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show that the Catholic church does not regard this as
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being immoral.
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Very recently in an issue of the American
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Magazine, Jesuit magazine of very wide circulation through
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out the country, it had an editorial saying "There is
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no principle of Christian morality that condemns wagering
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of any kind as per se immoral. Then in another magazine,
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Sign Magazine, the National Catholic Magazine, there
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was a statement made in an editorial in which it was
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also said as follows: "Catholic theologians teach that
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under certain conditions gambling is not immoral.
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As for a national lottery, they teach that it is not
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immoral if honesty is observed in conducting it, if there
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is a reasonable proportion between the amount contributed
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and the prize and if there are effective restrictions
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to prevent people from unduly squandering their money.
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It is possible that the gambling urge of Americans would
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be satisfied if the individual could go to a government-
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operated office and place a bet or to the post office
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and buy a lottery ticket. In that case the gangsters
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and racketeers would find themselves without their major
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