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\ I I <l M 1868 100th ANNIVERSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE ROCHESTER 1968 NEWSPAPER Of THE DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER Vol. 80 No. 5 24 Pages Rochester, New York Price: 15al Friday, Nov. 1, 1968 Leading Candidates Give Capsule Views on Social Issues New York — (RNS) — America magazine, a national Catholic weekly published here, carries exclusive in- terviews with both the Republican and Democratic presidential candi- dates in its Nov. 2 issue. The following are capsule responses of the candidates to some of the is- sues discussed in the two lengthy in- terviews conducted by the Jesuit edi- tors of America with Richard M. Nixon and Hubert H. Humphrey. Q. Do you favor withholding fed- eral funds to compel state compliance with current civil rights laws? Mr. Nixon: \I would withhold fed- eral funds, as the law requires, from school districts that continue to prac- tice segregation. I would not, how- ever, bend the interpretation of law so as to force local boards into busing and other programs designed to cor- rect the so-called racial imbalance. That, I believe, is not a function of the federal government\ HUMPHREY NIXON Mr. Humphrey: \We cannot permit the expenditure of public funds in a manner that supports segregated and unequal education. And I think any presidential candidate who suggests otherwise is doing this country a great disservice.\ ^ Q. Would you extend medicare to the entire population? Mr. Nixon: \A universal govern- ment health program could seriously reduce the quality of American medi- cine. The goal of protecting younger people againsT medical expense can be achieved much more efficiently and humanely by encouraging and improving private insurance pro- grams.\ Mr. Humphrey: \I would place the doctor bill part of Medicare on the same social insurance prepayment basis as the hospital part. I would provide protection against the heavy cost of prescription drugs. I would extend medicare to disabled social security beneficiaries.\ Q. Do you favor federal aid to ma- jor cities now bearing the brunt of the population shift from rural areas? Mr. Nixon: \I have long been on record in support of sharing federal tax revenues with both state and local governments. Such a program would give these governments money with no bureaucratic strings attached to it, trusting them to spend it to meet their own particular problems in '.he way they think best.\ Mr. Humphrey: \I have proposed a Marshall Plan for our cities. To fi- nance (it), I've proposed creating a National Urban Development Bank and affiliated regional banks to mo- bilize private capital and public in- vestment guarantees for urban proj- ects planned and implement e rt through local initiative.\ Q. What is your stand on the vari- ous proposals to guarantee a mini- mum income to all U.S. families? Mr. Nixon: \I have opposed plans for unconditionally guaranteeing in- come across the board on the grounds, first, that we cannot begin to pay for Priests of Diocese Concelebrate Anniversary Mass A Mass of Thanksgiving for a century of blessings on the priests of the diocese was offered at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Oct. 25, the anniversary of the consecration of the church. Bishop Sheen, cen- ter left, is pictured surrounded by some 40 of the 105 priests who FEATURES Young people getting involved for social good contradict many criti- cisms of area youth. See Page 17. -A-hospiW—chaplain-writes—about- the question of letting a man die. Read page 11. ON THE INSIDE Bishop Sheen 6 Around the World 5 Commentary 23 Diocesan . 7 Editorial •_•••• • -Entertainment * 9 Women's Page 10 Sports ?1_ Father John Steger, pastor of the new parish of St. Judo the Apos- JileJu-GateSr-does-his-part-towar* renovating existing barn into church to scat -100 persons. IF YOU MOVE ... let us know about Jt so we €&n keep your Courier coming to you on time. Phone or mail us notice of your change of ad- dress. Include your old address and new address and the jiame oF your parish. Courier-Journal, 35 Scio St., Rochester, N.Y. 14604. Phone 716-454-7050. concelebrated with him and Auxiliary Bishop Hickey. The scene is the moment before Communion: each priest is holding a Host and all will receive together. The concelebrants then came to the altar to drink from the chalices. Bishop Hickey To Help Open New Church Auxiliary Bishop Dennis W. Hickey will celebrate the first Mass in the as yet uncompleted\ Church of St. Jude the Apostle Church, Gates, at 11.15 this morning. Father John Steger, pastor, said many parishioners are assisting in renovation of the former barn at 4100 Lyell Rd. He hopes the structure will be completely furnished this month. Since August, Father has been hav- ing Masses for his 400-family pa- rishioners in, a nearby abandoned Methodfst church. Because the latter building is unhealed, Father rushed heat into the barn, and will continue daily and Sunday Masses there even though the refurbishing still is un- completed. Sunday Masses will be at 8, 9:45 and 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. The barn was extended westward to provide for the sanctuary. At the east end of the building is a large silo which will bcrtransformed into a confessional and may be destined to become the church baptistry and bell tower. ^ I j Near the building on the 35-acre plbt is a frame house, al.so presently unfurnished, which will soon become the rectory. Father Steger current- 1-y- is residing with Bishop Hickey at. 31 Woodbine Ave., Rochester. Asbestos siding has been added to the bam structure, and suspended 'ceiling installed to conserve heat- and hick the hayloft. Pointing lo several glass\ doors. Father said they had been obtained from a chain si ore which had been remodeled. The parish, which will undergo a burgeoning residency during the next few years, now has wide expanses of open land. Five horses were grazinj; in a field next to the .church this week. such a program without\ ruinous in- flation, which will hurt the poor more than the program will help them. The second reason for my op- position is that such programs per- petuate poverty rather than end it. They represent a 'custodial' approach to welfare while 1 favor a 'remedial' one.\ Mr. Humphrey: \As President, T~ will propose a new and basic right for every American: the right to live above, the poverty level. We will pro- vide jobs for everyone who is willing to work but who is without a job. We will consider those practical alterna- tives to establish a system of sup- plementary income maintenance.\ Q. Given the prohibition against government aid to certain- schools that Is contained in some state con- stitutions, ^vhat do you consider the federal government's role to bet Mr. Nixon: \Federal money must never, nevt»r mean federal control. I favor the bloc-grant concept for giv- ing federal money to the states and localities, which can then make the best decisions as to how the money should be spent. If a state is barred from actually distributing monies to private institutions, then another public agency can be designated to administer those funds.\ Mr. Humphrey: \I believe the role of the federal government is to assist in the process of guaranteeing a quality educational opportunity for every child, from pre-kindergarten through college or post-secondary technical and vocational education, based on his ability to learn — not on his ability to pay. I believe it is the primary responsibility of the state legislatures to ' make quality educa- tion available to all. If the states, in the final analysis, are unwilling to meet their obligations, then I would favor a by-pass agency to administer federal funds.\ - Bishop Announces Plans to Establish Council of Laity Plans to form a Pastoral Lay Coun- cil \to build up the Church to its ma- turity in Christ\ were announced this week by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. Nucleus for the council, the Bishop_ said, will bo \veterans in apostolic service and spiritual formation\ who are or will become members of ex- isting organizations \whoso apostolic the Teaching of Christian Faith and Morals, the Eucharist and the Blessed Virgin.\ (Pull text of the Bishop's announce- ment is on Page 6.) He identified the groups as the Serra Club, teachers of faith and morals, the Nocturnal Adoration So- ciety and the Legion of Mary. \May we urge our faithful.\ the -Bishop pleaded, \who in these trou- bled days want to do more for the Church, to attach yourselves to either of these four lay organizations. \Help build up the Church, not tear it down. Our Faith can suffer not because or evil done against It, but because the good do nothing.\ The Bishop's statement concluded: \Ever since we came into the Dio- cese of Rochester we sought to form a Pastoral Lay Council. Many plans were derived and later examined In the light of pastors' judgments and the experiences of other dioceses. \Out of dozens of suggestions, one alone had merit: let tho originating membors be not those whom wo choso «r- those -who ehose tSMmM'WWt'slMit. rathor thtfso who already 'have fought the goad fight,' whoso love of Christ and His Cliureh-has_hcftn tested, and who are not beginners but veterans in apostolic service and spiritual for- mation; who already in their lives. In accordance with tho Vatican Council, have striven to 'make tho Gospel known as-people holy.' \These battle-scarred servicemen and women of the four groups men- tioned above, who were a leaven In the mass of the diocese both before and after the Vatican Council, aro those who will form the nucleus of the Pastoral Lay Council of the Dio- cese of Rochester. \Pray to the Holy Spirit that they* may harmoniously unite so ns to build up the Church to its maturity in Christ Our Lord.\ \increase your numbers,\ Bishop Sheen urges officers and mem- bers of Legion of Mary at recent opening of their membership drive. $10 Million Foundation To Seek Civil Solutions > The Kennedy family has announc- ed plans for a $10-million foundation in memory of Sen. Robert F. Ken- nedy, to act as a \catalyst\ in trying to solve some of the nation's severe problems. The announcement was made by Sen. fed ward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. He announced thai the chairman of Ihe foundation's executive commit- tee would be Robert S. McNamarn, president of the World Bank and former secretary of defense. Fred- rick (J, Dutlon, assistant secretary of slate under President John F. Ken- nedy, was named organizing director. The 56-member board of trustees ranges across the Kennedy family, names in Bus'iness r universities, gov- ernment, labor and civil rights. In- cluded arc Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, Richard Cardinal Gushing, Mrs. Aris- totle Orvassls, W. Averill Harriman, Cesar Chavez, Mrs. Robert F. Ken- nedy, Mrs. Martin Luther King, and Mr. and Mrs. R. Sargent Shriver. \ J
