Page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, February 25, 1971 Page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, February 25, 1971 BERRIGAN SUPPORTERS W.eHURON Federal conspiracy charges TONIGHT MAXX cause strong church reactions 9:30-1:30 NEW YORK 0P) - The govern- and skeptical of charges they of one of the roles that Christ to ment's recent conspiracy charges planned to blow up heating sys- upon Himself." against six persons, including three tems in Washington, D.C., and kid- In New York, a play, "The Tr Catholic priests, an ex priest and nap presidential adviser Henry of the Catonsville 9" written1 a nun, has ignited strong reactions Kissinger. poet Dan Berrigan about the tr in religious circles this month. A group of 77 faculty members that sent him and his brother ' -'' "i Much of the furor has centered and seminarians at St. Mary's prison for burning draft record on the brother priests, the Revs. Seminary in Baltimore linked the opened this month at a Manhatt + Philip and Daniel Berrigan, al- case to a "demoralizing effort to Presbyterian church. though the latter is not among the associate all dissent with anarchy" In Baltimore where Cardin U six defendants, but is cited among and said: "We are appalled at the Lawrence Shehan was the fi BUSINESS STAFF 44 seven others as coconspirators in government's on-going conspiracy visitor to priests arrested int an alleged kidnap-bombing plot to to stifle all forms of dissent." case and into whose custody thi protest the Vietnam war. The National Council of Chur- later were released, a group 'announces new "Catholics Concerned" demo uW"They are a strange mixture of ches in a resolution, urged Ameri- statei n rne" exhibitionism and anti-American- cans to abide by traditional stand- e prot. Department Managers and Associates ism," a priest columnist, the Rev. ards of justice presuming the group They distributed flyers cha Daniel Lyons, who supports the innocent, unless proved otherwise. ing a "destructive trend" in I Vietnam war, writes of the Berri- The "Holy Cross Quarterly," church linked to "terrorist acti Dans.II alumni publication of a Jesuit col- ity" and called for witliholdi But a Presbyterian theologian lege in Worcester, Mass., devoted hurch contributions ntil pie and war critic, the Rev. Robert its entire 80-page current issue to Manager: DOUG BUCHANAN 4 McAfee Brown, voices confidence the Berrigans. groups are removed from their in their inocence and says: "If the "To some they are anathema; H ow ,o B SAssociate Managers: BI LL ABBOTT Berrigans are guilty,' so are we."'t teste reaglc"sy However, the two Baltimo BILA B TI asae'git, oaew. to others they are angelic,' says priests accused were promptlya L INDA HANDMAN They themselves have called the the editor, the Rev. William Van s L AMcharges a "fabrication by the gov- Etten Casey. As for himself, he eternally grateful," said the Re ernent." p Most of the reaction in churlh !added in a lead editorial: "I am Joseph Wenderoth. He calledt forsthemandhwitrthem.iobelievccharge CLASSI F I E D A DV E R T ISgNGgroups and publications has been for them and with them. I believe charges "completely unthinkabl sympathetic to the accused group, that they are the living extensions . In Trenton, N.J., seven prie issued a statement of backing: Manager: BETH GREELEY the accused priests and nuns,d Glaring themselves "in chains wi Associate Manager: DONNA SI LLS them es 'incnsa them; partners in a conspiracy foster life . . . justice . . . truth In Harrisburg, Pa., where thed NATIONAL ADVERTISING fendants pleaded innocent th month,.a group of 100 supporte Manager: FRAN HYMEN stood in peaceful vigil outside. MHspecial committee of Protesta and Catholics, set up in Ne w Yo is currently raising defense fun SSALES AND PROMOTIONS __ Manager: SKIP WOODWARD E Th Associate Manager: DON WORTMAN SPR SLAYOUT C