John Eckha
More on the Blessed Mother
ust prior to the begin-
ning of the second
session of Vatican II,
Rev. Gregor-, Beam, O.S.A.
made what I thought to be
a particularly inane suggestion
for the edification of the Coun-
cil Fathers.
It was Father Beam's wish
this council do nothing
more about Mariological doc-
trine or dogma.
i don't know if Father Baum
was attempting to second
guess the Divine wisdom of
the Holy Spirit, or whether he
just feels we have quite enough
about Mary, and any more
spoil our new image with
e Protestant.
In any case, I cannot but
feel that Father Baum would
do well to look further into
our theology as it concerns
the Mother of God. For any so
lined I recommend, with
rying degrees of enthusiasm,
following books:
"MARY MOTHER OF THE
LORD," by Karl Rahne r, S.
J., Herder & Herder, 107
pp., $2.95.
he author needs little in-
troduction.
He is well known, and on
e whole I think well con-
ered.
Father Rahner has made not
a few antagonists as a polemic
theologian, but in this little
book he leaves the academic
and philosophical battle fields
for a work of quiet, yet keryg-
rustic contemplation and doc-
'inc.
With all of his attainments
m areas of intellectual in-
terest, the author still main-
rains a child.like and loss
sophisticated approach to
Mary. This is good. Always,
even when discussing the
profound depths of meaning
in her title Mediatrix of all
Grace, Father Rahner shades
1is writing in what is really
loving innocence.
Do not mistake this for rank
sentiment however.
In showing that because of
Christ, the God man Redeemer,
a theology of Mary is not only
By JOHN J. ECKHART
possible but necessary he
states:
" . . . that is ultimately
why a mariology is possible,
a teaching of the faith con-
cerning the Blessed Virgin
Mothers' of Our Lord. That
is why mariolngy is not
merely a piece of the private
life story of Jesus of Naza-
reth, of no real ultimate
significance for our salvation,
but an affirmation of faith it-
self coneeruing a reality of
the faith, without w h i c h
there is no salvation."
And as if in answer to those
critics, in and out of the
Church who tremble that the
Council may have more to say
about Mary, the author writes:
"So there is no need for
us to be nervous, sparing or
niggardly when we honor
Mary. It is a sign of a truly
Catholic life, when there
grows to maturity in our
hearts, slowly but genuinely,
cultivated humbly and faith-
fully, a personal and tender
love of the blessed Virgin."
While the book is essentially
a short outline of various im-
portant aspects of Marian
theology, it is very well
written and worthy of our full
attention.
In places it is a prayer.
"MARY, ARCHTYPE OF THE
CHURCH," by Otto Semmel-
ruth, S.J., Sheed & Ward,
$3.95, 175 pp.
erhaps this book should
be categorized to some
extent as a special work for
the speculative theologian.
While this could, certainly
not by intent, frighten away
the less abstract thinking
American layman, do not
hesitate to read this book if
the chance presents itself.
The author has the near
legendary Germanic facility
for plunging to new and deep-
er depths.
Here, in this short book, he
develops the sometimes com-
plicated, but always es-
sentially simple concept of
Mary, the Mother of God, as
the perfect archtype, the
full and complete figure of
the church of salvation, the
community of the redeemed
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that is the mysterious Body
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Through her "fiat" Mary ac-
cepted the happy fate of all
men to share in the redeem-
ing merits of Christ. From this
act, and the subsequent act
of the Motherhood of God, she
became at once and for etern-
ity the Co-mediator of all
grace.
Father Semmelroth explores
the richness and majesty of
Mary as Mother of God,
Bride of Christ and co-redeem.
er of man.
Some of his chapters ex-
plain some of the titles
possessed by Our Lady, such
as Co-Redeemer and Media-
trix of all Graces, that are
not fully understood, or
downright misunderstood by
many.
With wisdom and as much
clarity as is possible within
such a subject, Father Sem-
melroth indicates that these
are not empty titles made up
by sentimental slobs and that,
"the crucial importance of
Mary's veneration is founded
in the essence of the Church
and in the essence of Mary
herself.
"Devotion to Mary is most
natural to the Catholic Chris-
tian because of his understand-
ing of the Church which mani-
fests its particular stamp in
her."
"THE BLESSED VIRGIN
MARY," by Gregory Alas-
truey, vol. I., B. Herder
Book Co., 341 pp., $6.00.
hile the first two books
were primarily excur-
sions into somewhat specialized
explanation a n d speculation,
Father Alastruey, canon of the
Metropolitan Church, Vallodo-
lid, Spain, has written what is
essentially a compilation.
As such it has great merit
and much value.
In this volume Dr. Alas-
truey concerns himself with
t h e ancestry, motherhood
and virginity of Mary, as
well as her freedom from
sin, fullness of grace and
gifts of body and soul.
Within this framework of
chapters he develops a num-
ber of sub-thesis, all in scholar-
ly and organized style. He
states his thesis, dicusses its
implications, calls in the wit-
ness .of the Bible, the Church
Fathers, Church councils, and
finally explores the theology of
each part.
The entire work is a monu-
ment of investigation and re-
search.
The results are more en-
cyclopedic than engrossing
but this only adds to the
total value of such a book for
real Marian understanding
and appreciation.
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Seattle Conference On
Religion ,and Race:
Statement On
Proper Role
of Clergy
INCE JUNE, questions and criticisms re. the proper
role of the clergy in the present debate over Open
Housing have been raised in the Seattle City Council,
in newspaper columns and by individuals.
Speaking as leaders of the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish
clergy of Seattle, we wish to point out that no one expects public
officials to abdicate their personal consciences in this or any
other matter. After all, they are finally responsible to God. He
will judge whether they are right or wrong.
We believe that our elected City Council members have re-
sponsibilities of decision-making for the body politic which only
they can perform. On the other hand, moral and religious lead-
ers have also certain unique and important responsibilities.
These we wish to set forth in this statement.
As commonly assumed, part of the clergy's function in the
community is to create good will and understanding. However,
religious leaders also have equally important historic functions
of expressing judgment and of counseling those in political au-
thority. The prophetic task of articulating the demands of God
upon men cannot be evaded any more than the pastoral and
priestly functions of clergy.
Among the many prophets of ancient times who stood up
fearlessly before kings and leaders were Moses before Pharaoh,
Samuel before Saul, and Nathan before David. The Old Testa-
ment writings are filled with many other examples. These men
were not remiss in pronouncing sin and God's wrath when the
divine law had been violated.
Before Constantine, all Christians were in opposition to the
imperial officials of Rome. Through the centuries of the Chris-
tian era, priests, preachers, bishops, and other Christian leaders
have often, in fulfillment of their divine calling, had to oppose
those in government. (Admittedly, in doing so, the Church some-
times was serving its own ends, but not always.)
American History Shows Religious Leadership
N OUR OWN NATION the colonial clergy often set themselves
against the royal governors and other authorities. The clergy
played a most important role in disseminating ideas, creating a
favorable climate for the revolution, and undermining English
domination in the early struggles for Ameriean freedom.
Later, others of our clergy forefathers were among the most
active spokesmen and agitators over several decades in the
abolition of slavery. They even were critical of Abraham Lin-
coln, for he did not decide to free the slaves until it became
militarily and politically expedient to do so.
If the pressure of religious forces had not been exerted over a
long period of time and even upon the Great Emancipator, it is
doubtful whether the slaves would have been freed when they
were.
In many other struggles for freedom, justice, and human
rights in our nation and elsewhere in mankind's history, religious
leaders have been in the forefront of bringing pressure to bear
upon constituted authority who usually have wished to preserve
the status qua.
We have trled in our way, in our own time and in our
own community, to carry on this historic and honorable task.
It is true, of course, that Pharaohs of Egypt, kings of Israel,
Christian emperors," colonial governors, and even Abraham Lincoln
have been irritated by the expressions of the religious leaders
referred to above. But it is also quire evident that progress in
these areas of human affairs has been as much due to the out-
spoken and courageous pronouncements of moral and religious
leaders as other factors.
Religion Has Important Function In Society
HAT WE ARE trying to make clear is that prophets, re-
ligious leaders, and Church and Synagogue have always had
an important function in serving as the corporate conscience of
society as a whole, if not of individual officials and citizens.
If we do not fulfill this task, albeit sometimes poorly and in-
adequately, we will become false prophets, religious leaders who
fail to be God's spokesmen, and Church and Synagogue without
integrity and purpose.
James Reston in the New York Times for August 30, in com-
menting on the role of church and clergy in securing adequate
follow-up on the March on Washington, in terms of getting civil
rights legislation passed by the Congress, gave one of the best
answers to critics who say the clergy have no role in politics
and government:
"The whole movement for equality in American life will
have to return to first principles before it will 'overcome' any-
thing. And as moral principles preceded and inspired political
principles in this country, as the church preceded the Congress,
so there will have to be a moral revulsion to the humiliation of
the Negro before there can be significant political relief."
If there are to be advances in human rights and equality in
Seattle, they will come about, in part, because of the moral re-
vulsion over the inequalities of our present discriminatory prac-
tices as articulated by religious leaders, lay members, and insti-
tutions.
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(The Rev.) Lemuel Petersen, D.D.
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Fr;day, Nov. I, 1%3 THE PROGRESS--5
'Let Down Scarlet Cord'
By MOST REVEREND FULTON J, SHEEN
DOME--The Church is holy. We say bishops in our midst all have one thing in
I this daily in the Creed, but here common: they are all either very poor, or at
in Rnm w ;e ;, ooHn, A o,, least poor in spirit. Though I dislike being a
['" "'"'..': "Y" .[ .............. " beggar for these or apostles and their mis-
American msnop I ozten desire, as did the "o " po "
............. st ns, I suffer It for thmr sakes and pass on
woman m me Jospel, m mucn me rooes ol the ain to ou Two riests in the United
P . Y • p
some of our missionary and persecuted brothers
in the episcopacy. Almost all of the more than
2,200 successors of the Apostles are in St.
Peter's at least half an hour before Mass begins.
Many are at the altar of St. Has X and the
tomb of John XXIII, but most of them are
at the altar of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacra,
ment. Every morning three priests hear their
confessions, while many who cannot be ac-
commodated on kneeling benches kneel on the
marble floor.
O
Each morning as they file in, and each
noon as they exit, one is reminded of the
scarlet cord of Rahab. When the spies of the
Jews were sent across the Jordan they lodged
with this woman, who asked to be spared
when the Israelites came to possess the land
promised by God. They gave her a sign:
"Lot down a scarlet cord." The Fathers of
the Church said this symbolized salvation
through the Blood of Christ. In any case, the
bishops filing through the main door of St.
Peter's look like a scarlet card seeking salva-
tion for the sinners of the world.
O
Let me tell you the story of just one, whose
name we cannot give for fear of reprisals. We
inquired how he read Mass during his years
of torture in a concentration camp. He answer-
ed that once a week he was given raisin bread.
He would take out the raisins, pour a little
water on them and, when they fermented, use
a drop of wine a day for -the consecration.
O
These hundreds and hundreds of holy
States recently sent great sacrifices for these
Christ-like missionaries. Other holy priests,
we know, will do the same. And the laity, in-
stead of giving to those who already have so
much, will begin to give to those who have
nothing. If you cannot send anything, say
a prayer that some of that holiness may rub
off on this beggar for the holy missionaries
of the Lord.
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More Than Just Wheat
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high. They would prefer to
use their own ships and have
the right to re-export some
wheat to their allies, includ-
ing Cuba.
Tuesday, U.S. shiwners let
it be known that they are will-
ing to make a concession by
cutting their rates by some
five dollars a ton for this pro-
gram.
The Russian purchasing mis-
sion had warned that the deal
might :fall through if it Wei'e
not done. This brought instant
reaction from Sen. Hubert
Humphrey, who demanded im-
mediate relaxation of shipping
regulations that might block
the sale.
Said he:
"'If we are going to sell
wheat, we ought not to have
the sale vitiated by rules and
regulations."
He likewise called for a
"bold review" of U.S. trade
policy with the Soviet Union
by "relaxing the restrictions"
on non-strategic, Pro-people
items."
But what could be of greater
strategic/'aiue for the" Russians
than wheat and more trade? •
Reasons )uestioned
Now, do the Russians want
American wheat or don't they?
Do they need the wheat, or is
Humphrey's proposal what they
want--an expanded trade with
the U.S., something Khrush-
chev has been advocating for a
long time.
If thiswhat sale were
really a financially profitable
deal for the U.S., there might
be some ground for defend-
ing it, but the reasons given
Communists, but no sooner had- commercial banks of this coun-
we agreed to sell them •wheat try. Their interest rate, plus
than trouble developed in the the Export - Import Bank
Berlin corridor, charge would total five per
We were told that crop faib cent for the Russian loans.
urns had caused a serious The article further states:
wheat shortage and that sale "The guarantee by the
of U.S. wheat would be a
humanitarian act, but it now Export-Import Bank would be
appears that there is no ration- made to the commercial
ing of bread in Russia nor are banks, and the banks would
there any indications that re- make the loan to the grain
tioning will be necessary., traders rather than to the
We were told that is Russians.
would be a profitable sale of "However, the traders
our surplus wheat, but then would then pass on the full
it was discovered that the cost of the loan to the Soviet
Russians could buy the cam- buyers . . . The terms on.
modity for 90 cents a bushel visioned by the U.S. export
less than Americans have to financing agency are report.
pay for the same wheat. In ed to call for a 2 per cent
other words, American tax- cash down payment, with the
payers are subsidizing Soviet remainder p a id in three
purchases o[ wheat, equal installments over an
Finally, we were told that 18-month period."
this sale of wheat would help Now, remembering that the
bring up our gold supply, but Soviet Union owes the U.S.
now we understand this may more than $11 billion as a
not happen, because the So- World War II debt and has
viets are applying for credit, conistenly refused to pay one
We were also told it would kopeck on its just debt even
diminish our surplus stockpiles when the U.S. scaled it down
at tremendous savings for the some 80 per cent, the question
taxpayer, arises why our wheat should
be sold on credit to this de-
Actually, this wheat sale will faulting nation.
neither noticeably reduce our
wheat surplus nor appreciably It could possibly be that we
increase our gold supply, even shall end up by giving this
if the Soviets paid with gold wheat to the Soviets. If they
bullion on the ship decks, should refuse to pay, the U.S.
government will assume the
Interesting Note cost of the loss to the Export-
Recently, on the financial Import Bank, which has guar-
page of the New York Times anteed the loans made by cam-
appeared t h i s enlightening mericai banks. •
item: "The Export-Import Bank This would mean that the
of Washington has fixed the U.S. taxpayers would shoulder
terms on which it will guaran- the burden, just as they have
tee loans to the Soviet Union shouldered the $11 billion loans
for the purchases of U.S. in war materiel and supplies
at the time President Ken-
nedy gave it his blessing
have already proved to be
open to question.
We were told that this
friendly act would inspire a
detente with the disgruntled
wheat, according to a leading
bank in Chicago."
According to this unidenti-
fled bank, the Export-Import
Bank would charge 5/8ths of
one percent to guarantee loans
made to the Russians by the
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Publishers to the Holy Apostolio See
during World War II.
Just Supposing
Assuming that the Soviets
will pay for the wheat in gold
and promptly, what has the
wheat :deal accomplished in
terms of defending the Free
World?
In the first place, before
Communism came to Russia,
that country was the grain
basket of Europe and was
always capable of exporting
wheat. Even the U.S. fre-
quently purchased w h • at
from Russia.
Now, the Soviets have con-
sistently produced nothing but
shortages. One is led to won-
der why the U.S. should be
expected to pay the penalty of
a system that is incapable of
producing sufficient food for
its people.
All other things being equal,
does it not appear passing
strange that we have shelled
out $I00 billion in foreign aid,
some of it to Communist coun-
tries, allegedly to defend the
Free World against Commu-
nism?
;Again, in helping these
slave camps to survive, are
we not working against the
best interests of the people
there who do not see any ad-
vantage for themselves to
produce more?
And finally, if we engage in
expanded trade with those
'countries, are we not unfairly
requiring our own unionized
labor to compete with slave
labor?
Instead of cooperating with
Khruhchev's plan to bury the
West through trade, as he has
promised, supposing the U.S.
made propaganda capital of
:the abysmal failure of the
Communist economy and pub-
]icize this throughout the
world.
The downfall of Commu-
nism might soon be achieved.
