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**£•»--*« •i—- t ^ i\ / \S^^*^-* PL £~=e=~^ ! » u Courier-Journal — Friday, JUL 10, 1969 ims Still Visit His Church •y LOUIS A. PANAKALB \mr IWWI UfHIW( — San Giovanni Kalends, Italy — People still visit this village of Padre P4o in the Apulia region of eouthern Kate- , •c they don't come by the thousands as they did in the past. They don't Fio'e cause for beatification to dis- criminating Vatican offlfcals —f and now they have that atmosphere In the _ eye»-<rfTnany-people-who— still come to San Giovanni Rotondo, there iuhe look of \ the casual \visi- A tor, the„aeri(>ua^1lSTteT=tlse^devout' r believer, but seldom the look of the mourner. - _ _ Pope Consecrates Twelve Bishops _-\_ —VATICAN CITY — (NC) — Pope Paul^wr conferred episcopal\OKHn* Jion on 12 prelates, including four -AhTer1cans^r ;i ia^ here on Jarf. 6. ** Papal Authority Stressed iskAtchbishop * i * Accordii BObfiiai^^ ^addjeidV-iatettoiiaithe^^^, fill the pews of the church anymore Pa4re fta's coafesaloaal in the to hear the special Mass-at five church-Is never awed any mete. A fclocgmthemonung. They no long- heavy black iron gate, !• reet high, :*r^Un-a3MJg31ner^^ It The Capaehte b«Ht Uw confessions heard, lnaide_one par- pfe because some peaple had beta -dicing slivers of weed from the old their sufferings at the fifth station of the cross where Simon of Cyrene fifde- picted taking up the cross for Christ. The Simon will bear the likeness of Padre Pio because we Simon of Cy- rene, lie shared ink the sufferings of* ChristZ__ ~ ^ v Except for special occasions there are not likely to be more than several jdoaen people jn the church at any time, ffiey used to come^to~much greater numbers to have their con* Jessfons heard by Padre Pio — the -tkular old wooden^confessionalr But the bum filled with pilgrims still come. They arrive at irregular -intervals during the day, but they •till come, families of three, four or five members come in their automo- biles. „ _ ~women^6rnsevei«rhours~isthemc -ing^and-ihe-imen-dnring-the-eittire^ afternoon. The Americans are Archbishop •r Raymond Etteldorf fronf Ossian, I©- i ~wa,J newly appointed (apostolic dele- gate for New Zealand and the Pacific _ Islands; Bishop Paul Marcinkus, from \N the Chicago archdiocese, who has \ been imade secretary of\the Holy- See** Institute, for vthe_works of Re- ligioni which\ administers-l^rtds^on- the Vatican and other religious or ganizations; Bishop Andrew Schier- - hot fromSt. Louis, who was named ^ auxiliary of'-Ia-Pas?- Bolivia; and - «. Bishop - Bernard J. McLaughlin, namedVaunliary-ofcrBuffalor J^hmopISehierbof will become the - local superior of three Rochester ness-of pai^^uthorttsr-and-loyalty ^o^cTpeTwsultuig from we commls- - - sipns of experts studying areas of Catholic understanding and practice Reassuringi those troubled b! changes in the Church, the archbisk op said, \Be assured „of Ihis; provide ed^are march with the Church, going \neither hefore nor'behind^ we need, -have no fearr r -~ L to the Pope were-stressed in a pas- toral letter, of Archbishop Gordon J. Gray of St, Andrew's and Edinburgh, president of the Scottish Bishop's Con- ference. ,— i e-*p*£j l& Wheal a has er aataaaoMle aaoves up the steep street that lead* to Sanaa Maria dene Grasle chare* the visiters are Ukebjr to see a large pat- ter pasted to the facade of the caaureh, Pktarod — tt Is an oM watte-. heariei Capaekm friar. Hit expres- stoa feats attwwhat pahaed ail his dark eyes _ eit ta- pim! At the hettesa ef-the paster-are the=werds~ —in Italian. \Padre He Lives vVtthm ^eef — _ About 10 years ago, the owner of one of the several new hotels being _ -built at San Giovanni was asked by a visitor what he would do with his buildtag when Padre Pio died,'and i he answered, \Padre Pio will never die.\ ' — Tadre Pio diddle, wTthe\ morning of-Septr-^r^*le>\He died of a bronchial disorder, one of several JUST \ visit . _tkme are IWmorbid^curiositjLseek- ers, gone are tiie-cynics. and gone are the swindlers who from tune to time came here to sell unwary visi- tors some \helyrejlc bloody band- ages, perhaps, said Jo be the dress- ings that had covered Padre Pio's hands. The visitor arriving at\ San Gio- vanni, by one=mesns or another should-have no trouble finding a hotel room for^the nights The hotel business saw better days when Padre Pio was alive, but the staff members -at the-better=hotelS\USually-manaa!e to rematarcourteous and helpful to the guests. V^, San Giovanni Rotondo 1us chang- ed, after jill, and the people of the town knew it would happen when Padre Pio died* And now this moun- tain village Is in a period of transi- tion. It is no longer the home ef Padre Pio and it is not yet his shrine. - * These days the visitors gather ia -greatest number iat the small chapel- Hke room .where—the remala* of -Padre Pie rest inside a gray crypt which Is' surrounded by an iron gate like the one that encircles the old costfessienal. The room Is downstairs, directly belew-the mala altar ef the church. Some of the visitors bring flowers thaUhey-wisiuto have placedJuUhe -crypt,—The flowers are put there by a friar who reaches the crypt through a small entrance gate, - A singleTrow of pews encircles the outridjMDf-thR-gate Jt-lhe-pews are filled with people taqieelingjin~pray- er, others often will stand two and three deep behind them The peo- ple's prayers are solitary. But if a woman, Jor Instance, begins reciting her prayer aloud, others often will join her. Foundation Announces diocesan pri&tsjwmT admlntstei—a parish in La Paty Among the eight others are a Can- adian, Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Ful- ton of Toronto; an Italian, a. Congo- lese, a Mexican, two Bolivians and two Frenchmen. INVESTIGATION SOUGHT La Pax, Bolivia — The Bolivian Senate has asked for \an exhaustive investigation\ of charges that the U.S. Peace Corps seeks to reduce births by distributing contraceptives - —Loyalty 4o_the Pope, he said, 'lis not a sentimentaUloyalty, but a loy- *— alty~roQte4Hn=our—Catholic belief that the Holy Father is the vicar of A Christ on earth, and that his_direc- _ tives and guidance enjoy a unique ~_aulhority^ Although theseCdirectives=— have rarely attached to them-the ___stamp—of—infalhmhtyr-neverjthele deserve and dfiJnanjLa.. -hearing— more~attentive—-than that\ ,given_Jo_any™other—voice^JNot-does the absence of the stamp -Of infalli- bility amply that they need not be ac- . cepted.. <-. n .w --\No' utterance of any theologian, bishop or body of bishops onrmatters of faith or morals has an authority comparable to the authority of the considered teaching of the Pope,\ ArchbishoprGray said. The archbishop went on to say that ~the-assent ofTb^Pope^was necessary for the promulgation of the decrees of the Second Vatican Council. The •*-=r-jJ4- Stressing that the Church will net and cannot \change the revealed tejicbiagSof which the to the divine- Ty constituted guai8uii?~lhe iaatk- bishop r said,-i'truth ^.and the Church, proclaims tte tratti -=g^deea change.\ — j~^~~,7 ~—^— 'PopuIarlzatKg\of theological con? troversy, th^Tarclibishop said, led W less accurate expression and the presentation of theories as facts. \As a result,\ he,added, \the truths a of Christianity are often, eroded^iand\ Christian standards of morality weak- ened in the misguided hope of mak- ing Christianity more acceptable.\ .- Referring again in conclusion to the troubled^ nature of the -present ^ timerthe^archblsfiop urged faith in the Church \whiclris our guide\ and \prayer \for grace-to-follow her di- rectives in humble and simple trust\ VietsTJiieu Stronger Than Ever $=• priest in the last few years of his life. _ JBadre Pio was 81 years old, when he died, For the last 50 years*of his life hr carried wounds on h» hands. \W^W^SW^^f^^lm^ ilhole of the crucified Christ There are those who say he caused the blind - *»'**ei'\'M&^^ iiK-: There are thesewho hope to make San Gtovaaai a shrine hy asking fnr $U8-MilKoirin-Orant^ for Padre Pie, but the Vatican will not he pressured. As one Vatican of fkia! stated, there, can be no short cuts to beatification or caneauxation fer anyone. ' : ^ __ «• In short, tte Vatican's Mtiide late- ly hw been a mixture of restraint and tencouraiement for-padre-Pio r ir beatification. • ;NS) — The Ford Foundation announced 28 grants totaling f9,87I,B10 for research, in- formation .and action.. programs in population control. - J n r Largeatgrant of $1.V million went to the University of Michigan's Cen- ter for Population PianningrThe Micfiigah^faellRy-prepares students for careerr In family, risnning.j^tud-rr^ came here to see' him. '&**- ;now melicaaual observer who coines to San Giovanni these' might ho^that-Pj^ -'not harv the f^ojrtog> had during J1I1. On several occasions since Pad; Ws death, Pope Paul VI has re- ferred to the famed stigmatip as a good mid devout priest and an otoedi- ent servant of God who had under- gone great sufferings during his life- time. ^ Tfl^Tlipis^^^ of - me^nUval atmoephere^to gone^and r4pd^t:-*reii6li)i^ lsts, the r«llgi<ms fanatks and the promote of oue|1ional>Ie caus^ 'In thttirejqj^^h^hMilost^followers, h^ the Capuchins here are breath- ing easier because of it \ • with a jaundiced eye; ei some of In the meantime, San Giovanni con- tinues its transition. Near the hospi- tal built by donations to Padre Pio from all over the world, workmen with' pneumatic. hammers are- carv- ing out the beginnings of^a foot path that will \'- ~ y up tne side- of the hill. When completed, stations of the cross will be erected along the \ Each paidonof Christ will be in bronze bat reliefs about es the relaUon of-population to health aM gives technical assistance to in-, ternatiohal organizations - concerned .with population problems., •, Kuengr Book Wins Thomas More Medal (Continued from Page 1) command structure\ and the personnel changes in command positions -have- improved the quality of the fighting __man._Since.Jhe_ introduction of mod- jgn weapons to the Vietnamese l_armed_forces, suph as.tge H-16 rifle, their fighting capability has im- proved __—_, - — The Tet offensive found many units under strength yet-they fought well . and \mayhe iought-better-than- they, themselves tt^htg^e^oyw.''.3aiey survived the May-June offensive and they ddfeateTISeT^Siq^offe^ of Augus|feiOctoberTairay^romrfte-po^ lation centers. '.!._- ^L*.\ .i Desertion is still a problem but not as bad as it was There is general mobilization -tnce-early^uarthe year and that is taking its toll of the- civil administration, with many qualified —men-going into-the aimed_servaces._ fau-recent^moiu-is~the allied and \ Vfetnamese forces are deep in enemy base areas,lJiis main forces have been driven back and the military initiative has passed to the allies The f Vietcong suffered military re- verses in his three offensives and was forced \to :change> his steateg^ from - conventional warfare.. Despite - his ' supply of sophisticated weapons-froni ^^^eTSpvi^Union^imd^^na^e,-^^ forced to retire to, safearjiavens. - There—is—also—a weakening of enemy morale and of his oqnfme^e in- victory. The enemy can still at- tack Saigon for its psychological-im- pact in the United States and in Paris =_»Bd=^Mt_^^d^g9n^ul^j^Jte_ too costly w forhfin mid-tfie-lend of hostilities may drop bade to what it -was-a-taw-years ago.—^- The official summed up his \nT view as \cautious optimism.'' The government faces many difficultire. It is fighting a ^ti^/iw'jfteTjtiii-. tied objectives and is tryihgtobrlng about a. social revblutroii. It it \be- ginning to (generate popidar support 'A- aJtoM'twMt'-w^r-T • ^r^immm**- to .pfsesBcTPadra'. Chicago — (NC) -- Father Hans Kueng, ®ni& theologian, has been named winner of the ^19«8 Thomas Mora:, medal for\' his book. v'The;„ Church.\^TIie- Thomas More' ai tton awards the-medal annually for \the most! distinguished contribution to CathoUb literature.\ . 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