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fe:^'-'. vT - : : r ••'••• U- ,|:YW ^•<k •<:; •? »» ••• NEWSPAPfR OF THE D/OCESE OF ROCHBSTBI{ Vol. 80 No. 23 16 Pages Rochester, New York Price: 15?! _V_l_:i_ Friday, March 7, 1969 - ;• .-Mm •. • : *m •m • I ,''M • • m IS M &• FareweUr Course To a Centtmj With March 3, 1969-,-'fee centennial year of the Diocese of Roch- ester came Jo an end. Before we moved ahead, let us look back for a moment at our celebration of the centenary, _ WhenJJishop Sheen established a diocesan-wide Centennial Steer- Tng^oimn^t^earTrih-IWgrhe made it quite clear what type of ob- servance he thought fit. In our age of suffering, it would be quite out of ^ places ^commemorate so churchly an event with spectacle and ban- queting This was a spiritual anniversary, so the events should'be on the spiritual level. _The Centennial Committee started from there. Rather than con- centrate on one big, showy event, it chose to scatter across the Dio- cese and across the months from March to March, a series of events, and to tie in with these main events other parallel observances. A \low-pressure\ approach,There were tor be eight key-celebrations: - The first was, of course, the consecration of the Most Rev! Dennis W. Hickey and the Most Rev. John E. McCafferty as auxiliary bishops This took place on March 14,1968. It will be recalled that the Apostolic Delegate to the U.S., Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, assisted by BMop Sheen and Bishop James E. Kearney, were the consecrating prelates Bishop Lawrence B. Casey, head of the Diocese of Paterson, and once Auxiliary Bishop here, was the preacher. Defended by Then, in May, came the publication of the diocesan history: The ^JtofSLMRochester^^ McNamara_of St. Bernard sJSemMary-^It^hasiwjon praise from secular papers within the Diocese and from national experts on Catholic Church history. 1888 This symbol which has adorned the Courier-Journal front page dur- ing the diocese's centennial year will be seen no more as the centenary celebration draws to a close this week. 1868 / The material of a sex educa- tion program, in use since last September in the elementary schools of the diocese, has been under \steady revision and re- writing for several months,\ Fa- ther Daniel Brent, associate Superintendent of Schools, this week told critics of the program in Auburn and Rochester. \We think this is an excellent pro- gram — perhaps one of the best in the country — and we have stud- ied many,\ Father Brent said. \But it's not a sacred cow. 'The syllabus com- mittee has had changes on the draw- ing-board_for_somG-time. Wjerremain_ open to the continuing suggestions and criticisms of parents whose chil- dren are receiving the course. \But there is no intention to with- draw the course totally nor suspend the- program right now pending a change of the syllabus,\ he said. The sex syllabus has come under sharp attack from Father John Nacca, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Auburn. In two successive Sunday sermons Father Nacca told-parishiojk ers that the diocesan program should be halted \because it was \needless-\ ly detailed\ and \a collosal failure from the child's psychological and emotional point of view\. Father Nacca found the support of 18 Auburn-area doctors and some parents of Auburn and Rochester who have written the Pastoral Of- fice and the Education Office. They are demanding suspension of the sex courses in the elementary grades and a thorough review of the class- room material. A U.S. Army helicopter carrying President Richard M. Nixon settles slowly into St. Peter's Square e at the beginning of an historic visit to Pope Paul \I Sunday, March 2. Peace the Topic &$.»— r On June 16, district concelebrated Masses took place in Auburn, Geneva and Elmira. The area Mass for ^the-Rochester vicariate was of- fered in the Eastman Theater on October 13. It associated the dioce- . ,£f*$«qtfll#M^^ -Bishop AVCIU.IWSJ* — —•»•- -.~ ~™. If attendance at the area Masses intimated that the day of large gatherings — for any purpose — is past, at least the parishes had a chance to- commemorate the centenary at' their Thanksgiving Day Masses, They did so with devotion. Six other pastors of Auburn, head- ed by Father Raymond J. Wahl, epis- copal Vicar for the eastern part of the diocese, publicly upheld toe pro- gram, (Continued on Page 2) POPE. NIXONWEET Seminary Enrollments MeanwhtterSt. Bernard's Seminary had marked its seventy-fifth anniversary on October 10. The commemorative Mass was offered in Corpus Christi Church. Archbishop Terence Cooke, newly appointed\ -metropolitan of the church province of New York, toot this occasion to pay his first visit^ to Rochester; and there were eighteen other bishops present^ along with 550 alumni An ecumenical site was chosen for the alumni dinner: the Masonic Temple across from Corpus Christi. Air originally- Tmscheduled, but appropriate follow-up of the Seminary jubilee took place on October 25. One hundred and fifty priests, alumni of St. Bernard's, took part in a concelebrated Mass in the Cathedral, as a sign of renewal of their priesthood. The^edication-of Becket Hall, on-^Iay-7 r Avas^n-x>ffMally--phuu nefl centennial event. But one-could also consider as centennial ob- servarices the dedications of Annunciation Church, Rochester (March _24) h I>jarJMo4h£iLQL 22), and St. Joseph CSurch, Penfield (November 14). We might also include the parish centennial Mass at St. Patrick's Church, Prattsburg, on June 30. Qne^ of the most important parallel events of the year was the Bishop Byrne Memorial Mass offered at Holy Family Church in Au- burn on October 16. The chief celebrant, Auxiliary Bishop Dennis W. Hickey, blessed a tablet dedicated to the memory of the heroic Mary- knoll bishop, Patrick J. Byrne (1888-1950). Bishop Byrne was a gradu- ate of Holy Family School. The Byrne Memorial brought to' Auburn a 2ontluued-on^Pagc 7) .~. Said on Rise Washington, D.C. — (RNS) — In L creases In Komah~Catholi'c seminary enrollments were reported by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate here. Four hundred and ninety-nine more students enrolled in U.S. Cath- olic seminaries this year than in the 1967-68 school year, with the increase occurring at the college and theology level. —Minor- -seminary, or-JiigrjL.s_choi)k-~._ enrollments -continued to decline, From Courier-Journal Services * - Vattcaii--City. J ~^Eane-PauL.VX.and r _ President Richard M. Nixon of the United States met for more than an hour here to discuss international co- operation and how to find world peace through just and honorable solutions of current conflicts. The official Vatican communique reported the following details of the Pope's 75-minute. meeting with Mr. Nixon; with 160 fewer students entering these institutions during the current aca- demic years However, it noted that the drop-out rate on all levels of seminary train- ing continues at 12.4 per cent with ^J^-students-leaving their seminary in the past year. The greatest decline in candidates for the priesthood was reported in the novitiates of religious communi- ties of priests. There were 525 fewer novices, or a decrease of 25.9 per r-eent—- ~? —^T-T^T-TT \The private conversation was principally concerned with the ex- amination of those various situations where understanding between na- tions is more necessary, and where peace must be re-established, by means of just and honorable solu- tions of the conflicts in progress with respect of the freedoms and the law- ful aspirations of peoples. —-'^Particular mention.-was_made J _.in_ regard to international collaboration. towards the defense and promotion ..of the ideals of.a free just and peace- : iul-soclety, -according, to the spirit of the Gospel and the very principles enshrined in the constitution of the country.\ (It was the sixth recorded time a U.S. President had met a Pope. Wood- row Wilson, met Pope Benedict XV in 1919; Dwight U. ^Eisenhower met Pope John XXIII in 1959; John F. Kennedy met Pope Paul in 1963, and Lyndon B. Johnson met Pope Paul twice, in October, 1965, at the United Nations and just before Christmas of 1967 in the Vatican.! The question of establishing diplo- matic relations between the Holy See and the United States did not arise during their talk, nor did it come up during a parallel conversation in an adjoining room between the Papal Secretary of -State, Amleto Cardinal Cicognani T . and U.S. Secretary of State William Rogers. tial party came to the Sala Clemen- tina in the Vatican, where more than 200 seminarians from the North American College saluted him with rousing cheers. Obviously in the best of humor, the President took the microphone\ and said that when he heard that the North American stu- dents were awaiting Him he Was sure that for once there would be no pro- test demonstration\!! He also com- mented that he himself took a long time to get through the Electoral Col- lege, but that he -finally made it. Thenv turning serious, he spoke on the challenges and opportunities for youth today. He said that youth everywhere has the same problem. In—the-United States,--he said, cer^ tainiy there never had been so much opportunity in education, employ- ment and advancement for the young. At the same time, he said, there is a \sense of frustration.\ Youth, he of the need of intensifying support of the developing nations. \While expressing iiis high appre- ciation of the contribution being made by the United States of America to the program of development, the Holy Pather'encouraged its continu- ation and its amplifications, always with due respecObr the dignity and freedom of the peoples to whom it is given. \His Holiness also expressed the confident wish that the action of the JInited Statc^^fkA^neEtca^eHlirected-- \ However, the roster or -participants in that second conference made it dear that discussion had focused on Vietnam. The Holy See's Vietnam expert, Msgr. Luigi Dossena, was in- cluded, along with the apostolic dele- gate in the United States, Archbishop Giovanni Beneili, and the presiden- tial adviser for foreign affairs, Henry Kissinger. On leaving the Pope, the Presiden- said, neefis somethimrTHore— than- money, adding that men do not live by bread alone. Youth needs, he said, a sense of purpose, of vision, of di- rection. In the spiritual and temporal spheres, he said to the seminarians, the roads may be different but the goals are the same. Youth, he said, needs to be for, not against some- thing. Bishop Sheen ... • People and Events 2 Commentary 15 Diocesan 7 Editorial •••• • Entertainment .~. TV.\ TlVT^rW Capitol Roundup 12 Lenten Series 15 IF YOU MOVE. .. let u» know about it so we xaiL keep your Courier coming to you on time. Phone or mail us dress. Include your old address aiid new address and the name A of rour Darish Journal, 53 Scio St., Step Aside, 'McNamara, ^amey-Band on Way By PINCEB LEAVEN As the Bishop Kearney High School Band—passed—the—off trial—reviewin-g- stand at the Sk Patrick's Day Parade in New York, last year, Maurice Dunne of the Irish Travel Bureau re- marked: \I'd like to see that band in Dublin next year.\ And so, on the morning of Friday, March 14, the Great Adventure be- gins. Bishop James E. Kearney will bless themj and 105 members of the band and their 8 chaperones will hoard busses^fQj_Syracuse^nd there take an Aef Iiingus plane to cele- brate St. Patrick in the Holy Isle. ^^Jil LY. 14604. PhOhe These Latin American children are benefactors of U.S. aid sent through the American Catholic i ' rv \M Vjiy'VV'-fTTV Fund, sponso i t V, S. bishops. The annualVcullecftoJU^ d]^ •• • '\•\-'' March 16. , ,',. . \• \?*.\\ T- T \ '\\\•*\ -—-„-• V I-»T: ..',. k\ .V. \ V, A' For four days, the students will be the guests of the Irish Travel Bureau and the Irish people as they see the sights and wonders. of St. Patrick's adopted home. The \Dublin Sun\ recently report- ed-that the *and will he^one-of-the- largest ever seen in Europe,\ when it proudly takes its place in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin. Brother J. L. Heathwood of Bish- op Kearney High School, who will be a. chaperohe, reported- that \All Jreland is. excited about our coming.\ Back at the high school, Andrew Korta, who is over-all director of ttie ; trip and chaperohe, describes the mood of the students as \Just all joy and jubilation. The students al- ready have then- bags packed and they can't wait to take off.\ Besides playing and marching in the St. Patrick's day parade in Dub- lin, the band will ,also perform at half-time -in -the AMreland Hurljrig . \ Finals at Croke Park and will give, a concert in the famous glass city of Waterford. The order of .Christian^ Brothers of Ireland; which\\ staffs Bishop Kearney Hihg School, origi- nated in Waterford. According to Brother Heathwood, it won't be all work for the young- sters. While in Dublin they will take a bus tour of the famous city,- meet its dignitaries at a reception and luncheon hosted T>y His Excellency Eugene Timmons, Lord Mayor of_ Dublin, and spend an evening en- joying the Jalents of the famous Ab- bey Players. In Waterford they will be treated to tours of the glass factories and be entertained at Jury's Cabaret. The evening before they return, they will dine at a medieval banquet given for them at Dunratty Castle in Ltaerlcjk,;._. •.-... ., „ « *,-!•£-'- jswwsartiw^wtiis The ITB, a branch of the Irish Government, donated $5,000 for_the tour. But the, irip-is-jexpectedJB_cost_ $43,000, so the students—and inter- ested persons at Kearney have been working for the last several months at donut sades, buffet suppers, con- certs and white\ elephant sales to \ raise the needed capital. Band djrector Raymond Shahin said that ft was made cleaV to x every- 6\ne \no student would have to pay for his own trip out of his own pocket.\ He said that the best play- V. ers were going, not could afford it. just those who' The stuieftts are^'lxpetilel; tbW turn to£theJLj;.S. onJuarch 20. , . I •^ v, -u .. ••€•;%• ft,
