Full Education Rights Demanded by Bishop
Southern Bishops Curry 'Torch of Integrution' Charleston, S. Car.—Catholic schools in three Supplement to the Denver Catholic Reg^ister Southern dioceses. Charleston, Atlanta, Ga.; and Savannah, Ga., will be integrated “as soon as this National National can be done with safety to the children and the Section Section schools,” according to statements issued simul taneously by the Bishops of the three sees. THE The plan for the admission of all Catholic pu pils, regardless of color, to Catholic schools was one of three steps announced by Bishop Paul J. Hallinan of Charleston, Bishop Francis E. Hyland of Atlanta, and Bishop Racial Bias Thomas J. McDonough of Sa R EG IST ER vannah “to assure all men that the Church is moving steadily In Housing THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1961 toward the full Christian solu tion” of the racial problem. Other Steps Is Deplored The other two steps outlined in the almost identical state Chicago.— The National ments were: Catholic Conference for In Full Education Rights Negro schools will be con terracial Justice released a tinued as long as there is need for them. “Their purpose,” the “statement of concern” on Bishops said, “is to reach and freedom of housing for teach the Negro, not to segre minority groups gate him.” John McDermott, chairman of Uie conference’s housing com Demanded by Bishop During 1961 the three dio mission, said, '"The injusUce of ceses will undertake programs of preparation for their people. racial discrimination in housing is more and more seen as th^ Ogdensburg, N. Y.—“We want our full rights, and we intend'to use ev “Pastoral letters, sermons, number one social problem The Kingdom of God study clubs, and school instruc ery legitimate way to-insure that we get them,” declared Bishop James J.
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