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NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER Vol. 80 No. 26 18 Pages Rochester;, New York Price: \5<f. Friday, March 28, 1969 Palm Sunday - - G t±jtMy-We§k, New Brotherhood Palm Sundty, the gateway Holy Week, is tbe Church's nual memorial to \tp->-~? >-K <*»• iw-' J AM»m^T A r j, ' ,, ''Sv'4 J '.V^' TIX-—•> • bfrr-rr- ^i^v SIILH ••< t8* \%> fag | f £1 Urged Between Bishops, Priests New Orleans—(RNS)—A new brotherhood between a Bishop and his priests based upon \understanding and mutual trust\ can be achieved in a diocese by a \genuine listening and learning from each other\ Lawrence Cardinal Shehan of Baltimore told a national meeting of priests here this week. The Archbishop of Baltimore de- livered the introductory address to the first annual convention of 300 delegates of the National Federation of Priests' Councils- (NFPC). The NFPC is a national professional organization of priests' senates and associations. One hundred and thirty individual councils from 108 of the 162 American dioceses belong to it, representing 38,000 priests, or nearly twoJthirds of the U.S. total. (Father Raymond Booth, of Holy Family parish, Rochester, and Father William Donnelly, of St. John the Evangelist, Humboldt St. were of- ficial representatives of the 235 mem- bers of the Priests' Association of Rochester at the New Orleans gath- —eringr) \The union of a bishop with his priests is incomplete if it is one-sid- ed, if it is either totally possessive and totally submissive, or if there is a mutual inflexibility that closes the minds that should meet and the hearts that should pulse together in union with Christ,\ the cardinal de- clared. The brotherhood of priests and bishops, he continued, must be ef- fected by a genuine desire to learn from each other. \To better serve the people of God, this union of bishops and priests will grow even deeper if there can be achieved a genuine listening and learning from each other,\ he said. Differences between the younger and older generations exist in the Church, the cardinal admitted, but \never before has there been a deep- er and more intenst concern among priests and religious of all ages for the effectiveness of Christ, in His Church.\ Often the older generation differs from the younger in its concept of the kind of program required to meet thee needs of the Church today, but all are concerned, he said, that \the Church not become an institutional relic of the past but through Christ a vigorously living and active force in the present.\ The cardinal ended his talk with a vote of confidence in the NFPC: \I see the Catholic priesthood drawn to sharp unity of focus in the union of priests with their bishops through senates or councils. I sense the dawn- ing of a new and splendid day .for the mission of Christ, and I am con- fident that its coming will be hasten- ed by your own deep and fervent dedication,\ 30,000 Attend Rally «-.•* •,~,. ] ecency in mi mmzMmr i-to-rwrnut' ^tfc Palm Sunday rm, Miami — (RNS) — Spurred on by a group of church youths a 30,000 Palm cross in the hands of a Vatican City street vendor dominates this view of St. Peter's Basilica. Pilgrims buy their crosses before Palm Sunday Mass and take them in for the blessing. (RNS) teenagers and adults massed in the Orange Bowl here for a show of \clean teen power.\ ball across the U.S., and perhaps around the world.\ Tony Butalta of The Lettermen said, \I think It's great. There should be more things like this.\ fe-Jfijr jow^ctMy tw§* J|t^3ta6tiaaiiy »1*> as ^ r\hi5 weekend brirjjgs tas-***-* to£a^lwiih L\% WTFaltiLfitoida: This is the second of a series of articles on the sex education controversy which recently originated in Auburn. The COURIER-JOURNAL hopes that an objective analysis of the criticized syllabus by an Auburn newsman, non- involved as either parent, educator or clergyman, may clear up misunderstandings of the content and the_purnase_flf.. the, sex, education program in. the..parochial_ schools. By Al W, Bachta Staff Reporter AUBURN CITIZEN ADVERTISER. made aware of trie more basic physi- cal differences, including differences in strength and physique as well as in the genital area. I>oes the sex education and family life program developed for the ele- mentary schools of the Diocese of •d$hci<fe0uTr L3SZJ3U* « 4 Rochester, including the Auburn Catholic schools, offer \too much too soon\? The authors of the sex education syllabus — a committee of doctors, nuns, priests and parents headed by Dr. Gerald Guerurot'—\ say that \the sequence-of understandings—or- respect for all living things, an in- crease in respect and love for moth- er. _and^iSflre and respect for tfiB TlTe'\syuSBusl'catirtor thTaevelflp^ ment of the concept that these dif- ferences were created by God for a special reason. The teacher is expect- ed to foster a sense of wonder con- cerning God's plan, an understanding of the dignity and variety of people, and the role of physical differences in the selection of vocations. cepts developed in the classroom is a logical one, with the \concepts build- ing gradually on one another. \They also\ say that tfie understand- ings have been placed at grade levels fitting the needs and maturity of the \average\ young person and allow the reordering of the concepts to fit the special needs of particular groups of youagster*-—~ - -~~_- -r.-nrrr=z^^.^~ child's Own body. Activities include observing plants grow from seeds, the development of a chicken in the egg, and visits to farms and zoos to observe young animals with their mothers. Development of both these concepts sely -related- to the material in the first grade science curriculum. The second -grade syllabus explores the differences between boys and -girlsT--Be^nmxTg--wrBi—the\ -obvious-' differences in hair styles, clothing, activities and games, children are —The crusade, aimed primarily—at- the promotion of decency in enter- tainment, was launched by a group of Catholic youths after singer Jim. #xffiBoorsy^«i=a» m aeM- a rock group, allegedly exposed him- self before an audience of 8,000. An interrellglous committee was formed with Mike Levesque, 17, as teen chairman. Father James Briggs acted as coordinator of the rally. -Catholic-Archbishop ColemanHF. •ear*- roll was honorary chairman of an adult committee. Rabbis, priests, min- isters, newspaper executives and other civil leaders supported the crusade. Before the banner-waving crowd- some bearing signs saying \Down -with-Obscenity\ — yauths-gave brief —The audience—was about—evenly ;— divided between youths and adults. Julie James, 18, a member of the organizers were \'not against some thing. We're for something.\ Five virtfies were selected as the theme: \belief in God and that He loves us; love of our planet and country;. love of our family; rever- ence of one's sexuality, and equality of all men.\ Another teenager said that the . Miami decency group was going to try to form an international youth organization to foster these prin- ciples. • The syllabus provides that the proper terms for genital organs are introduced \according to the matur- ity of the child.\ However, the teach- er is asked to discourage substitution of slang or family terms. : —The lour of Boys^ and\ girls' ia va~ tories cited by critics rf the program also is part of the second' grade ac- tivities. It is listed as a suggested ac- tivity in ^connection with the pres- entation of ihe_concept that \food and • (Continued on Page 2) talks on parents, patrotism, sexuality, brotherhood and sex. On hand were top name entertain- ers who donated their time: Jackie Gleason, Anita Bryant, the Letter- men, the Rhodes Brothers and Im- __paek-ofJB»s&___ !- Legal charges were filed against singer Jim Morrison by local police after the alleged indecency. \The DoOrs\ — the group to which he be- longs — escaped to the West Indies. The American Legion distributed 10,000 American flags. Major religi- ous groups contributed funds to back the rally. c > , ._. ;;..,.. Gleason said;he believed the cam- paign against obscenity \will snow- r 83 , LrjsptcrtiinnMQl I^nrten Serie* cflnt.l ,40 YOUMOyE j..- • , let xa know- abovfcitrao.we cafe - This article is intended to discuss the sox education syllabus in some detail. Since the crux of the contro- versy over the program has to do with the syllabus for grades 1 through 5. \TKe^firsT \concepts or understand- ing, to be developed at the first grade level js that \all living things grow.\ The teacher is expected to take ad- -.-vasetege- .-QjLthe- child's 'awareness of- his own bodily growth and the growth or ~ros—cla^siHates-,- friends, younger hrot.hers._and sisters in size and ma- turity, and broaden the concept of growth to includ-i development in', mind, personality and sspiriltual values. Activities include observation of the growth of plants arid animals, as fiirfeigiit[Abortion Skull Scavengers At Work in Rome Rome — (NC) — Someone is play- ing the scavanger game with vener- able relics here. Police are running ..\to different \cTfufcFcs \every day~cfias^ ing thieves with\Vlu : an^e~Ten~ioT~^\ skulls and old saints' bones. By STANLEY KOMA (JVC News Service) Toronto, Ont. — \Isn't he beauti- ful!\ she said as she held her new- bom boy. \Isn't he just^beautiful!\ _ Four months- previous, it-wasn't- so - beautiful. The whole mess was ugly. And she wanted an abortion. . \badTy7 She picked up the phone and call- ed Birthright. According to the brief newspaper ad, someone with- this • or- ganization, or group, or whatever it -yoaon*! Jn'H 1 '<• f'.m |V j _h : MtScetoT -J \ ' : _i_?*__S___i_____a_iS___j_Sl________- f well as of \other children. \The study of growth is expected, to lead to a sense of awe and wonder, as well as an awareness that responsibilities come with growth. Development of the concept of growth ieads naturally—to the under- standing that \living -things repro- duce their own-kind.\ * ' The emphasis of this section of the cur* iculumis not. so much on Eepro- duction per\ se, as on the helpless- ness of the baby and its dependence on the mother. This in turn leads 'into discussion of the roles of the various' family members in providing \for the child's need for love \and care 1 .. AJSud«L|o he developed include '•^•' ... \IV .&:. was, could helD her. The call led to an informal meet- ing in a restaurant with\ a Birthright volunteer. To the young, unmarried, pregnant woman's dismay, Birthright did not arrange abortions. In fact, it.did just the opposite; the Birthright volun- teer encouraged her to have her baby. She was informed of the assistance - avatisbhr-^ employment, accommoda- tion, Children's Aid Society — anlso tion, Children's Aid Society — and \ also of tfye dire*,', consequences \ of backyard abortions.' The distressed mother walked away, caught ui ? the vice of another de- 4 piattn-maMng. process. il, One month later, she returned to the Birthright office in Toronto's eastern section. Yes, she wanted to have the baby, but she had just been evicted from her residence and she had no money. WitIiin_tW-0_JTOUis, she_ w.as_ placed in a private home where she would do light housework until the baby arrived, and she earned a small al- lowance. \ \ Not all the callers to the Birthright office follow its advice. Those who are determined to get an abortion simply dismiss the Birthright alterna- tive. ** The answering service, when not manned by volunteers, is hooked into a two-minute tape which outlfness*he- services offered by Birthright, and facts about abortions. During the past five months, calls from and on behalf of pregnant women have been received ^t the rate of -100 per month; commented' Mrs, Louise.Summerhill, founder- and ^ organizational, director of the group \of 75 'volunteers. \\You'd be surprised,\ she said, \how. many . calls we i receive from mothers and the man i involved . . . about 75 per cent of them -want help fe geTan aborjion.\ j , s !' Mrs. Summerhill said one reason why women with„unwanted pregnan- cies are so distressed is because they are not aware of the services avail- able to them. \We help them get jobs, or ac- commodate them in private homes,\ she said. .\We have even placed a few - in agency -homes for unwed mothers.\ ' Perhaps what impresses unmarried mothers most is the knowledge thaV someone offers them hope'.- Realistically aware of the immen- sity of the problems facing unwed mothers, and the large numbers who see abortion as their best alternative, Mrs. Summerhill would like Birth- right to expand it's services. This would mean money — from somebody. . Birthright, she said, should have a central location. She preferred the idea' of a home, with rooms which could bexconvertecl to counseling cen- ters and the odd room where a woman could\ be \accommodated over- night. . \ , , InaHie meantime, Birthrights with Its six-member board of directors, wlio include doctors, clergy, and .the vO'^ unteers, intends to continue and ex- pand its efforts within present limits. The skull of the fourth-century Pope St. Sylvester I was stolen \. -(March 20) from. the.Rome church named after him, but was returned under mysterious circumstances two days later. The relic had been placed on a side altar of the church, which is the national church of English Catri- Wcs^lffTlOnre,\'tir\honof or~tne\^sct that the church was the statkmal church for that day in Lent. Thye following day an Italian priest returned the--skull- to the pastor, Fa- ther Thomas HuThoven, S.A.C. The Italian priest refused to give his name but said the skull had been returned to him ina confessional. The day after the return of the skull of St. Sylvester, several bones of the foot of St, Teresa of Avila wereniken from the church of the Discalced Carmelites in Rorne's Tras- TeverT'\§ectioh. The day following that, it was dis- covered that the, skull of St\ Chryso-v gonus bad been! moved from the church named after him in that same auarter of-Rome. -. „ ^ >.o '•h- j\ 'X *' <•• , •• *' •V v\ /: y n .' ^ -i w< • •.\
