St Fidelis Seminary - Skullcap Yearbook (Herman, PA)

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IH all M mfg' ll ,, M Ml 27 V -Q il? S1r Thomas More and B1shop Flsher W1th hundreds of others were martyred as non Conform1sts Why? Because h1s h1ghness had to have h1s drvorce' Because the means Justlhed the end for Cromwell as well as for the k1ng' Cromwell now began to reap the trutts or h1S labors he was hrst made pr1vy counc11lor then a host of other t1tles follow t1ll hnally he was created the Earl of Essex He d1d not hold one t1tle at at1me he held SIX seven and e1ght' Ah 1t IS amb1t1on' The means 1ust1f1ed the end lndeed but oh how oh Cromwell d1d you 9l1II111'1al9 all the hand1caps? It was slmple there was that l1ttle mventlon of rn1ne The B111 of Attamder That was my means I commanded of course 1n the klng s name I brlbed and lnvented all the testlrnony and who knew what else? W1th atta1nder there were no obstacle What has happened to the Countess of Sallsbury? Lord Montague? Abbotts Redyrng Glaston Gendon and hundreds of others? Success at any prlce that s what 1t was' But wart' D1d you not see my noble Cromwell what dangers you were rushlng 1nto? To confer and hold secret negotlatrons wxth Protestant pr1nces of a fore1gn nat1on w1thout the K1ng s knowledge was treason' But arnb1t1on 1S blmd suddenly Cromwell was S91Zed he staggered to h1s knees under the blow of h1s own amb1t1ons and crles out Mercy' Mercy' Mercy' What' Mercy' Banlsh and ex1le va1n des1res of th1s unstable world Do you remember? Mercy' D1d not the monks nuns nobles and people cry hkewlse? Mercy' How your m1nd must now run topsy turvy upon the sea of 9V1l and unlust deeds Yet' Although he cr1ed out for mercy and 1ust1ce the rnstrument of h1s own mach1nat1on The B1ll of Attaxnder caused h1s own death Iuly 28 1540 And as the we1ght ot consclence fell from h1s body w1th hrs head so also d1d the we1ght of h1s crushxng tyranny fall from the shoulders of the Engllsh people The Deacon making cz double bxlllcxrd ,, . . . 1 , . . 1 . . . . - . I 1 1 , . Q 1 1 - 1 - T 1 1 , l . . . 1 . - ' 1 1 - 1 1 1 - . 1 . , . - ' 1 1 . . . . 1 1 . I 1 . . . . n 11 u 11 U . . . . . 11 n 11 . -T - 1 1 1 . . u 11 . . 1 T 1 1 - 1 K , Jl wl w -4, so i u. 1 , , 1

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'gk -1' ri' - THOMAS CROMWELL IOHN STAJDUI-um 3x.,l 1 Cromwell' There have been several history famed Cromwells But there was only one Thomas Cromwell to whom Shakespeare rn hrs Henry The Erghth addressed these memorable words I charge thee flmg away ambrtron By that s1n fell the angels Love thyself last cherrsh those hearts that hate thee Corruptron wms not more than honesty Strll rn thy right hand carry gentle peace To silence envrous tongues Be just and fear not Let all the ends thou arms t at be thy country s Thy Gods and truths then rf thou tall st O Cromwell Thou fall st a blessed Martyr' Indeed these are becoming words for such a proud man as Cromwell who all hrs lrfe sought nothrng more than to attarn the greatest honors glorres and drstrnctrons These were the desires that rergned rn hrs heart and whrch lrnally crushed hrm Cromwell s earlrer years he rn obscurity and thereby there rs no certainty rn the date of hrs brrth l485 At frrst we read of hrm as being successrvely a common soldrer clerk and trader Yet hrs entrance 1nto the lrmelrght of hrstory began only rn 1514 when he entered the employ of Cardinal Wolsey as collector of revenues Here hrs great abrlrtres won for hrm the close wrth the most potential figure heads of England Wrth Wolseys rnfluence Cromwell steadrly rose rn power and drstrnctron In 1529 the startlmg charge of treason was made against Wolsey Cromwell now saw that all h1s dreams were scattered wrth the disgrace of hrs master Nevertheless he defended the Cardinal and won for hrm hrs release Cromwell now left the serv1ce of hrs master and rn one of hrs last letters to Wolsey for whom he no longer had any use he mockrngly wrote You are now at liberty to serve God and banish and exrle varn desrres of thrs unstable world The time was now rrpe and Cromwell saw hrs only chance to garn the favor of the krng Trusting to Henry s love for power and markrng well hrs mayesty s bitter rrrrtatron against the Pope he revealed to the krng hrs most daring and devastating preconceived rdeas They were such Abolish the author1ty of the papacy make yourself supreme head of the Church rn England then the matter of drvorce could easily be settled the clergy could be forced 1nto allegrance and the massive wealth of the Church would also be at hrs drsposal No doubt hrs malesty smrled and sighed wrth contentment at thrs daring yet novel proposal and he saw rn Cromwell the very man to perform thrs unusual task lt was not long untrl the krng found hrm to be a most flatterrng yet zealous and careful mrnrster Through hrs clever management the krng became supreme All temporal and sprrrtual power was centralized rn the krng s hands All opposrtron was crushed The tres wrth Rome were severed Henry ruled as the head of the Church of England Notable men such as I K 'f ,t I - . - .ll . , , : : ' J , . , , I , 1 , , I . I I I , , . . , friendship of Wolsey and also, as ambition prompted, put him in close touch - ' . . . I 1 , . . , , , :

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lAiNt ? Q if W THE CITY AND THE WORLD Giilxii lFrom the short story of the same name by Franc1s C Kellyl Adapted by Iohn Marttn CAST FATHER DENPTLI FATHER PIETRO FATHER RAMONI ROMAN PRELATE FATHER TOMASSO Scene Garden ot the communrty ot San Ambrogzo Two benches beneath the trees lEnter Tomasso and blznd Denhlr l Tomasso We should soon hear the glad news from the cons1story Dentrlr You mean concern1ng the appo1ntment ot an archb1shop to South Amer1ca'? Tomasso Certa1nly Father the ent1re order IS wa1t1ng to hear that our hon ored Fr Ramom has been appo1nted Dentrlr Are they? Tomasso Yes No doubt your op1n1on w1ll be asked Dentrlz That 1S for the super1ors to dec1de Tomasso-But you founded the order Father and you were the last general Dentrlr I am w1thout authorrty now Tomasso Fr Ramom was a great preacher even here 1n Rome wasnt he? Denf1l1 tsadlyl Yes a great preacher Cszghsl the greatest Ive ever heard Tomasso Qu1te popular 1n Rome too I beheve He spent ten years 1n South Amer1ca yes ten tru1ttul years Dent1l1 Yes Tomasso tbrrngs out rosary and begzns to pray l Tomasso Well 1t I hear any news Ill come and tell you texrts l lDent111 prays tor a moment Fr Ramont and Roman Prelate enter talkmg to each other They notrce Dentzll but do not greet h1m l Ramonr Any news from the cons1story MOHSIQHOFQ MOHSIQHOI None of any 1mportance I hear there 1S qu1te a controversy ragmg lRamon1 shows srgns ot surprrse l Ah but do not m1sunderstand me No doubt they all th1nk you the only one deserv1ng ot the appomtrnent Ramonr Then why all the d1tt1culty 1n com1ng to the conclus1on7 Monsrgnor Perhaps some ot them feel as I do That you should rema1n 1n Rome Why d1d you ever leave? Ramonr My super1or fcasts a look at Denttlrl deemed 1t good Monszgnor But you do Well here your tame as a preacher 1S tar spread Ramonr Marqua 1S to be made a prov1nce and I teel the call Monsrgnor But you are r1ght It 1S best that you return You have made a prov1nce out of a m1ss1on Yes the Church needs you there But later on who knows? F1l1us urbls et orb1s son ot the c1ty and the world Ramonr Thank you But come 1t IS t1rne for ottrce IEXII L l Dentrlr tLook1ng longrngly and sadly after Ramonzl Yes F111us urbrs et orb1s Oh Lord save h1m save h1m and let me d1e contented lbows hrs head and Tomasso enters l Tomasso Father General would l1ke you to Come to hun Father lassrsts html texeuntl Dentrlz Very well I shall go lexeuntl 1- I 1 1 1 - . . 1 T . , , . . . . 1 -. 1. I I T I 1 1 - 1 1 - '- 1 , - . , . - , , . . . . , , . . , , 1 . 1 . 1 . . , . n . . . . 11 . 1 - , . . . . . . . 1. . . . T L I . 11 . . . - 1 1 1 1 - , . 1 I , , , I I ,