Texas Gulf Coast Register (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1968 Page: 6 of 8
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Register Reviewer j
'If the Christian should be interested
in this world for what it is, much more,
then, should he be interested in what it
is becoming.” {Walter Ong)
"There are times when all of us
feel overwhelmed by the speed and
complexity of modern developments.
But we should remind ourselves and
others that: Change is a healthy, ne-
cessary condition for all living things.
It provides the opportunity for man to
grow spiritually as well as materially
and intellectually. Man's unique God-
given powers have made it possible
for him to discover and utilize the
wonders of the universe. With His
help, each of us can do something —
large or small — to harness the forces
of change so that the good things of
creation can serve all mankind with-
out exception.” (The Christophers, 12
E. 48th St., New York, N.Y.)
In the list of the first 530 years of the
Papacy all but two Popes — Liberius, 352
1 to 366, and Anastasius, 496 to 498 — are
considered to be canonized saints. How-
ever, the past 11 centuries have not been
•as kind to the Bishops of Rome. Since the
death of St. Adrian III in 885, only five
Popes have been honored by canonization.
That is less than one every other centu-
ry. St. Pius X, 1903 to 1914, was the last
Pope to receive the Church’s sure stamp
of approval. Before that you have to go
all the way back to St. Pius V, 1565 to
1572, to find another recognized saint
among the. Pontiffs.
Outside of the very early Church
when most Popes ended up being
martyred, our present hectic era is
probably the roughest on the succes-
sor to Peter. Whole centuries went by
in the past when nothing much was
expected of the Pope other than occa-
sional pomp under certain circum-
stances. Up until fairly recently the
Pope was considered somewhat of a
prisoner in the Vatican. Now, the
Pope is a prisoner of the whole world
and almost everyone in God’s world
has some great expectation which he
thinks the Pope should fulfill. As
tough as this is on the wearer of the
tiara, it is better than being ignored.
The ultimate remark of indifference to
the Papacy is attributed to "Pal Joey”
Stalin. His derision of Papal importance
took the form of the question, "How
many divisions does he have?” These
days we might stand back in awe and
ask, "How many decisions does he have?”
* * *
Just to set the record straight on the
Church’s Canon Laws regarding our
"Easter Duty” and the canon which men-
tions annual Confession, let’s take a look
at canons 859, 902, and 906. In this
country the Easter Duty (859) consists of
the obligation of receiving the Eucharist
any time between the first Sunday in
Lent (not Ash Wednesday) and Trinity
Sunday ... absolutely no mention is
made of Confession in connection with
the Easter Duty, although obviously, if a
person were conscious of serious sin, he
would have to confess before "receiving.”
Regarding ’’annual Confession”
(canon 906) this refers only to a per-
son conscious of serious (mortal) sin,
because canon 902 says that the con-
fessing of venial sins is entirely left to
the person’s option ... and no canon
is supposed to contradict another.
So, if you know of anyone who says
they would become a Catholic, except for
the existence of the "necessity” of going
to, at least, annual Confession ... tell
them they have been misinformed.
* * *
Father John Render, C.P., points out
the danger of parents giving their chil-
dren a terribly distorted idea of God,
Writing in the weekly bulletin of the
Passionist Fathers radio program out of
West Springfield, Mass., he says: "The
ogre image of God is often confirmed by
our early religious experience. When a
child is told, Don’t do this or God will
punish you,’ or 'don’t do that or God will
not like you,’ then God becomes a con-
stant threat.”
Opposed to this concept of God is:
"The way of God reveals Himself in
Sacred Scripture in quite the opposite
of an ogre God. He is rather a God
Who constantly acts to save men from
'their weakness. He reveals the deepest
knowledge of man’s weakness and
sinfulness and His own enduring love
and mercy always active to redeem
man.
" ... in the early Church the great
devotion was to Christ as the Good Shep-
herd. There are still extant 120 wall
paintings and 180 statues from the early
centuries to indicate how deep, wide-
spread, and important this devotion was.”
ASK A LEARN
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Masonic Oath
Q. 1 cannot understand why Cathol-
ics are forbidden to join the Masons
because they demand an oath of se-
crecy. Do not the Knights of Colum-
bus and other societies have such
oaths?
A. The chief reason why Masonry has
been forbidden to Catholics is not that it
exacts an oath of secrecy but that it is a
religion by itself, with a theology and
rituals that are inconsistent with Catholi-
city. It is true, however, that Catholics
are forbidden to join any society which
requires an oath of secrecy (Instruction of
the Holy Office of May 10, 1884). The
fact that an oath of secrecy is required
immediately renders the society suspect,
for members should divulge their pur-
poses at least to proper authorities of
Church and State. This is done by the
Knights of Columbus, which moreover
does not impose an oath but a pledge.
William J. Whalen, in his book, Chris-
tianity and Freemasonry (Bruce), says
that the chief objection of the Church to
the Masonic oath is that "it fails to meet
the essential requirement for a valid ex-
trajudicial oath, namely, that the matter
of the oath be of a serious nature. To call
upon the Almighty to witness an oath
concerning some trifle is to take the
name of God in vain. Actually what the
Masonic candidate swears to conceal is
nothing more than a few passwords, se-
cret grips, and lodge rites. To call upon
God to witness such a promise indicates a
lack of respect and an abuse of the virtue
of religion” (P. 83).
Biblical Objections
Q. Is there a question and answer
book available that would correlate
Catholic teachings with various pas-
sages in the Bible which seemingly
are contrary to them?
A. Books supporting Catholic doctrine
by Biblical references have appeared from
time to time. Although it does not deal
exclusively with objections to Catholic
doctrine drawn from the Bible, Conway’s
Question Box (Paulist Press, Glen Rock,
N.J.) is one of the most satisfactory as
well as the most durable of them. Catho-
lic editions of the Bible, .notably the Con-
fraternity edition of the Old and New
Testaments, and the Jerusalem Bible,
contain copious notes elucidating obscure
passages. Still one of the best commentar-
ies on the Scripture is A Catholic
Commentary on Holy Scripture,
published in 1953 by Thomas Nelson and
Sons, New York. It answers most ques-
tions that puzzle people about the Bible,
although no exhaustive list of such ques-
tions or answers can ever be made. The
Bible, being the Word of God, can never
be fully sounded, any more than God can
be fully comprehended. But whatever its
difficulties of interpretation, it bears out
and does not deny Catholic faith, for it is
God’s word to men.
Although those who object to Catholic
doctrine on the ground of Scripture cer-
tainly have a right to an explanation,
they should also be told that they cannot
assume that they are in a favored posi-
tion in pressing these objections, since
even they must admit that Catholics
have at least as much right to their in-
terpretation as non-Catholics have to
theirs. Tertullian, in the second century,
said that those outside the Church have
no right to use Scripture against her.
Marriage Laws
Q. Has the Church considered mak-
ing any changes in its laws pertaining
to marriage, since there are so many
Catholics not now practicing their re-
ligion because of divorce?
A. The Church cannot change what
has been ordained by the Divine Law.
The Divine Law, as announced by Christ,
forbids the dissolution of a true sacra-
mental and consummated marriage for
any reason.
The Council of Trent pronounced he-
retical those who said that the bond of
marriage can be dissolved because of her-
esy, grievous habitation, or desertion (D.
975). It likewise declared heretical those
who said that the Church errs in teach-
ing that, in accordance with evangelical
and apostolic doctrine (Matt, x; I Cor. vii),
the bond of Matrimony cannot be dis-
solved because of adultery (D. 977). If the
Church has not erred when she has
taught that heresy, cruelty, desertion, or
adultery are not grounds for divorce, it is
clear that she cannot admit other and
weaker reasons. The doctrine of the
Church on this point must be regarded as
irreformable.
A good indication, if any were needed,
that the spirit of renewal does not in-
clude any weakening of the Catholic doc-
trine on the indissolubility of a consum-
mated and sacramental marriage is found
in the very few declarations of nullity
granted by the Sacred Roman Rota each
year, which are decreasing rather than
increasing. A declaration of nullity, be it
noted, is not a dissolution of marriage
but a finding, after rigid evidence, that a
marriage did not exist in the first place.
Another straw in the wind is Pope Paul’s
steadfast opposition to the legalization of
divorce in Italy.
4Never Been Easy
To Believe9
"If God is not d^d, is He, pernaps,
asleep?”
This question, says Presbyterian theo-
logian John R. Bodo, is one that haunts
all believers at times. Born of pain and
perplexity, the question is a recurring
theme in the Bible — in the Psalms, in
the trials of Job, and in the cry of Jesus
from the Cross: "My God, why hast Thou
forsaken me?”
In an article in Presbyterian Life
magazine, Dr. Bodo, who is chaplain at
. MacAlester college in St. Paul, points out
rhat the question is raised most bluntly
by "the godliest of men” at times when
they are "tasting the most bitter dregs of
doubt.”
Yet it is an affliction to which some
"religious” people are apparently immune
— "the peace-of-mind cultists, the super-
patriots who never have any doubt that
'God’ is on their side.”
This "anguish about Goat silence,” Dr.
Bodo says, is not so much a loss of faith
or faithfulness as it is the "result of our
human finiteness — our inability to fig-
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ure out what God is doing when He does
anything, while injustice is rampant and
suffering exceeds all bounds.” The current:
"death of God” theology is not something
unique to our times, Dr. Bodo implies. "It
has never been easy to believe in God.”
he points out. "But it is no more difficult
today, than it has ever been. And if I
must' be wrong about God, I’d rather be
wrong with Jesus than with any of those
who would have God either dead or
asleep-”
Silver Lining
To Gold Crisis?
As part of the recent changes in the
world gold market — creating a two-price
system — the U.S. Treasury will no long-
er sell gold to licensed users at home at
$35 an ounce.
Hence, the prices of wedding rings and
other gold jewelry are likely to go up.
Reading the news of the expected jew-
elry price jump, an office wag whimsical-
ly speculated that the cost of marriage
would, therefore, go up. If the law of
supply and demand prevailed, he argued,
this would mean fewer new families, few-
er births, and an end to the much-dis-
cussed threat of a population explosion.
Thus proving, said he, that even a
gold crisis could have a silver lining.
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Liturgy Unit Urges
Masses in Homes
Louisville, Ky. — The
Louisville archdiocesan li-
turgical commission has
issued guidelines allowing
the celebration of Masses
in homes daily except
Sunday and holy days. .
The commission said that
home. Masses should be
celebrated "to promote a
sense of community for
particular groups or sec-
tions of the parish liturgi-
cal worship.”
The guidelines recommend
that the Masses be preceded
by religious instruction for
those attending.
Installation Day Set
Green Bay, Wis. — The
installation of Bishop Aloy-
sius J. Wycislo of Green
Bay will take place in St.
Francis Xavier cathedral
here, April 16. Bishop
Wycislo, who has been serv-
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op of Chicago, was recently
named to the Wisconsin
diocese by Pope Paul VI.
He succeeds Bishop Stanis-
laus V. Bona who died last
December.
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