The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1963-10-03

through the Deep Negroes lot as from the
during lived of its ever getting better
Negro weeks Communication dialogue OF some
of Negro sort had to be
much from the the two groups ol nZen ooe
know that am not Christian; have been one, am
not now one hope of ever becoming one now
ever assure YOU that appreciate admire and respect
Christian his UNCONVENTIONAL choice NOTWITHSTANDING "
deed have the same respect and admnauon 1or any
who is what he claims 10 pe-ChIlSIla jew uIo
whatever the hell else there is.
And what is the purpose all this? Well it's begin
ming to little like sermon-but then there are no
members of my church, so no sermon, hope
purpose is simply this: To pay respect 70 man.
now dead than two months Pope john AAll1
When Cardinal Roncali was elected Pope in October,
1858 had immediate regard for the man. the IMAGE
suppose it was liked him personally had the feehng
that here was human being, kind and gentle man, a
man who could would understand the points
of view men hold with reference respective Gods
Without any knowledge of DR. Freud Cor Whomever OF that
bunch this relates to- think my regard respect 1eeng
was directed father image and IN view OF the origin OF
the word Pope that doesn't too arfetched I'm
afraid never gave much thought to the fact that this
kindly man The Pope did give thought to the fact
I've said, that here man most patent most Kno
most forgivng most sincere and with great sense OF
humor in Short here man of God will, and the
Father of us surely know how badly we need such
men.
occasion to visit with John Griffin on the day OF
Pope Johns DEATH only say that felt gloom sad
ness with both of ushough as far apart IN regous
matters as two can be-a very personal loss
The tributes paid Pope John pleased me greatly Some
of the statements contained in stories and magazine
articles otted down for my pleasure think, per-
haps notes for still another reason that Pope
would remain my mind and heart as the great and
good man he was-as man, human being.
One quote liked by Joseph Roddy, writing in
LOOK:
"e have to be careful about how say it, one Jesuit
in Rome said "bu in sense the Holy Father was some
thing of socialist"
And from article in LIFE the Pope was quoted as
having said I'm Italy there three ways of losing
ones money: women gambling, and farming My father
chose the most boring of the three He became farmer
And in the London Telegraph, Douglas Brown wrote
His strength being the kind of that everyone
would like his parish priest to be-"
failed to make note of this expression, but from
my point of view great tribute Pope John tried
to make his church Catholic and less Roman.
Without doubt of the finest things written about
Pope article by Morris L. West that appeared
i'm LIFE on June 7th entitled BUILDER OF BRIDGES
FOR US POOR DEVILS Mr. West ended his piece with the
following
"Wn they canonize him and make him, officially, a
saint calendar? In way hope not For my part
do want to him ideazed by Vatican painter lit by
thousand candles in ST. Peters, reproduced in plaster and
gilt and sold to pious pilgrims want to remember him for
what has been-a loving man. simple priest good
pastor and builder bridges which we poor devils