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A Good Catholic Is a Well- Informed Catholic Vol. V, No. 2 The Reverend Paul J. Mc Cartin, O.M.I., Chaplain of the Orient State School. Orient. The Reverend William A. Fincel. O.P., Assistant Pastor, Saint Thomas Church. Zanes ville. Effective October 1, 1955 Chaplain State School. Church Is Only Obstacle To Complete Red Control In Poland, Solon Asserts WASHINGTON (NC) Sen John Kennedy of Massachusetts reported from Warsaw that the “extremely unimportant’ concessions made by the communists at Gen eva “represent only the shadow of cooperation, not the sub stance.” The “real face of com munism’’ may be seen in Poland, he said: “The barbarian may have taken the knife out of his teeth to smile- but the knife it self is still his fist.” In a report released by his of fice here, Sen. Kennedy declared that “the only obstacle between complete domination of the (Pol ish) population by the communist state is the Catholic Church, the struggle here has been ticularly savage.” Barrett, The Reverend O.P., Assistant Pastor, Saint rrhomas Church, Zanesville. Monsignor Roland T. Winel, Chancellor. ■X-x. fe,: Iron Curtain to Warsaw follow ing a private audience with the Holy Father at the papal sum mer residence at Castelgan dolfo. Sen. Kennedy gave this account of the battle Church: “In 1949 the seminaries and tions began The communists then moved to attack the Pope direct ly and criticized the hierarchy for reflecting the attitude of the Pope. In April, 1950, they forced the hierarchy to accept an agree ment stringently limiting the priests’ activities. "This was followed by a cam paign attempting to show that the hierarchy was breaking the agreement. The government and par the Despite the attempts of Reds to crush the Church, he said, a priest at the great ’Marian shrine at Czestochowa had told him Poland has “more vocations for the priesthood than ever,” and added, “We are preparing for the conversion of Russia.” The senator flew behind the Reds Arrest Bishops, 500 Priests, Laymen HONG KONG (NC) A Chinese-born Bishop has been’singled out as the No. 1 target of a new communist propaganda barrage unleased against the Church in Red China. He is Bishop Ignatius Kung of Shanghai, who was ar rested Sept. 8, together with more than 500 Catholic priests and laymen, on charges of engag ing in “counter-revolutionary ac tivities.” The new attacks on the Church were disclosed in reports and comments on Bishop Kung’s arrest appearing in official com munist newspapers Shanghai, copies of which have been receiv ed here Further details were supplied here by three Belgian missionary priests in Shanghai who were re cently released by the commun Official The most Reverend Bishop announces the following ap pointments: Effective September 3, 1955 Some 37,000 Holy Name Society members holding lighted candles are shown in this view taken during Bene diction at the huge night Eucharistic Rally in Forbes to control the attacks on the church organiza ists. Fathers Paul Coucke, Jules Scheyvaerts and Albert Weyts, all belonging to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Fathers. The newspaper reports indi cate that the Chinese commun ists may be preparing the ground for a new spectacular "trial" aimed this time not against foreign missionaries, but against the native leaders of the Church in China. According to the Shanghai newspapers. Bishop Kung. 54. a native of the Shanghai diocese, has been jailed on six separate charges. These are: (1) Possessing arms “for assas sination.” (2) Operating Catholic organiza tions as “islands of freedom” to oppose the country. (3) Advising Catholics “not to divide their land, and not to ac cuse landlords trials.” (4) Holding a those arrested Red purges (5) Listening America and broadcasts into B. of The Reverend William McFadden. O.M.I., Pastor Saints Simon and Jude Church, West Jefferson. Effective September 17, 1955 during public special during Mass for previous Voice of to the translating the Chinese. widespread (6) Conducting a espionage activity. According to the gian missionaries, given their exit permits 27, other charges were against Bishop Kung at a ing of ill Chinese priests in the J. of The Reverend Charles Cos'ello, O.M.I.. the Columbus C-'b’mbus. three Bel who were Sept, made meet- Shanghai diocese convened by the Reds on the day after the Bishop's arrest. These included (Continued on Page 2) 0 MfMK newspaper then attempted to subvert the clergy by developing organiza tions of so-called "patriotic priests" whose task was to force the Church to become an organ of the communist state as the Russian Orthodox Church has become in Russie." “The campaign against the Church reached a climax in May, 1953. with the arrest and impris onment of Bishop Kaczmarek. In September, 1953, the Primate of Poland, Cardinal Wyszynski, who had remained firm against all pressure, gave a sermon at St. Anne's Church in Warsaw at the opening of the academic year. The sermon was concerned with the life of a Bishop in the 16th century, but illusions were subtly drawn to life in Poland today. "The same evening the Cardi nal was arrested. The govern ment has never revealed his whereabouts. It has been re ported in the press in the past few days that he may be releas ed, but his authority as Primate and head of the Church in Po land will not be recognized “Since the Cardinal’s arrest,” Sen. Kennedy continued, “the cold war between the Church and state has been stepped up.” “In spite of this pressure, or perhaps because of it. the Polish churches have never been so crowded.” the Senator comment (Continued on Page 2) For several years, she assisted Father Walsh in the preparation of mission publicity. She devoted all her spare time and summer vacations to this work. Miss Rogers was placed in the infant Catholic Foreign Mis sion Society of America, now known as Maryknoll. Growth of both groups was rapid and with in two years, the “secretaries” were constituted tiy Rome as a In Honor of the Holy Name of Jesus omsroH Maryknollers Foundress Dies At 72 Cardinal Offers Mass MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (NC) His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, offered a Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass for Mother Mary Joseph, foundress of the Maryknoll Mission Sisters, at the chapel in the Motherhouse here. Bishop Raymond A Lane, Super ior General of Maryknoll, preached the sermon. Mother Mary Joseph died Sun day in St Vincent’s Hospital. New York, of peritonitis. Mother Mary Joseph, who was Mary Josephine Rogers of Ja maica Plains, Mass., headed the Sisterhood from its beginning in 1912 until January 1947 when she retired as Mother General with the title of Mother Found ress. She would have October 27. been 73 on in foreign found the An early interest missions led her to Community. She formed a mis sion study club while at Smith College and in this connection met Father (leter Bishop) James A. Walsh, then director of the Society for the Propa gation of the Faith in the Arch diocese of Boston. Field, Pittsburgh, Pa- The Sixth National Holy Name Convention also featured a parade of 125,000 men. The Cacholic Times Columbus 16, Ohio, Friday, October 14, 1955 pious society of women for for eign missions. Today they staff some 84 mis sions and there are 1.160 mem bers in the congregation. Officials of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women met with Bishop Ready following the Pontifical Mass which opened the organization's tenth annual Conven tion Tuesday. Pictured, left to right, are Mrs. Frank Vogal, president of the DCCW Bishop Ready Mrs- Alexander Glockner, National Director of the Province of Cincin nati Mrs. John S. Dunkle, chairman of the convention, and Monsignor Roland T. Win el, chancellor of the diocese and moderator of the DCCW. In his Christmas message of 1950, Pope Pius XII made it clear “beyond al! douht’’ that the act- Two More States Fail To Name Catholics to Education Committees Failure to include parochial school representatives in two state delegations named to attend the White House Conference on Education was reported this week, by the National Catholic Welfare Conference. Bishop Edward F. Ryan that the committee in his state which selected the delegation “turned a deaf ear” to President Eisenhower’s wishes in calling the conference He said the Presi dent “made if clear he wanted all schools, public, private and par ochial. to have representation NC of Burlington, Vt., charged in the national education confer ence Declaring the action was no surprise to him or to Catholic school authorities, prepired statement by the Bishop added: "The memory of what went on behind the scenes when the Branon transportation bill was up for discussion is too fresh in our minds, for us to cherish any illusion ’hat Catholic schools would receive more equitable treatment in this in stance." (The Branon bill, pro viding for transportation of ori vate and parochial'school pj pils at the state's expense, was killed during the last session of the Vermont Legislature). Bishop Ryan’s statement was similar to one issued earlier by Archbishop Ricnard J. Cusning of Boston, criticizing the fact that the Massachusetts delegation does not include representatives of parochial schools. Meanwhile, in Missouri. Father James L. Curtin, St. Louis archdio cesan superintrrc.cnt of high schools, declared that Catholic schools have been “surprisingly omitted” from Missouri's delega tion to the conference In a statement issued this v. eek. Father Curtin declared “The Catholic schools in the Stale of Missouri are now edu cating some 135.000 students, whu are every sense of the term, citizens both of Missouri and of the United States. "Whzn these numbers re multiplied by the number of Catholic schools throughout the states involved in educating and educational problems, it is difficult to see how e White House Conference on Education which does not allow them par ticination in the presentation and solution of pressing prob lems can truly be called a na tional conference on educe tion," the stetement said. Meanwhile, from Washington this week came other news education. GAW, Unemployment Compensation Referendum Supported by DCCW Recent Archeological Finds May Be Relics of St. Peter VATICAN CITY (NC) Do the remains of the body of St Peter now he neath the great altar of St Peter’s Basilica? Archeologists working with infinite pains in the excavations beneath the Basilica may come a step closer to answering that question, if a skull believed to be that of St. Peter can be matched to bones found in his grave. ual tomb of St. Peter has been found At that time he ^aid also: “At the side of the tomb the remains of human bones have been found However, it is impos sible to prove with certainty that they belong to the body of the Apostle.” "The assenial question is this:" he said, "Has the tomb of St. Peter really been found? To that question the answer is beyond all doubt: Yes. The tomb of the Prince of the Apostles has been found A second question, subordinate to the first, refers to the relics of St. Peter. Have they been found?" That second question still re mains bones were mixed with until now it to ascertain were the remains of the Apostle. Human the tomb earth, but impossible unanswered. found in the bare has been whether or not they By scientific analysis, however, Papal Honors To Former Local Priests Three priests who formerly served in the Diocese of Co lumbus are among four priests of the Diocese of Steubenville named recip ients of Papal honors this week Now a Prothonotary Apostolic is Monsignor Edwin Francis Mur phy. Vicar General since 1952 to Bishop John King Mussio of Steubenville, and pastor of St. Mary’s church. Marietta, since 1948 Monsignor Murphy served as professor at St. Charles Sem inary for seven years following hi ordination in 1927. Elevated to Domestic Prelate is Monsignor Joseph Kiefer, pas tor of St. Anthony church. Bridge port. and editoi of the Steuben ville Register. Monsignor Kieler, a native of St Mary parish. Co lumbus. formerly served as assist ant pastor of St. John's. Bellaire, and pastor of St Stanislaus church. Maynard, when those par ishei were part of the Columbus Diocese. Father Aloysius Berendt, pastor of Holy Rosary church, Steubenville, and dean of the An nunciation Deanery, was named a Domestic Prelate A graduate of St Charles Seminary here. Monsignor Berendt was ordained tn 1941 He is a native of Colum bus, having attended St Mary's school. Prior to his present as signment, he served as assistant pastor of Holy Name Cathedral, Steubenville The fourth priest to receive Pa pal honors is Father Regis Urig, head of the Steubenville diocesan tribunal and rector of Holy Name Cathedral, who was named a Papal Chamberlain. of to A Congressman has moved effect a correction of what (Continued on Page 2) he the bone- were found to be tho^e of a single individual. It was de duced from the bones’ that they were of a man. large in stature, and about 70 years old. No skull was found the grave. Ancient tradition has held that the heads of St. Peter and St. Paul are preserved in the Basilica of St John Lateran They are contained in the upper part of the white marble canopy over the main altar It is hoped that, by scientific means. it may be possible to match one of these (Continued on Page 2) Most Powerful Weapon In Battle for Peace Is Prayer Price Ton Cents $3.00 A Year Enactment of Strong Censorship Bill Urged The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Tuesday lent its support to the guaranteed annual wage plan and the un employment compensation referendum, and called for im mediate action toward the enactment of an Ohio film cen sorship law The delegates, holding their tenth annual convention also passed 17 other resolutions dealing with a wide variety of social, economic and moral issues. The guaranteed annual wage plan, the convention delegates de clared, encourages both employ er and employe to work together “to remove as much insecurity a* possible from the economic system The group called for a “just and equitable application-' to industries of the “morally sound” wage principle In endorsing the unemploy ment compensation referendum which will be voted on through out Ohio at the November elec tions. the Catholic women assert ed that the benefits originated 15 years ago. have not kept pace with the constant rise in the cost of living The resolution continued: “As a result, the system has not in late years fulfilled its pur pose nf giving the worker and his family benefits which would enable them to secure the basic necessities of life in that period of unemployment brought on by no fault of the worker.” In recommending passage of a law providing state censorship of movies, the DCCW assailed the Ohio Legislature's failure to pass a suitable law. The Legislature’s action, the resolution said, “leaves Ohio without adequate protection against immorality, sadism and immodesty as shown in many films It continued 'Th» typ« of motion Picture which has been shown by soma exhibitors makes very clear the necessity of a censorship law and shows how inadequate is ♦he self-policing powers of the distributors and exhibitors in the film industry." Action on the resolutions was one of the highlights of the all day convention during which the delegates attended a Pontifical High Mass, celebrated by Bishop Read*’ in St. Joseph Cathedral, participated in 10 workshops and heard an address by Father Clai borne Lafferty, professor at St. John's Home Missions Seminary in Little Rock. Ark. Father Lafferty's talk on “The Pope and His People” climaxed the meeting at the Neil House The workshops dealt with re ligious activities, organization and development of the DCCW, social action, international relations. Catholic charities, adult educa tion, family life, public relations. Parent Teacher Associations and civil defense. be- Reports on the group’s accom plishments in the past year indi cated that 22.385 women gave (Continued on Page 2) Deadline For Copy All Copy and pictures for the Catholic Times must Prenatal (.lasses Scheduled A series of five prenatal classes for young married couplet will begin Thursday, Oct. 20, at St. Ann's Hospital, sponsored by the St. Ann's Family Clinic. The series was initiated last year and received tremendous response. Pictured above, planning this year's series of classes with Father Lawrence Corcoran, chaplain of St. Ann's, are left to right, Doctors John Gallen and Joseph Forrester, and Mrs. C. F. Groezinger. Doctors Gallen and For rester will speak Oct. 20. Mrs. Groezinger is moderator for the series. The moral, medical and so cial aspects of marriage will be discussed in detail in a series of five prenatal class es opening Oct 20 at St Ann s Hospital. Priests, physicians, social work ers and parents will conduct the classes, designed to inform and perhaps ease the anxieties of young married couples who are looking forward to having chil dren, series Ann’s Originated last year, the is sponsored by the St. Family Clinic. classes are scheduled at 8 Thursdays The at the hospital p. m. through Nov. 17. The Oct. 20 feature talks by program will two Columbus be in the editorial office by noon of the Saturday preceding publication date. physicians, Dr. John Gallen and Dr. Joseph Forrester. Dr. Gal len will discuss "The Prenatal Physical Examination," in which he will describe what the physician learns by the phys ical and laboratory examina tions. Dr Forrester, speaking on the topic, “The Hygiene of Preg nancy,” will stress the import ance of diet, exercise, rest and medication in relation to the health of the Mother and baby. Mrs. Charles Groezinger, pres ident of St. Ann’s Guilds, will serve as moderator. Dr. Thomas Curran, Dr. John P. Riepenhoff, and Mrs. Mary Sweeney, a registered nurse, (Continued on Page 2)