THE VOICE «341 Bhcsynff Blvd., Miami 39. Fto. Return Postage Guaranteed Weekly Publication of the Diocese of Miami Covering the 16 Counties of South Florida VOL. II, NO. 27 Price $5 a year ... 15 cents a copy SEPT. 23, 1960 PROTESTANT, JEWISH LEADERS REACT SHARPLY j Many Non-Catholic Churchmen Condemn Bigotry N.C.W.C. News Service nection with the candidacy of ganization's Sept. 7 kickoff stated that he had decided that While severing his connec- spokesman said Dr. Peale is "a Protestant and Jewish leaders Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massa- meeting in Washington, D.C., "public agitation of religion as tion with the group, Dr. Peale very busy man who was unable have reacted sharply to efforts chusetts. Sen. Kennedy, a Cath- when the conservative Protes- an issue can only be divisive and nevertheless defended its first to come" to Washington every to inject religion into the presi- olic, is Democratic candidate tant group asserted that Sen. therefore in the long run harm- session, saying it "was invad- week to watch over things." dential campaign. "' for President. Kennedy would be under "ex- ful to our country." ed by reporters who distorted Later the Rev. Donald Gill, a DR. PEALE'S ACTION treme pressure" from the PROTESTS RECEIVED its purpose and gave a very Major non-Catholic figures . Highlighting recent develop- Catholic hierarchy for favors false and distressing picture of Baptist minister serving as ex- differed among themselves on Dr. Peale's further step in ecutive director of the con- ments was a statement by Dr. if elected President. disassociating himself altogether my own relationship to the the so-called "religious issue." Norman Vincent Peale that he ference on leave from the Na- from "Citizens for Religious Free- matter." Many directly condemned anti- has "completely disassociated" In the wake of widespread tional Association of Evangeli- dom came to light in a form let- Catholic bigotry. himself from the controversial criticism of the organization's A spokesman for Citizens for cals, issued a statement in ter received by persons who pro- Citizens for Religious Freedom. declaration, Dr. Peale, author Religious Freedom confirmed which he said Dr. Peale had charges against the and pastor of Marble Collegiate tested to him over his partici- that Dr. Peale had dissociated played a "relatively minor role" jph still continued in con- Dr. Peale presided at the or- Reformed church, New York, pation in the group's meeting. himself from the group. The in the conference. OFFERS TO RESIGN In a preface to his Sunday Construction sermon to his New York con- Church Set gregation, Dr. Peale said he was "unwise" in becoming involved In Hurricane with the Citizens for Religious To Minister Freedom meeting. He also made public the tex* Area Rushed To Migrants of a letter to members of his All traces of Hurricane Donna Migrant workers, often called church in which he disclosed are rapidly being eliminated the most depressed and pov- that he haJ offered to resign throughout the Diocese of Mi- erty - stricken group in Ameri- his pastorate but that his offer ami. Storm damage suffered in can society, will begin again to had been declined by the church most areas — to churches, move into south Florida, and elders and deacons. schools, convents and rectories the Diocese of Miami will begin Dr. Peale said it is inaccurate — already has been repaired, again to help them. to refer to the Citizens for Re- and in the Florida Keys and A dedicated band of priests ligious Freedom as "the Peale "along the lower West coast re-.' group." "I am not the head of habilitation has been proceeding and Sisters, totalling about 15 and aided by lay people of the group and have never been at a rapid rate. such," he said. •< several parishes, will spear- This is particularly notice- head the program of provid- In New York, another partici- able at Marathon. Tavernier, ing spiritual and material as- pant in the' first meeting of Naples, Fort Myers, Fort My- sistance to the needy work- Citizens for Religious Freedom ers Beach and other commun- . ers and their families. said he wished there would he ities where Donna's devasta- no further discussion of religion tion was greatest. Father Hugh J. Flynn, direct- in the campaign! or of the diocesan apostolate to In Marathon, rising Phoenix- the Spanish - speaking, report- However, Dr. Daniel A. Pol- like from the ruins of high ed this week that the program ing, a Baptist minister who winds, San-.Pablo parish has to aid the workers is already in edits the weekly magazine been leading th^wiaj; in recon- operation. It will rise in tempo, Christian Herald, refused struction and repair. he said, as the influx of labor- twice to answer reporters (JfL*a second inspection tour ers begins to press upon the questions about the ability of #fljf ;gek after the storm had limited personnel and facilities Sen. Kennedy to withstand stiu^K, Bishop Coleman F. Car- available. "Church pressure" if he be- roll visited Marathon again last VANGUARD HERE came President. Sunday after a flight' along the The bulk of the transient labor Dr. Poling nevertheless said Florida Keys. He was amazed Voice Photo force is due in the area by late n Continued on Page 8 * note the_j>rogress which had RELIEF SUPPLIES for victims of hurricane Airport. Sent by the Catholic Relief Services the October and November, in time T>ade 4IL.restoring the is- Donna are unloaded at Miami's International bales included clothes and medical supplies. (Continued on Page 12) JUU to liveable conditions in such short time. Herculean efforts by the Navy SPREADS ANTI-CATHOLIC LITERATURE OFFICIAL (Continued on Page 11) Diocese of Miami Modern-Day Puritan Heads 'Witch Hunf The Chancery announces the following appointments The •. following article Pilgrim Father, one Deacon . tie, he wasn't pleased by the i?:Bishop Asks Prayers clined to let a photographer take effective Monday, Sept. 19: was first published in the Thomas Parker. honor. his picture, but gave a visual ^While Nik Visits U.S. Washington Daily News, picture of what he was doing in \- THE REV. FATHER and permission to reprint The witches he wrestles are "I'm not anti - Catholic," he his own unbigoted way. MARTIN J. CASSIDY, As- '• MINEOLA, N.Y. (NO — it has been '.granted by what he considers to be the my- shouted when the Washington Daily News called him up. / Bishop Walter P. Kellenberg the News. The author, sterious, all-pervading agents of He and his Puritan Church — sistant at Immaculate Con- "f^'i^iirected recitation of spe- "I'm just against the Catholics tke funds are intermingled — Tom Kelly, is a reporter the Roman Catholic Church. ception parish, Hialeah. ^ c.l> prayers throughout the on the Daily News Staff. ever getting their hands on the have sent out 100,000 packets of : VISUAL PICTURE ~ t Rockville Centre diocese guns of America. If a Catholic propaganda denouncing Cathol- THE REV. FATHER ,\ while Premier Nikita Khrush- By TOM KELLY The Democratic National is elected President they'll get ics at a total cost of $25,000, a ; ARMAND GREGOIRE, As- *' chev is in this country at- Committee has singled him out their hands on the guns and remarkable expenditure consid- sistant at Little Flower Rev. Harrison Parker, is a ?} tending the United Nations as one of the four major dis- start killing all the Protes- ering the size of his church. parish, Coral Gables. ' > General Assembly sessions. slim old Puritan with money to tributors of anti-Catholic propa- tants." He intends to send out more THE REV. FATHER burn and a keen eye for witches. ganda active in the presidential pamphlets, though the church J In the appeal the Bishop campaign. Later, in the gentle splendor ' WALTER J. DOCKERILL, Ydid not mention the Russian He is 83 years old, "Chan- of his apartment — well furnish- will not pay for these, and it's Diocesan Director of cellor of the Puritan Church of Though Mr. Parker's attitude ed with 19th century books, 18th a secret who will. | Youth. America" and a 10th genera- toward Catholics seems as un- century ornaments and 17th cen- "I'm not going to say any- tion descendant of a genuine complicated as a Puritan's neck- tury ideas — Mr. Parker de- Continued on Page 3 Bigotry Condemned By Many Churchmen Political Candidates Ask Continued from Page 1 Gill, He refused to name those the truths of }?is faith and not cludes 605 Jewish Reform syna- ..-••• • .••••• he thought Sen. Kennedy had attending. his denominational affiliation. gogues with a membership of End To Religious Bigotry "lifted himself above" the re- one million. ligious issue by his statement to "As a result of this meeting A top Jewish leader, Rabbi W.C.W.C NEWS SERVICE or ef churches and other non- a Protestant ministers' group in and several that followed, the Maurice N. Eisendrath, said in In Richmond, Va., the Pres- The Republican = and Demo- profit groups. Houston, Tex. Sen. Kennedy re- idea of a national conference Chicago that he is '"heartsick" byterian Outlook, a weekly «ratic national chairmen traded peated his belief' in separation was decided upon," he said. at recent outbreaks of anti- magazine, warned that "lump- He said that "according to Catholicism in connection with charges on responsibility for in- very responsible authority, of Church and State and his free- ing all'Roman Catholics in dom from improper influences. Mr. Wright would not disclose the presidential campaign. jection of religion into the presi- contributions to churches and one condemned bundle" gives CALLED A 'CAPTIVE' how the 150 ministers and lay- CHALLENGE TO DEBATE dential campaign as other politi- similar organizations are be- "professional bigots and hate- „ Citizens for Religious Free* men who attended the kickoff Rabbi Eisendrath challenged ing made to pay for this litera- mongers the kind of sympa- cal leaders appealed for an end ture distribution, with the in- dom agreed in lauding Sen.