MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
DuBay, William H., Fr., 1934-
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Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1964-1966
Volume: 6 item(s); 8 pg(s)
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Biography
Fr. William H. DuBay was author of the book, The Human Church. DuBay found himself in fierce disagreement with Cardinal McIntyre over participation in civil rights protests. DuBay advocated Church involvement in the crusade for equal rights by marches and protests, but the Cardinal thought it was not right to be involved in this kind of public display. In 1966, he published his book, which brought to question many of the current hierarchical structures of the Church and advocated priest forming unions. In addition, it addressed the secular versus the Christian ethic. Not having approved the book through the official archdiocesan channels, he was soon forbidden to perform his priestly functions. Merton agreed with DuBay on many of his points, but did not think priests organizing a union would be as effective as informal networks to accomplish the same goals.
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See also published letters from Merton to DuBay in The Hidden Ground of Love, pp. 167-170 ; and see also the "Dewart, Leslie" and "Ferry, Wilbur Hugh" files.
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