George Fulcher Papers

Preferred Citation

George Fulcher Papers (FUL), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556

Scope and Content

Records of Bishop Fulcher's service as a member of National Conference of Catholic Bishops in deliberations over the text of The Challenge of Peace, the Bishops' pastoral letter on war and peace (1983); consisting of drafts, bishops' responses, criticism from experts, files of pertinent articles (printed or mimeographed), and reactions from the Vatican and from scientists.

Background

Ordained a priest in 1948, George A. Fulcher became Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus in 1976 and served as Fourth Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, 1983-1984.

Index :

 Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. 
 War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. 
 Nuclear warfare -- Moral and religious aspects.  
 Peace. 
The challenge of peace : God's promise and our response

• CFUL George Fulcher: Manuscripts
  • CFUL Series : War and Peace Pastoral - Drafts
    • CFUL 1/01 Folder : Bishops' Pastoral Letter on War and Peace - first and second drafts - annotated 1982
    • CFUL 1/02 Folder : Miscellaneous Sections - second draft - annotated
    • CFUL 1/03 Folder : Miscellaneous Sections - unidentified as to exact draft
    • CFUL 1/04 Folder : Miscellaneous Sections - final copy
    • CFUL 1/05 Folder : NCCB Ad-Hoc Committee on War and Peace - two annotated copies of second draft 1982
    • CFUL 1/06 Folder : Bishops' Pastoral Letter on War and Peace - third draft - Bp. Fulcher's annotated copy 1983

  • CFUL Series : War and Peace Pastoral - Reactions
    • CFUL 1/07 Folder : Internal Bishops' Reactions and Process 1982-1983
    • CFUL 1/08 Folder : Bishops' Input (Summary)
    • CFUL 1/09 Folder : Bishops' Responses (A-H) - responses to the first and second drafts 1982
    • CFUL 1/10 Folder : Contributions from Bp. Howard Hubbard and Diocese of Albany, NY - responses to first draft 1982
    • CFUL 1/11 Folder : Bishops' Responses (K-N) - responses to the first, second, and third drafts 1982-1983
    • CFUL 1/12 Folder : Bishops' Responses (O-Z) - responses to the first draft and an unedited manuscript from Bp. John J. O'Connor intended to replace pages 20-60a of the second draft 1982
    • CFUL 1/13 Folder : Individual Contributions (A-C) - first draft 1982
    • CFUL 1/14 Folder : Individual Contributions (D-K) - first and second drafts 1982-1983
    • CFUL 1/15 Folder : Individual Contributions (L-Q) - first and second drafts 1982
    • CFUL 1/16 Folder : Individual Contributions (R-Z) - first and second drafts 1982
    • CFUL 1/17 Folder : NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 1-33 1983
    • CFUL 1/18 Folder : NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 34-51 1983
    • CFUL 1/19 Folder : NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 52-72 1983
    • CFUL 1/20 Folder : NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 73-87 1983
    • CFUL 1/21 Folder : NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 88-108 1983
    • CFUL 1/22 Folder : NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 109-150; misc. letters 1983
    • CFUL 1/23 Folder : NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - letters, Precis pp. I-IX 1983

  • CFUL Series : War and Peace Pastoral - Related Material
    • CFUL 1/24 Folder : Religion and Politics - essay and speech - Avery Dulles, SJ; Abp. John R. Roach 1982
    • CFUL 1/25 Folder : Strategic Nuclear Balance 1982
      Charts comparing U.S. armed forces to those of the Soviet Union
    • CFUL 1/26 Folder : Abp. John Quinn to Cardinal Bernardin - letter of response to second draft 1982
    • CFUL 1/27 Folder : Making Deterrence Work - Michael Novak 1982/11
      Article from Catholicism in Crisis - comments on second draft
    • CFUL 1/28 Folder : Joe Fahey - Manhattan College - list of Roman Catholic theologians who support the second draft 1982
    • CFUL 1/29 Folder : Center of Concern - revision of statement Michael Schultheis prepared for a Congressional Hearing 1982
    • CFUL 2/01 Folder : Jim Burtchaell, CSC - letter commenting on second draft 1982
    • CFUL 2/02 Folder : Edward Doherty - Deterrence - memorandum 1983
    • CFUL 2/03 Folder : Gordon C. Zahn - letters, comments on first draft 1982
    • CFUL 2/04 Folder : Abp. Weakland - Spirituality for a Nuclear Age - article for The Catholic Herald 1982/1118
    • CFUL 2/05 Folder : Apostolic Mission of Bishops - Brian Benestad
    • CFUL 2/06 Folder : Pax Christi - comments by Rev. William N. Mathews - second draft 1982
    • CFUL 2/07 Folder : The European Community of Bishops - comments 1982-1983
    • CFUL 2/08 Folder : Bryan Hehir - Pastoral - memos to War and Peace Committee 1982-1983
    • CFUL 2/09 Folder : Toward a Moral Nuclear Strategy - William Stanmeyer 1983
    • CFUL 2/10 Folder : Government Consultations 1982
    • CFUL 2/11 Folder : Scientific Community 1982
    • CFUL 2/12 Folder : Military Input - and anti-military 1982
    • CFUL 2/13 Folder : Vatican Input 1982-1983
    • CFUL 2/14 Folder : Jonathan Schell - New Yorker Magazine - The Fate of the Earth 1982
    • CFUL 2/15 Folder : Follow-up to Pastoral Letter and news releases, articles 1982-1983
    • CFUL 2/16 Folder : Peace Related Events and Resources 1982-1983
    • CFUL 2/17 Folder : Articles on War, Peace and Disarmament 1982-1983