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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-02-16
True Freedom
What does it mean to be free?

What does IL mean 10 be Tree!
To be free means to have the power to develop
ones own nature in obedience to the eternal laws Of
that nature given us by our Creator. So primarily, free
dom is an obedience, which is accepted and inwardly
lived.
FREEDOM DOES NOT MEAN independence. By
his nature man is dependent on persons and things,
but he is free when he can choose and love that on
which he depends.
Revelation from God gives us the basis Of true
freedom.By religion we are free to choose TO love
God Who has loved us so much. The truths of religion
contained in the Judaic-C Christian tradition have led
to the abolition of slavery, the mitigation of mans
oppression by man, the defense of nations exploited
by others, the protection of the w~orkingman, the break.
ing down OF arbitrary class distinctions and the order
ing of relationships in the family.
THERE is NO UMA FREEDOM" Gustave
Thibon has written, including "the right to possess and
transmit property TO engage in enterprise and to think,
which Christianity has not served to stimulate; and
this vast Matching of freedoms constitutes the very
soul of western civilization"
All this is by way of saying, as was indicated last
week, that the rights Americans enjoy come from al
mighty God and are guaranteed and protected by our
Constitution. Hence we can see the Importance of
religion to citizenship. True freedom is sound when
Christ points the way. CAT
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many indulgences attached to
membership with no other OBJ
legation than the recitation of
the Morning Offering, These
include a plenary indulgence
on the First Friday and First
Saturday and on the feast of
the patron on the monthly
leaflet as well as on any day
each week selected by the
member. There are indulgenc.
es of 800 days, once a day,
for reciting the Morning Of
fering and 100 days as often
as that conservation of the
day to the Sacred Heart is
renewed during the day, etc.
Recently Pope John XIII ex-
tended to all Catholics a Pile
nary indulgence for offering
up the days work to God,
and this would also be con-
tanned in the Morning Offer
ng. For a plenary indulgence,
of course, there must always
be Confession and Commun-
ion and the other usual con-
ditions leg. prayers for the
intentions Of the Holy Fa-
ther).
@. What are the indulgence
es and the conditions for gain.
ing them in reciting the rosa
ry? For example, does the
rosary mean IS decades or
five? Does il have TO be said
1louds
A. 1t would be impossible
to list all the indulgences that
are heaped upon this great de-
votion leg. the plenary in.
dulgences when the beads are
blessed with the Dominican,
Crosier or Bridgetine indul-
gences). Whenever anyone re-
cites "a third part of the
Rosary with devotion" he can
gain an indulgence Of five
years. (Raccolta). If that is in
company with others, in pub
lie or in private leg. family
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-02-16
Candidate Walker

Edwin A.. Walker, former Army major gen
eral who resigned TO speak out more freely" against
Communism and Socialism, has filed as a Demo
cratic candidate in the Texas gubernatorial election.
THIS is WHAT WE HAD hoped he would not do
in our comments last November Times, 11-17-6D. We
mentioned at that time that we felt he would jeopar-
die his cause by involving himself in partisan poll
tics or allying himself with any special interest group.
just how the Korean War hero plans to counter
act the deception and Misrepresentation found in
our federal government from the governors chair
at Austin is not clear.
APPARENTLY U AP~PREHENSloNS are shar-
ed by conservative Senators Tower of Texas and Thur
mond of South Carolina who repeatedly advised Walker
against this move, Also, according to UPI news stories,
Senator Barry Goldwater has become "disenchanted''
and even refused to attend the meeting where the
matter was discussed.
We take no pleasure in seeing our forebodings
realized. Anyone who has watched General Walker on
teleVislon, as we have, will attest that he is sincerity
personified. Unfortunately, in the complex world of
affairs the battle against communism will not be won
by sincerity if prudence is lacking CAT.
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Wants To KnOw When
We'H Drop Other Shoe

signatad by the Hierarchy as
"Patrician Year" Many cele-
brations were held through
out Ireland, climaxing in a
Patrician Congress in Dublin
during the last week of June,
Thde occasion was honored
by the appointment of His
Eminence Gregory Peter Car
dinal Agagianian as Papal Lee
gate of His Holiness Pope
John XIII and was graced
by the presence of Cardinals,
Archbishops and Bishops from
all over the world.
TO COMMEMORATE the
Patrician Year and Congress,
a special P%atrician medal was
struck. We have had many re-
quests for America for this
very beautiful brooch which
is in the form of a shamrock
with genuine emerald green
and st. Patrick's blue enamel
work. 1t was made here in
Dublin by one of the old Irish
firms of metal craftsmen.
We feel that many more
Americans, especially those
with Irish ancestry would
like to have this souvenir of
the Patrician Year. If applied
for now, they would have it
in time to wear for st. Pat
Continued on page 81
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Inquiry Corner
End OF World
Now In Sight?
by Fr. Edward F. Healey

Rosary an indulgence Of 10
years. There is a plenary in
diligence twice a month for
reciting the family rosary and
a plenary indulgence for reci-
tation in the presence Of the
Blessed Sacrament. In public
recitation it is sufficient land
necessary to make the re-
sponses with the people, but
for private recitation it may
be said mentally without NOV
ing the lips or making any
sound.
@. Why are Catholics for.
hidden TO marry during AID
vent or Lent?
A. They are not, Since the
Sacrament of Matrimony is a
joyous occasion, entering into
the spirit Of the fruitfulness
of the Church, it is more APP
propriate in the liturgical
seasons of growth and hope
epiphany and Pentecost). No
one, for example, would
want to be married on the an
niversary of his mothers
death. If there is sufficient
reason (e.g. men in service be-
ing assigned ov~erseas) the
Bishop may permit the nup-
tial blessing. Otherwise, mar
riage is permitted but with
out this blessing Git can be
supplied later and without
the ringing of bells, playing
of the organ, etc. Advent and
Lent are times for thoughtful
reflection on the state of our
soul and the state of the
world, desperately in need of
Christ's coming and of His
redemptive action. Devout
Catholics schedule events in
their lives in accordance with
the spirit of the Church Year.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box 636, Columbus is, Ohio.
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Our Opinion
EDITORIALS


Christ gave His disciples the mission of convert
ing all nations.
THIS TAsK HAS BEEN carried out by preach
ing, teaching and writing. The printed word has special
value in informing and forming the faithful in the
things of Christ.
The Catholic Press is given an essential role in
the teaching mission of the Church because it is the
voice of The Pope, and the Bishops which informs, in
spires, interprets and comments for Christians to
enable them to apply changeless truths in a changing
world.
IN TIL UNITED STATES NJ CANADA. the
Catholic Press has had a phenomenal growth. There
are al Catholic newspapers with an annual circulation
of more than 270 million copies. There are 405 Catho-
lie magazines which circulate more than 283 million
copies a year.
Readers and advertisers have found the Catholic
Press to be increasingly valuable to them, year after
year. The Catholic Times is pleased and proud to be a
contributor to the corresponding Catholic Press.
FATHER ALBERT J. NEVINs. MN, CPA Presi-
dent, has said that 1862 finds our press robust and
expanding. Our publications are larger, more %colorful,
more creative than ever. They are carefully printed,
t~astefully illustrated, e~xcitingly put together. Cir
culation is at an all time high. We do not intend to
remain stable but will continue our strong advance"
We invite our readers to support us in this eff
fort. CAT
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Columbus

@. a friend of mine says
that we can find descriptions
of Russia as II is today in the
Bible and he says too that he
can show that We are within
a few years of the end OF the
worlds
A. ST. Paul answers that
question! 1--WE beSeech you,
brethren, by the coming Of
our Lord Jesus Christ and our
being together unto him, not
to be hastily shaken from
your right mind, nor terrified,
whether by spirit, or by utter
ance, or by letter attributed
to us, as though the day of
the Lord were near at hand"
~ Thessalonians 2:12). He has
spoken q Thess. 4:15-17) of the
coming of the Lord and of
1--WE who live, who survive
until the coming of the Lord
and some of them thought he
meant it was coming soon.
They had not read or under
stood (as your friend has not
his clear words (echoing those
of Christi: But of the times
and seasons, brethren, you
have no need that we write
to you, for you yourselves
know we'll that the day of the
Lord is to come as a thief
in the night" Il Thess. SLID.
The attempt to find contempo-
rary figures prophesied in the
Bible has been going on for
centuries, but the Bible is not
a fortune-teller's preview Of
history. The prophecies leg.
in the Apocalypse or Book of
Revelations of the Bible are
uncertain, except in the most
obvious fulfillments leg. the
destruction of Jerusalem).
@. What are the indulgence
es for making the Morning Of
fering?
A.. For members Of the
Apostleship of PrayerALeague
of the Sacred Heart Hiere are
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Editor.
Your editorial of Jan
uary 26th has loosely
qualified me to identify
an extremist-in one di-
rection! Can we expect
you to drop the other shoe
in the near future for an
"overly simplified'' description
of an extremist "sinister"-or
shall we use your lower right
featured column as a yard
stick?
John Sehumick
Columbus
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Sum and Substance:
Sum and Substance:
Common Market Aids
Inter-Faith Relations
by Fir. John B. Sheerin, esp.

Something is rotten in
the state of Denmark" ac-
cording to Hamlet"
There are Danes today
who claim there is some
thing offensive and danger
Gus in the European Common
Market. That something is
Roman Catholic influence.
Now that Denmark has ap-
piled for admission to the six
nation combine, a debate is 60
ing on in that country regard
ing the catholic peril" that
membership in the Common
Market might bring to Den
mark.
1t is true that there is a
Roman Catholic predominance
in several of the nations in
the Common Market. But one
Danish paper points out that
the Danish opposition comes
not from Protestant church
men, for the most part, but
from political LeftiSts.
THE EDITOR SAYS that
fear of the Roman Catholic
Church's influence would be a
healthy reaction to the Com
mon Market if the fear stem
med from a desire to safe
guard the Gospel values of
the Reformation. Instead, ac-
cording to the editor, ii de-
rives from a fear that political
Leftists in Denmark might
lose out if Catholic influence
were to enter Denmark
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E%Ueryman's Family
Acceptance, Not Just
Adjustment, Important
By Fr. John c. Knott

Everyman was proud Of
his new stereo. After de-
licately adjusting all the
knobs on the set he nod
ded acceptance of per-
lection There, that's just
right" He listened appreci-
atively for a moment, then
exited left from the living
room in answer to a Hey,
Dad :" request.
ENTER HIS WIFE, from the
right. Without seeming to be
aware of it she picked up a
filled ash tray with one hand,
turned down the volume knob
with the other, looked around
the room and exited to the
kitchen.
Enter Everyman heading
for the chair with the evening
paper next to it, he paused
halfway. went to the stereo,
turned up the volume knob a
bit and then stretched out,
, Enter his wife to ask a
question. While waiting for
the answer she sided over,
turned the volume knob down
with a covering flick of the
cloth to the top of the set. She
smiled her thanks and exited.
Everyman settled back, did
a double-take with his ears,
got up from the chair to turn
the volume up a bit or-if he
was used to the routine or
even if he was just a gentle
man - shrubbed the paper a
IiffIn and cnttIad hack
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was not such a happy liberia
tion after all. 1t induced a lib
Grafton from the Church but
asked for a direct contact with
Christ. But Bartels said that
the fact is that few are cap
able - as Luther was - of
grasping the idea of God di-
rectly through Christ.
He WENT ON TO SAY that
the Catholic Church bridged
this gap. 1.-THE strength of
Roman Catholicism lies in a
much clearer realization than
Luther's of human limitation
and that the essence of Chris
tianity is humility. and l ven-
ture to assert that for this
very reason Catholicism has
created more free people than
Professionalism has,"
Another voice in the debate
on the Catholic danger" was
that of Rev. Carl Hermansen,
former Minister of Church
Affairs in Denmark. In the
Vendsyssel Tidende, he said:
at is of course possible that
Roman Catholic efforts will
be intensified (after Danish
entrance into the Common
Market but honestly, would
that be so terrible? Suppose
that the 10000 Roman Catho-
lies became 100000 under the
impact of our joining the
the Common Market, lie. a
minority Church which we
would come up against time
Continued on page 81
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The YdrdStick
Future Of Education
In Latin America
by Msgr. George G. Higgins

him on mission trips to rural
areas. There they saw at first
hand the miserable economic
condition of the tenant farm
ers. They lived for a few
weeks at a time in the huts
of the poor, ate the food of
the poor and assisted the
priest in his spiritual minis
try. Upon their return to the
classroom and their comfort
able city homes, theirs was
a completely different out
look.
BISHOP McGRATH goes a
step further when he suggests
that no US. religious congre-
cation open a school catering
to the wealthy. He wants a
concentration of educational
effort on the emerging mid
die class who, it is to be hop
ed. will bring about a healthy
democratic government.
Everett Reimer, who has
served government of Puerto
Rico in the capacity of Geo.
nomic adviser, suggested that
solid economic advancement
for the nations of Latin Amer
lea is dependent on universal
education. He contends that
you cannot expect uneducated
people to develop a highly
chronological economy.
He also foresees in econom-
ic developing countries the
tendency of the people to
Continued on page 5)s
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ing loved are wrapped in this
mystery of a human being.
The role of Everyman is to
receive his wife's gift of love
when and how she gives it. 1t
is not necessary or even adj
visable to give her a booklet
of Instructions on the general
theme: Now, if | were you -.
SO much of the Illustration of
marriage lies in the fact that
when she wants to give a little
unique gift of love he is ufl.
willing or unable to receive.
For every giver of love. a re-
ceiver is needed.
THIS is a TWo'WAY
street, of course, and where
he needs a little more sensi-
tivity, she needs a little more
acceptance.
She can look around the
neighborhood and admire this
man for one virtue and anoth-
er for his particular attractive
quality and before she real
ICES it she is beginning to
work on the transformation
of her own boy to her latest
notion of the ideal husband.
ACCEPTANCE OF EACH
other, not adjustment to each
other, is the important thing.
The job of each of them in
their union is to help pull out
the image and likeness Of
God that is in each other.
Often times this means
simply a willingness to be low
ed as the other can love. For
Continued on page 81
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Editors note: Many in"
teresting and provocative
opinions must be omitted
each week because the
writer fails TO sign his
or her name and address.
Initials or a penname will
be used upon request but
the sender's real name
and address must also be
included. Send your opin-
ions TO Letters to the
Editor" The Catholic
Times, Box $50, Column
bus l6, Ohio.
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THE DIFFERENCES be-
tween a man and a woman are
not just limited to their ears,
or, in a clasSier term, their
audio-receptivity. 1t is easier
to turn a volume knob up or
down on a set than it is to
change a person. 1t is also far
less dangerous especially
when you are trying to adjust
that same person to your in
dividual ideas of perfection.
Yet, this is the temptation
in Everyman's marriage - to
attempt the Transformation of
the other into another edition
of self. 1t probably dates back
to Adam and Eve who wanted
to be like God. Only God has
the right to make anyone to
HIS image and likeness. Yet
human beings keep trying to
make other people to their
own likeness.
MARRIED PEOPLE are hui
man beings and the daily chal-
lenge of being a Mr. or Mrs.
Fixit on the other partner
must be very tempting. This is
not to say that a little "his
and hers" renovation would
not be in order. It is how and
when it is done that is i'm
portant.
Underlying any attempt to
improve another should be a
basic respect for creation.
This other person was made
by God to His image and like
ness. Certain unique gifts of
love and unique needs of be.
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MENT
EDITORIAL
Editor:

Editor:
/ heartily o mmend
your editorial "Extre-
mists' of January 26th.
| think your paper would
be the better for more
editorials of that sort. for
facts on the activities of such
organizations as the Cardinal
Mindszenty. Found alton "a
degradation of hat heroic
name!) and for more news
stories on such incidents as
you mention under items five
and six of your editorial.
Robert J. Carroll
C0lumhuS
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through the Common Market.
His conclusion was that the
Catholic danger" was high
ly exaggerated and that Den
mark should abandon any
thought of ''isolationiSm." He
saw Danish membership in
the great European alliance
as a challenge to Danish cul-
tural life but not a threat. "Do
not let us be hypnotized by
Rome but let us try, I'M
dismayed, to make ourselves
felt within the European fell
lowship which is the text of
the day and a must of our
time"
EARLIER IN DECEMBER,
the Danish ambassador in Par
is, Eyvind Bartels. delivered
an address in Copenhagen to
a group of students. He dis
cussed the Catholic danger
in the Common Market. Admit
ting that there was much
talk about it in Denmark, he
said the danger was overrated.
The Danish diplomat claim
ed that the real danger was
not Roman Catholicism but
atheism. He bluntly asserted
that "the religious problem
in Denmark is not one of
Professionalism versus Roman
Catholicism but rather that
the Danes are atheists"
Bartels raised the question
as to the cause of this prevail
ence of atheism and suggested
that perhaps the Reformation
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his graduate work at Fordham
University. For the past few
years, he has been engaged in
a social study of the Church
and her institutions in his ma
tive Chile. He is absolutely
convinced that the Church
must be to the fore in re-
forming the social order if
the protagonists of Marxism
are not to take over.
He is only too ready to ad-
nit that the social doctrines
of the Church have made lit
tie impression on the ruling,
wealthy classes in his country.
In this opinion, he has the
complete support of Bishop
Mark McGrath, csc, Auxil-
larry Bishop of Panama, who
spent II years teaching at the
Catholic University Of Chile
in Santiago.
BOTH OF THESE MEN ar
que that the Catholic schools
which teach the young men
and women of the wealthy
class are partially responsible
for this situation. In their
opinion the teachers, by and
large, have failed to inculcate
the Christian social doctrines.
Bishop McGrath believes it
it entirely possible to create
a proper social conscience in
these young people but it will
not be done simply by preach
ing. He used to take small
groups of young men with
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Ed. Note: Father MCGUIRE
is guest eolumnisf for Mssr.
George G. Higgins who is at
tending a meeting in Rome
OF The preparatory commission
on the lay Apostolate for the
forthcoming EeumenieaI covn.
ell.
Late in January, a small
meeting was held in
Washington for the pur-
pose of assisting super
Tors of religious congre-
cations, specializing in teach
ing, to determine the type of
education they might under
take in Latin America.
Among those who came
from Latin America to advise
in this matter were Archbish-
OPP Helder Camara, Auxiliary
Bishop of Rio de Janeiro. Bra
iii, Father Tiago Cloin, C.SS.
r., Secretary Of the Confer
ence of Major Religious SUI
periors of Brazil, also from
Rio de Janeiro, and Father
Renato Poblete, ST., Secre-
tary of the Conference of Ma
jor Superiors of Religious In
stitutes in Chile, from Santiago
THESE THREE MEN have
made a deep study of the So
cial and economic needs of
our neighbors south of the
border. Father Poblete studied
at the Jesuit Theologate in
Woodstock, Maryland, and did
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OFFERS OFFICIAL
PATR1CIAN
YEAR BADGE

Editor:
May | trouble you with
yet another request as |
am sure that you receive
too many requests al
ready of this nature.
Last June we celebrated
here in Dublin the 18th Cen
tenary of the death of st. Pat
rick. our National Apostle.
From st. Patrick's Day 1861
TO March 18th, 1862, was de-
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Arts including such ~ohdfomoUs performers LEONARD BERN
STEM DANNY KAYE. VAN CllBURN BENNY GOODMAN HARRY
selAFokIs MARIAN ANDERSON MARIA TAllcHEF ond hos. Of
others, will be tonight the National Guord Armory
President ond Mrs Kennedy will offend Tickets from Notono
Cultural Center, 7ls Jockson Poce NV Washington g. D. c
Exeevtve $780, Extension 1884,
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COM M EMIT

he United States Constitution.
It has also sought the enact
ment of new civil rights laws
and the development of a
favorable climate of opinion.
The Association, as the re-
cord plainly shows, has won
many battles in the long strug-
gle for first-class citizenship
for Negro Americans. These
successes have aroused anger
of those who believe in the
Jim Grow way of life.
The leaders of this outmoded
system have declared war on
the NAACP because it spear
headed the fight for equality.
They have passed laws, invok-
ed economic sanctions, and re-
sorted to threats, intimidation
and violence in their efforts
to wreck the NAACP and halt
the march of progress.
In recent years the defend
ers of this loost cause have
sought to smear the NAACP
by falsely linking it with the
Communist Party. l..
-, ..es -. = -
The business of the NAACP
is to work for civil rights; for
the elimination oof racial bar
riers; for an America with full