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HARRISBURG (NC)-':"The re- vania parents in the exercise of cenI U. S. Sup'reme Court deci- their rights." The Pennsylvania hierarchy sion voiding two state aid programs .benefiting non public was critical of the high court's schools '.'ominously points to a warning in the recent r.uling that state monopoly," according to questions of state aid to church· the. 20 Catholic bishops of Penn- related education present "hazAn Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Firm-St. Paul .. sylvania. . ards of religion intruding into In that threatened' monopoly, the political arena." "This warning must be ret~~ bishops s~id,"parental rights Fall River, Mass. Thursday, August 19, 1971 -if acknowledged at . aU-will jected," the bishops said. "There be exercisable only 'by the can be no political liberty in a Vol. 15, No. 33 © 1971 The Anchor PRICE lO¢ · wealthy; by those who can bear society which religious groups $4.00 per yea, both the burden 'of school taxes and individual believers, as such, and of, the separate added cost may not speak out on public issues. There can be no religious .of nonpublic schooling."· . The right of parents to edu- liberty in a sociey in which pubcate their children in schools of their religious choice is' guaranl teed by the U. S. Constitution, said Cardinal John Krol of PhilaBOSTON (NC}-Loyal Cathodelphia and other bishops of the lics should close ranks against state's Roman and Eastern rite rebellious theologians who have · dioceses. declared war against the Church, In their statement, released by Rev. George Nolan has been a prominent Boston attorney the Pennsylvania Cathoiic Contold the Catholic Central Union ference· here, the bishops re- appointed assistant to the rector of America convention here. ferred to a 1925 Supreme Court of St. Columban's Seminary, Calling for a "rebirth of loyal. decision .invalidating an Oregon Bristol, R. I., it was announced ties" in both the Church and the Law which required all children by Very' Rev. Hugh O'Rourke, director of the Columban Fathers nation, Edward B. Hanify said: ... to attend public schools. "We need Americans who can "The child is not the mere cre- in North America. say with conviction I pledge ature of the state," the court had For the past two years, Father allegiance to my flag, and Cathruled then in the "Pierce' case. Nolan, 39, has been in the Virgin olics who can say with faith I But the bishops said the high Islands, where he set up and . believe in one holy Catholic and court's June 28 decision-out- directed a new on-the-job trainapostolic Church)' lawing a Pennsylvania purchase- ing program for Columban deaof-secular-services law and a cons, which enables them to * Rhode Island nonpublic teac.hers' gain practiCed pastoral experiAtty. Edward B. Hanify, salary supplement act-"makes ence in an actual misllion situa- . former Fall River resident . . :no men~ion" of a parent's' r;·ght. tion. and son of the late Judge and to choose a different form of Mrs. Edward B. Hanlfy graduA native of North Attleboro, .education. for his child. ated from B.M.C. Durfee High the missionary attended St. . Edward B.· Hanify " The bishops said they were Mary's School there and studied School in 1929 and from Holy and confident that the at various Columban seminaries "hopeful Cross College in 1933. commonwealth (of Pennsylvania) before his ordination in 1956. calling for abortion and feticide, pre-marital and extra-marital will promptly enac~ new legislaThe Central Union, founded in sex, divorce, artificial birth con- tion which, whatever its form, After postgraduate studies in 1855, is one of the oldest Cathwill come to the aid of Pennsyl- Canada and Rome, Father Nolan Turn to Page Seven olic lay organizations in the United States. Hanify criticized "anti-estab~ lishment" theologians whom he said have attacked traditional Church doctrine. They are engaged in a "rodent Commemorating his 93rd birth-. revolution," he said, "gnawing day and 63rd anniversary as a . away by a series of .illegal acts" at the fabric of the Church and priest on two successive days constitutes an experience unique American society. in the life of any' man. But for' i One of the main targets of the 4 "anti-establishment establish- Rev.. Msgr. E;.S. de Mello, pastor 1 ment," Hanify said, is the. pro- emeritus of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Taunton the two days cess by which bishops'. are were commemorated in a manelected. . The theologians, he said, cry ner typical of Monsignor de f for more democracy in the pro-· Mello's entire life-in a prayercess of selecting bishops, but ful and tranquil atmosphere. His daily Mass in his study they seem to ignore the possibilbecame a Mass of Thanksgiving ity that the Holy Spirit might and then the happion Monday have democratic leanings. ness that always permeates the Hanify denounced "so-called tranquil individual was evidenced modern liberal theologians," say-' at seeing the joy that his priest'ing they favor a new morality visitors experienced at' being I together. One of the moments of elation on Monday was when a congrat.Bishop Cronin will lead" a ul~tory message from President large delegation of diocesan and Mrs. Nixon arrived at the CCD leaders, catechists, coorrectory. dinators and interested laity, Although retired and 93,no priests and religious to the one should presume that the 25th New England Congress beloved Taunton monsignor is of Religious Education openinactive. Daily Mass in his study ing tomorrow at Boston Colfollowed by the recitation of DUAL CONGRATULATIONS: Rev. Msgr. E. S. de lege. Divine Office and the Rosary Mello, seated, pastor emeritus' of Our Lady of Lourdes, Bishop Gerrard and Bishop are the life-long habits that have Connolly will join Bishop Cromade Monsignor de Mello the Taunton is congratulated by Rev. Antonio C. Tavares, assistant pastor ~n the occasion of the prelate's twofold tranquil man he is. nin in the opening conceleTurn to Page Six brated Mass. anniversary.
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lie issues may not be discussed in their religious dimension." Citing another part of·the recent ruling, the bishops noted the high court had also stated that "religion must be a private matter for the individual, the family and the. institutions of private choice. / "Religion is ind~ed a private matter," the bishops said, "but i.t is far more than that. Since the founding of the republic and the founding of .the commonwealth, it has been deemed, in an important sense, a very public matter."
F:r. George Nolan was assigned, in 1960, to St. Columban's Major Seminary in Milton, as a professor and also dean. In 1967 he became vice rector of a seminary, a post he held until his transfer to the Virgin Islands. Devoted exclusively to the foreign missions of the Church, the Colurnban Fathers now number more than 1,000. They staff mission parishes and schools, operate clinics and hospitals, and direct self-help projects of various kinds in seven nations of the Far East and Latin America.
Cardinal Pleads FOIr Modesty In Dress VATICAN CITY (NC) - The cardinal vicar of Rome who governs the Eternal' City in the Pope's name has. added his voice to the uproar Qver what Italian churchmen deem .immodest women's clothing. Cardinal Angelo dell'Acqua, vicar general of Rome, has issued a letter addressed to the' hordes of tourists expected to visit Rome, pleading for modesty in dress and respect for the Church and the "sacred character" of ·the city of Rome. In publishing the cardinal's letter, the Vatican City daily Turn to Page Seven