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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12
Marian Millennium

The Fifties represented a great era in the history
OF the Church.
The late Pope Plus XII and the present Holy Fa
ther made it a decade to remember.
CERTAINLY ONE of the great contributions Of
the Pontiffs was the increasing attention given to the
veneration of the Blessed Virgin.
Of all the tributes paid TO Mary during that time,
none stands above the one that occurred on NoVem-
Der !, 1850.
over a half million people crowded into Saint
Peters Square to hear Plus XII proclaim to the entire
world and succeeding generations:
by the authority of Our Lord Jesus Christ, of
the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul. and by Our own
authority, We pronounce, declare, and define it TO be
a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Moth
er Of God. the ever Virgin Mary, having completed
the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and
soul into heaven"
Catholics believed the Assumption prior to this
time, but the Holy Father solemnly proclaimed it 10
give great honor to Mary, to indicate once again the
final resurrection, and TO point out the dignity Of the
human body.
NEXT MONDAY we have a chance to give spe-
cial honor to this great privilege accorded to our
heavenly Mother.
The Feast Of the Assumption, a holyday, gives
us the opportunity to thank God for her and all the
graceS that have come to us through her.
And we can add an extra prayer OF thanks that
through this and many other proclamations the Popes
OF the FlftieS have made this an Age of Mary,
truly a Marian Millennium-GAF
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12
Making Marriage Click
Marriage Consent
Does Involve Love
by Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

N is often said thai one
who never gave the right 70
have children TO a spouse is
not really married. This
seems to be an over-emphssiS
on the physical in marriage.
Why is not love emphasized
as being Just as essential for
. valid marriage? II the right
TO have children is given but
affection from a spouse is not
assured, how can children be
successfully educated?
Doctor TIC.
Canon Law can reason
ably. legislate concerning
the physical h [ IN
marriage but can hardly
leglslate love and affec-
ton. Just how can love be
legallzed or measured? Ger
tainly not by romance or by
words or even by actions, for
the caricatures Of love are In
Vulnerable.
T~REoLoSIANS can and do
stress the absolute necessity
of showing affection in mari
tai life. The very contract In
marriage involves love. When
one consents TO marriage it
is the act Of a human being,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12

ii involves free will and the
intellect.
Marital relationship is not
something mechanistic. 1t is
human. The inducements OF
free human love those of
surrender, self-sacrifiee, child
bearing are unacceptable.
But the primary purpose of
marriage is the procreation
and education of children.
TO BETTER under 5 [ a n d
this, let me review the four
causes of marriage. This will
be a bit technical but may
help clarity the issue. PhiloSo-
piers remind us that there
are material, efficient, final
and formal causes.
The material cause is that
out of which a thing is made.
In marriage it is a man and
a woman. Two sexes are need
ed. Persons of the same sex
can have very much in com
mon and share a great deal
but they cannot get married.
THE EFFICIENT cause III
marriage is the agent which
acts to apply matter to form.
The remote efficient causes in
marriage are sexual desire,
human love. need for COM
panionship, a desire for chill
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12
Men Don't Haze To Dominate To Rule

| haven't made a survey of
wives, but | doubt that there
is one anywhere on earth who
wouldn't be delighted to be
subject TO that kind of hus-
bands self-sacrificial love for
her.
Looking at myself, and
looking around at other hus-
bands, it strikes me that most
of us have a lot of self-per-
fecting to do before we can
claim to be Lying up to st.
Paul's admoniticn. Until we
reach that height of nobility.
7 suggest that We leave off
talking about domination"
THE TROUBLE with this
domination business is that
we husbands do not need any
encouragement in being a bit
arrogant and prideful, even
If unconSciously so. BY and
large, | think most of us do all
right (or wrong in that de-
partment without goading.
In my own case, ] had been
married about 20 years before
/ got smart enough to realize
that | was a fool if | didn't
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12

dren and reasons which di-
rect these appetites. The
proximate efficient cause is
the marriage contract: a free
mutual transfer over the body
of the other for the exercise
of the marital act and the
establishment of a common
life.
The final and formal caus~
eS are here so related that
we shall combine them. The
final cause is that purpose
for which the thing is made.
The formal cause is that
which makes the marriage
what ii is - that which dis
tinguishes it from any other
union. Marriage is certainly
different from a business
partnership or a card game.
tT is IN STUDYING the
final and formal cause that
we. as Catholics, differ today
from so many non.Catholics.
A stable group of the latter
emphasize that the primary
purpose of marriage is the
mutual development of the
Spouses. Some say it is com.
partnership. This can be not
ed in the writings of Bowman.
Folsom, Waller. Burgess,
Continued on Page 81
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12

Three weeks ago the
civilized world was look
ing directly into a Volca-
no that was threatening
to erupt into a third world
war. The Congo was a seeth-
ing mass as the U,N. force
arrived at Leopoldviue. Lu-
mUmba had announced that
he was about to call in Rus.
sian troops to expel the Bel
CLANS. What would be his wei
come for the blue-helmeted
force that Secretary General
Hammarskjold had improvis-
ed so hurriedlyoo
TO-DAY 1T BEGINS to look
as though the U.N, police
force is succeeding in its
peace mission. The threat OF
war is not quite so imml
nent. AS a U.N. force eased
the tensions in the Suez in
1856 and continues to main.
tain the peace along the GAIA
strip, so the U.N. police force
in the Congo is bringing some
measure of peace to a seeth.
ing cauldron.
As the American Bishops
pointed out in one of their
annual statements Pope Plus
XII insisted that "the ma
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12

| TAKE A MIGHTY dim
view of husbands dominating
wives. Indeed / take a dim
view of anybody dominating
anybody. And it seems to me
that Christianity takes a dim
view of it too. Christianity
talks about serving. not about
mastering. And common sense
and experience demonstrate
Chrissianlty's wisdom on the
point.
st. Paul, ii is true. counsels
the wife to be subject to her
husband, But right there is
where everybody seems to
stop listening to him. Every
body gets that far, and then
either closes the New Tesla
ment, or his mind.
1T STRIKES NE that we
need to be reminded often
that in the same passage, st.
Paul comes up with some
pointed advice for the hus-
band also. He commands the
husband, in the name of
Christ, to love his wife as
Christ loved the Church, sac
rificlng Himself for it.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12
TN Series Shows
Evils of Communism

represents They consta n 7
stress our weakness and feed
the world on half.truthS.
THERE Is AN urgent need
for every freedom loving
American TO become informed
about the tactics and weap-
onS of this type of warfare.
There is currently showing
on tx every Sunday at 10
o'clock, on Channel 10, a Sc
RES designed to inform his
about these Communist lac
ties.
IT IS CALLED Zero 1860
and is sponsored by the Blue
Army of Our Lady of Fatima.
The speakers on this program
are experts, including Henry
Cabot Lodge. Or. Charles
Malik, Senator John Kennedy.
General Alfred NJ. Gruenther
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12
Sum and Substance:
U.N. Police Force
Proves Worth In Congo
bv FIR. John B. Sheerin, esp.

tons must employ their unity
with such revived strength
and purpose as to Danish the
spectre of war" This was not
a specific commentator Of
the U.N. police force but the
Pope's peace plea did embody
the spirit and inspiration be-
hind the U.N. army.
THE u.N. EFFORT in the
Congo was a bright ray of
hope in a murky and explo-
siye situation. The SWiftness
of Hammarskjold's move was
admirable. Before the Rus
slams could dispatch troops to
stir up trouble, Hammar-
skiold had soldiers on the
scene. They were not Ameri-
can troops for their presence
would have gwen Russia a
pretext for interference. Nor
were they white troops, for
the most part.
They were Negro troops
taken from surrounding ter
ritories. Walter Lip p m a n
said in his column in the
New York Herald Tribune Gu.
~ 21l that this enterprise
was the most advanced exper-
iment in international CO..
operation ever attem p t e d
Then he went on to state:
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12

Among all that is so sad and
so mean and so sour in world
politics. it is heartening to
think that something so good
and so pIre in It's purpose liz
possible"
Of course We cannot be
sure OF the ultimate outcome
as yet. Russ still has some
cards UP her sleeve. But we
can say that this enterprise
would delight the heart OF
Pope Plus XII and deserves to
succeed. A calculated risk, it
was a daring. high-minded at
tempt to snatch peace from
the claws of a crisis that
might easily have developed
into a global catastrophe.
IF THE YIN. EFFORT does
prove TO be a continuing sue
cess, it will reaffirm the need
of an established U.N. peace
army. It is dangerous to run
the risk of gathering together
an army alta moments notice.
Such an army should be on
hand and ready to cope with
trouble the instant it deyel.
ops.
The affair in the Congo is
only the first of the crises
that will emerge among the
Continued on page 10l
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12
The Yardstick
Big Farm Business Strongest
Lobby, Mitchell Says
by Msgr. George G.. Higgins

working desperately for a
spot on the Republican ticket
for Vice-President."
THIS is A Gus
allegation and will not be taxi
en- seriously by anyone with
the least bit of sophistication
in the field of practical poll
tics. The plain fact of the
matter is that Secretary Nit.
chell as Senator Douglas
of Illinois pointed out last
year - has, if anything, hurt
himself politically by vigors
ously championing the cause
of migratory labor,
There is not the slightest
bit of political moxie In de-
Tending migrant workers"
Senator Douglas told a Chi-
cago audience in November,
1859. They don't have any
vote. They 10 not have resi-
dence long enough in any
one place to be able to vote,
and they have no political
power or organization. Poll
ticians like to have a cause
which serves humanity but all
so collects votes in the proc
cess. The politicians dream is
to be able to do both. But sup
porting higher standards for
migrant workers may cost a
politician votes instead"
DOUGLAS, A RANK ING
Continued on page 10)
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ly admire his courage In call
ing the turn so bluntly on a
group which for too many
years has been treated as a
sacred cow in the American
political arena.
A FEW WEEKS before Mr..
Mitchell identified the com.
mercial farm bloc as the
toughest lobby of them all,
q committee of more than 400
commercial growers from the
Rio Grande Valley IN Texas
beat him TO the punch by call
ing upon President EiSen.
hover, IN a formal petition,
TO put the Secretary in his
place. This petition, which is
being widely publicized in
Texas newspa p ers, alleged,
among other things, that Sec
rotary Mitchell is harassing
the commercial growers of
the United States for purely
political reasons.
"We have many, many rea-
sons to believe the signers
of the petition fold Presi-
dent Eisenhower, that Sec
rotary of Labor Mitchell is
using the farmers of the
Southwest for political rea-
sons. Most of the time when
we contact an official in
Washington for relief of the
haraSsment we are advised
that Secretary Mitchell is
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12
Editor:

Editor:
| would like to call the
attention OF your readers
to a message Of vital I'M
portance. We arc now en-
gagged III a state of total
war with the greatest force
for evil that the devil has ey-
er had at his disposal.
THE PARTY
is fanatically dedicated TO
world conquest. They are wag-
ing their war against us, right
here in our own country, dali
~. This is a war we Amerl.
cans are not used to fighting.
Ii is a war of ideals, values
and morals. They seek to
make us lose faith in every
thing our religion teaches MS.
and everything our country
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12
Inquiry Corner
Abolish Capital
Punishment!
bv FIR. Healev

but there is still room for ar
gttment about that necessity.
II 1t Is necessary for the pro-
lection of the men, women
and children of any state or
country it has the same iuSti-
fleation as self,defense. IA.
Their Campion well states. To
day, 10 be sure, We may not
he ready as yet 10 resume
the medieval practice of
sending a murderer on pill
grlmage to Jerusalem or Com
poStella in punishment for his
crime and for his personal re-
mobilization. Still a wide sec
Tor of public opinion now I'M
clines 10 the view that the ex.
ecutlon Of a prisoner is an
unnecessary confession of de
feat and an act of self
degradation on the part of
modern society. t.Amer c a
Dec. 5. 1887.
O. What is the sin against
the Holy Ghost which cannot
be forgiven?
A. Christ did not say cannot
he forgiven but "The blasphe-
my against the Holy Grost
shall not be forgiven, neither
in this world or in the world
10 come Matthew II 32l
The sin against the Holy
Ghost is the habitual state of
those who deliberately resist
the inspirations of the Holy
Ghost until death. The we'll
educated enemies of Christ
who acted against the known
truth, crediting His miracles
10 the devil Matthew 1924
and declared Him possessed
by the devil John 8:48l were
apparently the ones He meant.
For most Of the people He
said Father, forgive them
for they know not what they
do"
Send questions TO Father
Edward r. Healey Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times.
Box $50, Columbus is, OHIO.
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t'V s~SW NN fssNN
reports that Secretary of
Labor James P. Mitchell
recently identified tn e
commercial farm bloc as
the oughest pressure
group he has encountered
during his seven-and-one-
half years in the cabinet.
THE MOST POWERFUL
opposition | have ever seen
comes not from Jimmy Hof-
fa's Transfers or from Big
Steel or from Republican job
seekers, but from big com.
mercial farm groups every
time legislation is introduced
that would stop the importa-
ton of migrant farm workers
from foreign countries, Sec
rotary Mitchell was address
ing the annual convention of
the American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists.
THIS STATEMENT by the
Secretary of Labor, as report
ed in the Times, is borne out
by the facts and will come as
no surprise to anyone who
has had an opportunity to OBJ
serve the Washington politi-
cal scene at close range over
a period Of years. In other
words. Seer etary Mitchell
knows what he is talking
about, and |. for one, sincere
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12
Group Praises
Times Editorial

Editor:
On behalf of our three
organizations we would
like to thank YOU for your
excellent editor lal on
Captive Nations w e e k
July 1928.
IT MAY INTEREST your
readers TO know that the re.
action 20 Captive Nations
Week behind the Iron Cur
tain was nearly as dramatic
as last year when KhruShehev
made his violent outburst to
Nlce-President Nixon. Pravda
carried an editorial inveigh-
ing against the Presidents
action, and other newspapers
throughout Eastern Europe
duly echoed the words of the
master.
They are doubtless equally
as angry at the fact that the
platforms Of both political
parties have clearly stated
Americas determination neS-
er to forget their commit
ments TO work for the free
dom of the captive nations.
AT a TIME when the Unit
ed Nations has redounded
with lying accusations about
so-called American colonial
ism in Latin America and the
Caribbean we feel that il is
important continually 10 EN-
phasize the fact that Soviet
coionialism in Central East
ern Europe is more tyrannlcal
and more far-reaching than
anything the world has ever
known.
Christopher Emmet, Chair
man. American Friends
of the Captive Nations
Petr Zenkl. Chairman, As
sembly of Captive Euro
pean Nations
Msgr. Jonas B alkunas,
Chairman, Confere of
Americans of Cen
Eastern Euro p Jean De-
scent.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12

There has been a rash of
that kind of thing in recent
years. 1t seems to be a cur
rent fad among some who are
introduced as experts on mar
rage. Possibly 30 years of
marriage qualities me TO
voice an opinion; a contrary
opinion, without being con-
trary about it,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12

@ Since IL has beer shoAn
scientifically that capital pun
ishsnent Is no deterrent 10
crime, how can il be lusfi-
fied7 II certainly does not
represent . Christian IDEAL
A 1t Is at least an over
statement to say that the in
effectiveness of capital pun.
ishment has been proven. The
fact that ~ Of the 80 states
have kept the death penalty
that Canada, France and Eng.
land still keep il would seem
In indicate that the fact is
not yet established. In an ex-
cellent article in America
f"Should Men Hang9" DR..
Campion) the argument was
solidly in favor OF abolish.
mem Of the death penalty On
the one hand Father Cam
pion pointed out that Walter
H. Mullgan, president of the
Chief Constables Association
nj Canada. claimed that more
policemen were killed in the
line Of duty in countries
where the death penalty was
removed and that our gov
eminent should retain capital
punishment as a form Of Sc
curlty." On the other hand he
cited Prof. Karl +. Schuessler
OF Indiana University TO the
effect that: Statistical find
ings and case studies CON
verge to disprove the claim
that the death penalty has any
special deterrent value" In
October Of last year Sweden,
Austria ct al. called on the
UN to underwrite a study Of
capital punishment with a
view to its universal aboli-
ton Every Christian knows
that the conversion Of the
criminal Is the ideal, that any
idea of revenge Is wrong. If
and when capital punishment
10 not necessary for lettering
crime it should be abolished,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12
OPINION =. Letters To The Editor

and others OF expert knowl-
edge on Communism.
/ earnestly urge every per
son who is interested IN pre-
serving our wonderful de-
mocracy to watch this pro
gram every Sunday through
September
WILLIAM q. HORN
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12

to have everything decided
for her. What if he dies? Does
he want TO leave the children
in the hands of a woman
whom he has prevented from
learning how to manage and
from acquiring confidence in
herself?
Furthermore, eva + Tin
companionship in mari a : e
depends largely upon the wife
being a real person in her
own right, with thoughts and
VISIONS of her own. Other
wise, she will be a mere color
less appendage of her big.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12
Joseph Breig

! don't think I'm an
lrascible chap, but | must
confess to a mounting an
noyance over speeches at
Catholic conventions. and
articles in Catholic publica-
lions. to the general effect
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-08-12

consult my wife about things,
and take her advice mighty
seriously. The more | do that.
the more idiotic mistakes l
manage to avoid making.
Another thing that years of
marriage have taught me is
thai a wise husband con-
stantly encourages his wife to
have a voice in things, to
make decisions, and to grow
to full stature as a response
BILE person.
A HUSsA o o ULp
avoid, for her own good. dom
mating even a wife who likes
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shot, dominating spouse.
AS FOR Furnishing chill.
dren, punishment is seldom
needed il parents set the right
kind of example and give
youngsters the love. atten-
ton and guidance they are
entitled to. What little pun
ishment is needed will gener-
ally be more wisely handled
by the wife, if she is a mature
woman.
Domination my foot. What
we need is more holiness. not
more domination, among huss
bands and fathers.
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t h a e
are not as
m a a 5
they ought
e e.
cause the
don dolni-
male heir
wives, pun
ISL t heir
h dren.
and rule the
roost at HON
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Editors Note: Many interesting and provocs alive
letters. must be rejected for publication each week
because the author did not sign his name and address.
Pen names or initials will be used upon request but
authors must also sign their real names and addresses.
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ConniboIizinq Curb

Fairfax County would be able to
curb the cannibalizing instincts of its
growing communities under legislation
just passed by the Virginia General AS
sembly. County authorities have been
worried about the constant nibbling
away of territory through annexation
proceedings arising from within as well
as without the county. If the county
approves the urban form of government
provided in the new law "a referendum
must be heidi, freeze will be put on
further incorporation of towns in the
county-and hence on further sources
of annexation suits.
However, the legislation will not
prevent already Incorporated munich
palitieS within the county or adjacent
to it from seeking to gobble up more of
the county'S land at some time in the
future. And Alexandria already is look
ing hungrily at a juicy chunk of revenue
producing territory in the neighboring
county. suggestion from Alexandria
that Fairfax County officials sit down
with city authorities to talk over" a
possible new annexation move has been
summarily rejected by the county. Alex
andria has taken large bites out of the
county in the recent past, through an
nexation suits. The town of Fairfax
was the latest successful applicant for
slice of'county property.
County authorities originally had
hoped to have any further annexations
prohibited by law, but this was found
to be impossible unless the county in
corporated itself as city. The Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council recon-
mended, instead, the proposal which the
Legislature has approved. If the voters
also approve the plan, Fairfax County
will gain considerable measure of re-
lief from the piecemeal reduction of
territory that has so alarmed it in recent
years.