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Seton Hall University eRepository @ Seton Hall The aC tholic Advocate Archives and Special Collections 3-7-1963 The Advocate - March 7, 1963 Catholic Church Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.shu.edu/catholic-advocate Part of the Catholic Studies Commons, and the Missions and World Christianity Commons Recommended Citation Catholic Church, "The Advocate - March 7, 1963" (1963). The Catholic Advocate. 274. https://scholarship.shu.edu/catholic-advocate/274 Court Hears Prayer, Bible Cases WASHINGTON - Insisted that had (RNS) they no ob- Regents’ Prayer in New York will probably turn whether The The US on a “community day of rest” Advocate Supreme Court heard jection. ai such, to the use of Slate, hammered repeatedly the dally Bible four the Bible reading in and— as such wore upheld hour* of oral argument in teaching, so long on the theme of the "free ex- Pennsylvania ia a form of com- by the here to a* it Supreme Court two OfflcUl Publication of the Archdiocese as the constitutionality was not used in a con- ercise of religion" In his ques- pulsory of Newark, N. J-, snd Diocese •( Paterson, N. J. religious exercise years of the recitation of the Lord’s text of religious ago. worship. tioning. as a three-judge federal dis- The in said it should Justice prayer is a part of the Vol. 12, No. 11 MARCH 1963 10 Prayer public schools of They simply Stewart also asked trict court in THURSDAY, 7, PRICE: CENTS be Philadelphia has literary and cultural tradition Maryland and treated as a significant what harm comes to students said dally readings or whether it is a form from book In of America, Burch held. The Ihe Bible In Pennsyl- the development of who hear the Bible read in of general moral and charac- contention, however, produced Cardinal vania’s public schools. American laws, morals, and their classrooms. ter education. Reports Progress Before cultures. He said sharp questioning from the the arguments had it was merely specu- Attorneys representing bench. Francis Burch. City Solid- lative in the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania were asked Att, Gen. Thomas B. Finan tor of Baltimore, told the ease as to whether they would if the Christian Seo Editorial 8; Bible were so of Page court that Maryland, who shared the 'Church If It forbids be ostracized by their fellow used, whether the Muslim Nations' Related Story, Pag* 7 arguments for the state, , of recitation of the laird’s students if exercised their said, Light Prayer they Koran, the sacred ot writings however, that the in the schools it will be Lord's placing privilege of being excused Buddhism or the Book of Mor Piaycr is a religious exercise proceeded more thsn a few the "establishment clause" of from the classroom during the mon could also be used, and and, as such, is stu- minutes, it became apparent the First Amendment recitations. one that above He also pointed it was conceded that this dents Chosen from questions from the bench the was need as part of their as Council Theme "free exercise" clause. out that the children of the possible. character that the issues to be decided formation. It is complaining parents had not just as important, he He held the states REV. WALTER M. ABBOTT, by the have a By S.J. clcsiae in Mundo Hodierno’ Supreme Court may argued, done so. BURCII. SPEAKING for that the federal- gov- right to insist that students he narrowed to whether be UALINES. Rclgium (RNS) Wc the (The Church's Presence in the one— eminent take Maryland, repeatedly sought unanimously accepted no action pro In the Maryland case, how taught to reverence for God in Leon-Joseph Cardinal work of each Cardinal." Modern World)," such practices are “religious show that recitation hibiting the free exercise of ever, evidence offered of the was Lord's their classroom so that they Suenens, Primate of Belgium, the exercises" or merely part of Prayer has tended to "Incidentally." Cardinal "IT LS IN religion by the majority as that William E. Murray, 111. would become said in that THIS part." he become law-abiding an interview here added, "there has been a com- a secularly-oriented general that it prevent the "establish the secularized to the "that we will work complaining student, had moral citizens. the central theme explained, education level of of the Sec- mon mistake in the press program of morals ment of religion." been ridiculed. a tradition. out on the When the oral have ond Vatican Council will be about the schemata. One reads something dignity and character formation. hearings He compared it of the human person, family JUSTICE POTTER with ended, the court will take the all the time that there were Stewart, HOWEVER, AS (he question- the Sunday law* which once problems, economic ATTORNEYS FOR the com who case under advisement and TO or more schemata that had questions wrote an dis- to Related Stories, Pago 4 emphatic ing developed it appeared were intended to and social justice, and the in- plaining parent! from both in enforce a re- will deliver its written opinion to be boiled down to 20. sent June. 1962. when the observer* in the packed ligious Sabbath but which are probably In (Continued on Page 4) Maryland and Pennsylvania court late May or early "Eeclesia Actually there were not overruled the so-called courtroom that the decision now Christ!, Lumen Gen- viewed merely as giving June 70 schemata. There tium" (Church of Christ, Ught were 70 fascicles of the Nations Lr' or more (divisions), The but in some cases there were Cardirial. a member of Ite-'Council's Secretariat for a number of fascicles for one Subcommittees Will Hear Extraordinary Affairs and schema." also of Com- Cardinal Suenens said "the mission, said the first part of Holy Father approved the work of our commission, and this theme title would cover Added the Church its he called the heads of the in internal as- School various council commissions pect and the second part the Testimony Church's together for a meeting with WASHINGTON external us. (NC) - aspect. "complete evaluation" of leg of school We transferred to them the private supporters The House Education Commit "of islation such importance be THE CARDINAL that out will backed by others, said directives we had worked tee will divide Into sub per- throe to education and such at the of the Co- for of seri- haps some labor representa- meeting the new revision of the committees for more hearings ous implications to million* of tives ami the National ordinating Commission (Jan. schemata." on As- President Kennedy's omni- cilizens " 21-28) the sociation for the Advancement council schemata "The schemata under the bus bill for aid to education were divided of Colored out among the first part of the new theme A RABBI and People. This derision reportedly was two laymen •even Cardinals The AKL-CTO executive of the com- (‘Eeclesia Christi'),” the Car- a Catholic ands Prote* mission. council urged that federal Jle added: the dinal stated, "have the titles tant aid "By Other School were among the wit of Stories, 7 end the seven we had Page proposals give parochial and days they already had, but for the nesse* Who urged inclusion n( other all of the private schools "as completed our revision second part we will use grants to made parents or to pupils in a closed of much assistance is the schemata entrusted to us. heading. ‘l’raesentia Ec- meeting federal aid as con- in to education pro the committee order in to get posals stitutionally possible." A rep- more detailed testimony on resentative of NAACP told the The Witnesses each o( the 24 were ftabbi programs in the House committee his organiza- Alexander Mittelman of Hr, Provident tion not » proposal Chester does oppose federal Will \ ice president of the The pavt three week* nl resistance to Hohokus Appeal I KK private schools chapter there. Glen An hearing* were designed which have chiefly of outlawed racial drea* Pella. lowa, who i* av to receive opinion on whether segregation snouted with schools the bill be operated ihoukl kept m it* bv Decision the Christian Reformed OPPOSED TO them will be Zoning prevent form or separated min Church, and Vincent P Corley a formidable array. Led by »e\era! measures It be HOHOKUS An wtii ot St the appeal will bamng such discrimination LENTEN latuis. a Calliohc who 816.000-member National RITE - Pope John is shown walking toward Santo Sabina Church in Rome. bill is be filed this Bergen sept a* one Kduration by Coun- The involved had president of CEF Association it will property blessing the crowd on his way to a lenten service on Ash ty borough against the de Wednesday. The Pope urged * K) the include the of been used as a riding stable DESPITE Till. committee'* is principal sup- Council Chief to in his lenten finished cision austerity message. He his talk by State by Superior Court its Christions remarking how intention the porter of the "G I School officers. the before purchase by the much he bis »e*t>ons contin so called Judge trips outside the Vatican let the from " Charles W Broadhurst. enjoys Pope go out time to time. Bill for Junior This American Association of archdiocese Plans were an uatly veered onto the question pro which poor man ..." A crowd [?]timated at 100.000 lined the streets him School would permit a Catholic to greet See of posal would Administrator*. nounced shortly after the pur Page 11. including church related give a flat gran! the High School to be built on land chase amt other t< parents or to which National Congress of Parents for a boys high school private elementary pupils purchased by (he Archdiocese ar>d muM be and Teachers, the to accommodate stu secondarv school* the spent at any school National cf Newark 1.500 Peace Prize in two years ago.