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10 Thursday February 9, 1989 Courier-Journal Et cetera Newspaper Continued from page^ tor of the paper with the intention that he would become the editor. He soon discovered that Bishop! Sheen wanted \a complete turn around of the paper,\ and after only three months, \I decided J didn't want to be the editor,\ the priest recalled. Bishop Sheen then appointed Father Richard TormeV as editor in February, 1968. Father Tormey had served as associate editor of the paper from 1947-50, and die host of the dio- cesan radio program sponsored by the paper from 1947-60. \I think Bishop Sheen felt (FatheiJ Tormey) was middle of the road enough fso he wouldn't agitate conservatives, out would still bejforward looking,\ Father Kanka obser- ved. \ j Fatiier Tormey's reign, was short-lived, however. ImDecember,, 1969, Bishop Joseph L. Hoganj who had succeeded Bishop Sheen in Oc- tober 01 that year, named Father Tormey direc- , tor of the diocesan Office of Communications. Father Tormey became the executive editor of the Courier, arid associate editor Carmen Viglu- cci wasi named the first lay editor of the paper. Meanwhile, in 1971, when Monsignor Randall ended 2J8 years as managing editor, advertising manager Anthony Costello was promoted to the post of general manager. This new management team marked the first time since the days of die Catholic Journal that the paper was completely under lay administration. Bishop Hickey noted that under Viglucci and Costello, the Courier-Journal, as the paper had been renamed in 1967, \picked up in terms of interest! and quality.\ Coverage of me Southern Tier arid the Finger Lakes regions was in- creased. Meanwhile, the greater emphasis on professionalism led to an increasing number of awards for the newspaper from both the Catho- lic Press Association and the New York Press Association. In 1973* for example, the paper 'won die state press association's community- service award for its coverage of the 1972 floods in the Southern Tier. In 1985, however, a dispute broke out be- tween the paper's staff and the diocese. The diocese had consolidated its administrative operations at the new Pastoral Center at 1150 Buffalo Rd., and wanted the Courier- - Journal to move to the Pastoral Center as well. The entire editorial staff resigned in protest, saying that the diocese was trying to exercise closer editorial control of the paper. Commenting on the dispute, Bishop Hickey observed that \Bishop Clark, desirous of prop- erly stewarding all diocesan properties, directed in 1985 that the Courier-Journal offices be moved to the Pastoral Center on Buffalo Road. This move coincided with the desire of the gen- eral manager and editor to pursue interests in other fields.\ Meanwhile, Bishop Hickey was appointed general manager, and the current editor+inf chief, Karen Franz, was hired in April, 1985. She assembled a new staff, which soon began winning major journalistic awards, including the Catholic Press Association's 1086 General Excellence Award. Among other honors have been the CPA's 1988 awards for best photo story and best news report, and first-place Benefits to pay salaries competitive with the private sec- tor, she explained, it has beep able to offer a benefits package superior to other not-for-profit organizations and dioceses. She added that of die 32 dioceses represented at die fall conven- tion of the National Association of Church Per- > sonnel Administrators, the Diocese of Roches- ; ter was the only one paying the entire cost of health insurance for employees. Economic realities, however, are forcing die diocese to look at its policy, Kessler continued. Parishes are being burdened by the cost of the package. As of July 1, the diocese will pay for a single contract for any new employee. If the employee opts for a family contract, he will be responsible for 50 percent of the difference between single and family contract premiums. The new plan Funeral Directors of the Rochester Diocese Those who wish to have arrangements carried out in accordance with the ideals of their faith, contact the'funeral directors listed below for pre-need or at- tieed services and counseling. ROCHESTER Set your mind at ease, make FUNERAL arrangements with specialists — at our home or in your home. • NULTON • MATTLE ASHTON-SMITH (716) 381-3900 • PAYNE NULTON ROCHESTER HILTON Crawford Funeral Home, |nc. , Serung the Greater Ifcrhesler Area' Located at 495 N. Jwinton Rd. (Between Atlantic $s Humboldt) (716) -482-0' Schauman*Sulewski Funeral Hone Inc. 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Looking over what has happened to the paper since her arrival, Franz noted, \The last three- and-a-half years have^been a period of tran- sition, but I believe thatlransition is now com- plete. In this, our centennial year, the staff of the Catholic Courier is dedicated to making even greater advances in *our coverage of die news of the Diocese of Rochester. ''The next few rnpnths, in particular,\ Franz predicted, \hold some happy surprises for our readers.\ should help contain future costs since attrition will eventually result in more employees paying a portion of their health insurance cost. However, the diocese and parishes will proba- bly not benefit from this change for several years, Kessler said. Meanwhile, the committee will continue to evaluate diocesan benefits, and additional changes may be made in future pack- 1 ages. New benefits may be added, but they may entail some form of cost sharing on the part of even current employees. \Parishes can't afford to continue paying completely all the health in- surance costs,\ Kessler said. \We have to look at the package again next year. We're overbur- dening the parishes.\ Ongoing salary increases for teachers and school administrators are also putting a burden on parishes with schools, according to commit- tee member Stephen Oberst, principal of St. Pius Tenth School in Rochester. He noted that the salaries for teachers and administrators have gone up an average of 10 percent over die last three years under the effort to bring the salaries in line with those paid to Catholic high school teachers and administrators. Aware mat the salary increases are having an economic impact on the parishes, the committee surveyed a number of parishes to determine the actual effect the increases would have on indi- vidual parishes. \We know it's an obvious strain on the employer, but we also know that the teachers were grossly underpaid before we undertook mis,\ Stephen Oberst said. Speaking as an .administrator who must develop a budget for his own school, he noted \It's a real chal- lenge to have die ends meet, but we felt we have to be just and fair to our teachers and we have to pay more if we're going to attract quality tea- chers to our system.'' Mary Kay Oberst observed that in addition to reexamining the benefits package for next year, the committee will, also be looking at the issue of merit pay. \What we're looking into is die possibility of increments based not only on die Consumer Price Index, but on how well em- ployees perform their jobs,\ she said. The committee will also undertake a \regrad- ing\ of Pastoral Center positions. \Many of our job descriptions were written in 1981,\ Kessler explained. \Many of the jobs have evolved since then, and the added responsibili- ties haven't been addressed in tiieir salaries.\ The committee waited to begin die process until a new personnel director was hired by die diocese. Robert Mason assumed mat position February 1, and the committee will now begin to study Pastoral Center positions. Because die proposed salary and benefits package was based on the old job descriptions, die committee rec- ommended that a fund be created so that as job 'descriptions, are rewritten, employees will receive appropriate salary adjustments. Kessler said that die size of the fund has not yet been de- termined. Appeal Continued from page 1 Parker called on a Lyons woman to re-enact a January 3, 1987, incident in which Fattier Mu- gavaro allegedly tried to physically restrain a young girl from entering a doctor's office to have an abortion. The priest said that die cour- troom re-enactment was \so blasphemous I could only laugh at it.\ Parker said that through die re-enactment she was simply \trying to illustrate die excessive degree of die behavior of me protesters.\ Throughout thecal, Parker had emphasized that Genesee Hospital took legal action neitiier to condone abortion nor in an attempt to restrict freedom of speech. In its pursuit of a permanent restraining order against anti-abortion activists, Parker said, the hospital was looking to \res- trict picketing so that the protests do not inter- fere with hospital operations. The Rochester hospital succeeded in asking Tillman to make permanent a temporary re- straining order he issued in February, 1987, prohibiting anti-abortion activists from entering hospital property during protests. Long said that die decision was another case in which me court failed to decide \die issue at hand. \We see a down side to die decision,\ said Long, who held a press conference in front of Genesee Hospital on Monday, Feb. 6. \We be- lieve tiiat by issuing die statement ... he has aligned himself with Roe vs. Wade in ignoring die rights of die unborn,\ Long said, referring to die 1973 Supreme Court case legalizing abor- tion. Long, organizer of several rescue missions in die Rochester area over die last year, said tiiat the decision \will not have any impact what- soever on die direction of our activity.\ Long was cautious |in his response when he heard of SmitiVs intention to appeal the de- cision. \We're not sure ... We'restiy reviewing it,\ Long said. \I'm not as quick to say mat we would appeal, but that would have an impact on what we would do.\
