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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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