News Scrapbook 1968-1969

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Pope NS'meS'f Ufey xas Ar li bishop (Continued from Page a-1) unions by Mexican-American John Qumn, of the appointment. fa ·m workers. And yesterday morning, he The archbishop, who bas held we~t ov~r from his o(fice at the the position for 28 ye rs, made mve1:s1ty o( San D1~go _to St. no mention of the di pute m a Franc IS Semmary, which 1s also statement he issued on his on the campus, to give the news retirement. to the seminarians. Nor did Bishop Furey com- He told them he wanted to do ment on it when asked about it so personally because "you are at a news conference yesterday. dear to my heart." He then con- He repeatedly said he did not celebrated the morning Mass. ''know enough about \he situa- In a statement later, the bish- tion.'' And he dech~ed to accept op said, "I have been very hap- the de~1g nallOn of py in my association with our •·troubleshooter." youth. Our seminarians and the IN PROGRESSIVE WING students at the university have However the general conjec- been a joy to me. I refuse to ad- lure was that he was chosen be- mit the existence of a genera- cause of his reputation as a tion gap-except, of course, for member of the progressive wmg the span of years that separate of the hierarchy in ecclesiasti- the young from the less young." cal and administrative matter~. The bishop said he was sorry On liturgy, he saw to it that to leave San J?iego - "I have Catholic churches here use the made many friends here among vernacular (Englis~ and. Span- all faiths,,. and the climate is \ 1 h) in place of Lalin. This was wonderful. before many other dioceses did LA"GDS PRIESTS so and before it became church "But the saddest farewell is P 0 _1,i 111 cY; ., h .d t the time the one I must make to my fel- 1 , e sai 3 • • ' low priests " he added "They "brings the worship . service have work~d in unity ~nd bar- closer to the cong'.e~at10n, !'-nd mony with me." 1t. makes possible Jomt ~ervici~ He said he felt that the big- with other _d~nommat/J°"~ He gest unsolved problem he was bind the Chn st ian Earn Y• leaving behind was the fiscal has also encouraged folk Mas- trouble of the university and the ses. . . . . 84 elementary schools and 13 lie 1s a vigor~us ecumemciSl. high schools in the diocese - ho;tlY after his return f~fnm which counts about 350,000 per- Vatican II, he began appea . g s in San Diego Imperial before Protestant and Jewi~h an Bernardino and Riversid~ group and to take part fully m t· I I . h . . 1 f ct coun 1es. nter a1t servi~es. n He said the schools have been when he took his doc_torate O operating at an annual deficit of ph1lrn;ophy_ at the_Ponliflcal _R:i; "well over $500,000" for the past man Seminar} m .1929 , wh two years mainly because of ecumenici~m was virtually un- higher sal~ries for lay teachers known, his th_es!s wa~ on th e a n d increased maintenance concept of Christian umty 1 cos s. BACKED PRIESTS' U lT Money troubles, he said, are And about two years ago, plaguing parochial schools all when a Priests' Senate was, over the country, with some formed here - similar to the shutting down. unrecognized one in San Antonio "We need the support of the - he gave it his blessing. The foundations, and we need tax re- senate acts as an advisory body bates to families that send their to him on church admini -tra- children to private schools and tion. Many dioceses, including thus reduce the load on public Los Angeles, still do not permit schools," he said. such as~ociations. . . CONGRATULATIONS GIVEN The bishop also IS an expen- . enced educator. He likes to The appomtment _b'.ought co~- point out that he has spent 22 gratulatJons from c1v1c and reh- years of his priesthood as a g1ou~ leaders-but also r~,grets. 1 school administrator. Said ~ayor Curran, I hate This was m Philadelphia, to_ see h1m leave. He has con- where in 1960 he was named tnbu,\ed a great deal to the auxiliary bishop. He Clime here city. Ill 1963 as Coadjutor Bishop with The Rev. Charl~s L. Conderj the right of succession and as:dean of t~e San Diego ~p1scopa apostolic administrator. When\Conv~abon, and Rabbi Levens Bishop Charles F. Buddy died in of T1fereth . Israel Syna!\ogue 1966 Bishop Furey succeeded pomted particularly to Bishop him' Furey's support of the ecumem- . cal movement. The Rev. Heber TELLS SEMINAR! NS H. Pitman, former president of The bishop disclosed that he the Council of Churches here, learned of his new appointment aid "San Diego will miss him a in a letter from the apostolic great deal." delegate to the United States, In the Pope's announcement Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, on on the appointment, he also May 26. This was a day after he named Bishop Vincent M. Leon- had returned from a three-week ard, 60, auxiliary bishop to John tour oE American bases in the Cardinal Wright in Pittsburgh, Far East to confirm Air Force Pa., as bishop of the steel city. perso.nnel and their dependents.\The cardinal is leaving for On Tuesday night, he told the Rome to head the Vatican Con- auxiliary bishop, the Most Rev. gregation of the Clergy.

For Bishop By FRANK SALDA:-IA A round of civic, private a n d military functions are being plaruied for the Most Rev. Francis J. Furey arch- bishop-elect of San Antonio who will leave San Diego Aug'. 5 after six years of service to the community. He will be installed Aug. 6 at the San Fernando Roman Catholic Cathedral in the Tex- as city by the Most Rev. Arch- bishop Luigi Raimundi, apos- tolic delegate to the United States. Flooded With Letters Bishop Furey, 64, will suc- ceed the Most Rev. Robert E. Lucey, 78, who has retired as head of the 500,000-member archdiocese. A spokesman for the chan- cellory office here said that Bishop Furey has been flood- ed with letters of tribute and invitations to functions where his accomplishments In an Diego will be recognized. Maj Gen. Lowell E. Eng- lish, commanding general of the :\farine Corps Recruit De- pot, will honor the bishop at 3 p.m., June 27, with a parade and review. The p a r a d e also will he viewed by leading clergymen of all faiths, chaplains, city, (Cont. on Page B-4, Col. 1)

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BISHOP FOREY' Gets Texas post Area Plans Farewells For Bishop CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8·1 county, civic and military leaders. It will be followed by a reception in honor of prelate at the g nrral's private quart- ers. Priests Set Salute Priests of the San Diego Catholic diocese plan to hold a farewell dinner for the arch- bishop-elect on July 30. ;\fayor Curran said a com- munity farewell reception for Bishop Furey is being planned to fit in with his busy sched- ule The mayor, who has ex- pressed his regrets in Bishop Furey's departure, said the bishop has been a vigorous force in the ecumenical move- mPnt here. The San Diego chancellory office spokesman said a dele- gation of priests and area lay- men plan to attend the instal- lation ceremonies Aug. 6 in San Antonio and two jet airlin- f'l"S ar11 being chartered for the trip. I.. A. Visit Stheduled There is a po sibility that Archbishop Raimundi will ac- e o m p a n y Bishop Furey to Texas. He will be in Los Angeles Aug. 2 for the installation of Archbishop-elect T i m o t h y Manning, 59, as coadiuster of the Los Angeles archdiocese. The Most Rev. Manning is head of the Fresno Catholic diocese and has been given the right to succession lo James Francis Cardinal Mc- Intyre, 83. A successor to Bishop Furey has not been named. Upon re- lmqu1shing his office here, the priests' board of consultors will make an interim appoint- m e n t if one has not been made by that time by Pope Paul VI The Most Rev. John Ra- phael Quinn, 39, is auxiliary bishop of the 350,000-member dioceses which encompasses San Diego, Imperial, San Ber- nardino and Riverside coun- ties. Archbishop-elect Furey, who was ordained a priest in Home on March 15, 1930, was appointed a bishop by Pope John XXIII on Aug. 17, 1960. Native or Coaldale A native of Coaldale, Pa., he came to San Diego in 1963 after being appointed coadjus- tor bishop to the late Most Rev. Charles F. Buddy, the first bishop of San Diego. He succeeded to the title of bishop upon the death of Bishop Bud- dy on March 6, 1966. Bishop Furey is noted for his tireless effort as an ad- ministrator and for his abilitv to work with Jaymen as weil as with the clergy of other faiths. Texas Readies Greeting A spokesman for the San Antonio archido'cese said a p u b I i c reception for Bishop Furey will be held at the air- port, providing he gives his com;enl. He said concelebrants at the Pontifical Mass that will fol- low the installation of Bishop Furey as head of the arch- diocese have not been named. The mass will be celebrated in the San Antonio Civic Thea- ter in order to accommodate a larr,e gathering. He said archbishop Lucey, wl]() retired June 4, has been m a d e administrator of the a, chdioccse until the arrival of his successor. / ', ,~1,,

8 'Unacquaintea Embattled A~chb1s~op With Turmoil,' of San Antonio Resigns . Bishop Furey of San Diego Appointed Bishop Says by Pope to Succeed Robert E. Lucey SA. A. "TO. ·ro. Tex. •r am p I eased, very pleased," said the Rev. Exclusive to Th Timu from • Staff Writtr SAN DIEGO - Bishop Francis J. J 1 'urev said \ 'ednesday he had "no l'artll-fhurs.,June:,, f1'0Y Zos.angr:rs'Cimts*

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(UPIJ-What started with a migrant labor dispute two years ago ended Wed~ nesday with the resigna- tion of the .Most Rev. Robert Emmet Lucey, 78- year-old archbishop of San Antonio, under fire hy dissident Roman Catholic priests as too old and too unyielding. Pope Paul VI accepted th e resignation of th e stern old patriarch who had served for 28 vears as archbishop to 500;000 Ro- man Catholics in South Texas. The Pope replaced him with Bishop Francis .T. Furey, 64, bishop of San Diego. Bishop Furey is known as a political conservath·e, and his appointment to the San Antonio Archdio- cese was a surprise to Catholic liberals. Penance Ordered In 1967, Archbishop Lu- cey objected to the partici- pation of two priests in a demonstration ,eeking to organize :\Iexican-Ameri- t:an melon pickers m the lower Rio Grande \"alley. The priest - were arrest- ed and Archbishop Lucey later sent them to Kew ~lexico for two weeks to do penance. A year later, on Sept. 16, 1D68, 51 priests serving under Archbishop Lucey ~ent a letter to the Pop~ seeking his ouster. The 51 priests, joined later by 17 more, criticized the Archbishop's tough handling of the cleric,, c-laiming it created ''an atmosphere of fear, aliena- tion and dissatisfactionOI •• 1 0 official acknowled~?- 1'?-nt ever came frnm the , ~lican and the dispute with the priests was not m e n ti one d in the an- nouncement of his resig- nation Wednesday. In a brief statement, Archbishop Lucey ex- pressed gratitude for hav- ing served 53 years as a priest, bishop and arch- bishop. "None of this could ha,·e been achieved without the loyal dedication of prie,L, religious (nuns and broth crs) and the faithful." he ~aid. "To all of them I ex- press my profound thank, for making my ministry , beneficial and rewarding." Two of the priests who a,ked the Pope to remove \rchbishop Lucey wPI corned his resignation.

Louie Michalski, who was dean of students at As sumption Major Seminar:i, in San Antonio before he was fired by the archbish- op. The Re,·. Sherrill Smith, one of the two prie;ts arrested in the 1967 labor dispute and subsequently disciplined by Archbisho11 Lucey, also hailed the resignation. "I -,,·elcome it. Sixt'"· ~eyen other:. and I a~ked for it last fali and I am happy it has come no\\,' he said. Auxiliary Bishop Ste,-en Le,·en of San Antonio praised Archbi:;hop Luce). ''He has written a glor- ious page in the history of the church," Father Le,·en said. ''His battle for the rights of the poor and the rights of labor and the deprived minority ante- rlated the birth of most of the present activists."

idea" why Pope Paul \"I chose him to s u c c P e d Archbishop Robert Em met Lucey of San Antonio. Bi hop Furey, 64, said ne 1s "unacquainted" with the turmoil which forced the resignation of .\rchbishop Lucey, and added: •·1 certainly am not going there as a troubleshooter." Bishop Furey has been head of the San Diego Diocese for six years. It embraces four counties, San Diego, Imperial, San Bernardino and Riverside. Bishop Furey will leave a post in which he served a Roman Catholic popula- tion of 3.'i0,000 for one with 500,000 parishioners. ''I am looking forward to the challenge," he said. However, he said he v.ill leave an Diego ''with regret," and that i• the choice had been hi he would haYe preferred to ha,-e remained here. "Bul we haYe orders like the military." he said. "Thi· is an order from the Pope. and he is my com- mander-in-chief." Bishop Furey said he learned of his appoint- ment from the apostolic delegate in Washington ?lfay 26 when he returned from a trip to the Far East. Bnt he said he could not publicly disclose it until the announcement had been made by the Vatican. Bishop Furey said he "anticipated'' th at he would be installed as \rchbishop Lucey's suc- ce~~or ''within six weeks." , ·o mention has been 111 a d e of h i s successor here.

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