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North Carolina Cätholic Z Volume VII, i Nazareth, N. C., Friday, Sept. 25, 1953 Number 52. Catholic Group Scores Israel 'Action Against UN Jerusalem Policy' NEW YORK. — Condemnation of Israeli “actions against an in ternational Jerusalem” was voiced here in a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations from the Catholic Near East Wel fare Association. Monsignor T. J. McMahon ask ed the 1953 session of the UN Gen eral Assembly to request that the United Nations remember “its plighted word” in regard to the es tablishment of the international zone of Jerusalem. “It is sufficient to recall here,” Msgr. McMahon wrote, “the resolu tions and votes of the General As sembly in 1947, in 1948, and in 1949, as regards the international zone of Jerusalem, and then to point out and to condemn the ef frontery of a member of the Unit ed Nations, the State of Israel, which has, without right and in de fiance of these resolutions and votes, tried to make the ‘New City’ of Jerusalem it capital.” “The intention of the original November 29, 1947, resolution of the United Nations, a resolution repeated and voted several times since,” he said, “was to set up an international enclave of Jerusalem stretching in a ten-mile radius to the Holy City of Bethlehem, as a convenient and effective means of insuring both the described in ternational supervision and the po litical, economic and social well being of the population of Jerusa lem.” Monsignor McMahon asserted that the competence of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association to make representations to the United Nations on the question of Pales tine “has always been recognized” (See GROUP, Page 8) At Home Parish Rev. Vance Thorne, S. V. D. Father Thorne, who was educat ed in the grammar and high school departments of Mother of Mercy School, Washington, N. C., and re cently ordained will return to the parish and officiate at his first Sol emn Mass this Sunday. Story on page 3. RALLY Come to Cathedral Au ditorium, Friday, Septem ber 25, at 8:00 p. m. to hear the Rev. John A. O’Brien, noted author and lecturer, of Notre Dame University. BISHOP WHO SPIED' Cited as Frequent Misleading News Reporting Here; Aid to Soviets The headline said, “Polish Bish op Pleads Guilty in Spy Case,” and the Associated Press dispatch, dat ed from “Warsaw, Sept. 14,” de clared flatly that Most Rev. Czes law Kaczmarek, Bishop of Kielce, Poland, charged by the Polish Communist regime with “organiz ing a spy center for the United States and the Vatican, directing anti-state activities, conspiring to bring back capitalism, sabotaging Polish economic plans, black mar ket activities, and wartime collab oration with the Nazis,” had plead ed "guilty to all counts of the in dictment.” The dispatch as a whole sound ed as if the AP correspondent was in the Warsaw courtroom during the trial. Nothing was said about the likelihood that “brain wash ing” was used to obtain so incredi ble a “confession.” But a United Press story about the sanje case was dated from London, not Warsaw; it gave an account quite similar to that of the AP but explained that it was all obtained from a broadcast by Radio Warsaw. That Is, it did not pretend to be an eyewitness ac count. Still another report, by the Reu ters agency, was also dated from London and also ascribed all its statements to a Radio Warsaw broadcast. It gave some import ant facts not mentioned by the two American services. One was that the Bishop had been in a Communist prison for two years preceding his “trial,” which leaves little doubt that he had been “conditioned” to produce a “con fession.” Another was that in the broadcast. “Bishop Kaczmarek’s voice was filled with what seem ed to be a deliberate hesitation. He spoke each word of abject repent ance slowly, pausing often.” Plain ly enough, the “confession” was contrived and therefore meaning less. But why didn’t the American news service give the important de tails that the English Reuters did? And did the Associated Press real ly* have a man in Warsaw to cover the trial? If so, why did he fail to report the condition of the Bishop and the fact that he had been in a Communist prison for two years? The disgraceful way the AP and UP covered the “trial” of Cardinal Mindszenty in Buda pest four years ago should have put a rule in their books against taking Communist “trials” at face value. As it is, they have served the American people a fine dish ol Communist propaganda, with ref erences to “spying for the Vatican and the United States,” opposition to “everything which is progres sive,” and so on — just the ideals the Reds hope will weaken anti communism in this country. Pittsburgh CatholU Franciscan Regulars Appointed at Tarboro, Morehead City, Ahoskie RALEIGH. — Four new assign ments and one reappointment were announced this month for clergy in the diocese by the Third Order Franciscan Fathers whose provin cial resides at Loretto, Pa. The recommendations were confirmed by His Excellency, Bishop Waters and announced by the chancery of fice. As pastor of St. Egbert’s Church, Morehead City, Father ‘DeSales Dwerlkotte, T. O. R.; pastor of St. Catherine’s, Tarboro, the Rev erend Raymond Kelly, T. O. R.; the Reverend Cosmas Workman, T. O. R., in charge of Holy Child mission, Tarboro, and the Rever end Terence Bums, T. O. R., is as sistant at Morehead City. The Reverend Raphael Landser, T. O. R., will remain as pastor of St. Charles Church, Ahoskie. Leaving North Carolina is the Reverend Philip Russo, T. O. R., formerly of the Tarboro parish. Father Russo will be remembered for his active cooperation in all NCCLA meetings, and his past par ticipation in clerical conferences. The Very Reverend Adrian J. M. Veighle, T. O. R., is the minister provincial. I Statement Issued Regarding Injury To Cuban Cardinal NEW YORK. — Before His Em inence Manuel Cardinal Arteaga y Betancourt, Archbishop of Havana, sailed from here for Europe his secretary issued a statement re garding the Cardinal’s recent head injury. The secretary, Father Raul del Valle, who sailed with the Cardi nal, denied making any official statement in Havana. to the press regarding the Cardinal’s injury, a forehead wound which the Cardi nal has disclosed was suffered duf ing “an attempt at common crome.” In a story with a Havana date line the New York Times had quoted Father del Valle as saying the Cardinal’s injury was caused by a blow from a revolver in the hands of one of three men who at tempted to rob him. “I brand as particularly ficiti ous and false,” Father del Valle said in New York, “the following statement attributed to me in the Times: ‘They demanded that the Cardinal deliver $45,000 which they said would be used for polit ical purposes. The Cardinal re fused and one of the robbers struck him with a revolver.’ ” Obituary Alexis R. Nicolas WINSTON-SALEM. — Alexis R. Nicolas, a member of St- Leo’s Church here for many years, was buried September 22 following a Requiem Mass offered by the Right Reverend Ddnnis A. Lynch, pastor. Death followed an unexpected heart attack after attending a ball game. Mr. Nicolas was active in affairs of the church and especially with the Boy Scout troop. He was troop committeeman and a member of the Catholic Scouting Committee of the diocese. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech. He was employed by tile Kester Engineering Company. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Roslyn Nicolas of Carolina Circle, and three, children, Alexis, Jr., Roslyn and Georgia N. Nicolas. Europe's Future Welfare Depends . On Youths' Cooperation, Leader Sees Them as Tomorrow's Citizens THE HAGUE, Holland. — No genuine unity can be expected in Europe without the cooperation of youth, delegates were told at an international conference held at Utrecht under the sponsorship of the Catholic Young Workers’ Movement. Sr. M. Winifred Buried, Mercy Religious 37 Yrs. Beloved At Nazareth BELMONT. — Pontifical Re quiem Mass of burial last Tues day for Sister Mary Winifred, R. S. M., was offered in the Abbey Ca thedral here, with the Right Rever? end Vincent G. Taylor, O. S. B., officiating. Interment was in the Sisters’ section of the Abbey ceme tery. A member of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Belmont, for thirty-seven years, Sister Winifred died following a lingering illness at Mercy Hospital on September 20. Previous to her confinement she had been superioress of St. Patrick’s Convent, Charlotte. A native of New York City, Sis ter Winifred entered the convent in 1916 and was professed four years later. Sli£ was educated at Nazareth College, Rochester, New York. During her religious life, she taught in schools conducted by her community in the Diocese of Raleigh. The greater portion of her life was spent between O’ Donoghue school in Charlotte and the Catholic Orphanage at Naza reth. She was superior at the or phanage during 1949 and 1950. She is survived by a brother and sister, John and Margaret Murray of New York. Both of them had visited Sister Winifred shortly be fore her death., The Reverend Michael J. Begley, superintendent of the orphanage, expressed his sorrow at the sad news of the death of the former superior here. Father Begley paid to tribute to her sympathetic and understanding relations with the teen-age girl group. Attending the funeral services from the orphanage were the Rev erend John S. Regan, assistant su perintendent; Sister M. Hildegarde, present superior, and Sister M. Agatha. The statement was made by Msgr. Joseph Cardijn, founder and leader of the movement. “The unity of Europe,” the Mon signor said, “cannot be accomplish ed without the young workers, because they constitute tomorrow’s Europe. They are entitled to full training and information so that they can take their place in all European agencies working for a united Europe.” Duty to Other Nations Turning to the theme of world solidarity on a Christian basis, Monsignor Cardijn said that Euro pean youth has a duty also toward the nations outside the continent. He warned that “unless we unite peoples in Christian ties, we shall have tomorrow, after the class war, a racial war — a war that means the revolt of undeveloped peoples against other nations." “Who are to help the Asian na tions, which are waking up and demanding recognition?” Monsig nor Cardijn asked. “Shall we help them, or will the modem pagans do so — those who follow only the creed of power and material ism?” “I ask you not to let those na tions down,” the speaker exhorted. “It is Europe’s duty to help them, because their needs are greater than ours. We must help them so that they become one with all peo ples and nations of the world. Es pecially as members of Christ’s Mystical Body, we have got the mission of fulfilling our apostolic duty and bringing them to Christ.” Book Loan Offered HAVELOCK. — Paul S. Laws, of 44 Manteo Drive here, will for ward as a loan a copy of a new book, “Fatima or World Suicide” to anyone upon request. Ten cents postage is asked and there are 280 copies available. The book may be passed on to others in the area by a post card given address of pres ent reader. 'Amend State Law if Necessary To Accomplish School Bus Justice' ST. LOUIS. Mo. — If school children, under the Missouri State Constitution, can’t get bus trans portation unless they go to public schools, “we should amend the Constitution to permit the State to grant such benefits,” Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter of St. Louis de clared. The prelate said the State should also be able to grant “any other humanitarian benefit such as health and lunch programs to all children of Missouri.” His statement was in answer to a charge by the local chapter of POAU (Protestants and Other Americans United for the Separa tion of Church and State) that the Archbishop had asked the Attorney General to “violate the law” and reverse a ruling that public school funds cannot be used for trans portation- of parochial or private school children. Referring to the lengthy POAU statement, Archbishop Ritter said be welcomed the opportunity to “further clarify my appeal of last Sunday to the people of Missouri to correct the injustice of deny ing parochial school children the right of bus transportation to and from schools.” The Archbishop said he made his request “not in the interest of any religion or church” but for all the children of the state. He point ed out that the U. S. Supreme Court has ruled that such thans portation is “not in itself a viola tion of the United States Constitu tion if the Constitution of the in dividual state permits it.” The POAU statement said that by instructing parents to send their children to parochial schools, the Archbishop “actually brought about the situation which he now condemns.” Complete support of parochial schools by taxation is “of course, the Archbishop’s goal; only he would hardly admit it at the moment.”
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