The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-06-29

The Red regime continues to refuse priests permission
to function who have not made their studies at Erfurt and
who are not ordained in the Soviet zone. No priests may be
transferred from West Germany.
PnpdL audience -.
VATICAN CITY-Anglican Archbishop Joost De Blank
of Cape Town, an outSpoken foe of the South African govern
ments racist policies, conferred for 40 minutes with Pope
Following the audience the 54year-old Anglican prelate
said Pope John had stressed the point that God knows no
racial bars.
Archbishop De Blank was accompanied to the Vatican
by the Anglican Bishop of Kimberly, who joined him and
the Pope at the conclusion of the Archbishop's private audi
ence. Before they left, the Pope presented them with medals
struck to commemorate his 8Oth birthday last fall.
Strikes not Red inspired ...'
GENEVA, switzerland-A denial that the recent wide
spread strikes in Spain were communist-organized has been
made here by a leader of the International Federation of
Trade Unions.
August vanistendael, the federstion's general secretary,
declared that the true story of the strikes was concealed by the
Spanish regimes press censorship. He repeated his federationS
demands for freedom of collective bargaining in Spain.
When Franco violates human rights it hurts us more
than when Khrushchev or Tito do il" the labor leader asserted.
100000 pencils -.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y-school children from this
diocese are sending more than 100000 pencils to needy chill
dren in Panama in response to an appeal from a us. Army
captain.
The Rockville Centre school children learned of Capt.
John Leonard's appeal through a letter sent to all elementary
school principals by Father Patrick E. %Shanahan, assistant
superintendent of diocesan schools.
More than 100000 pencils poured in from the 67032
school students in the diocese. Father Shanahan said: eve
now have a basement full of pencils all ready to be shipped to
Panama"
Oppose conversions -.
LAHORE, Pakistan-The Adara zia-ulIslam, a Pakistani
organization dedicated to the spread of the Mosem religion,
has asked members of Parliament to pass a law making con
version from Islam to Christianity a capital offense.
Ilamic canonic law, the Sharlat, demands death for
.Mosems who become Christians,
The Adara sent its petition, published in pamphlet form,
not only to the national legislators but to all high government
officials and all members of provincial legislatures.
SectQrian symbols -.
MNNEAPOLS-The Central Conference of Amer
lean Rabbits reaffirmed here its stand against religious symbols
in public schools or other publicly owned property, such as
public parks.
The conference, which represents some 800 Reform rabbits,
said that use of "sectarian symbols" creates an atmosphere
of tension and ilrW1ll'"
The conference also said it was too early to reach a deci-
sion on so-called shared time" education. 1t said much
more" study was needed. Under shared time, which is being
discussed among many educators, pupils would divide their
school day between church-sponsored schools and common
schools.
NeW missions %.
MARYKNoLL. NY. The Maryknoll Sisters have an
nounced the opening of five new missions around the world.
The new missions are located at Kinesi and SayuSayu in Tan
Santiago, Panama.
Hope for unity -.
COLOGNE = The Holy Ghost is bestowing His grace not
only on the Catholic Church but on others, especially the
Orthodox and Anglican Churches, Joseph Cardinal Frings
said here.
Stressing the hope of Christians of all denominations for
unity, the Archbishop of Cologne said: I'VE are convinced
that the Spirit of God is alive in other churches as well"
While indicating that this is particularly true in the Ortho-
dox and Anglican communionS, he said the Holy Spirit works
within the Protestant churches too.
Even outside the Christian churches, Cardinal Frngs
continued the Holy Spirit fills all people who are honestly
striving to live according to the Will of God, even if they
have never even heard of Christ.