Pontiff Sends Candles Behind Iron Curtain
A SMILING Pope John XXIII promised to relay many of the candles presented to him
by the Roman clergy to Catholic faithful behind the Iron Curtain. It is an old tradition
that candles--symbolizing the light of faith--are presented to the Holy Father on Can-
dlemas Day. During the ceremony, the Pontiff said he was sending the candles to "the
four corners of the earth," but he laid special emphasis on those going to the "Church of
Silence" in the Slavic countries.
Bishop Sheen Advocates
Annual 'Science Sunday'
WASHINGTON, F e b.
12 (NC)mBishop Fulton
J. Sheen has proposed in-
auguration of an annual
science S u nd ay when
persons of all religious faiths
could join in thanking God for
the blessings of modern
science.
"We have not been suffici-
ently mindful of such blessings
from God. So at least on one
Sunday of the year we should
thank Him for these great
blessings of our material civili-
zation," said the national di-
rector of the Society .for the
Propogation of the Faith and
auxiliary Bishop of New York.
The New York prelate,
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speaking to some 700 men and
women at the annual Com-
munion breakfast here of the
Catholic Apostolate for Mass
Med:a (CAMM), said greater
recognition "of values outside
ourselves" is a principal means
of more patriotism among the
American people.
Remarks Telecast
Bishop Sheen's remarks, tele-
cast locally, said TV arouses
various emotions, all good in
themselves, in people. He add-
ed if such emotions are
aroused without a proper ob-
jective, they become "mythical
and unreal."
Americans owe "a great debt
to the world, which cannot be
satisfied by taxes or foreign
aid," the Bishop said, stressing
greater use of TV and world
education. He said:
"We have not only an ob-
ligation to educate people by
this means, but to do so in a
morally responsible way."
The Bishop said the nation's
opportunity to help strength-
en Western civilization is "a
nobler burden than we know,
perhaps a greater burden
than we deserve."
He called upon Protestants,
Jews and Catholics to petition
their spiritual leaders to work
for observance of an annual
science Sunday in the United
States.
Communications Role Cited
Earlier the CAMM members
assisted at Mass and received
Holy Communion in St.
Patrick's church. The Mass
was offered by Auxiliary
Bishop Philip M. Hannah of
Washington, who emphasized in
his sermon the vital role which
the communications media has
in "shaping public opinion,
which is another way of saying
public morality."
Pope and Prime
Minister Talk
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 3
(Radio, NC) -- British Prime
Minister H a r o I d Macmillan
conferred privately with His
Holiness Pope John XXIII for
a half hour February 2.
The Vatican press office
described the Prime Minister's
call at the Vatican as "a cour-
tesy visit to the Supreme Pon-
tiff on the occasion of His
Excellency's visit to Rome."
It was the second meeting be-
tween the Pope and Macmil-
lan.
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Church-State j
Relations Mental Sickness Not Ma or
SAN JUAN, P.R., Jan. 8 (N
C)--Advantages of harmonious
Church-State relations in a na-
tion were pointed up by Arch-
bishop James Peter Davis of
San Juan in a sermra at the
Cathedral of San Juan Bau-
tista.
Gov. Luis Munoz Marin of
Puerto Rico was in t2 con-
gregation which assi:ted at the
Mass honoring Our Lady of
Providence, protectress of
Puerto Rico. Also present was
Bishop Alfred F. Mendez, C.
S.C., of Arecibo, P.R.
"There are several authori-
ties in this world," Archbishop
Davis said. "When these au-
thorities unite in the harmon-
ious understanding of fruitful
collaboration, society is well
served and God is truly served.
"The fundamental princi-
ples of morality revealed to
man in nature, in the exer.
cise of his proper reason and
in the divine positive revela-
tien are the norms of con-
duct and the fruits are peace
and prosperity." the Arch-
bishop said.
The Governor had been in-
vited to the Mass by the Con-
fraternity of Our Lady of
Providence, which sponsored
the ceremony. The Goveor's
presence was regarded as an-
other step in healing the
breach between Church and
State which flared into the
open two years ago.
Steps toward healing the -olit
were taken last August when
visits were exchanged between
Archbishop Emanuele Clarizio,
Papal Nuncio to the Dominican
Republic w h o s e jurisdiction
covers Puerto Rico, and Gov.
Munoz Matin.
Grand Duchess
Charlotte Will
Visit U.S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (NC)
--Grand Duchess Charlotte of
Luxembourg will come to this
city April 30, the White House
has announced. The visit was
originally scheduled for last
October 30, but was postponed
because of the Cuban crisis.
The 86-year-old head of Lux-
embourg will remain here
through May 1, and then visit
other parts of the United
States.
The ruling family and most
of the people of the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg are
members of the Catholic Faith.
The Grand Duchess will be
accompanied by her husband,
Prince Felix de Bourbon-
Parme, Prince Consort.
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Medical Problem In Washington
By EDWARD F. NEILAND
Reaction to President
Kennedy's recent mes-
sage to Congress on
mental health has re-
sulted in a marked in-
crease of interest in the prob-
lem of mental health and
retardation.
In the special message the
President outlined a program
of treatment, prevention and
rehabilitation which w o u I d
"cut by half, in a decade or
two" the 600,000 persons now
institutionalized f r mental
• disorders.
Just how the proposals of
the president would effect our
own area of Western Washing-
ton is of great interest to Cath-
olics in the" Archdiocese of
Seattle.
A run down of statistics of
the hospitalized in Western
Washington State hospitals in-
dicates that, although mental
illness is a problem, it does
not seem to be as great a prob-
lem in this locality as it is in
other parts of the nation.
Survey Findings Surprising
In August of 1962, two local
physicians, Robert A. Tidwell,
M.D., Seattle, and Daniel A.
Lagozzino, M.D., Everett, de-
signed and supervised a sur-
vey which revealed that men-
tal illness comprised a small
percentage of the presenting
complaints of patients who
visited doctors' offices or as
they were seen by doctors in
hospitals.
Their findings are at sharp
variance with popular news-
paper articles that state one out
of every 10 persons is consid-
ered to be mentally ill as ap-
peared in the February 14, 1962,
ssue of the Everett Daily Her-
ald.
Their report does not sup-
port headlines such as, "Mid-
town Manhattan psychoana-
lyzed; only 18.% considered
'well' ", or ambiguous state-
ments such as "Four out of
five suffer from mild to se-
vere mental disturbances".
These phrases appeared in an
article published by the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer March 30 of
last year. Such statements tend
to equate emotional disturb-
ances with mental illness.
The purpose of the survey
was to get some indication of
the pattern of mental illness
in the Snohomish.King County
area by m e a n s of sampling
private physicians' practices
DR. DANIEL A. LAGOZZINO
President Snohomish County
Medical Society.
fines mentally ill persons as
follows:
Define the Mentally II!
"Mentally ill persons,' shall
mean any person found to be
suffering f r o m psychosis or
other disease impairing his
mental health, and the symp-
toms of such disease are of a
suicidal, homicidal or incen-
diary nature, or of such nature
which would render such per-
sons dangerous to his own life
or the fives or property of
others.
If the above definition is ac:
cepted, a mentally healthy
person can be defined as one
who is not suffering from psy-
chosis or any other disease
which lessens his mental health,
or who does not have symp-
toms of impaired mental health
which would be suicidal, homi-
cidal or of such a nature that
would render such a person
dangerous to his own fife or
the lives or property of others.
These definitions are legal,
fair and well founded. They
lend merit to the physicians'
belief that there is an immense
difference between me n t a 1
health and mental illness and
these are two separate and
distinct entities.
The U.S. Department of Pub-
lic Health lists alcoholism as
a major "mental health" prob-
lem. The alcoholic, finding the
problems and responsibilities
of everyday life painful, seeks
relief through the use of in-
toxicants.
Anxiety, emotional disturb
anees and abnormal behavior
are the trademarks ef the el-
and the discharge diagnosis coholic. Such persons are not
from local hospitals according to be confused with those,
to twenty-one general cute- defined by law, as mentally
gories of illness.
In the division of mental ill-
ness, Tidwell's and Lagozzino's
findings, which appeared in the
December 1982, edition of
"Northwest Medicine" paral-
lel the reports published in
'!Why Patients See Doctors" as
well as those of the National
Disease and Therapeutic Index
in the annual report of July
1981-June 1962.
The State of Washington, in
the Revised Code of Washing-
ton, Volume 5, 71.02.010, de-
ill.
Dr. Tidwell's and Dr. Lagoz.
zino's investigation which in-
eluded a random survey of pa-
tients as they were seen in the
doctor's office or admitted to
the hospitals in Snohomish and
King County, recognized that
there is an emotional compon-
ent attached to any organic ill-
ness. There was general agree-
ment that such symptoms are
easily recognizable, treatable
and lessen as the organic con-
dition mended.
DR. ROBERT A. TIDWELL
President, North Pacific
Pediatrics Society
The researchers "take issue
with references as four out of
five people suffer from mild to
severe mental disturbances
and articles captioned "Men-
tal Disorders Lead" (Everett
Daily Herald). These articles
tend to equate emotional dis-
turbances with mental illness.
Call Problems Stepping
Stones
The tempo of modern living,
daily challenges, problems and
road blocks encountered in
everyday life can cultivate
frustation and tension, b u t
these encounters can serve as
stepping stones to greater un-
derstanding, happiness a n d
achievement. Failure to over-
come an obstacle, along with
its attendant mental stress,
does not justify the labeling of
such a condition as a mental
illness.
The findings of Doctors Tid-
well and Lagozzino indicate
that mental illness does not
present a major problem in
this area, This is further sup-
ported by the State of Wash-
ington Department of Institu-
tions Biennial Report of July
1061-June 1962.
The Truth About Our
State Hospitals
Although many h ave been
led to believe that mere is a
high admission rate and a long
waiting list to Western and
Northern State Hospital, actu-
ally the number is relatively
small. T h e average monthly
admission rate at the two hos-
pitals in 1962 was 226 per
month. There were 2721 new
patients admitted in 1962 and
3248 departures. The average
monthly population in b o t h
hospitals during 1982 was 4397.
The population and departures
from Medical Lake Hospital
are not mentioned for it serves
the central and eastern part of
the state.
However, it is interesting
to note that there was an all
time low population of 5184 in
the three state hospitals on
July I, 1962, compared to a
peak load population of 7476
m 1955.
The general practitioners
visits in the local survey of
Says Laws Will Hot Solve
Racial Bias Problems
PROVIDENCE, R. I.,
Feb. 13 (NC)A priest-
lawyer said here laws
will not solve the prob-
lems of discrimination,
but they will educate majority
groups and raise the level Of
hope among minority groups.
Father Robert. F. Drinan,
S.J., dean of the Boston Col-
lege Law School, told a Brown
University audience February 6
a moral revolution is needed to
rid American communities of
discrimination in housing and
other areas.
The leader in causes for
equal rights said until that
happens, legislation w o u I d
have to open the way for
minority groups to escape
from their "ghettos" and find
better homes.
Law educates, d e t • r s and
changes attitudes among those
blocking social progress, Father
Drinan said. He urged the pub-
lic to challenge the "selfish"
motives of real estate dealers
who have supported campaigns
against fair housing.
"No one claims that the on-
Ancjlican Praises
Holy Father
COLOMBO, Ceylon (NC) --
The "humility, affection and
love" of His Holiness Pope
John XXlII have been praised
by an Anglican observer at.the
Second Vatican Council. Arch-
deacon Harold de Soysa of Co-
lombo, who was one of three
Anglican observers at the coun-
cil, said these qualities of Pope
John "won all our hearts."
Archdeacon de Soysa made the
statement in a talk to the So-
ciety of St. Francis Xavier, a
Catholic organization.
actment of a law preventing
discrimination is a panacea," he
said. "Law alone cannot change
opinion or eradicate deep seat-
ed fears.
"At the same time the law
has been one of the great
educational forces in the his-
tory of American institutions.
Law sets a standard and an -
ideal which within a short
time becomes a reality of the
citizenry."
Father Drinan said the most
compelling reason for the en-
actment of legislation which
will assist Negroes in securing
adequate housing "is the basic
spiritual principle that each in-
dividual human being has cer-
tain inalienable rights given to
him by the Creator."
'Today the Negro community
in America feels quite rightly
that its rights are being con-
stantly violated by a white
majority," he said.
Padua's Saint
Anthony
Honored
PADUA, Italy, Feb. 15 (Ra-
dio, NC)--Celebrations marking
the seventh centenary of the
transferral of the body of St.
Anthony of Padua have started
here February 15.
St. Anthony's body brought
in 1263 into a church built in
this city in his honor, 32 years
after the Franciscan saint's
death and 31 years after his
canonization.
St. Bonaventure, who was
minister general of the Fran-
eiscans at that time, found
that although St. Anthony's
body had fallen to dust, the
tongue of the famed preacher
was preserved and had a
lively red color.
St. Anthony was canonized
by Pope Gregory IX in 1232
and declared a Doctor of the
Church in 1946 by Pope Plus
XII.
broad illness categories re-
vealed that mental disturban-
ces constituted 1.9 per cent of
the visits or 780 patients of the
41,210 examined. The internist,
as would be expected, saw a
greater number in this cate-
gory -- 404 patients compris-
ing 6.5 per cent of 6216 pa-
tients seen in the office. The
pediatrician thus categorized
14 patients out of a total 2491
for 0.6 per cent of pediatric
visits.
Of the ten types of illness
categories m o s t frequently
seen by the physician in the
office, nervous system illnesses
ranked 7th in the office, and
9th in the hospital. The non-
organic portion, of the mentally
disturbed individuals, made up
3.4 per cent and 2.9 per cent of
the total patients seen in the
office and hospital respectively.
The number of patients un-
der private c a r e or private
senatorial care cannot be de-
termined, but this group pres-
ents no problem to the com-
munity since they are receiv
ing therapy.
Give Conclusions
At the completion of the sur-
vey Dr. Tidwell and Dr. Lagoz-
zino voiced the following con-
clusions:
I. Mental illness, by defi-
nition, is not a major medi-
cal problem in the State of
Washington.
2. Confusion exists in the
minds of many relative to
the differentiation between
mental illness and "every-
day problems."
3. A plea is made for bet-
ter understanding of the situ-
ation as it exists today so
that people will not be led
into false evaluation of our
communities.
In his recommendation to
Congress President Kennedy
placed emphasis on the prob-
lem of mental retardation, say-
ing that "mental retardation
ranks as a major national
health, social and economic
problem." It is estimated that
5,400,000 Americans are
retarded.
At the present time there are
14,0OO mentally retarded per-
sons known to Washington
State agencies. As of Novem-
bor 30, 1962, there were 3823
residents in the f o u r state
schools for the mentally re-
tarded, and about 1200 appli-
cants on the waiting list for
admission, and an estimated
8500 attending classes in pub-
lic schools.
A Word of Wisdom
A national mental health
program should avoid the risk
of false promise in "public
education for better mental
health." It should focus on the
more modest goal of dissemi-
nating such information about
mental illness as the public
needs and wants in order to
recognize psychological forms
of sickness and to arrive at
an informed opinion in its res-
ponsibility toward the mentally
ill.
Marriage Volume
Reprinted
WASHINGTON (NC) -- "To-
gether in Christ," a marriage
preparation volume consisting
of 11 booklets, which has
reached the 40,OO0 mark in
sales in three years, is under-
going a third printing of 20,1)00
copies, the Family Life Bureau,
National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference, which issues the vol-
ume, has announced.
Modern Noah's Ark
AMONG THE animals accompanying Father tones Thai.
iadh, O. Carm., back to his native India by 1 lane is this
young cow, a gift to the Indian people from a group of
American children. The animals which changed planes at
the Frankfurt, Germany, airport, witl be raised and bred by
Father Thaliadh and eventually distributed to the poor of
India. Other inhabitants ofthe Carmelite priest's "ark" in-
cluded young pigs, goats, and calves.
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