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PAGE 2-The Southern Cross, April 18, 1968
ATLANTA AUXILIARY TO WASHINGTON
Bishop Bernardin Named
USCC General Secretary
WASHINGTON (NC) -
Auxiliary Bishop Joseph L.
Bernardin, administrator of
the archdiocese of Atlanta, has
been elected general secretary
of the United States Catholic
Conference by the USCC
Administrative Board. The
announcement was made here
(April 10) by Archbishop
John F. Dearden of Detroit,
president of the USCC and the
National Conference of
Catholic bishops.
In his capacity as general
secretary of the U.S. Catholic
Conference, Bishop Bernardin
will also serve as general
secretary of the NCCB.
Bishop Bernardin’s
appointment has been
authorized by the Holy See,
and is effective immediately.
However, since he was elected
administrator of the Atlanta
archdiocese, following the
death of Archbishop Paul J.
Hallinan, the date of his arrival
in Washington has not yet
been determined.
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Bishop Bernardin will
assume some of the duties of
the general secretary
immediately, but will continue
to serve as administrator of
the Atlanta archdiocese until a
successor to Archbiship
Hallinan takes office.
Bishop Bernardin by this
appointment becomes the
fifth general secretary of the
U.S. bishops’ secretariat. He
succeeds Bishop Paul F.
Tanner, who was named
bishop of St. Augustine, Fla.,
in February this year.
In a statement released in
Atlanta, Bishop Bernardin
said: “I am grateful for the
confidence placed in me by
the administrative board.
Without doubt this is the
greatest challenge I will ever
have faced. I hope to justify
that confidence and meet that
challenge by offering my best
efforts to the Church in this
new position. I look forward
to my association with the
many dedicated staff members
both clerical and lay of the
NCCB and USCC.”
Born in Columbia, S.C.,
April 2, 1928, Bishop
Bernardin attended St. Peter’s
School, Columbia; the
Columbia High School, the
University of South Carolina
and St. Marys College, St.
Marys, Ky., for one year, and
made his studies for the
priesthood at St. Mary’s
Seminary, Baltimore, and the
Catholic University of
America here. He was
ordained in St. Joseph’s
Church, Columbia, April 26,
1952, by the most Rev. John
J. Russell, then bishop of
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Charleston and now bishop of
Richmond.
He served as an assistant in
St. Joseph’s parish,
Charleston, in 1952 and 1953,
and as an assistant at the
cathedral in Charleston in
1952 and 1954. He was an
instructor in the Bishop
England High School 1 from
1952 to 1954; diocesan
director of CYO from 1952 to
1954; director of Catholic
Charities from 1956 to 1961;
vice chancellor of the diocese
of Charleston from 1954 to
1956, and chancellor from
1956 until he was named
titular bishop of Lugura and
auxiliary bishop of Atlanta in
1966. He was secretary to the
diocesan board of consultors
from 1954 to 1964, becoming
a member in 1964. He was
vicar general from 1962 until
his elevation to the hierarchy.
Bishop Bernardin was
consecrated in the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist in
Charleston on April 26, 1966,
and it was said at the time that
it was the first consecration
ceremony held in Charleston
in this century. Archbishop
Paul J. Hallinan of Atlanta was
the consecrator. Bishop Ernest
L. Unterkoefler of Charleston
and Bishop Francis Reh,
rector of the North American
College in Rome, were the
co-consecrators, and Bishop
Russell preached the sermon.
Archbishop Hallinan, Bishop
Russell and Bishop Reh were
former bishops of Charleston,
and Bishop Bernardin had
served all four as chancellor of
the diocese of Charleston.
Following the death of
Archbishop Hallinan on March
27 this year, Bishop Bernardin
was elected by the
archdiocesan board of
consultors to serve as
administrator of the Atlanta
archdiocese.
Msgr. John J. Burke, a
Paulist priest, was named the
first general secretary of the
National Catholic Welfare
Council (later to become
National Catholic Welfare
Conference) in 1919, and
served in that capacity until
his death in 1936.
Msgr. Michael J. Ready, a
priest of the diocese of
Cleveland, served as NCWC
general secretary from 1936
until 1944, when he was
named bishop of Columbus,
Ohio. He died in Columbus on
May 2, 1957.
HEADS NEAR EAST WELFARE UNIT-Archbishop Terence J. Cooke of New York (center)
visits New York headquarters of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association of which he was
named president and treasurer. With him are Msgr. John G. Nolan, the association’s national
secretary (left), and Msgr. Paul Januarius, a Carmelite priest from India who has been visiting New
York. (RNS Photo)
‘TRIAL MARRIAGE ’
A nglican-Methodist Union
In Gr. Britain Seen Near
LONDON (NC) - The
Anglican Church of England
and the Methodist Church
here will probably unite
within the next five years for
a “trial marriage.”
After many years of
discussion the final blueprint
for union between the two
denominations has been
published. It proposes a
two-stage merger. The first
stage will promote
inter-communion and mutual
recognition of ministries-
- based on a service of
reconciliation-together with
the appointment for the first
time of Methodist bishops
and the episcopal ordination
of future Methodist ministers.
If this is successful, the two
churches would move onto
the second stage involving
complete organic union.
The official report
published and prepared by a
team of Anglican and
Methodist representatives
now goes to both churches
for separate approval. They
will study it and vote on it at
their national conferences
and if all goes well legislation
will be prepared so that
Parliament can approve the
legal and constitutional issues
involved.
The Church of England is
the state Church of this
country of which the Queen
is the head--under her
constitutional title as
Defender of the Faith-and
over which Parliament has
certain controls, including the
appointment of bishops, the
disposal of church property
and changes in ritual.
The Methodists are
expected to vote finally on
the plan in 1969 and present
forecasts are that the first
stage of union will come into
operation in 1971.
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The main bones of
contention are the service of
reconciliation and the
problem of inter communion.
The pro-Catholic wing of
the Anglican Church regards
the “laying on of hands” by a
bishop as the crucial step in
ordination whereas the
evangelical, or Protestant,
wing of the Church and the
Methodists do not regard this
with the same importance. A
Msgr. Howard J. Carroll, a
priest of the diocese of —
Pittsburgh, served as NCWC |J 0 mi ri h W p £\ o
general secretary from 1944 JL (tl JLC7JUI jk_7w-/V' JLJL'v/
until 1957, when he was
named bishop of
Altoona-Johnstown, Pa. He
died in Washington, March 21, m li n n •
1960 1 alk By Episcopal Priest
Msgr. Paul F. Tanner, a
priest of the archdiocese of
Milwaukee, became general
secretary in 1958. He was
named a bishop while serving
as general secretary, and was
the first member of the
hierarchy to hold the office.
He was also the last general
secretary of NCWC and the
first general secretary of its
dual successors-the NCCB and
the USCC.
“An Episcopalian Priest Looks Toward Unity” will be the
theme of a talk to be given at Savannah’s Sacred Heart Parish on
Sunday April 21st at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Harry Shipps, Rector
of Holy Apostle’s Episcopal Church, will deliver the talk in the
Rectory Meeting Room. The program is one in an Adult
Education Series being held monthly at the Church and is being
coordinated by the Savannah Diocesan Adult Education Service.
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Miss Pat Fitzgerald, of the Child Welfare Department, was
guest speaker at the April meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of
Augusta’s St. Mary’s on-the-Hill parish. Miss Fitzgerald outlined
the four programs of her department: Services to un-wed
mothers; Services for abused, abandoned and neglected children;
the adoption program and the foster homes program. Mrs.
Thomas Maxwell was appointed parish chairman for the
Community Affairs Commission and Mrs. Vance Logan asked
for volunteers to assist at the Used Clothing Center.
modified reconciliation
service has now been evolved
which allows for mutual
“laying on of hands” by both
Anglican bishops and
Methodist ministers.
Inter-communion also
presents difficulties.
Methodists already have
inter-communion in practice
with other denominations
such as the Baptists, the
Congregationalists and the
Presbyterians, and the Church
of England is likely to find
itself pressed into
relationships with other
churches which it has not yet
sought.
Other problems include
marriages. Anglican
regulations say plainly that
no divorced person whose
formerpartner is still living
shall be remarried in church.
The Methodists leave the
decision to the minister
directly concerned. Now it is
proposed that if both
partners in a marriage
involving a divorce are
Anglicans, the Methodists will
observe the Anglican rule.
But if one of the pair is a
Methodist, they may be
married solemnly in a
Methodist church.
Ministers and priests who
refuse to cooperate in the
reunion plan will not be
penalized. Both churches
promise that under the first
stage of the plan all such
clergy will be allowed to
retain their homes and will
continue to have “spheres of
service.”
No one can guess at
present when the second
phase, complete organic
unity, will take place, but
some commentators think it
could follow very quickly
once the practical problems
of the first phase are ironed
out.
This is the first serious
move toward the reunion of
Christian churches in this
country and will be watched
with great interest and
sympathy by the Catholics.
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SOCIAL, POLITICAL ISSUES
Majority Wants
Silent Church
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(NC)-Fifty-three percent of
persons interviewed in a recent
Gallup poll said that churches
should avoid involvement in
political and social issues.
Forty-percent felt that the
churches should express views
on social and political issues
and 7 percent had no opinion.
The results show a marked
change from a comparable
1957 survey, when 47% felt
the churches should be
involved, 44% thought they
should not and 9% had no
opinion.
It was found that more
Catholics than Protestants
think the churches should not
become involved with social
and political issues and more
men than women hold this
view.
Fifty-seven% of Catholics
responding in the survey said
churches should not be
involved, with 35% stating
that the churches should
express social and political
views. Fifty-two percent of
Protestants poled thought the
churches should be involved,
while 42% disagreed.
Fifty-eight percent of the
men surveyed though churches
should not be involved with
social and political issues,
while only 49% of the women
asked expressed this opinion.
Thirty-six percent of the men
thought that the churches
should be involved, as did 44%
of the women polled.
Reasons given by those
who opposed church
involvement were:
-The first duty of churches
is to comfort the individual.
-Ministers and priests do
not have the kind of
background and training
needed to deal with social and
political problems.
--Churches should
concentrate on raising the
levels of religious belief and
practice.
Young adults differed
widely from their elders on
the question of church
involvement in political and
social matter. Forty-nine
percent of those between ages
21 and 29 favored
involvement, with 47%
opposed. They were the only
sub-group who had a majority
of responses in favor of church
involvement. Of those 30 to
49 years, 51% opposed
involvement and 42% were
in favor of it. In the age group
50 years and older, 58% were
against church involvement
with political and social
matters and 35% favored such
involvement.
Reasons cited in favor of
church involvement were:
--Churches are morally
obligated to take a stand.
-Religion pervades all of
life.
-Churches have as much
right as any other group in the
country to speak out on
issues.
The Gallup poll said that
two reasons for the change in
opinion since 1957 were the
Vietnam war and the civil
rights movement.
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Antonio Little, Clarence Watts, Clareta Watts, Ronnie Watts and
Steve Watts. Adults pictured are: Mrs. Annie Louise Dirkins,
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adult advisor of the CYO; Fr. Walter DiFrancisco, spiritual
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