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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09

is not an arrangement, it is an agree
ment. 1t is an agreement entered into
in the sight of God which is mutual,
exclusive, and permanent and no mat"
ter what difficulties ensue anyone
who fails to keep faith has broken a
solemn pledge to the other and has
disregarded the words of Christ.
Perhaps we are old-fashioned, as
was Our Lord, when we recall that
what God hath joined together, let
no man put asunder" and IF any man
puts away his wife and marries an-
other, he commits adultery against
her."
Those are strong words, but what
other conclusion can be drawn from
the violation of the beautiful exchange
in the wedding ceremony: Il take you
to have and to hold, from this day
forward, for better or for worse, for
richer or for poorer, in sickness and
in health, until death do us part"
-GAF
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09

true marriage, Wife No. l should
not be so concerned about clinging to
it. The lawyer indicated that If a salts
flying, fulfilling relationship does not
exist, then there is no marriage.
Note that he did not say there was
a marriage gone wrong: he meant
there was no marriage at all and
therefore Wife No. 2 was in reality
more truly married" to the man than
his real wife! Confused? If this prin-
ciple were an accurate one, we would
all be in every area of life.
Marriage is not primarily living to-
gether in a satisfying relationship as
far as validity is concerned. 1t is not
what is ideal for the spouses that mat
tiers, it is their pledged word to each
other on the wedding day that gives
their union its permanence and in
dissolubility, presuming of course that
all the other conditions of the matri-
monial contract are verified.
Marriage, as Frank Sheed has said,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09
EVERYMAN'S FAMILY
Parents haze o. duty
to say mo- on occasion
by Father John Knott

did seem to have much more freedom,
and he didn't doubt that their parents
loved them as much as he loved his
own. What to do?
EVERYMAN should stick to his
guns regardless of the pressures from
neighbors, daughters, and in a given
case even from his wife. 1t is part of
his role as parent to set the foul lines
within which the lives of his children
might operate.
1t is his responsibility to do so and
their need to have such guideposts.
The teenagers may find them too re-
Strictive.
Certainly, they will never say
"Thank YOU when the father says
"No" to them, but they are far more
secure when they know what they IAN
and cannot do.
AS the adolescent develops MATURE
ty, the foul lines may be widened; but
they are always there. The parent
compliments the daughter by allow
ing her a life of her own, but he
strengthens her by setting the limits.
Certainly, it is a good thing for a
father to say to his daughter that
there will be no dating until she is
at least Is years old. 1t is equally a
good thing for him to set a curfew
for the first date, as we'll as for sue
ceeding ones.
If she knows she has to be home at
a given hour, she is relieved of many
fears and hesitations, Should l 60
now or wait? What will the gang
think? Will | get d reputation as a
party-pooper?"
All she has to do now is enjoy the
evening without the worry of how to
end it. Comes the right moment, she
looks at her watch and say to her
escort, I'VE had better go now. | have
to be home soon."
The father, who at that moment
may be watching the late news on TV,
has not restricted his daughters fun
SO much as strengthened her in a de-
cision.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09
BY Father Andrew Greeley

pounding at the doors because II
knows that it wouldn't do any good.
/ reply that the absence of pounding
is the result of the laity being too
busily involved in piling up material
treasure such as mink coats and coun-
try club memberships.
Such dialectic may be great fun and
may even contain large elements of
truth on both sides, but has little
value as a serious discussion of con-
temporary American Catholicism.
When one discusses the questions
of apathy and creativity, of stagna-
ton and innovation in the American
Church, must realize that the cat
egories of Clergy and 'laity' are
not especially relevant.
AS THE HISTORY of the Church
goes, the dramatic teachings of the
last six popes are still quite new and
are just beginning to have an impact
on the grass roots of the Church.
In America the impact is being de-
fdyCu III SUluC SSpGNlS bSAduoc llC
American Church has only very re-
Gently emerged from the immigrant
state of its development. Thus a dou-
BILE transition is going on from the
post-tridentine to the Ecumenical
world and from the slums to suburbia.
The effects of the transitions are
bound to produce dissatisfaction and
discord, and the pace of transition
will be more rapid in some groups
than in others.
But If one uses such global cate
gories as clergy" and 'laity" there
does not seem to be much evidence
that the pace is quicker in one than in
the other. To limit ones analysis to
these categories does not seem espe-
cially profitable - however enjoyable
it may be.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09

All of the health-insurance-for-the
aged programs considered and reject
ed by the recent session of Congress
failed to take into consideration the
wide variance in the charges by hos
pitfalls and physicians in different ge-
ographical areas.
Had the Administrations bill been
approved, elderly persons requiring
hospital care and the services of ply
sicians would have received the same
benefits regardless of the area in
which they resided.
But the cost of disqualification and
medical attendance would not have
been the same; it would have been
twice as high in some cities as in
others.
SURVEYS BY the Bureau of Labor
Statistics Jamestown that the overall
cost of living varies from section TO
section. But the variance in the cost
of living is slight compared with that
in the cost of hospital and medical
services.
Why hospitals in one city charge
twice as much for a Dor as those in
another city and why a doctor in n
city charges twice as much for an Of
flee or house call as a doctor in IN
other city has not been adequately ex-
planned.
The difference in living costs would
justify some variance in charges but
nothing like the spread that exists be-
tween the high and the low in the
scale of medical charges.
Yet, the fact remains that it costs
more to be hospitalized in Cleveland
than it does in Houston, Tex.
OF THE 20 LARGE cities surveyed
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09

It was early evening In Everyman's
home. The telephone rang and the Is
year-old daughter, who just happened
to be neal it at the time, answered.
The call was for her, of course An
extra note of charm and animation
crept into her voice when she discov-
cred who was calling.
Everyman sat with one ear cooked
over his newspaper. He not only
thanked heaven for little girls, but
also remarked to himself how quickly
they grew into young women and how
smoothly they played the role of Eve.
HE HEARD HER SAY, ooh, Bob,
/ would love to-" but then with a note
of terrible regret, "but / just can't"
mo, it isn't that. Friday would be
fine
mo, I'm not going with anyone
else"
mo, | would like to go and especial
ly with you"
mo, it isn't that. No-but / sup
pose | should tell you the truth, SO
that you won't have to call again."
There was a noble tone to her voice
as though she we're about to announce
that she was afflicted with a contagi-
Gus disease but was willing to live in
silent and heroic isolation from the
rest of mankind.
Hers not to date, hers only to say,
IL can't, because | am not allowed to
date until / am at least Is years old"
mo, | Am NOT kidding. 1t is
true"
But then with a note of loving, if
uncomprehending loyalty, she said,
why, my father, of course"
Everyman felt grateful to his
daughter that she had not added the
words, "Who else?" He settled back
to prepare his defenses for the new
battle that would be joined with the
words of sweet feminine reasonable
ness, Daddy, dear
But he could not help wondering
whether he wasn't a little too strict
with his offspring. Other girls her age
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09

"The plain fact that man Is a per-
sonal being, endowed with intelligence
and a free will, who decides finally
himself-what he will or will not do.
Despite the variety and magnitude
of the influences on the acts of intel
ligence and will, it is an unacceptable
fact that the delinquent is responsible
for his acts.
Enthusiastic concern for the GRIM
inal must respect philosophical and
juridical principles otherwise it will
tend to promote the good of the in
dividual at the expense of the COM
NOR good of society" - Arbp. John
kroI of Philadelphia at the annual
meeting of Catholic Correctional
C~haplains.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09
I'll BACKDROP
Medical costs defy explanation

by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Cleveland had the highest average dali
ly charge for a semi-private room. In
Guiding all charges, Cleveland hos
pitfalls averaged 1888 for this type of
accommodation. At the other end of
the spectrum the daily charge in
Houston, Tex, was $14.25.
Generally speaking, it costs more
to be ho~spitalized on the West Coast
than in other parts of the country.
The average daily charge for a semi
private room. in San Francisco is
S30.62; in Los Angeles, 500; in Sc
attic, $29.7 lin Portland, Ore, $25.56.
Charges in most eastern cities are
substantially lower: $1,000 in Balti-
more; S21 in Washington, DC;
S2O.83 in Philadelphia; $22.56 in
Pittsburgh; $3.50 in Scranton, Pa.
Only in New York and Boston on
the East Coast do the hospital rates
approach those charged on the West
Coast.
ACROSS The NAIlON the same
variance exists in the charges of ply
sicians for visits and surgical services.
The average charge for an office
visit in Los Angeles is $6.25, for a
house visit Sill. In San Francisco
the average charge is $6.17 for an Of
fioo c,li co 52 for n ho,,Se visit In
Seattle doctors charge on the average
1922 for an office visit, 1929 for q
house visit.
At the other end of the scale, in
Baltimore an office visit costs SAL,
a house visit SIS; in Pittsburgh, $4.28
and $685.; in Philadelphia, $4.28 and
$3.50; in Scranton, $3.5S and SIS.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09
Month Of the Holy Souls

Recently we heard about a nom
Catholic who had the impression that
a Catholic acquaintance was paying a
priest fifty dollars a year to get his
deceased mother out Of P%urgatory!
Catholics know that the nan was in
reality having Masses offered for his
mother and that even here no promis-
es could be made about delivering the
soul from Purgatory because no n
knows whether she resides there or
not, except the Almighty.
The custom of praying for the dead
goes back to the Book of Machabees
In the Old Testament and to the apos-
tolic traditions of early Christianity.
We pray for the souls in %purgatory
either in general or in particular
throughout the year, but November is
a special time to do so. We trust u
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09

last decade and a half as the Social
Action Director of the N.C.W.C., hard
ly an outcast position. The list could
go on.
AM NOT ARGUING THAT these
folk heroes have always had an easy
time of ii. Nor am / saying that their
innovations would have been success.
full without the cooperation of a large
number of dedicated laymen; but do
contend that they have acted not as
deviants nor as members of a loyal
opposition but as men in official posi-
tons.
Their innovations were officially
sanctioned; and If one looks over the
work of these and other folk heroes
1t is hard to see how a Church which
sanctions such work can be dismiss.
ed as ~uncreative.
II is interesting to note that each
of the folk heroes mentioned Is a
Der of the papal household. Far from
becoming outcasts because of their
dangerous ideas they have been re-
warded with m%onsignorial purple.
There is apparently something to be
said for being a radical.
When | get particularly incensed at
certain brands of self-criticism | find
myself arguing that most of the Gre
ative impulses in the American
Church have come from the clergy
and the hierarchy and have been
snuffed out by the indifference and
lethargy of the laity.
THIS RHETORICAL exaggeration
is followed by the observation that /
do not note very many lay people beat
ing down rectory doors demanding a
chance to take their rightful place in
the work of the Church.
At this point the outraged opposi.
ton proclaims that the laity is not
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09
By John C.. O'Brien

The charges for surgical services al.
so vary widely according to %geograph-
ical areas. Couples in the upper-age
brackets seldom have need for OBJ
stetrical service, but the divergence in
the fees for this type of care is typi-
cal of the divergence in the charges
for surgical operations of all types.
It costs more in Los Angeles, for
example, to have a baby, to remove an
appendix or tonsils than in any other
of the principal cities. Obstetrical
service there costs on the average
$244.69, an appendectomy $240.28 and
tonsillectomy $113.33.
In Pittsburgh, on the other hand,
obstetrical care costs $167.50, an ap-
~pendectomy SASS and a tonsilecto-
my SIS.
In view of the fact that the skills
of physicians and surgeons r rela-
lively uniform throughout the coun-
try, except for outstanding specials
lists, and that the regional differences
in the cost of living are slight, govern
ment StatlStlclanS are unable TO dc~
count for the wide divergence in med
ical charges.
The average charge for a tonsilecto-
my in the 20 cities surveyed was
about $40. Why, then, should this OPP
Grafton cost $113.33 in Los Angeles
and S96.67 in San Francisco?
In any event, the experts point out,
SO long as such a variance i'm medical
costs exists, no health insurance pro-
gram, government or private, that
does not attempt to match benefits
with hospital and medical costs pre-
vailing in a particular region is going
to provide adequate protection.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09
Quotable
this week

"Just as II Is wrong to cut off a
hand to avoid military service or to
MAIN the body to secure insurance
payments, SO, too, is 1t wrong to mutt
late sexual organs to avoid concep-
ton.
Nov, this is not just a Catholic
position. The Church of England 49,.
stated the same thing in 1851, when 1t
said: Man does not belong to him
self. He was created by God and for
God, and therefore belongs to God.
Consequently. he has not an unqualifl-
ed right to dispose of himself as he
wishes; his right is limited by the
laws of his Creator FIR. John
Knott, director of the Family Life
Bureau, National Catholic w elfare
Conference.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09
III YARDSTICK
Clergy does proride leadership

A visitor from another planet, doing
research on the American Catholic
Church and limited to certain journals
for his information would obtain a
~singularly interesting picture of the
organization.
He would feel that there we're es-
sentially two groups within the
Church - a rigid conservative clergy
and hierarchy that was adamantly OPP
posed to all change and would not
tolerate a single new or creative idea,
and an intelligent. educated laity.
straining at the bit TO take its rightful
place in the work of the Church, but
baked by the first group and encour-
aged by a handful of devoted but
rather renegade clergymen,
/ would be the last one to deny that
some American priests give the inn
preston that the last papal document
they read was the one before "Rerum
Novarum."
ON THE OTHER HAND, | am not
at all persuaded that much of what is
liberal and creative in the American
Church has not come from the hier-
archy Or its delegated representatives.
In the archdiocese | know best
Msgrs. Hillenbrand, Egan and Quinn.
who have founded and promoted such
innovations as Cana, GIN, Yes, YCW,
PAVLA, and many other projects
have done so in an official capacity.
Msgr. Donald Kanaly of Oklahoma
City, who brought the specialized
movements to that Diocese and has re-
Gently built one of the most magma
tive parish churches in America, GER
tainly has the full support of his bish-
op.
The normal proprietor of this col
urnn, who can scarcely be dismissed
as a conservative, has acted for the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09

readers will take advantage of the OPP
portunities presented this month to
show our concern for the holy souls.
Someone has made the point that we
should call them holy souls" rather
than poor souls" because they are
friends of God and are proximate to
heaven.
Be that as ii may, the main point
is that now that All Souls Day has
gone by, we should not falter but
should continue to remember those
who have gone before and sleep the
sleep of peace.
Such prayers and sacrifices for the
dead carry out our role in that won
derful union which exists between the
Church Triumphant in heaven, the
Church Suffering in Purgatory and
the Church Militant on Earth = the
Communion of Saints.-GAF
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09

pie. We were given a program called
"The Bigamist" which concerned a
mar who deserted his alcoholic wife,
married another without benefit of di-
vorce and was later indicted by Wife
No. / in criminal court in order to
force him to return to her.
Once again the Interpretation was
slanted in favor of departure from ac-
cepted law and traditions. Wife No. 2
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09

In all honesty, we must confess that
we enjoy the program "The Defend
ers" even though this is the fourth
time we have taken exception to the
philosophy espoused in a particular
program.
Because the show is so well pro-
duced, as we have said before, WI feel
however that its distorted concepts
can do harm to the viewers.
Take last Saturday night for KAN
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09
Dislikes UNICEF

one or more communist front organi-
cations.
William Berges, the UNICEF rep
resentative in Shanghai, turned large
amounts of UNICEF supplies owe to
the communists.
/ am sure that they are really laugh
ing at US as we give our money to
promote the destruction of the Chris
tian world.
The book mentioned here can he
purchased at the Freedom Book Store,
Gov o"d High, in Columbus.
T. II. Walters
Sunbury, Ohio
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09
LETTERS
Editor:

Editor:
I was very upset to see The CathO.
lie Times supporting UNICEF (Oct.
26, page 81.
| do not believe in letting little chill
dren go hungry, However, this partic-
ular organization is a front for the
communists.
IN HIS BOOK, Communist Amer
lea, Must 1t Be-" Billy James Hargis
points out that 10 of IS members of
the national committee in this oun
try are-or have been-affiliated with
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09
TIMES EDITORIALS
What is true marriage!

was a sweet, dewey-eyed, intensely de-
voted personification of all that n
would wish for domestic bliss, while
Wife Nc. l was a neurotic, drunken,
unfaithful trollop, who, after sinking
as low as any woman can, had become
rehabilitated and was evidently selfish
in wanting her husband back.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-11-09

We do not wish to discuss the ques-
ton of divorce here. We do want to
take up a point in the program where
the mans attorney asks Wife No. /:
Would you call your marriage a real
marriage as is generally accepted in
our society,"" His implication is that
since the couple never really had a
Evening star., 1962-01-07
Fife Symington
Seeks Brewster
Seat in Congress

BALTIMORE, Jan. 6 (SpeciaD
Fife Symington, of Luther
vile, announced today he will
be a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for Congress
from Maryland'S I'd district.
Mr.. Symington has run twice
unSuccessfully for the seat now
held by Representative Brew
ster, Democrat. Mr.. Brewster
is a candidate this year for the
Democratic n o m in a tion for
United States Senator.
The I'd district consists of
Carroll, Hartford and Baltimore
Counties. 1t was represented
for many years by Republican
James P. S. Devereux, retired
Marine Corps general who ran
unsuccessfully for Governor in
1858. Gen. Devereux is reported
to be a possible candidate for
the congressional post again
this year.
In his announcement, Mr..
Symington said: MY purpose
is to give the citizens a
choice between the irresponsi-
BILE, spendthrift opportunism of
the opposition party and the
principles of our Republican
form of Government L am
opposed to the shameless politi-
cal practice of promising the
voter more and more aid from
the Federal till"
Evening star., 1962-01-07
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Nickel plated surface. Mounted
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Evening star., 1962-01-07
Changes in Voting Rules Approved
By Virginia Legislative Group

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. G
(AP.-A State commission rec
commended today that Virginia S
blank sheet voter law be abol-
ished.
The Commission on Registra-
tion also proposed keeping the
capitation tax, reducing vot-
ing time on election days by
one hour, providing for an au-
tomato recount in tight elec-
tion results, and barring write
in votes in primaries.
The recommendations were
made to the General Assembly
and Gov. Almond by the H.
man group, composed of men,
bers of the House and Senate
Privileges and Eelections CON-
mitteeS.
Three commission members
signed statements of excep-
tions or qualification.
Headed by Cooke
Delegate John Warren Cooke
of Mathews, chairman of the
House committee, headed the
commission which was set UP
by the 1860 Assembly.
The commission said it IA
vored Assembly approval of q
constitutional amendment to
allow application for voter reg
iStration on a printed form
Such a proposal cleared the last
Assembly and must be approved
by the 1862 session before being
submitted to the people.
This amendment will clear
up uncertainty as to the con-
Stitutionality Of certain regis
Evening star., 1962-01-07

for absentee ballot applications
be changed from eight days
prior to primary and general
elections to five days. This was
recommended by the commits
sion.
Also recommended was a
change in voting laws Ito make
it clear that names cannot be
inserted Con ballots and voted
for in primary elections since
otherwise it would be possible
for a person who had not quail
ified properly to be elected" Z"
Presumably, write-ins would be
permitted in elections other
than primaries.
Senator Garland Gray of
Waverly, chairman Of the SEN
ate committee, did not sign the
report but noted many propo-
sails merited support.
Senator L. C. Bird of Ches-
terfield said he had reserva-
tionS about changing the vot-
ing hours.
Delegate John M. Peck jr. of
FincaStle said he reserved the
right to vote against requiring
the poll tax as a prerequisite to
vote. I do not, however, advo-
cate abolishing the tax"
Other commission members
included: Senator Curry Carter
OF Staunton, and Delegates D.
French Slaughter, jr., Culpeper,
and James M. Thomson, Alex
andria.