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Warns Against False Ecumenism Holy Father Discourses on Christian Unity Problems VATICAN CITY — Pope Paul VI has warned Catholics against the temptation to hide,- modify or deny “those teachings of the Cath olic Church which are not today accepted by the separated breth ren.” CHRISTIANITY, he said, “is a divine truth which is not given to us to change but only to ascertain and to accept for our salvation.” In an address to those attending his weekly general audience dur ing the Chair of Unity Octave, Pope Paul noted that he was speak ing “during a week dedicated to prayer and study for the great cause of the recomposition within the single Church of Christ of those who believe in Him and who are now separated among them selves and from us.” HE NOTED that the decree on ecumenism promulgated (Nov. 21) at the ecumenical council “has the intention . . , facilitating, how ever it may be possible, the enjoy ment of the full, living and sin cere participation of all followers of the Gospel in the riches of this mystery [of unity].” He urged all Catholics to pray for success of this intention. He said that Christian unity may seem a simple problem to those who do not know much about it. Cardinal Sees Honor To America Baltimore — (NC) — Lawrence Cardinal Shehan said here he sees his appointment to the College of Cardinals as a tribute to U.S. Cath olics and to “our brethren of many other faiths.” The Archbishop of Baltimore, renowned for his work in ecu menical affairs, told a press con ference (Jan. 25) that announce ment of the honor on the final day of the Church Unity Octave is “particularly pleasing.” The Pope, he said, “is giving tribute to all the devoted Cath olics, both lay and Religious, of this historic See as well as to our brethren of many other faiths who have preserved Maryland’s historic traditions of mutual esteem and cooperative good will.” HE SAID: “Needless to say, I am immense ly gratified that His Holiness Pope Paul VI has chosen to honor the premier Catholic diocese in the United States by naming me, the 12th Archbishop and the humble successor of (James) Cardinal Gib bons, to the Sacred College of Cardinals. “Coming on the final day of the Church Unity Octave, the ap pointment bears a particularly pleasing date. “As is generally the case with recognitions of this sort, whether they be civil or churchly, the arduous labors and unsung gen erosity of many other persons are being simultaneously honored. “IN THE PRESENT case, the See Cardinal, page 6A Bishop McLaughlin Will Ordain Native of Ohio For Diocese Wednesday The Reverend John J. Carr will be or dained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Raleigh in Akron, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb ruary 3, by Bishop Charles B. McLaughlin. Born in Akron on November 15, 1937, he is the son of Mrs. Catherine Carr and the late Owen Carr, who was a convert to Catholi cism. The new priest attended St. Mary’s grade school and high school, and entered Wadhams Hall Minor Seminary, Ogdensburg, New York in 1956. He completed his theolog ical studies at St. John’s Seminary, Brighton, Massachusetts. Following ordination in his home parish by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh, Father Carr will offer his first solemn Mass on Sunday, February 7 at St. Mary’s. The Rt. Rev. James E. McSweeney will function as Arch-deacon, and Rev. James Viall, Master of Ceremonies for the Diocese of Cleveland, will serve as Master of Cere monies at the ordination Mass. One from. US. Pope Names New Cardinals VATICAN CITY —(NC)— Pope Paul VI has named, 27 new Card inals from all parts of the world, including from the U.S., Arch bishop Lawrence J. Shehan, of Baltimore. The appointments raised the membership of the College of Cardinals to an all-time high of 103. The new Cardinals will be creat ed at a consistory February 22. POPE PAUL said he intends to name more Cardinals at the close of the Ecumenical Council, whose last session starts September 14. Among the first group of Card inals appointed by the Pope was a Canadian, Archbishop Maurice Roy of Quebec. MIRROR ROflfllM QF THE WORLD CUflOW 3HT TO Your Catholic Press... THE NORTH CAROLINA CATHOLIC SUBSCRIBE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Three Eastern Rite patriarchs headed the list. They are Melchite Rite Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh of Antioch, Maronite Rite Patriarch Paul Neouchi of Antioch, and Cop tic Rite Patriarch Stephanos I Sidarouss of Alexandria. ALSO NAMED were three pre lates from Sees behind the Iron Curtain. They are Archbishop Jo sef Beran of Prague, Archbishop Franjo Seper of Zagreb, Yugosla via, and Ukrainian Rite Archbish op Josyf Slipyj of Lvov, U.S.S.R. Archbishop Beran was released after 14 years of interment in Oct ober of 1963 but has not been al lowed to return to his See. Arch bishop Slipyj was freed after 17 years in Soviet jails in February, 1963. This list also included the Church’s second Negro Cardinal, Archbishop Paul Zoungrana, W. F., of Ouagadougou, Upper Volta, Africa. The Pope also raised four priests to the Sacred College. They are Msgr. Joseph Cardijin, of Belgium, founder of the Young Christian Workers; Msgr. Charles Journet, a theologian and the first Swiss to be named a Cardinal in modern times; Father Julio Bevilacqua, an Oratorian Father from Italy and an old friend of the Pope who accompanied him on the trip to the Holy Land last January, and Msgr. Federico Callori di Vignale, the Pope’s major domo. OTHERS ARE Archbishop Lor enz Jaeger of Paderborn, Germany; Archbishop Thomas Cooray, O.M.I., of Colombo, Ceylon; Archbishop See Pope Names, page 6A But, he added, “to those who know the historical, psychological and doctrinal aspects of the question itself, the great and obvious dif ficulties of every type and from every side are apparent.” He said, however, that he did not want to discuss these difficul ties but to call attention to a temptation “which can develop in good persons and give rise to' a wrong and invalid attitude for re solving what are among the most serious difficulties, the doctrinal ones.” ( This, the Pope stated, “is a temptation to put aside controver sial points, tq hide, to weaken, to modify, to render vain, to deny, if needs be, those teachings of the Catholic Church which are not See Pope Speaks, page 6A Religion and Race Meet Planned for Memphis in March A convention on Religion and Race in the South: Catholic Per spectives, will be held in Mem phis, Tennessee March 19-21, 1965. This meeting, sponsored by the Na tional Catholic Conference for In terracial Justice, is one of the first public meetings sponsored by a Church related group to deal with the needs of the region. Host for the convention will be the Mem phis Catholic Council on Human Relations of the Diocese of Nash ville: Miss Margaret Dichtel, presi dent; and Rev. Joseph Leppert, chaplain. The program is designed for all Catholics as well as for members of the twenty-four Catholic Human Relations Councils in the South and Southwest. Workshops will treat problems caused by segregation in family life, poverty, medicine, education, employment and housing. The problems of Spanish-speaking min orities will be covered in one ses sion, and in another the role of Christians in tension situations. Various government programs rel ative to poverty and civil rights will be investigated as will some of the opportunities of interfaith cooperation. The National Catholic Confer ence for Interracial Justice was or ganized in late 1960 as an agency which serves over 70 Catholic In terracial Councils and Catholic Councils on Human Relations around the United States. It works to end racial discrimination and prejudice and to foster inter racial justice in all areas of life. The Conference was the leading organizer of the historic January 1963 National Conference on Re ligion and Race, sponsored by some 70 national religious bodies. The Conference headquarters are in Chicago and a Southern Field Service with office in New Or leans. Services of the Conference are available to anyone regardless of race or religion. Subscription Drive Opens The 1965 drive for sub scriptions to THE NORTH CAROLINA CATHOUC is now underway, and will cul minate with the collection of subscription envelopes in all the churches of the Diocese on Sunday, February 7. The Pre-Drive Standings, listing the number of copies presently being received by the individual parishes will be found on page 4 of this issue.
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