Cardinal John Krol of Philadelphia

Nov. 11, 1971 - Cardinal John Krol of Philadelphia: Cardinal Krol of Philadelphia was characteristicaly succinct after his election yesterday as president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, asked what his major efforts would be in the new role, he said. to carry on programmes set out by the Bishops. An impish smile accompanied the reply but the Cardinal did not elaborate. The Philadelphia Cardinal asserts that the minority group complaints are from black people who falsely claim to speak for their people and that black parents in his large diocese appreciate his determination to keep inner city parochial schools open despite financial stress. He remarked recently that if he were a priest and could choose, he would work in a black neighbourhood. They have lightness of spirit that reflects the Gospel, he said. They live from day to day. They know how to be happy without worrying about earthly possessions. His election marks a break in the traditional Irish domination of the American Hierarchy of the Church

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