no re-
strictlon as far as the seal Of
confession is concerned. With
the penitent's permission the
priest could discuss some dit
ficult moral point involved in
his confession with another
priest (outside of the confes-
sionan or with the penitent
himself. The possible sin
might come in the way of
columy if the penitent mis-
represents what the priest
said or detraction if he UNI
necessarily repeats something
which is to the priests dis
credit. 1t should be obvious
that it is unfair TO present
such a discussion wherein
there is danger of showing
dlsrespect to the sacrament of
Penance and to the priest who
is unable to defend his posi-
ton. If there is some good
reason it might be advisable
to check with some prudent
person Tor better with another
confessor) e.g. we are not at
ease about the advice given.
If it is some more or less in
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The { his en-
phasls on the need for
and the urgency of Catho-
lie social action is proba-
bly, greater today than
ever before.
Hardly a week goes by with
out a formal statement by our
Holy Father or some member
OF the hierarchy on the obi
cation Of Catholics TO work as
diligently as possible al the
task Of applying Christian
principles TO the economic,
social and political problems
Of the day and to do so in a
very positive and constructive
manner.
CLARITY LACKING
In view of all this, what are
we TO make Of the following
excerpts from q recent book
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from the world.
Conversely, however, there
is every reason to do so if
Christians, by the very fact
of their being Christians, have
responsibilities to the tenn
poral world as we'll as to the
Kingdom of God and, more es-
pecially, if these responsible.
ties are inseparable from one
another, as indeed they are.
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plications in the field Of o
ciai action and social reform.
Surely there is no reason
whatsoever to get excited
about or even to take a casual
interest in social reform if the
Christian religion is concern
ed exclusively with the indl-
vidual or if Christians are re-
CURED by the logic Of their
Faith TO separate themselves
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@. Is II q sin TO repeat parts
OF a discussion had between
the priest and yourself in the
confessional?
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FIVE OVERTIME NO-HITTERS
BRING ONLY TWO VICTORIES

MILWAUKEE,. May q CAP. Only 1--WE pitchers ever
have accomplished than innings OF hitless ball
In major league historyand only two have been winners
Harvey Haddix. Pittsburgh's slim southpaw. did il
last night through unprecedented IL perfect innings
but he lost To- to the Braves who gained their only hit
in the deciding 18th inning
In 1906 Brookyns Harry McIntre pitched 10 hitless
innings against Pittsburgh but the Pirates in 49,
In 1884. Brookyn's Ed Kimber pitched 10 hitless
innings in scoreless duel with Toledo in the old Amer
lean Association The game called in the 18th inning
because Of darkness
Only two pitchers ever hurled l0-inning no-htters
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Wagner ewk
ProYideDran1a
BY the Associated Press


While Harvey Haddix was
turning in his heartbreaking
masterpiece in Milwaukee. two
other National League games
provided moments Of drama
last night.
AT San Francisco. the Giants
chung to second place by beat
ing Los Angeles, ga, on Leon
Wagner's pinch-hit, grand
slam home run with one out
in the ninth. And at Cincin-
natl. Don Newcombe won his
third in a row for the Reds.
beating Philadelphia. 81.
Wagner's homer came of
reliever Art Fowler. Sandy
koufax (0-D had held the
Giants to four hits for eight
innings. then loaded the bases
with two walks and Felipe
Alou's single. Gordon Jones
(2-2) was the winner in relief
Of STU Miller.
Newcomhe (4-D capped a
two-run fourth inning for the
Reds with a run-scoring single
off Ruben Gomez tl-3). New
combe. who won q games as
baseball'S No. l pitcher in 1856
but has won only % since,
blanked the Phils on three hits
until Harry Anderson homered
in the seventh.
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AMERICAN

Continued From Page Bis
by Charley Maxwell and Relief
Pitcher Tom Morgan in a H.
hit barage at Kansas City,
Paul Foytack t2-6) was the
winner. with both Of his VIC
tories over the AS. He gave UP
eight hits. including Dick VIII
liamS' two-run homer.
Highlander Tom Brewer
gave up two runs in the first
inning on three hits, then
blanked the Yankees on four
singles the rest of the way for
his third victory of the season
and his second over New York.
Bob Turley $3.50, who now
has lost three in a row for the
first time since 1855, walked
eight but gave.up only five hits
in his 62s innings. He had al
lowed just three hits, but
trailed 80, before giving way
in five-run seventh.
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MAJOR
LEADERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AAWLRASAN EEnOOE
BATTING biased on loo or more at
Chicago. 1855; Kaline. Detroit, 1895:
Maris, Kansas City. .32S: Colavito.
Cleveland. $50.
RUNS--Killebrew Washington, "a:
Jensen, Boston and Power, Cleveland.
32; Aparicio, Chicago, 81; Yost,
RUNS BATTED IN--KilIebrew. wash
ineton, SO: Triandos, Baltimore.
20; Cerv. Kansas City, and Lemon,
Washington, 90; Jensen, Boston.
Lolisr, CHICAGO, and Allison, Wash
Hl rs, ehisssO, 50; Kalins De
son, washington As: tasty. Baiti-
more, Aparicio, Chicago, and Cola
vito, Cleveland. AZ.
D0UBLES--Williams, Kansas City. Is;
Power. Cleveland, II; Runnels, Bos-
ton, ton, II: Fox Chicago, and Lopez
TRiPLEs@RunneIs, Boston, 4; Keoush,
Lopez New York. and Allison, wash
HOME RiUiNs-Killebrew, washing
ton. Is; colavito, Cleveland, IL;
Lemon, Washington, IL: Triandos
Baltimore, Jensen. Boston, and Mar.
Is, Kansas City. 10.
STOLEN BAsEs-Aparicio, Chicago,
Cleveland, 8: Smith, Chicago and
Mantle. New York
PITCHING tbased on 2 or more deci-
sions) - Wilhelm. Baltimore, so,
LOCO: Walker. Baltimore. shaw
1000; Grant, Cleveland, 80, j, 900.
STRTKEoUTS-score, Cleveland, 81;
Wynn, Chicago, So; Bunnins, De-
troit, 81. Larry, Detroit. 40; Ford,
New York, Al.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING biased on 100 or more at
S bats. zen. Milwagkee, Az;
Cincinnati. .33b; Logan. Milwaukee,
.32S; Mays, San Francisco. 1927.
IRUNS--MatheWS Milwaukee. SO: MAYS,
San Francisco. SO: Aaron. Milwau-
kee, and Neal. Los Angeles, SO;
RUNS BATTED M--Aaron. Milwau-
kee, ~; Banks, Chicago, Al: Robin
son. Cincinnati, 81; Demeter Los
Angeles, IS; Mays, San Francisco,
HITs-Aaron. Milwaukee. "; Temple,
and Mays. san Francisco. So; Neal
Los Angeles, and Mathews. Milwau-
DoUBLEs-Bursess. Pittsburgh. and
Gmoli st. ia Louis a.s.n Is MP PinsGn GIN
athews. Milwaukee. s..
Pinson, Cincinnati. Post, Philadel-
phia. Mays, san Francisco. and
Blasingame, st. Louis. f.
IA; Aaron, Milwaukee. IS; Banks
Chicago. 10: Robinson. Cincinnati,
Demeter, Los Angeles, and Boyer
st. Louis. O.
STOLEN BASES--Neal, Los ANGELES, O..
7. Taylor. CHICAGO and Pinson and
Robinson, Cincinnati, 6; six players
tied with 3.
PITCHING biased on 3 or more deci-
sionsD--Face. Pittsburgh, 60, 900;
kklIpstMsl Milwaukee LSs Angles s o 49, h GeG
st. Louis, 81. -.s33: Burdette. MIL
waukee. So. 500.
STRIKEOUTs-Drys Los Angeles,
50: SPAIN, Milwaukee and 8. Jones,
San Francisco, 81: Mtzeil. st, Louis,
! 46; Haddix, Pittsbursh. As.
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MINOR LEAGUES

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
San Diego. i; salt Lake City. 0
Sacramento, s; Phoenix, I zig inn
Vancouver, s; Spokane. 4.
Seattle at Portland, postponed.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Columbus, 3: Montreal, s
Rochester, IL Miami. 2.
Havana, s 5udalo, 8.
Toronto, s.; Richmond. s.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Houston, 8: Indianapolis, 4.
Louisville, 8; Dallas, g.
Fort Worth, I; Charleston, 8.
Other games postponed.
EASTERN LEAGUE
Springfield, 10. Lancaster, A
Allentown, q. Albany, 5.
Readine, a; Williamsport, o.
York, 3; Binehaniton,
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Birmingham, 81 Atlanta, /.
New orleans, Il; Moeile,
Shreveport q; Memphis, 3.
Nashville ct ChattanooRa, postponed
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Charleston, d, Knoxville, L.
l.Charlotte. 2 Asheville, /.
Savannah, u Columbus, l
Jacksonville al Macon postponed.
PAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
San Antonio, 5; Poza Rica, 4.
Amarillo, IA; Veracrnz,
Mexico City Tigers, s: Austin, ?
Mexico City Reds at Tulsa, post
~ Victoria, 10: Nueyo Laredo. :.
corpus Christi, I; Monterrey, 3,