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There was little reason for surprise that Cousins had backed the obstreperous young priest whom Negroes call "Ajax, the White Knight." Ever since Groppi launched his campaign to "turn Milwaukee upside down," Cousins, who has been Archbishop of Milwaukee since 1958, has supported his right to do so. Describing Groppi as "a little immature" but "honest, dedicated and sincere," the archbishop in 1965 insisted that priests, as citizens, have every right to engage in politics as their conscience dictates. In recent weeks, however, Cousins has admitted that he has been under strong pressure to discipline Groppi; the chancery office...
...archbishop made clear that he does not agree "with everything that Father Groppi has said and done." He also pointed out that church teachings unequivocally state the duty of Christians "to uphold law and order, without which justice is impossible." The archbishop, who only last month warned that priests and nuns should avoid demonstrations "of doubtful sponsorship," argued that the social conditions responsible for Groppi's protest campaign would not disappear if the priest were removed from the scene-a stand supported by the Milwaukee archdiocese's recently organized priests' Senate. "Unfortunately," he said, "Father Groppi...
Nonetheless, Milwaukee is a traditionally well-disciplined city, and the Negroes' legitimate complaints might well have been adjusted in the wake of the Inner Core's abortive riots last August. They were not, in large part, because a white Catholic priest insisted on militancy rather than mediation...
...Distortion & Injustice." The Rev. Alfred McBride of Catholic University wryly asserted that if a priest who has married "takes a look at the recent encyclical on celibacy, he will find out where he went wrong. He didn't pray enough. There wasn't adequate psychological testing when he entered the seminary." Added McBride: "More than likely this is true in some instances, but I maintain it is grossly overstated. There are married clergy today who have healthy prayer lives, a zealous sense of Christian mission and a balanced view of sex. To presume otherwise is a distortion...
...never lets the child himself choose between Mile. Rose and his Israeli relatives. Instead, Jewish characters talk endlessly about history and suffering, Catholics indulge in petty lies and machinations. One Jewish character says wisely: "Better he be a good French Catholic than a neurotic Israeli Jew," but only one priest knows right from wrong. Though modeled on St. Peter, he proves to be papier-mache instead of rock...