Bishop Joseph A. Burke of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, has condemned, in a letter to all churches in his jurisdiction, the anti-Semitic pamphlet, “The Pilot,” being distributed here by Father Leonard Feeney and his group, of Cambridge, Mass. His condemnation of the group’s anti-Jewish statements was also communicated to the Jewish community here.
The Director of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Msgr. Raymond F. Herzing, informed Dr. Elazar Goelman, executive director of the Bureau of Jewish Education, that while the Feeney pamphlets used the term “we Catholics,” they were not under Roman Catholic auspices. He underscored that Father Feeney had been excommunicated from the Church “because he stubbornly held to the false teaching that only Catholics can be saved.”
Stressing that such pamphlets do “much harm,” Msgr. Herzing said it would be “greatly appreciated if you would be able to convey to your group that this pamphlet entitled, ‘The Pilot’ is definitely not the thinking of the Roman Catholic Bishops and is, moreover, so vehemently opposed by Bishop Burke that he has seen fit to send a letter to all the churches condemning this group and their promulgation of religious prejudices.”
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