DENVERCATHOIIC Vatican Views Poland As Key to Iron Curtain

DENVERCATHOIIC Pattern for Church in Satellite Nations? REGISTER Vatican Views Poland Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1963 VOL. LVIl No. 49 As Key to Iron Curtain DENVER, COLORADO I By Michael Wilson beauty,” an amethyst set in In Colorado I (Rtgister Romt Corrtspondcnt) precious stones with the late i Vatican City — (Exclusive)— Pope’s arms cut into either j Discussions in Poland — often side. ! augmented by public pronouce- Cardinal Wyszynski's sermon ments — between the Catholic upon his arrival back from the K. of C. G et 3,666 Church and the Communist re coronation of Pope Paul is gime of Wladyslaw Gomulka widely reported as an “answer” indicate that the Polish-Catholic to Gomulka. This leads unoffi Church relationships are at a cial but usually well informed critical stage. sources close to the Secretariat Inquiries on Church On the results of the Polish in the Vatican to believe that talks rests the Vatican’s “new the discussions between the Po- More than 10 per cent of the Colo quiries and enrollments in the program were thinking” and the manner in rado residents who inquired about the Alaska and Hawaii, both separated from the which the Catholic Church will Catholic faith through the K. of C. cor continental U.S.A. deal with other Communist respondence program enrolled for in The state enrolling the most residents in countries, notably Hungary and Pope Sends structions in the taith. the course by mail was California with nearly Czecho-Slovakia. 4,000 beginning the instructions. The figures were released by the Catholie Results from other nations showed that Success In Poland would most 2 Delegates Advertising Committee of the Supreme Coun only three residents of Castro’s Cuba under likely be followed by the re cil. took the course of instructions. A total of 30 opening of talks between repre The report, covering the period from May Cubans inquired about the course. sentatives of the Holy See and To Moscow 1, 1962, through May 1, 1963, shows that 3,666 There were no inquiries nor enrollments the Kadar government in Hun Colorado residents sent in inquiries about the from Russia during this period, although the gary. Vatican City — Paul VI, re Catholic faith in this period. In the same pe last report showed two Russians had inquired It has been widely understood sponding to an invitation of the riod, 368 Coloradans enrolled in the course of about the course. here that when Cardinal Stefan Russian Orthodox Church, au religious instructions by mall. No Hungarians enrolled out of the four in Wyszynski came to Rome prior thorized the sending of two rep Residents of the 50 states sent in 240,573 quiring, and only two Frenchmen enrolled out' to the death of Pope John resentatives to the celebrations inquiries as a result of the K. of C. adver of 13 inquiring. The largest overseas enroll XXIIl, he did so solely to bring in Moscow marking the 50th an tising campaign. Of those inquiring about the ment came from the Philippine Islands, where the ailing Pontiff up to date on niversary of the Episcopal con Catholic Church, 32,207 citizens of the United 865 Filipinios enrolled in the course. the situation in Poland. secration of Patriarch Alexis of States enrolled in the correspondence course. Moscow. IN RELEASING this year’s report, Luke MORE SPECIFICALLY, and Named representatives were COLORADO ACCOUNTED for a little more E. Hart, supreme knight and chairman of the this aiso indicates the critical Bishop Francois Charriere of than one per cent of the total United States committee, statbd that the K. of C, advertis stage of discussions, the Car Lausanne, Geneva, and Fri population enrolling in the course, and for ing program has been able to satisfy the dinal came to warn the Pope bourg, Switzerland, and Father slightly more than one and one-half per cent yearning of hundreds of thousands of persons against a precipitancy which Cristophe Dumont. O.P., direc of those inquiring. who desire to know the truths concerning the might cost the Church some ad tor of the Dominican Fathers’ The two states submitting the fewest in Catholic religion. vantages, a warning reportedly Istina center in Paris. accepted by the Pope at the conclusion of a protracted au dience-review lasting one hour, lish Cardinal and the Polish W h e n Science Teachers M eet Requiem Sung for Deceased 45 minutes government are at a crucial Vatican circles unhesitatingly stage. Experiments and tests bold the interest of from Portland, Ore.; Sister Jeanne d’Arc, state that newly elected Pope The sources believe that both science teachers attending the summer in chairman of the biology department at Loretto Clergy at Annual Retreat Paul VIhas endorsed fully the Gomulka regime’s pro stitute at Loretto Heights college, Denver, Heights and director of the Institute; and Pope John’s views and has nouncements on the status and being sponsored by the National Science Marvin Smith, Sioux City, la. Three former priests of the Bishop David- M. Maloney of given the Polish Primate role of the Church within the Foundation. Left to right are John Shepard Archdiocese of Denver will be fered the Requiem Mass July 18. “carte-blanche” to handle the framework of a Communist added to the list of deceased Father Seraphin W. Oberhaus- negotiations in his own way. state and the Cardinal’s re clergy who are the beneficiar er, C.PP.S., former Provincial marks from the pulpit are care ies of the Solemn Pontifical Re of the Society of the Precious The confidence Pope Paul Loretto Heights Institute Attracts places in Cardinal Wyszynski fully considered and planned quiem Mass being offered in the Blood, is the retreatmaster. moves in these discussions. chapel of St. Thomas’ seminary, to conduct these delicate talks The Secretariat of State, fol Denver, Thursday, July 18. was emphasized, according to lowing its customary policy of Science Teachers From 27 States This Mass is a traditional Church circles here, by the silence, is declining all com part of the annual retreat for St. Jude Burse fact he presented the Polish Fifty-two teachers: of science, time lecturer for the Loretto ment on Cardinal Wyszynski’s Assisting her are Clarence priests of the archdiocese. Some Primate with a Pontificai ring from both public and private Heights institute. sermon. Lange of Clayton high school, 140 clergy at the spiritual exer For Seminarians that had belonged to Pope secondary schools and repre At stake, say the unofficial Clayton. Mo., and Sister Ed cises, which end July 19, attend John at a private 25-minute senting 27 states, are in the THE INSTITUTE is under the sources, are not only future the Mass. Totals $1,533 audience prior to the Cardinal’s fourth week of the National Sci direction of Sister Jeanne d’Arc, ward Mary of Dc Andreis high guarantees for the Catholic Relic* CM*# departure for Warsaw. The ring ence Foundation summer insti chairman of the department of school, St. Louis. Harold A. Dill (above), Den THE THREE PRIESTS who Contributions from eight don-j was described as of “great (Turn to Page 2) tute at Loretto Heights college, biology at the Heights. The institute closes Aug. 2. ver’s new chief of police, will went to their eternal reward ors to the St. Jude seminary Denver. burse for the education of fu address the K. of C. Friday since last July are the Rt. Rev. The institute, sponsored by a Monsignor Emile J. Verschrae- ture priests totaled $58 this past Luncheon club, 1555 Grant S47.0U0 grant from NSF, has as street, July 19 at 12 noon. A gheh, pastor of St. Anthony’s, week. This brings the burse to Sterling, who died Nov. 4, 1962; tal to $1,533.36. Commies Step Up its ohjective the improvement veteran of 28 years with the of the subject matter compe St. Mary Magdalene's Father John L. Aylward, Donors from Denver includ police department, the new tence of the participants with founding pastor of Holy Trinity ed: L.S.M., $5; M.S.D., $5; chief worked his way up from the hope that they will be better parish, Colorado Springs, who Mrs. W.S.B., $5; Mrs. L.E.M., a downtown beat and patrol Anti-Religion Drive able to motivate students to con Convent to Cost $130,000 died March 22, 1963; and Fa $5; R.G.O., $10; Mrs. M.A.H, car duty to the rank of ser sider careers in science. geant in 1944. He was made ther William J. Coyne, former for a special favor, $25; and Moscow — Young Commu gates “new measures” under .Another objective is to bring Construction is progressing on To contain 12 rooms for the captain in 1948 and was in pastor of St. Joseph’s, Akron, from Aurora, Mr and Mrs. nists have been told by a high taken by the Russian Orthodox nuns, the convent is the first who died April 20. 1963. S.J.R. $3. these teachers into contact with a two-story $130,000 brick con charge of the city jail before party official to step up their clergy were dangerous; particu permanent one in the history his present appointment as Archbishop Urban J. .Vehr led In addition, the members of drive against religion. outstanding scientists. vent at St. Mary Magdalene’s larly so to atheistic indoctrina parish, Denver, which will ac of the parish, which was founded bead of the 750-man police de the priests of the archdiocese in Holy Name parish.

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