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...Roman Catholics using contraceptives as much as their non-Catholic neighbors? There is some evidence that the answer is yes. So reported Msgr. Irving A. De Blanc, director of the National Catholic Family Life Bureau, citing still inconclusive studies* resulting in "an alarming, arresting and provocative finding." Furthermore, Msgr. De Blanc is sure that contraception is harmful, not only morally, but "psychologically, socially and emotionally." Far more research is needed, he said, but there are even some "weak indications that birth control affects the body physiologically...
Such views distress Msgr. De Blanc, and he fears that they may be catching. He sees signs that many Catholics may gradually abandon the teachings of their church and accept the customs of the secular society in which they live. His solution: an "open ghetto," in which Catholics should avoid intimate contact as far as possible with non-Catholic culture. Mixed marriages are out of the question. "I don't think a Protestant should seriously date a Catholic, and vice versa. Of course we want to get to know and do business with persons of other faiths...
...Died. Msgr. Matthew John Wilfred Smith, 69, editor of the Catholic Register since its founding in Denver in 1913; following abdominal surgery; in Denver. Starting with a circulation of 2,800, Father Smith worked "ungodly hours" to expand the Register into the world's biggest chain of religious newspapers, with one national and 32 diocesan weekly editions, an international semimonthly, and a combined circulation of 850,000. Under Father Smith, the Register's interests ranged from speculation on church appointments (FOUR RED HATS EXPECTED) to Catholic views on U.S. foreign policy (CATHOLIC...
Married. Emma Castro Ruz, 24, youngest sister of Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro; and Victor Lomeli Delgado, a Mexican engineer; by the Archbishop Coadjutor, Msgr. Evelio Diaz y Cia, in Havana. Dressed in his customary fatigues, and bobbling a pistol on his right hip, Fidel showed up 20 minutes late for the wedding, was applauded and cheered as he entered the cathedral...
...Ground. "If love is a crime, then he is guilty," said Msgr. John F. Donovan, vicar-general of the Maryknoll Fathers last week, looking back over Bishop Walsh's long career. Maryland-born Jimmy Walsh had been one of the six original students at Maryknoll Seminary for missionaries in Ossining, N.Y., and in 1918 the young priest became a member of the first Maryknoll group of four missionary priests to be sent to China. In 1927, when the mission became a vicariate, he became its first bishop. Bishop Walsh returned to the U.S. in 1936 to serve as superior...