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 \nThe missionary and the youngman quickly became friends -somuch so that the young man tim-idly produced from his pocket astatue of what appeared to be anangel.The figure was two incheshigh and seemed to be made of arubber substance.  \nSo convinced was the saint thatGod in His goodness reveals thetrue faith to everyone that hemaintained God would,if neces-sary,send an angel to teach,evenan individual soul,the true re-ligion.  \nOf course,in the story recitedabove,the angel was not real,noris one needed to reveal Catholi-cism to the people of the Ryukyus.  \nThe young man had found the“angel”on the beach of his homeisland.He took it to the localfortune teller-but she told himshe didn't know what it was andsuggested he show it to the “Shim-pu-Sama”(Catholic priest)thenext time he went to Ishigaki.  \nOur missionaries are doing that.But they are not averse to helpfrom angels,whether real or fig-urines -especially not from an-other kind of “angel”...the kindthat backs a great venture withmaterial support.  \nThe missionary explained thatthe statue was probably of anangel -although he had neverseen just that kind of statue be-fore.  \nWhat greater venture than thespread of the true Faith!Be an\"angel.\"Help the missions byyour prayers and alms.  \nThen he explained what theCatholic Church taught about an-gels.  \nPrayerfully in Christ,Fr.Bruno,O.F.M.Cap.210 West 3lst StreetNew York 1,N.Y  \nThe man heard about the Cath-olic Church for the first time,and  \nVIEW,published monthly by the Capuchin Fathers.Editorial Offices:110 Shonnard  \nP1.,Yonkers,N.Y.(YO.5-7339).$3.00 a year.$4.00 outside U.S.Entered as secondclass matter at the Post Office,Yonkers,N.Y.,under act of March 3,1897.  \n● We don't know whether the de-cision will stil be reserved by thetime Christmas comes around,andcreches are abounding all over theplace,but,settled or still pending,this legal hassle is good for a yule-tide laugh.  \nIn White Plains,Supreme CourtJustice Gallagher reserved decisionin a suit to prevent the installationof a Nativity creche on the lawn ofOssining Public High School.  \nTwenty-eight residents(adults)ofthat town charge that a crecheis a religious symbol,and its displayon government property violates theconstitutional separation of churchand state.  \nMore than that-the complainantscontend that the creche would causea psychological trauma to schoolchildren whose religious beliefs con-flict with the Nativity Scene.  \nAmazing to what ridiculous sub-terfuges bias will drive its minions!  \nIt takes no little prodding of theimagination to conceive of a crecheon a public-school lawn as a viola-tion of the princip!e of the separa-tion of church and state.  \nBut onlv an imagination distortedby prejudice can conjure up theChristmas Crib as harming psycho-logically,or in any way,a normalyoung person who contemplates it.  \nThe fact is -vo","cbCaijyts9DBUte6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijyts9DBUte6","pdf",2355133,32,"English","# Be an Angel\n## Angels and the Catholic Church\n## Missionary teaching and support\n# Catholic dispute over Nativity creche\n## Separation of church and state\n## Letters to the editor\n## Subscription drive and notes","[{\"question\":\"What does the missionary explain about angels to the young man?\",\"answer\":\"The missionary explains what the Catholic Church teaches about angels and emphasizes that God’s goodness reveals true faith to everyone.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the young man get the statue he shows?\",\"answer\":\"He found the “angel” on the beach of his home island, brought it to a fortune teller, and was advised to show it to the Shimpu-Sama (Catholic priest).\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the article mention a court case about a Nativity creche?\",\"answer\":\"It describes a suit contesting the installation of a Nativity creche on school grounds, arguing about religious symbolism and the constitutional separation of church and state, and it responds critically to claims of psychological trauma.\"}]","Catholic Comment on the News - Be an Angel | PDF",1790598604,49]