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GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1964
WORLD CHAMP SOCIAL WORKER—Adolph Plummer, world record-holder in quarter
mile, gives the GO-signal to eager tether ball enthusiast Keith Siglar, during an after
school session at Los Angeles Watts Community House. Brooklyn-born Adolph, who
stands 6-foot-4 and scales 190 is a group social worker for the Catholic Youth Organiza
tion. He is a four-year veteran of the Air Force, a college graduate and family man.
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Roermond diocese are hence
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or eight and make their first
confession a year or two later.
Bishop
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Petrus Moors of
has given instruc-
preparation for the
of Penance should
the third grade of
school. First Communion Is to
be made a year earlier,* with
parents performing the primary
role in their preparation,
(The diocesan change is
somewhat similar to one adopt
ed at a Catholic parish in
Stafford, England, at Pentecost,
when children received Com
munion before confessing),
THE PREPARATION for con
fession is to be in the main the
task of the parish school.
Virtually all Dutch Catholic
children attend the Catholic
schools, which are subsidized
in full by the government.
The Bishop, who acted on the
recommendation of a 10-mem
ber committee composed of a
mother, a father, two lay teach
ers, one religious teacher, and
five priests, provided for stress
on the social nature of confes
sion, as a sign of reconcilia
tion among men as well as on
the basic attitude of Inward
change,
THE PREPARATION for con
fession is to be a long one of
a social nature, with the
children eventually going to
confession several times in the
framework of a communal cele
bration, but making their
personal confessions ami re
ceiving absolution. In the last
phase, in fifth grade, at the age
of 10 or 11, it is envisioned
that they will be sufficiently
aware of the social nature of the
sacrament to go to confession
outside of the communal con
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Controversy 5 Two Sides
Tidings Defends
Cardinal McIntyre
Following is a text of an editorial appearing in the June 19 issue
of the Tidings, Los Angeles archdiocese newspaper, replying to
charges that James Francis Cardinal Me Intyre of Los Angeles had
failed to take a militant enough stand on race relations. The edi
torial was written by Msgr. Patrick J. Roche, editor of the Tidings.
History, whether ancient or modem, has had its travesties of
justice. Before Pilate's public court, in the most gross travesty of
all time, Christ remained silent. His open life was answer enough.
This week, in Los Angeles, the same travesty, outworn and ludi
crous, is being repeated. It casts its shadow of shame and em
barrassment upon the body of our people. Allegations have been
made, insinuations raised, which reflect upon the character and
integrity of our chief shepherd.
WERE rr NOT for their serious overtones, the demonstrations
of the past few days would require no answer. Those who are clam
oring about justice are at the same time denying just considera
tion of the object of their attack. Violent charges have been made.
What is the truth? Let us look at the record.
It Is charged that the priests of the archdiocese live under a
reign of terror, muted and repressed, wearing out their priest
hood in daily frustration. At last count, there are in the arch
diocese 1,311 priests, diocesan and religious. How many of these
have been examined and analyzed by those who make that charge?
OUR OWN round of activities brings us into contact with a con
siderable number of our brother priests. We must report that we
find them a zealous, hard-working, well-informed group, proud
ly conscious of the pledge of reverence and obedience which they
made to their archbishop on the day of their ordination.
It is charged that our people are given no indication of the
Church's stand on principles of racial equality. We might recall
that in our own humble domain of public utterance, we have had
occasion four times in the past 10 months to enunciate these
principles editorially. More importantly, we have had opportuni
ty week by week to run local news stories positively portraying
and exemplifying the incorporation of these principles in the
normal day-by-day activities of our archdiocesan lay organiza
tions.
HIS EMINENCE himself voiced these principles in a public
statement in August, in addition to participating in the formula
tion of three classic annual statements of the bishops of the
United States on the same question. And we may note in pass
ing that the first of these was issued as long ago as 1943, when cur
rent spokesmen on the issue were strangely inarticulate.
In those statements, and in others which bear the same message,
the Church officially has voiced consistently, strongly, and with
out equivocation, the basis for human justice and equality. And
this is applicable and true whether the issue centers on decent
housing, decent and just wages, economic opportunity or the simple
and fundamental right of all men to live in terms of their human
dignity.
HOW THESE principles shall be effectively implemented in spe
cific areas of human life and action is a matter of political wis
dom and judgment. Decisions in this realm are a matter for the
conscientious Judgment of ordinary prudent men. The attempt to re
place this independence of judgment with Church directives in the
field of specific political action would represent an intrusion on
freedom which the Catholic citizen would properly resent.
The church is opposed to the injection of religion into political
controversy. Our pulpits exist for the preaching of the Gospel, and
over the years this has proved to be a sound policy in both the
spiritual and civic life of our people. We leave political decisions
to the Judgment of the Individual. And experience happily has shown
that no group is more Jealous and zealous of this independence
than our Catholic people themselves.
THE CHURCH'S primary work lies in the realm of spiritual and
moral influence, not in the forum of politics or the formulation
of economic programs. This does not mean that she divorces
herself from these arenas. For they involve human beings, and
no human problem or human sorrow is alien to her.
But In her experience she has come to know that the attainment
of justice and equity in human affairs will not be finally ac
complished by public demonstrations and marches, which stir the
emotions, sometimes dangerously, but leave the will untouched.
And it is interesting to note that in recent weeks the more respon
sible and representative of the leaders In civic and political action
are finding this truth reflected in their own present experience.
THE CHURCH has no apology to make for the policy which she
has followed in the long, arduous and painful pursuit of justice for
mankind. All men are equal In origin, nature and destiny. All are
created alike by God; all are the object of Christ's suffering and
death. All are called to the final destiny which He came to purchase
for them. In this belief and in pursuit of this divine purpose, the
blood of missionaries has watered the soul of every land.
Here In this archdiocese, the panorama of her churches, schools
and social institutions, structured without discrimination of race,
economic level or geographic locale, and constructed by the gene
rous contributions of her people from every walk of life, bears
testimony to her concern and love for all her children. It is a
pity that an ill-contrived and frenetic attempt is now being
made to cloud and besmirch this record of accomplishment.
SPOKESMEN OF every religious group have given testimony to
these achievements. Civic and cultural leaders have noted public
ly their measure of praise and gratitude. For here in our midst,
in the face of heavy obstacles of rapid growth and development,
the present archbishop and his predecessors have sought to erect
a Christian social structure for our people.
To this end they have dedicated all the energies and resources at
their disposal. And we have moved steadily forward in the fields of
education, social services and parochial life, towards the crea
tion of a climate of racial and ethnic harmony, of generous under
standing and peaceful collaboration in the puruit of the American
dream.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
’V’T
CARDINAL McINTYRE
FATHER DuBAY
LETTER
The Altar Society of Christ
the King Parish wishes to ex
tend its congratulations to you
the staff ofTHEGEORGIA BUL
LETIN upon being awarded the
Catholic Press Association
Journalism Awards. We feel
proud that your editorial on the
bombing in Birmingham re
ceived wide acclaim.
While we hesitate to temper'
our praise with criticism, we
would like to reiterate our plea
for more parochial information
concerning the various organi
zations and their activities.
Again, please accept our
thanks for work very well done
and our best wishes for the
future of our diocesan paper.
Interracial
Assistant
CHICAGO (RNS) — John 0.
Butler, an active Negro lay
member of St. Dorothy's Catho
lic church here, was named
full-time assistant to Mathew
Ahmann, executive director of
the National Catholic Con
ference for Interracial Justice.
He will share administrative
responsibility for the con
ference's services to some 60
local Catholic interracial coun
cils around the country.
Founded in 1960, the confer
ence serves as a clearing house
and communications channel
for these regional groups.
Mr. Butler, a former sales
man, was educated at Kent
(Ohio) State University. He is
a member of Chicago's Lake
Meadows Council of Catholic
Men, and president of the young
adult civil liberties groups of
St. Dorothy’s parish, where he
also serves as a Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine teacher
and dialogue Mass com
mentator.
Memphis Indian
MEMPHIS, Tern. (NC)—
Ralph Michael Gagllano, 17,
shortstop of Christian Broth
ers High School here, was gi
ven a reported $60,000 bonus
to sign with the Cleveland In
dians baseball club. His broth
er Phil is a second basemen
for the St. Louis Cardinals.
The youngster, who batted .400
in the high school league, will
be farmed out to the Indians'
Dubuque, Iowa, club.
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Father DuBay 9 s
Letter To Pope
Following is the text of a letter written (June 10) by Father
William H. ELBay of Los Angeles to Pope Paul VI requesting the
removal from office of James Francis Cardinal McIntyre of Los
Angeles for "failure" to exercise leadership in the racial dispute.
His Holiness, Pope Paul VI
Vatican City
(Europe)
It is indeed regrettable that I must appeal to you and request that
you remove His Eminence, James Francis Cardinal McIntyre from
his office as Archbishop of Los Angeles. But the truth is that my
obligation to my conscience, my priesthood, and to you demands
that I protest the cardinal's gross malfeasance in office.
Cardinal McIntyre has perpetrated inexcusable abuses in two
areas: he has failed to exercise moral leadership among the white
Catholics of this diocese on racial discrimination; and he has
conducted a vicious program of intimidation and repression
against priests, seminarians, and laity who have tried to reach the
consciences of white Catholics in his archdiocese.
HIS EMINENCE has often protested that there is no racial prob
lem in Southern California in spite of the fact that Negro groups
here have often publicly demonstrated against racial discrimination
and injustice, and in spite of the fact that non-Catholic religious
groups have taken a stand in the fight for social Justice for the
Negroes here.
His Eminence has condemned direct-action demonstrations on
the grounds that they incite violence. But as a matter of fact
he has contributed to die possibility of serious racial violence by
depriving civil rights groups of responsible Catholic and clerical
leadership necessary to encourage Christian forms of non-violent
protest. His inaction has promoted the prolongation of Negro
grievances by failing to mobilize the Catholic population against
the social evils of segregation.
IN ADDITION to simple inaction, His Eminence has severely
chastized priests for speaking out against segregation. Los Angeles
is the third most segregated city in the United States 1 Facts com
piled from official census reconis show that housing restrictions
against Negroes have steadily grown since the end of the Second
World War.
A constitutional amendment to legalize segregation will be on the
ballot for the voters in November. If enacted this measure will
make California the first state in the Union to adopt segregation as
an official constitutional policy. Similar measures will then be in
augurated in other states, duplicating the pattern of South African
"Apartheid." The Church must be free to speak out against this
nowl
HIS EMINENCE has refused to receive groups of responsible
Negro Catholic laymen concerning their just grievances, inspire of
his statement that, "No representative members of their com
munity have indicated that they desire a change in these (Church)
policies." He has refused to acknowledge the Catholic Council
on Human Relations, a group of laymen whose objective Is to en
lighten their fellow Catholics on the issues of race relations. He
has even denied them the use of facilities for their meetings.
His Eminence has insisted that the civil rights issue .in Cali
fornia is a purely political one, Into which the Church has no right
to interfere. His policy is to limit the Church's activity in inte
gration to her own institutions and to the preaching of Catholic
principles of justice and charity. But he has failed in not allow
ing both priests and laity to apply these principles of justice
and charity to concrete situations and forming a program of
effective social action.
BY USING harsh reprimands, he has tried to prevent students
of St. John’s Major Seminary at Camarillo from learning the
Church’s social teaching in matters of local concern. Just re
cently, 60 theological students were disciplined for their general
commitment to racial justice and for taking part in an informal
conversation with a visitor to the seminary, John Howard Griffin,
noted Catholic author and spokesman for the civil rights move
ment. One third-year theological student was dismissed; another
was recalled from receiving ordination to the subdiaconate. One
student left the seminary for consciencious objections against such
policies. Many others were not given promotion and sent home for
vacation "on probation." All concerned at the seminary and
throughout the archdocese are scandalized by such vicious at
tempts to isolate our future priests from real Issues and their
Christian solutions.
All of us concerned with giving Negro congregations (such as St.
Albert’s) positive leadership in their yearning for full protection
under the law, equal opportunities for education, jobs and housing
cannot reconcile the clear teachings of Christ and the Church with
the restrictive and nullifying policies of the Cardinal.
OUR CAUCASIAN congregations, too, are not free to act in a
Christian manner unless they are told, not only general principles,
but also how these principles apply to their concrete situation and
how to put them into practice.
Speaking for myself, for other priests and religious too intimi
dated by threat to speak here, for the Negro community in Los
Angeles (one of the largest Catholic Negro communities in the
U.S.), and for all dedicated to the advancement for the reign of Jus
tice and charity, I urge you, therefore, to remove Cardinal McIn
tyre from office.
Most respectfully in Christ,
(Reverend) William M. DuBay
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