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Courier-Journal — Friday, Oct. 18, 1968 Mexican Bishops Urge End to Violence Bishop Kearney, seated, receives a standi ng ovation from nearly 600 priests and bishops at the St. Ecrmard's alumni luncheon marking his ft€th anniversary of priesthood and the Seminary's 75th jubilee. Father Joseph P. Brennam, seminary rector, left, and Bishop Sheen lead the ap*plause. Church Dignitaries Help St. Bernard's Mark Anniversary St. Bernard's Seminary shared honors with Bishop James E. Kear- ney at a mammoth luncheon of 19 bishops, 16 seminary rectors and 550 priests last Thursday marking the 75th birthday of the seminary. The dining hall of the Masonic- Temple rumbled with clerical ap- plause as priests from a dozen east- ern dioceses who bad received some share of their Holy Orders from Bishop Kearney's hands in seminary days here, gave him a thunderous congratulatory ovation for reaching •his 60th year in the priesthood. Bishop Lawrence B. Casey, speak- ing as former secretary to Bishop Kearney and as his auxiliary, said that St. Bernard's seminarians for 29 years had recognized a \special fa- therhood\ in the jubllarlan. \Whenever Bishop Kearney walked Into the seminary chapel, with that quick, Juanty stride of his,\ Bishop Casey recalled, \the seminarians saw him as a totally dedicated priest, a real man, direct, honest, with strong convictions, yet a gentle man in mind and heart \He reflected the Image of Christ and made the priesthood appear as a ^•challenging and beautiful goal.\ Bishop Casey remarked that \in this anniversary year of the diocese it is appropriate to> recall that Bish- op Kearney is one of the few surviv- ing links with the founding Bishop MeQuatd wtro came- to Rochester in 1868. As an altar boy In his home par- ish of St. Agnes on 43rd St.. young James Kearney often served Mass for Bishop McQuaid\ when he came down from Rochester for a New York visit.\ Few people appreciate. Bishop Casey said, the burdens that a Bish- op must secretly carry. \Bishop Kearney has seen many changes and movements in 36 years as a bishop but he has borne them with a serenity that came from deep faith and a strong prayer-life\ (Bishop Sheen's address at the Alumni luncheon Is reprinted In fall on page 13. The Most Rev. Terence Cooke, Archbishop of New York, a guest of honor to speak praise for the semi- nary fr-om the New York Province, told of - Bishop Kearney's contribu- tions to the history of St. Cecelia's parish sind St. Francis Xavler parish in grea tor New York. \lie Is still remembered by our people as a pastor, a wonderful priest and a witness to Christ,\ the Archbishop said. \He formed and in- spired Christian people as he gave himself to oar communities, churches and oreanhations for 24 years before he left us to become Bishop of Salt Lake C*y.\ Blsho»p Kearney, who will be 84 on Oct. 28, reminisced that his re- sponslbfilitics for St. Bernard's Semi- nary haul a great influence on his life. \F*-or one-half of the 60 years of my priesthood I was In and out of this institution. I believe that I al- ways mad a deep consciousness that much of the salvation of .so many people would depend on what this school did for its students.\ \I nrca grateful that you honor me todhiy tor my priesthood.\ the Bishop tol-d thae alumni crowd. \But I turn the cre«dlt over to two great women: my MoWier mid the Blessed Virgin.\ Whera be wras ordained, he said, his mother Rave him sound advice: \Be very go**d to the poor and keep your mouth shut.\ The Messed Mother has been part of his priesthood since the day he said his first Mass on her Feast of the Sewen Sorrows of Our Lady, he admltte-d. \She has been my consola- tion arad pride all my life. This heavenEy Mother has done so much for me before the throne of God.\ \Wher-a the diocese marked his 50th anniver-sary as a priest, the Bishop recalled! \I cried when one of the spenken called me 'Our Lady's Bish- op*. 1 was deeply moved that the liv- ing of my vow to serve her and her Son teas noticed by the people of ou r dlo-cese.\ Blessing from Pope Highlight of Mass (Continued from Page 1) given an unparallcd school system that has served as a model through- out the nation. This Is the legacy of our first century as a Diocese.\ Stating that diocesan schools have had \a very large part to play in keeping the Church in America a family Church — or, to put it more bluntly, a Church in which a great proportion of our attendants are men,\ he continued: \I wonder if this would be true if we did not have our schools, and I wonder if it will be true If we let our schools go. \It cannot be denied,\ he continued, \that our schools face a crisis, al- though it seems ironical that our af- fluent and prosperous generations cannot cope with the challenge that our poverty-stricken ancestors met and conquered. \An even greater cause for alarm about the future Is the crisis within so many religious communities — a contention between the Individual and the idea of service to the com- munity — the struggle between 'my thing* and 'our thing', to say nothing about 'God's thing' — 8 crisis that will be as devastating as the Tudor attacks from without. \But these are the problems of the second one-hundred years. We pray that those who will direct-the. Church and the generous souls who will come forward to dedicate themselves to Christ may have the courage and wisdom of the men and women of the first hundred years.\ See text of Monsignor Nc- Aniffs sermon on Page 16. Printed In the Mass program were special prayers of thanksgiving, for the Pope, for the people of God, to Blessed John Fisher (patron of the Diocese) and for. vocations. lili'lus-ded amoni? Mass c-oncrle brants were: Wonsdijnors John M. Duffy, Robert A. Keleher; \Very Rev. Bartholomew O'Brlem; Very Rev. Havmond Wahl; Fathers Alfred P. Bartlett. S.J.. Thomas F. Brennan, Paul Cuddy, Wil- liam Donnelly, Peter J. ICtlinger. C.S.B., Joseph l'\ Ilogan. .lames ,1. Marvln_ Paul McCahr; Father Atha- nasius Hassey, St. Nicholas Church, \ Rochester. John CavanauRh. of Holy Trinity Church- Webster, was lector. In the offertorry procession were Sister Lor- etta, S.S.J., Sister Dorothy Keefe, R.S.M.; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tyd- ings, IEoly Cross Church, Rochester, and Mw. and Mrs. Frederic Leedcr- man, Holy Name of Jesus Church, Greece. Gues*s included: Rev. Richard N.- Hughes, executive director, Roches- ter Area Council of Churches; Rev. Dr. V. E. DevadUtt, professor of eeu- menicaM theology, Colgate Rochester Divinity School; Rev. Paul Young, Rochester executive, Lutheran Church of America; Rev. Dr. Harrison Wil- liams, Monroe Uaptist Association; Rev. George Hill, pastor. Lake Ave- nue Ba ptist Church. Father Michael F. Conboy, assist- ant pawtor of St. Margaret Mary Church., was in charge of arrange- ments. Others Included: music, Fa- ther Cftarles J. McCarthy; deacons. Father Robert F. O'Neill; ceremon- ies. Fa ther Lewis Brown; ecumeni- cal, Monsignor Charles V. Boyle; pro- cession- Father Eugene P. Sweeney; cross-bearer, 'Richard Reif; acolytes. Rev. JvEr, William Enders, Rev. Mr. Mark Wilier; non-parochial societies. Father It. Richard Brinkler; traffic. Father William J. Flynn; ushers, Fa- ther D»anlel J. Wheeland, Douglas Walker, Raymond Blind; altar decora- tions, •'ather- Albert H. Cason, Sis- ter M. Poger. R.S.M., Sister M. Rich- ard It.S.M By ELSRETH CAMPBELL Mexico City — (NC) — A peaceful and prompt solution of the current conflict between university students and the government was urged by the Mexican Bishops' Conference in a pastoral letter. The conflict has already erupted into violence that has taken 30 lives as students and police engaged in gun battles. The pastoral saidkD \Although we live in a changing world, in the ef- fort to right existing injustices we must not throw out nor endanger all the good things -we have achieved through great sacrifices . . . The youth problem exists not only in Mexico but has become a world prob- lem which must be viewed as one pertaining to today's society in gen- eral.\ —-Mextcan-stttdents havebeen-demon=- strating since the ertd of July against what they call repressive and brutal methods used in putting down stu- dent disorders and protests. The demonstrations broke out into vio- lent clashes between students and police after the army seized control of the National University (Sept. 18) and the National Polytechnic Insti- tute here (Sept. 24.. Jose Alvarez Icaza, president of the Center for Social Communications (CENCOS), told the press: \What is happening is that young Mexicans are beginning to awaken to the fact that the country does have problems and if this first awakening of the young people is impeded, they will be obli- gated to use violence^ Alvarez Icaza's statements pinpoint one fact: the use of force, the use of riot police and of the army to try to suppress the student movement has turned the bulk of public opin- ion in favor of what the young peo- ple are now trying to do, and that is to stand up for their constitutional rights as Mexican citizens. Mexico's population is predomin- antly young, and suddenly youth has acquired a voice in national affairs. It is asking for a less unequal dis- tribution of wealth, for social jus- tice. Soon, perhaps, it is going to demand a political voice and an end to the one-party political system that -has-existedVinu tlus_ country, for—the past 50 years. In his annual report to the nation (Sept. 1) — about two and a half weeks before he ordered the army to seize the National University — President Diaz Ordaz had made some concessions to the student protestors, including a reaffirmation of univer- sity autonomy, possible lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18, a prom- ise of serious dialogue to resolve other problems and an offer of pub- lic hearings to see if changes in the federal penal code could be made. The President denied in^ his speech that there are \political prisoners\ in Mexico, whose freedom students had been demanding. After the student protest began, priests in Mexico City have stressed, particularly in Sunday sermons, that youths have a right to champion in- dividual and collective freedom hut that they should use reasonable and civic-minded means that are not opposed to Christian morals. . A group of 37 priests ..belonging to the faculty of the Ibero-American University, the Mexican bishops* So- cial Action Secretariat and the Cen- ter of Social Research expressed sup- port for responsible student partici- pation in effecting a reform of Mex- ico's educational system. \As priests and as Mexicans we wis* to show our solidarity with the present awareness of our youth, since we believe that,, if there are many risks involved in its' attitude, there are also greater possibilities for the future of a better order in Mexico,\ they stated. Abortion Trend Discussed By Sue Roethle (NC News Service) tr-With proposals to liber- alize abortion laws facing many state legislative bodies, the Association of State Catholic Conference Directors meeting here focused on proposed legislation which could provide \abor- tion on demand.\ Father James McHugh, director of Family Life Division, U.S. Bishops' Conference, stated that many -state lawmakers see liberalized abortion legislation as an alternative to con- traception or as a remedy for faulty conception He said that the proposed statute fails to define its key terms; does not provide adequate safeguards to keep unscrupulous doctors from per- forminir abortions on trivial grounds; and violates the unborn chad's right to due process and equal protection of the laws in a number of partic- ulars. Reorganization Due Naples — (RNS) — All Roman Catholic religious orders in Italy are expected to begin extensive reorgani- zation programs in the near future. The changes were planned at a three- day meeting here in which all aspects of religious life were discussed in the light of the Second Vatican Council. D on <• » . (Continued from p a $180,970 raised here in '67. What can one say to pic generosity equal to the n< concern equal to the saci made dLaJly by body and : salaried mlssioners so far A lawyer once came t and asked: \Who is my The man expected the ; the neighbor was the lived next door or in the munity, or belonged to tl To answer the questioi upset all concepts of n - satd-the nehjhbor^rar-i who was closest to us, \ who was farthest away. bor-to-be-loved, He indica necessarily a friend or same tribe: he might coi an enemy. In the story < Samaritan, Christ tells i neighbor we must care not belong to our nation is rather the ONE \WHO But in facing the missi the world, it is not pit stress, but help,—practice ing, adequate and even s the point of some pain f< If the mission story stirs for the miseries of the w action ensued, our pity •> unblessed as a sigh into these times it's cold cast a warm heart that will it ference between life an< many missioners' proble: Suppose that in the m enjoyment of dinner, tl your dining room parted the yawning opening a Sister brought in an abai from a Korea slum, or table a starving mother or showed your family a from Peru! Would you only the left-overs of y Could you be satisfied thi lars pressed into the S would satisfy this raisers yon peaceful In consclen Last year the average tlon per Catholic for the the Church was less thai for a whole year and fo 46 million of us! But if us gave to the Holy Fal education of a native'prii as much as we spent on ei last year we could keej narian in school for a y How many of us can « ber dollars spent on expe out in the past year? H us could recount the pa< ettes which went up smoke, or the unnecessai have bought, or the aire. magazines we paid for away? These pleasures ^ trinsecally selfish but t