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Bishop Anthony Pilla, President, U.S. National Click here for Full Issue of Fidelio Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 1996 INTERVIEW Bishop Anthony Michael Pilla President, U.S. National Conference of Catholic Bishops ‘You must measure a country by the way it treats its most needy’ Bishop Anthony Pilla was elected president sent an unusual- of the National Conference of Catholic ly blunt letter to Bishops in November 1995, after having every U.S. rep- served as vice-president for the previous resentative and three years. As president, he presides over senator, saying the meetings of the Bishops, over the if the Congress administrative committee for the confer- does not reject ence, is chairman of the executive commit- this fatally tee, and gives oversight to the staff of the flawed legisla- National Conference of Catholic Bish- tion, we urge ops/United States Catholic Conference in the President to Washington, D.C. veto it. Presi- Bishop Pilla was born on Nov. 12, 1932, dent Clinton to parents who had immigrated to the Unit- had asked you ed States from Italy as teenagers. He was to come to the educated in public schools in Cleveland White House until high school, which he began at Cathe- and discuss this. dral Latin School and completed at St. Gre- Can you tell us gory Seminary in Cincinnati, where he con- something of tinued in college until Borromeo College your discussion with the President? is an opportunity for renewal within the Seminary opened in Wickliffe, Ohio. His Bishop Pilla: Basically, we discussed my Church in the United States. Hopefully, preparation was completed in Cleveland at letter and our concern about those rather than doing some things on a St. Mary Seminary, and he was ordained to whom, at that time, the proposed bud- national level, we were urging the bish- the priesthood on May 23, 1959. His train- get resolution would negatively impact, ops to do that on the local level— ing also includes a Bachelor of Arts in Phi- especially the elderly, the poor children, because that’s where the Church is being losophy and a Master of Arts in History single parents. experienced by most of our people—in from John Carroll University, as well as the use of the time for prayer, and re- numerous honorary degrees. Fidelio: The day before the Bishops newal, and recommitment to the mis- Pope John Paul II announced his choice Conference opened, you addressed a sion of the Church. of Father Pilla as Titular Bishop of Scar- special Washington, D.C. convocation dona and Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland on on evangelization, and your remarks Fidelio: In your speech on evangeliza- June 30, 1979. On January 6, 1981, he was were oriented toward the Jubilee. When tion, you called Dr. Martin Luther installed as the Ninth Bishop of Cleveland. we last spoke, our issue of Fidelio was King, Jr., “one of the greatest American Bishop Pilla was interviewed for Fide- dedicated to the Jubilee. I would like evangelizers.” The vice-chairman of the lio by Nina Ogden on Jan. 3, 1996. you to expand on your thoughts. Schiller Institute is Amelia Boynton Bishop Pilla: We were encouraging the Robinson, who is one of the great Civil Fidelio: Bishop Pilla, you were elected bishops to prepare for the Jubilee Rights heroines. I’m sure she would president of the Bishops Conference according to the guidelines that were be very interested in your view of right at the point of the first Federal sent to us by the Holy See, focussing on Dr. King. government shutdown. The bishops had that particular celebration, where there Bishop Pilla: I think at this time in our 73 © 1996 Schiller Institute, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission strictly prohibited. history, it’s of particular importance for February. So the particular agenda of ism—what Pope Leo XIII warned of in us to focus on one of his principal mes- the synod hasn’t been completed, but the Rerum Novarum, that of liberal or Man- sages, of peace. We have to be peaceful various Conferences of Canada, the chester capitalism, although it’s called people. Even if we’re looking for social United States, Latin America, and the “shock therapy” this time around. change and we want to combat the Caribbean are meeting to develop that. In light of this, and reflecting the injustices of our time, it has to be done So we’re in the process of doing that. government shutdown crisis we are in a peaceful way. I think that’s a mes- They set a theme at the previous meet- experiencing now, I would like to ask sage our modern world needs to learn, ing, but the agenda has not been set. you about the social teachings of the because we see so much violence and Fidelio: Do you know when that synod Roman Catholic Church concerning the hatred in our world, always justified by would take place? victimization of the poor. what’s projected as a noble cause. But I Bishop Pilla: I think around 1998, but Bishop Pilla: That’s one of our concerns think that Dr. King’s message is, that if I’m not sure it’s absolutely certain.* and that’s why we spoke out. We have a we’re going to be consistent with the long history—this is not something new. Gospel, even though we must reject the Fidelio: I toured Philadelphia with the Unfortunately, every time the Bishops injustice, we always have to do it the former Vice Prime Minister of what is speak to this, we’re always identified way Christ did it, which would be in a now, the former post-Communist with a particular political agenda, or peaceful way. Czecho-Slovakia. He was very happy to some people want to cast us as advocates of one party against the other. That shows a lack of understanding of our We are not a political bloc. We are not aligned to any history, and of our consistent history in political party, nor do we have a partisan agenda in mind. social justice. We are not a political bloc. We are not aligned to any political The primary role of the Church is to advocate on the part of party, nor do we have a partisan agenda those who need it the most—and those who need it the in mind. We’re just trying to be very most are the poor in this country. If we don’t advocate for consistent with the teaching we have tried to be faithful to over the years, and them, who will? I think the record shows that we have. So, I think once again, the primary role of the Church is to advocate on the Fidelio: And he really did move peo- see the inscription on the Liberty Bell, part of those who need it the most—and ple’s souls to that, didn’t he? from Leviticus 25: “You shall proclaim those who need it the most are the poor Bishop Pilla: Yes, and if we could only liberty throughout the land.” Did you in this country. If we don’t advocate for resolve our differences in a peaceful know that was on the Liberty Bell? them, who will? I think that’s where we way, I think much of the agony of the Bishop Pilla: No, I didn’t. That’s won- need to be. We need to call people again world would be addressed. derful. to step aside from all these partisan agendas and look to the welfare of the Fidelio: I’d like to ask you something Fidelio: Yes, what a thought for the country, because, as we’ve said consis- specific about the encyclical As The Jubilee preparations, that the symbol of tently, if you’re going to measure any Third Millennium Draws Near. In Sec- the liberty bell is a call for “the cancella- country, you’ve got to measure it by the tion 38, the Pope calls for continental tion of all debts in accordance with pre- way it treats its most needy. synods. He says that the Latin American cise regulations,” as Pope John Paul II bishops and the bishops of North Amer- says in As The Third Millennium Draws Fidelio: This particular compassion is ica have agreed to hold a synod for the Near. I think it’s an important theme for something that you personally have Americas. He talks about the fact that the West, and for those in eastern always been known for. this is specifically important, that this Europe who had such hopes when they Bishop Pilla: We try, because I think will “look at the problems of the new overthrew communism, and then were that is the role of the Church. We’re evangelization in both parts of the same subjected to the other form of material- concerned about all people. Certainly all continent, so different in origin, and his- __________ people merit the concern and compas- tory, and on issues of justice and of * The pre-Synodal council met in Rome in Octo- sion of the Church and yet, as our Holy international economic relations, in view ber to consider the overall theme for the Special Father has reminded us, we have to of the enormous gap between North and Synod for the Americas. The U.S. representa- have this preferential option for the tive to the council was Cardinal Keeler, then the South.” Is there a particular plan now President of the National Conference of poor, because, again, they don’t have a for this synod of the Americas, which Catholic Bishops.
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