Lay Apostolate
Is Emphasized
By Pope Paul
Vatican City — (NC) —- The
organized lay apostolate is of
great importance in the life of
the Church, Pope Paul VI told a
general audience, and should not
be looked down on.
The Pope, who has spoken at
several audiences on the theme
of the lay apostolate, told his
visitors that there are two funda
mental forms of the lay aposto
late; one is of the individual
himself and the second is the
associative or organized aposto
late. The Pope noted that many
do not like being organized.
“Many prefer to be free,” he
said. “To have to stand in a row
or in a circle together with oth
ers and pursue the apostolate
easily gives rise to discomfort.”
THE POPE noted that some
feel that the organized aposto
late “often creates unpleasing bu
reaucracies, hierarchies, exter
nals. The organized apostolate
seems a cumbersome network
without spontaneity. ... It aims
at numbers, at power. It does
not seem to be in keeping with
the climate of our times.”
In answer, the Pope coun
tered: “But let us be sincere.
Does not every natural activity
devefSp and affirm itself in an
organized form? . . . The organ
ized apostolate is of great impor
tance also because in the Church
communities, as well as in var
ious environments, it often is
required that it be exercised
through common action.”
The Pope recommended
friendship as one of the most
important means for fostering
the formation of efforts of or
ganized apostolates. “How many
good works have started , in this
way,” the Pope exclaimed.
“THE MULTIPLICITY of
these institutions shows what
freedom of initiative they have
within the Church and what
large choice is offered to the
willing faithful who wish to ex
ercise the apostolate in the
forms he prefers and in the,com
pany of brothers with whom he
has affinities for some special
reason of spirit, tastes, language,
method, personal knowledge or
experience.”
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“ROSARY PRIEST,” Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., visited
men of the U.S. Navy base at Nha Be (Jan. 14) during his
recent Vietnam tour. He was the guest of Msgr. James J.
Killeen (left), New York archdiocese priest who is senior
U.S. Navy chaplain in Vietnam. Here Chief Warrant Officer
James F. Fagan of New York accepts a rosary from Fr.
Peyton. (NC Photo)
Cardinal Reviews Role
Of Church in Politics
Santiago, Chile — (NC) —
Raul Cardinal Silva Henriquez of
Santiago has denied that the
Church in Chile is meddling in
politics, but at the same time
stressed the obligations of Cath
olics to apply the Church’s social
teachings in promoting the com
mon good.
In an interview in the maga
zine Ultimas Noticias that cov
ered politics, Catholic publi
cations, education and social re
form, the cardinal said: “The
Church is made up of lay people,
priests and bishops. The laity
shows diverse political inclina
tions and membership, which is
all to the good when it means
that Catholics are fulfilling their
serious obligation of promoting
the common good.
“Now, when it comes to bish
ops, clergy and Religious, there
is .a difference. They all certain
ly have citizenship rights in a
democracy, as Chile is, by which
they can and must have poli
tical interests and preferences.
They cannot, however, partic
ipate in a militant form in fac
tional politics, or engage in prop
agandizing them. I feel that the
great majority are abiding by
this obligation to their pastoral
role.”
THE CARDINAL was then
asked about Church-sponsored
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publications that the interviewer
claimed “take positions on social
and economic issues that divide
Catholics and even make them
leave the Church,” and he re
plied:
“Catholic publications indeed
deal with social, economic and
political issues, which is not
meddling in politics. The popes
also deal with such issues in their
encyclicals, in formulating a
socio-economic doctrine of the
Church. This is because such
problems have a vital and close
connection with Christ’s teach
ings.
“Some of the writings are mere
opinion, others point to viable
solutions. But at any rate, it is
regrettable that some Catholics
resent such contributions to the
point of leaving the Church over
differences of opinion and think
ing, when charity and democracy
teach us that we must be toler
ant.”
ASKED IF “Catholic colleges
and high schools are justifiable,”
Cardinal Silva answered:
“Yes, indeed. This is part of
the Church’s contribution to so
ciety, as science, arts and the pro
fessions must go hand in hand
with the great Christian values
and virtues for the good of the
community.”
In answering a question on the
feelings of many Catholics on lir
turgical changes, the cardinal
said: “The new liturgy, as in
tended by the Church, is a means
of strengthening spiritual life
and improving the quality of the
believer.”
Seattle Archbishop
Mayor Scored on
Civil Rights Issue
Seattle — (foC) — Archbishop Thomas A. Connolly of
Seattle, before 2,100 persons at the annual Seattle Catholic
Interracial Council’s banquet, openly criticized Mayor J.D.
(“Dorm”) Braman for his failure to appear at the event.
Implying that Braman had chosen to absent himself'
from the dinner because he was fearful his attendance would
be construed as favoring open
housing legislation for Seattle, a
campaign to which Archbishop
Connolly is giving leadership, the
prelate said he often had noted
the local press referred to Seat
tle’s “weak mayor form of gov
ernment.”
The archbishop paused dra
matically then added: “I shall not
develop that idea.”
“I would counsel our may
or not to tremble in his boots,”
Archbishop Connolly said.
“There is no reason for him to
remain away from this meeting
on the excuse that to attend
might give the impression he
endorses open housing legisla
tion.”
In support of civil rights the
archbishop, called “on the cler
gymen of all faiths to mobilize
the citizens of our community to
the fact that thousands of their
fellow citizens are victims of
grave injustices.”
Principal speaker at the ban
quet (Feb. 7) was Auxiliary
Bishop Harold R. Perry, S.V.D.,
of New Orleans, who asserted
“the pace of integration is up to
the white man. ... He alone can
delay it . . . but he can not halt
it. . . . The Negro is making rap
id advances and the idea of so
cial justice has finally arrived.
Those who have opposed integra
tion know now they have been
fighting a lost cause.”
Bishop Perry urged minority
group members to remember the
teachings of Christ even as they
struggle for their God-given
rights.
“Continue the battle for what
is right because it is right, not
because one’s own pride has been
hurt; follow the sufferings of '
Christ to the end, eyen to Cal- j
vary,” he said. “Do not cease to I
be a Christian because others
have. Upbraid the oppressor, but
do not curse him; temper wrath
with meekness without falling
victim to passive inactivity; yes,
hate the evil men do, but with
out hating the evildoer.”
The Seattle CIC awarded Arch
bishop Connolly its St Martin
de Porres plaque, presented to
an individual or group whose ac
tivities on behalf of minor groups
in Seattle have been outstanding. .
The presentation was made by
Father D. H'arvey McIntyre, as
sistant chancellor and moderator
of the interracial organization.
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ents who simply say, “Shush,” or
who do nothing more than ap
peal to “old loyalties” are failing
to meet the needs of young peo
ple, she said.
Part of the problem, she said,
is “a certain naivete” which
leads youngsters to “expect too
much.
“They expect everybody to be
a roaring saint,” she declared.
At the same time, she added,
“they do have a legitimate gripe,
for they’re asked to take an
awfully tough stand for them
selves on such things as honor,
integrity, and chastity by a lot
of people who are mediocre.”
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