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...strings grants of $30-$50 per public school pupil. If the soberer President-elect seemed unsure "whether we have the resources immediately to take on the whole program," Kennedy still aimed at massive federal aid. Then last week his fellow Roman Catholic, New York's Francis Cardinal Spellman, voiced a loud objection; some of the money, he said, must go to parochial schools...
Campaigner Kennedy repeatedly opposed federal aid to such schools. "The principle of church-state separation precludes aid to parochial schools," said he, "and private schools enjoy the abundant resources of private enterprise." Cardinal Spellman simply does not accept that view. The nation's nonpublic schools enroll 6,800,000 students, he noted, of which Catholic schools have more than 5,000,000-or 11% of all U.S. schoolchildren...
...centered education." The big-aid plan means that "many millions" of U.S. parents "will be taxed more than ever before for the education of their children, but they cannot expect any return from their taxes." Denying equal aid to children in church-related schools, said Spellman, would deprive them of "freedom of mind and freedom of religion guaranteed by our country's Constitution." Should Congress do so, it would breed "thought control" by compelling a child "to attend a state school as a condition of sharing in education funds." Spellman's strong words were spoken at a windup...
Protestants quickly disagreed with the protest. "Federal assistance should be restricted to public schools," said Dr. Oswald C. J. Hoffman of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, which operates the biggest U.S. Protestant school system (158,000 students). "Let Cardinal Spellman speak for himself. He does not speak for us Lutherans." John F. Kennedy snapped: "No comment...
...skullcap, came from Bonaventura Gammarelli, 61, the most prestigious name in the Roman Catholic cloak and soutane trade. From his small shop in the shadow of Rome's ancient Pantheon, Gammarelli sends out the robes and capes to Catholic clergy the world over; New York's Cardinal Spellman is a regular customer...