Bishops Cite Congressional Precedents For Aid to Church-Related Schools
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WASHINGTON (NC):-The U. S. Catholic Bishops' legal advisors have concluded that Federal aid limited to the secular or neutral aspects of education in church-related schools would be clearly constitutional. The Legal Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference says in an 82-page study that such aid has precedents in at least 41 programs . .approved by Congress. It states that the U.S. Supreme Court has held in three decisions that government can
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Hierarchy Praises Disney For Family Movie 'fare NEW YORK (NC)-The Oatholic Bishops' committee for motion pictures has extended a special' commendation to Walt Disney and his associates for the "outstanding contribution" which their films 'made to "family entertainment" in 1961. The com248 dome'stic films were remendation of the Catholic viewed by the legion. . Bishops' Committee for Mo80 were rated A-I .(morally tion Pictures, Radio and Tel- unobjectiona,ble for' general paevision was made public in a statement issued here by the National Legion of Decency. The statement said that in citing Disney's Buena Vista Company "for its praiseworthy achievements, the committee wished to express'the enthusiastic gratitude and appreciation of Catholic families everywhere across the nation." Among the Disney productions in 1961 were "Swiss Family Robinson," "Pollyanna" and "Parent Trap." The Legion of Decency said it had informed the Bishops' Committee that its 1961 analysis of film product revealed the following statistics:
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aid the nonreligious aspects of a public service performed by a church-related institution. The study says government support can be limited to the CINCINNATI (NC)-A priest-lawyer predicted here secular aspect by being directed toward neutral items of expense, that the U. S. Supreme Court will change its stand on those kinds of expenses "which Federal aid to nonpublic schools. Father William J. Kenealy, are substantially the same in S.J., law professor at Loyola University, Chicago, told the public and nonpublic schools:" Xavier· University Natural " Support, it decl~res can be Law Society: "I' feel sure Taking up the widespread congiven in numerous' ways, but troversy over' the question 9f Federal aid to education, Father the study specifically mentions that some day the court will matching grants or long-term sanction such aid along the Kenealy said it is not a theologloans to institutions, grants of principles and policies of the GI ical dispute between Protestantu tuition or scholarships to stu- Bill of Rights, which in recent and Catholics or Christians and dents 'and tax benefits. history contributed so tremenJews, nor a philosophical debate between secular and religious Massive Federal aid to public dously to the general welfare, theories of education. education' alone, it says would with freedom and equality for "The current controversy is Q produce a "critical weakening" all, and without dividing the of church-related education and national unity, without increas- political argument," he said, "in result in a dapgerous govern- ing religious tensions, without which, it seems to me, there are . three substantial issues and one ment monopoly in education. ' endangering civil liberties." ,constitutional difficulty." William R. Consedine, head of Turning to the court's current the NCWC Legal Department, interpretation of the "establishThe three substantial issues announced the study at a press ment clause" of the First Amend- are "the general welfare" of the conference here today. ment, Father Kenealy said he is nation, the practical freedom of He said the study is intended convinced it is "wrong as a mat- parental choice in education, and as a comprehensive' constitu- ter of history, wrong as a matter the equitable distribution of tax tional statement and not as a . of logic and wrong as a matter benefits to all school' children Turn to Page Seven~en of judicial policy." , Turn to Page Eighteen
tronage). 60 were rated A-II (morally unobjectionable for adults and adolescents). .36 were rated A-III -(morally unobjectionable for adults). 65 were rated Class 'B' (morally objectionable in par' for all). 2 were placed in Class 'C' (co.ndemned). ( 5 films were separately classified (not .morally offensive in themselves but requiring some analysis and explanation). Of the 41 foreign films re-' viewed, the legion rated 8 as A-I; 5 as A-II; 12 as A-III; 6 as Class lB'; 8 as Class 'C'; and 1 was separately classified.
Search for Synthesis Sign Of Deep Longing for Unity, PARIS (NC)-The growing awareness of the social aspect of the Holy Eucharist and of the basic nature of the Ghristian community is a - major factor underlying' the search for unity, Maurice Cardinal Feltin said here." The Archbishop of Paris told the Many of the "priest-scie'ntistill 14th annual Catholic Writ- claims are debatable, he s;:Iid, BREAKING GROUND: Assisting the ers' Week however, that and therefore his conclusions do . Bishop in breaking ground for the new Our . not fully satisfy either the there are at the same time the Cape Church for parishioners Lady of writer, the philosopher or the forces which seem to be leading theologian. of the Brewster-Dennis area are. left to toward divisions. Within the Church, he said, these apparently divisive factors include the increasing participation of the laity In a multiplicity of activities, and the fact that new approaches taken by those who seek to reach the unbelieving masses by adapting traditional ways provoke opposition from those who adhere to ancient customs as unalterable. The current tendency among thinkers to search for some kind of universal synthesis, according to Cardinal Feltln, is a sign of a deep longing for unity. He cited in this connection the work of the late Father Pierre Tell~ hard de Chardin, Jesuit anthrOo pologist.
"But what entices us in his works," said the Cardinal, "is· the wonderful attempt to establish a global vision of the uni~ verse in which the material and the spiritual, body and soul,' natural and supernatural, science and faith, all find their unity in Christ."
Christmas Vigil Since the Vigil of Christmas. Dec. 24, falls on a Sunday, there will be no obligation to fast 01' absta'in., However, Saturday. Dec. 23; is an Ember Day. For those who are obliged to observe Ember Days, Dec. 23 is a day of fast and partial absti-> Den~
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right, Harold Ellis of Pleasant Lake, Harwich, Mrs. Mary Walker of Dennis, the Bishop, and Radford McCormick of Brewster, representing all areas of parish..
Begin New Brewster·Dennis Area 'Church . Bishop Connony has broken ground for the new church of Our Lady of the Cape, to be located on Stony Brook Road, Brewster. To be completed in June, 1962, the parish will serve Brewster and Dennis. It will replace the recently constituted Immaculate Conception parish of Brewster. Immaculate Conception, formerly a Summer mission of St. Joan of Arc Church, Orlean'S, will become • tOO . church during Winter with kitchen facilities and win a mission for Our Lady of months. Parke O'Connor is gen- include a stage, catechetical the Cape. Rev. Joseph A. eral contractor for the project classrooms, a CYO activity room Nolin, M. S., pas tor, an- and Arthur Baronousky and Paul and a parish business office. nounces that Our Lady of the Cape will 00 of colonial architecture, featuring wooden lamlnated arches: It will seat a'bo~
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LaBrecque are SUbcontractors. All· are members of the new parish. Parish RaB The fuli basement of the cl1urcl1 will serve as a parish hal!
Father Nolin said that the approximate cost of the church building will be $165,000. Men of the parlgQ will organize to help with construction, thua holding down expenses.
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