Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1941-1945

Official Organ of the Diocese of San Diego, California, Friday, June 4, 1943. "{)wM and Jla.q. all~ .MJl!ll,JJ.la JJj .u.nf.a....,_,.-~ q}JJIUJ in iJuuu2 'U.nih.d S1allM • • • II

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Eastern Papers in Syn- dicated Article Run San Diego Prelate's Address Before Civic Leaders Readers of The Southern Cross will recall the statement of His Excellency which ap- peared in the May 7th edi- tion. This article quoted the Most Reverend Charles F, Buddy's urgent appeal for reli- gious instruction in the Public Schools as the chief weapon for combalting the alarming crime wave among the young. A meeting of Civic Leaders, called at the invjtation of t'he Superintendent of San Diego Pub- lic Schools, at School Board Headquarters to discuss means of remedying the spread of juvenile d e l i n q u e n c y occasioned the Di.shop's statement. The article as reviewed by the News Syndicate reads as follows: SAN DIEGO-(NC) - Pleading for fairness to childron in the campaign to combat juvenile law- lessness, the Most Rev. Charles F. Buddy, Bishop of San Diego, advocated religious instructi.on for c'i1ildren in the public schools as the chief weapon for combatting the crime wave among the young. Bishop Eaddy spoke at a meet- ing of civic leaders at the local school board headquarters, called I to discuss means of putting down the spread of juvenile delinquency. Bishop Buddy stated that in the proposals of new rules and regu- lations, there was no doubt the highest of motives, but contended that providing recreational facili.- ties and multiplying laws was not the cure because "you cannot leg- islate morality into young or old, . but you can teach it with splendid results m the early formative years." He contended the crime trend has been upward too long to blaime it on the war. "Tq be sure this emergency is an aggravating cause," he said, "but we are reaping the fruits of Godessness and irreligion, mate_ rialistic philosophies and o th e r

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Army Air Corps, home on leave after 15 consecutive months on the Solomons and other war theatres; Lt. Anthony J. Conway, Chaplain U. S. N.; Lt. Comdr. W. A. Mahler, U. S. N.; His Excellency, the Most Reverend Bishop Buddy; Lt. Comdr, M. C. Chambers, U. S. Lt, Francis Duffy, Chaplain U. S. N.; and Lt. A. J. Czelu Chaplain U. S. N.

SAN DIEGO, May 30.-After the impressive Memorial Day Service at St. Patrick's Church, Chaplains of army, navy, and ma- rine corps pause before doo~ of church for photograph with His Ex- cellency, the Most Reverend Charles F. Buddy, D. D., Ph. D., Bishop of San Diego and Military Vicar for the American Southwest. Left to right: Major Kenneth G. Stack, beloved Chaplain of the U. S.

I Agreeing that the respons1b1lit for the direction of the education of children rests on the home1 Bishop Buddy continued: "But a home can't give wha it hasn't got, and the vast majority of 'homes have no religion to give. References have been made here about the ignorant mother. We should rather be afraid that many of the mothers are over-educated in vice. They are being taught at the expense of taxpayers. Birth control clinics-how to interfere with God's natural law, flourish in ttiis State. "References have also been made to the fact that the teach- ing of morals is the obligation of the Church. You must know, however, that even with 100 per cent attendance, churches of all denominations of this country do not reac'h more than 32 per cent of our people. It ls sigificant that 68 per cent of our American peo-

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ple are not affiliated with church. What could you e when so many universities ri religion, try to debase it perstition and rate the Ten mandments of God as anti and unscientific?"