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Volume L1V September 12, 1965 No. 20
Pope Visits
Victims
Of Flood
By Father John P. Donnelly
Priraa Porta, Italy — (NC) —
His face bathed in tears and sweat,
his slippers covered with mud, the
Bishop of Rome moved about in
the midst of the flood-victimized
people here, extending his com
passion and blessing.
There has been no scene quite
like this since Pope Pius XII
walked through the bombed rub
ble of the San Lorenzo district
of Rome during the Second World
War.
POPE PAUL left his vacation
quarters at Castel Gandolfo with
little prior notice and traveled
over 30 miles to the north Roman
See Pontiff Visits, page 2A
fourth Session May Last
Until Easter, Prelate Says
New York — (NC) — The fourth
session of the Vatican council,
which begins Sept. 14, may last
until Easter, April 10, 1966, Bish
op Ernest J. Primeau of Manchest
er, N.H., said here.
In a recorded program schedul
ed for national television Sunday,
Sept. 12, but released in advance
to news agencies, Bishop Primeau
said the Pope’s sacristan, Bishop
MISS LINDA THORNTON en
tered the Novitiate of the Sis
ters of the Holy Cross at St.
Mary’s College, Notre Dame,
Indiana, on September 10. The
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James N. Thornton, of 2709
Ashland Street, Raleigh, she is
a graduate of Our Lady of
Lourdes Elementary School,
Cardinal Gibbons High School,
and Hardbarger Business Col
lege. Miss Thornton had been
anployed as a secretary by
Haskins and Rice Architectural
Firm of Raleigh, and by Ameri
can Forest Products Indus
tries, Washington, D.C.
Pietro van Lierde, thought the
fourth session would be the last,
“but it would have two parts,”
with a recess for Christmas.
“My own mind is that we have
such an enormous amount of work
to do that it very well may last
these two parts of the next ses
sion,” Bishop Primeau said, “par
ticularly since four of the consti
tutions are to be discussed for the
first time and we have found that
the gestation period of any schema
is two sessions, up to now. Now we
are being asked to do four of them
in one session.”
BISHIP PRIMEAU, one of seven
American bishops named to the
council’s preparatory commission
in 1960, was interviewed on “Lamp
Unto My Feet,” produced by CBS
News in consultation with the Na
tional Council of Catholic Men and
scheduled for broadcast Sept. 12
(10 a.m. EDT).
Interviewers were (John Cogley,
senior writer on religious affairs
for the New York Times; Father
Donald Campion, S.J., formerly as
sociate editor of America magazine
and now head of an experimental
inter-city social welfare project
in New York; Wayne Cowan, man
aging editor of Christianity and
Crisis, a Protestant magazine; and
Richard C. Hottelet, U.N., corre
spondent for CBS News.
Bishop Primeau said there has
been no change of opinion by
American bishops on the docu
ments on religious liberty and re
lations of the Catholic Church with
non-Christian churches. He added
that it “would be difficult to
judge” the attitudes of other bish
ops in the world, but said: “I’d
say no, that there has been no
change in attitude.”
THE MANCHESTER prelate
The Council at a Glance
VATICAN CITY — Here in brief is a session-by-ses
rundown on the Work of Vatican Council II:
FIRST SESSION—Oct. 11 to Dec. 8, 1962
Five, schemas formed the agenda of this session. No
schema was completed and therefore no documents were
Promulgated.
Of the five schemas treated, those on the sacred liturgy
snd on communications media were approved but sent back
for amendment: a document on divine Revelation was re
moved by Pope John and sent back for redrafting; a docu
ment on the Unity of the Church was approved but sent
hack to be incorporated into a document on the nature of
me Church. This last document was debated briefly and
sent back for redrafting.
SECOND SESSION—Sept. 29 to Dec. 4. 1963
Six schemas formed the agenda of this session. Two
schemas were promulgated: on sacred liturgy and on com
munications media.
,, Of the remaining four: six chapters of the schema on
•he Nature of the Church were approved but send back for
amendment; a schema on Mary, Mother of the Church, was
’°ted to be included within the schema on the Church. The
part of a schema on bishops was approved but sent
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6 schema on bishops was approved
See The Council at a Glance, page 3A
said while it is still uncertain
whether the Pope will visit the
United Nations, “I’ve heard it in
several places. And last May, when
I was in Rome for a commission
meeting, they were speaking of it
there and, in some quarters, seem
ed to indicate that it was practical
ly a fact.”
Such a visit, the bishop said,
would probably underscore the
Pope’s desire for peace. “The Pope
is very worried about world peace.
He feels that one of the agencies
that can protect the world from
. . . a conflagration is the United
Nations, and therefore that by com
ing he would indicate his support,
his cooperation, . . . with all the
offices of the United Nations.”
Bishop Primeau said the council
commission on the lay apostolate
has produced a “really worthwhile”
document, despite the fact that
they were “hamstrung,” because
other documents contained both
the theoretical and practical as
pects.
HE SAID implementation of
conciliar decrees is essential. “We
can have all the beautiful docu
ments and beautiful decrees, but
nothing is worked by fiat. What
See Fourth Session, page 2A
Pope Paul Visits
American Seminarians
Caterina, Italy — (NC) — Pope
Paul VI paid an unprecedented vis
it to students at the North Ameri
can College’s summer residence
here and paid a glowing tribute to
American seminaries and seminar
ians.
The Pope spoke personally to
>ach of the 200 or more priests
ind seminarians from the U.S. pre
paring to return shortly to classes
it Roman universities. He ' gave
>ach a newly-published book of
liscourses he made while Arch
>ishop of Milan.
It was the first visit of a Pope
:o the college’s summer villa in
tie Alban Hills, less than a quar
;er mile from the papal summer
'esidence at Castel Gandolfo.
jther popes have visited the col
ege’s quarters in the city of Rome.
POPE PAUL told his “fellow cit
zens” of the town of Castel Gan
iolfo that he had thought from
ime to time to pay them a sur
»rise visit, but had never had a
ihance. His arrival followed a day’s
yarning, but except for the choir
yhich was obviously prepared, the
itmosphere during the visit was
>ne of informality and family cor
liality.
As Msgr. Montini of the Papal
iecretariat of State he had visited
he vUla before and shortly after
a tour of the United States in 1951.
“The Church of Rome regards
you with great happiness, ne torn
the seminarians, “because it knows
the greatness of the Church from
which you came, the fervor of your
dioceses, the well-organized,
breathing, youthful Catholicism
that is full of fervor, full of the
spirit of sacrifice, united in effort
—an outstanding example and a
crown of glory for you.”
“WE ARE VERY happy to see
you gathered around us as repre
sentatives of the entire, resplen
dant, great and bold Church of
North America,” he said.
“Since we are about to speak to
you of things we would like to
give you — our affection, our tra
ditions, the joy and comfort we
find living among the monuments
of the Church — we will add this,
beloved Americans: We wish to
send through you to your bishops,
to your respective families, to your
fellow seminarians in the U.S.A.,
our most affectionate salute, our
most cordial greetings, full of good
wishes and blessings. . .
“Your mode of living, your life
in the seminary ... is not a secret
or hidden to Rome. Rome is built
of glass, because all is transparent.
The view of your house encom
passes not only the largest but
the most exemplary, the most dis
ciplined community, and also the
See Pope Paul, page 6A
“I HAVE TO GO TO WORK,” said Archbishop Joseph T. Mc
Gucken of San Francisco (Aug. 26) as he climbed into the
driver’s seat of a bulldozer following groundbreaking cere
monies for the new St. Mary’s Cathedral to replace historic
old St. Mary’s, destroyed by fire three years ago.
Annual Mass
Reconstruct Social
Order, Labor Told
New York — (NC) — The task
of American labor today “is noth
ing less than the reconstruction
of the American social order,” a
university head declared at the
New York archdiocese’s annual
Labor Day Mass.
Father Theodore McCarrick,
rector of the Catholic University
of Puerto Rico, said (Sept. 6) at
St. Patrick’s cathedral here:
Thanks in good part to the
farsightedness of the early leaders
of labor, this nation has embarked
on a program of social welfare
destined to give every worker
security and a sense of dignity
befitting his own personal stake
in the social community.
“But . . . something has hap
pened to the spirit of the crusade.
Labor helped to reform the struc
ture of this nation because it was
not afraid to face the task. Labor
affected the history of America,
so greatly enriching it, because
in the days in which its voice was
small, its thoughts were large.
“What a tragedy it would be if
today when the voice of labor in
these United States is respected
and powerful and secure, the
thoughts of labor were small
thoughts, and the crusade to re
make society, was forgotten in
petty squabbles. Labor today must
become worthy of its history,” he
said.
Father McCarrick, preaching
the sermon for the Mass celebrat
ed by Auxiliary Bishop John J.
Maguire, archdiocesan vicar gen
eral, said there are two large oom
See Labor Day, page 2A
In Durham
Lt. Governor to
Address Knights
Columbus Day
The Office of State Representa
tive Nick Galifianakis has announc
ed that lieutenant Governor Robert
K. Scott Jr. will address the an
nual Columbus Day Banquet given
by Durham’s Immaculata Council
on October 12, 1965.
Council Activities Chairman
James Stutz states that Lieutenant
Governor Scott will be joined by
a number of State and local dig
nitaries gathering to participate
with the Council in honor of this
occasion. Among those invited, in
addition to Mr. Scott and Mr. Gali
fianakis and their wives, is the
Mayor of Durham, North Carolina.
Plans are being made for the
“Columbus Day” banquet to be
preceded by a social hour during
which those attending will have
an opportunity to meet and visit
with the distinguished guests of
the Council. Salon music will be
furnished by a local group.
“To the Council, marking the
birthday of Columbus is one of
the most important events of
the year,” Stutz said, “and in view
of this and in consideration of our
State leaders coming to share in
this occasion, all members of the
Parish will be invited to partici
pate.”