| AMERICA, the Jesuit weekly magazine, ran a feature on Jesuit education in May. They were upbeat about their social consciousness and good university education. Here is a copy of a letter I sent to the Letters column (I am a subscriber). AS A REGULAR READER OF AMERICA, I UNDERSTAND THE SELF-CONGRATULATION IN THE MAY 20 JESUIT EDUCATION ISSUE. HOWEVER, AS A MEMBER OF CATHOLICS FOR JUSTICE AT CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM IN BALTIMORE, MD, I HAVE A QUESTION. HAVE THE JESUITS LOOKED AT THEIR BOARDS OF DIRECTORS LATELY? BALTIMORE'S LOYOLA COLLEGE INCLUDES HENRY ROSENBERG, JR., OF CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM ON ITS BOARD - A MAN WHOSE COMPANY LOCKED OUT 252 UNION REFINERY WORKERS FOUR YEARS AGO IN PASADENA, TEXAS. IN ADDITION, CROWN WAS ORDERED BY THE EPA TO PAY THE LARGEST FINE IN TEXAS HISTORY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS. IN ANSWER TO THE OVER 200 CATHOLIC LEADERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY - INCLUDING SEVERAL BISHOPS - WHO REQUESTED THAT FR. HAROLD RIDLEY, SJ, PRESIDENT OF LOYOLA COLLEGE AND MEMBER OF CROWN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET WITH CONCERNED CATHOLICS ABOUT THE ISSUE, FATHER RIDLEY HAS SO FAR REFUSED. EXCELLENT SERVICE PROJECTS EXIST AT LOYOLA, BUT IN THE WORKER JUSTICE AREA, LOCAL ACTIVISTS FIND THE JESUITS LACKING. ...MARY KAMBIC |
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