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MIDLOTHIAN (NC)-A Methodist theologian rec ~ized as one of Protestantism's most intent Catholic
watchers, feels the ebb tide from Vatican Council II lllas produced a wealth of befUddled Catholic theolo ['jians. Dr. Albert Outler, a professor at Perkins School @l Theology at Southern Methodist University' in Dallas, apeaking of several crises in the Church today, also ex ~ressed concern "about the authentic agony of an fu.Qnest-to-God conservative" in the Catholic. ranks.Speaking to Catholic and Protestant theologians at
an ecumenical conference here in Texas, Dr. Outler said "the crisis among Roman Catholic theologians has reached a major level of befuddlement." Dt·. Outler, who served as an observer during the Second Vatican Council, supported his "befuddlement" observation with a reference to publication of a Uni' versity of Notre Dame symposium on Vatican II, which he said contains "some of the best stuff on the council" but also includes "some very high class junk, some very conservative tut-tutting at the youngsters, some firebrands of ecclesiastical arson and everything
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Bishops of U.S. to Meet Next Week in Washington WASHINGTON (NC)-The bishops of the United States will, as usual, hold their annual meeting in .this ~ty-but at a new site. Formerly the bishops had met ~t the Catholic University of America; this year, however, tollowing the pattern of their April meeting in Chicago, nfty through the Catholic School, be considered 'Qy the bishops they will meet at a large will at' the ~eeting. . . downtown hotel beginning Other committee reports to be
Dext Monday. The general meeting of the S. bishops' will be preceded by meetings of the admini!ltra tlve committee of the National CIonference of Catholic Bishops, IlIld the administrative board of the United States Catholic Con ierence. The bishops will meet first as the National Conference of Cath olic Bishops. After concluding the business which properly eomes before them in that ca llNIcity, they will meet as the V. S. Catholic Conference. Among items on the agenda ~ the NCCB are the following: Consideration of a "collective pastoral," 'which has been sub mitted to the bishops and which :will be released if it meets gen eral approval. The topic of the pastoral has not been announced. Consideration of a statement @Il Catholic education. This had been discussed previously by the 1.1dministrative committee, when it was stated that there is a need !'for a reaffirmation of the com..; mitment - of the bishol?s to Catholic education, the dignity of teachers and the public ser :tMcea rendered to the commu-
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WORKSHOP: Horace Tra vassos of St. Patrick's parish, Fall River will present a dem onstration On leading congre gational singing at Music Workshop at Stang High in Dartmouth at 7:30 on Wed nesday night, Nov. 16.
Bishop 'Primeau Deplores Closing Catholic Schools
JAFFREY (NC)-Bishop Ernest J. Primeau of Man presented to the bishops meeting chester, N.H., warned here as the NCCB include: ., that an increasing mimber of 'On Catholic higher educ~tion, Catholic schools will close over
with discussion of a permanfilnt episcopal committee' for, higher education in the NCCB. On pastoral councils, together with sampie constitution for' diocesan pastoral councils. On distribution of clergy in the U.S., with' proposed estab Tum to Page Two
in between. Participants at the meeting at a Salvation Army camp and co-sponsored by the Texas Catholic Conference and the Texas Council of Churches, heard Dr. Outler describe the controversial new Dutch cate chism as "a strange and wonderful affair." H(' opined that judged as a professional theological enterprise, the catechism "has some astonishing weak
nesses" but judged as an experiment in new possibili
ties of Christian education for adults "is one of the
most exciting things I have seen."
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NCEA Speaker Explains S·hift of Enrollment WASHINGTON (NC)-An urban sociologist speakin~ here described "two contrasting aspects" of the U. S. Cath, olic school system-its rapid growth, and its inability to keep pace with the even more rapid growth in the number of Catholic youths seeking . education. "In spite of an ex-' 35 per cent of the Catholic high penditure of close to $2 bil- school population, and Catholic lion a year for elementary colleges have declined' in the and secondary schools, the CathoUc school system is not keeping up with increasing numbers of Catholic youth," said Dr. Robert J. Havighurst, visiting professor of urban education at Fordham University. Dr. Havighurst spoke at the Washington . Symposium on Catholic Education, a meeting sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) to discuss the current problems and future goals of Catholic education. Dr. Havighurst said for the past 10 years Catholic elementary schools have managed to enroll a constant 52 per cent of Catholic youngsters of elementary school age, but that Catholic high school enrollment has decrealled to the pre~ent figure of
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Catholic Hosp:ital' Officials Back Right to: .Organize . WASHiNGTON (NC)-The Oatholic Hospital AssotSa tion board of trustees has issued a statement of "basic principles" which affirms the rig~t of hospital employes to form and join unions for collective bargaining with their employers and says that the . employes who exercise this that hospitals should be prepared right should. be free from re- to deal with unions or associa~ tions should the employes elect prisals. The st~tement says to be represented by them, and
the next five years "if no con cern is demonstrated for their existence." Bishop Primeau criticized what he termed a failure of state courts and local officials to per mit youngsters enrolled in paro chial and private schools to share in government funds and other sources of educational income. , He cited particularly the re cent decision by the New Hamp shire Supreme Court that non public school children, unlike public school children, may not benefit' from the New Hampshire The annual Bishops' Thanks state lottery's proceed!? The Workshop on Music, fea giving Clothing Drive will be ."It's not that this particular . turing a demonstration of folk conducted in all parishes of the· hymn singing, is being sponsored. help could 'make or break' a Diocese during the week of Nov. by the Diocesan Commission on school, but it would have been a 5 -12. Music on Wednesday night, Nov. most important encouragement Rev. John J. Hogan, diocesan 15 at 7:30 at Bishop Stang High to all non-public schools in our director of the drive, has an state," the bishop said. School, N: o. Dartmouth. nounced that each parish will Bishop Primeau, speaking at specify when and where the Rev. James F. Lyons, commis the dedication of an addition to clothing is to be delivered. sion chairman, urges all organ On Monday, Nov. 13 all ists, choir directors and leaders St. Patrick school here, asserted: of congregational singing to be "It 1s no great revelation to say' packed cartons from each parish that many people are deeply an- will be collected by trucks dis present for this program of dem patched by Father Hogan. Turn to Page Seventeen onstrations and panel discussions
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past decade from serving about 29 per cent to only 24 per cent of Catholic college students. This has come about, he said, in spite of a rapid increase in absolute numbers of students. Dr. Havighurst also asserted the greatest growth of Catholic elementary and secondary schools is now .taking place in the suburbs and the outer fringes of the central cities, while en rollments in the inner city schools are either stationary or decreasing. He said' Catholic parents with higher social status and higher incomes are tending to support the new and outlying schools, while the capacity of inner city parishes and parents to support schools is decreasing•. In a discussion which followed Havighurst's talk, AuxiliaI7. .. Turn to Page Six
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that "hospitals should likewise recognize the right of employes to choose not to be represented by a union." The statement of principles concerning employer-employe rela·tions was passed at a meet ing of the board in St. Louis, and later released in Washington by Msgr. Harrold A. Murray, di rector of the Bureau of Health and Hospitals, United States Catholic Conference. The statement by the board of trustees carries an introduction which contains a word of cau tion. It says: ''This statement $ >10 (I is not to suggest that hospitals should seek unions or.encourage their 'rum to Page Six