FUL George Fulcher Papers 1982-1983
Fulcher, George Avis
1.6 linear feet
University of Notre Dame Archives Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 English.
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
<part> The Challenge of Peace </part> , 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.
Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Nuclear warfare -- Moral and religious aspects.
Peace.
<part> The challenge of peace : God's promise and our response </part>
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CFUL George Fulcher: Manuscripts
CFUL War and Peace Pastoral - Drafts
CFUL 1/01 Bishops' Pastoral Letter on War and Peace - first and second drafts - annotated 1982
CFUL 1/02 Miscellaneous Sections - second draft - annotated
CFUL 1/03 Miscellaneous Sections - unidentified as to exact draft
CFUL 1/04 Miscellaneous Sections - final copy
CFUL 1/05 NCCB Ad-Hoc Committee on War and Peace - two annotated copies of second draft 1982
CFUL 1/06 Bishops' Pastoral Letter on War and Peace - third draft - Bp. Fulcher's annotated copy 1983
CFUL War and Peace Pastoral - Reactions
CFUL 1/07 Internal Bishops' Reactions and Process 1982-1983
CFUL 1/08 Bishops' Input (Summary)
CFUL 1/09 Bishops' Responses (A-H) - responses to the first and second drafts 1982
CFUL 1/10 Contributions from Bp. Howard Hubbard and Diocese of Albany, NY - responses to first draft 1982
CFUL 1/11 Bishops' Responses (K-N) - responses to the first, second, and third drafts 1982-1983
CFUL 1/12 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 Individual Contributions (A-C) - first draft 1982
CFUL 1/14 Individual Contributions (D-K) - first and second drafts 1982-1983
CFUL 1/15 Individual Contributions (L-Q) - first and second drafts 1982
CFUL 1/16 Individual Contributions (R-Z) - first and second drafts 1982
CFUL 1/17 NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 1-33 1983
CFUL 1/18 NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 34-51 1983
CFUL 1/19 NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 52-72 1983
CFUL 1/20 NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 73-87 1983
CFUL 1/21 NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 88-108 1983
CFUL 1/22 NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - pp. 109-150; misc. letters 1983
CFUL 1/23 NCCB Input Sheets (third draft) - letters, Precis pp. I-IX 1983
CFUL War and Peace Pastoral - Related Material
CFUL 1/24 Religion and Politics - essay and speech - Avery Dulles, SJ; Abp. John R. Roach 1982
CFUL 1/25 Strategic Nuclear Balance 1982 Charts comparing U.S. armed forces to those of the Soviet Union
CFUL 1/26 Abp. John Quinn to Cardinal Bernardin - letter of response to second draft 1982
CFUL 1/27 Making Deterrence Work - Michael Novak 1982/11 Article from Catholicism in Crisis - comments on second draft
CFUL 1/28 Joe Fahey - Manhattan College - list of Roman Catholic theologians who support the second draft 1982
CFUL 1/29 Center of Concern - revision of statement Michael Schultheis prepared for a Congressional Hearing 1982
CFUL 2/01 Jim Burtchaell, CSC - letter commenting on second draft 1982
CFUL 2/02 Edward Doherty - Deterrence - memorandum 1983
CFUL 2/03 Gordon C. Zahn - letters, comments on first draft 1982
CFUL 2/04 Abp. Weakland - Spirituality for a Nuclear Age - article for The Catholic Herald 1982/1118
CFUL 2/05 Apostolic Mission of Bishops - Brian Benestad
CFUL 2/06 Pax Christi - comments by Rev. William N. Mathews - second draft 1982
CFUL 2/07 The European Community of Bishops - comments 1982-1983
CFUL 2/08 Bryan Hehir - Pastoral - memos to War and Peace Committee 1982-1983
CFUL 2/09 Toward a Moral Nuclear Strategy - William Stanmeyer 1983
CFUL 2/10 Government Consultations 1982
CFUL 2/11 Scientific Community 1982
CFUL 2/12 Military Input - and anti-military 1982
CFUL 2/13 Vatican Input 1982-1983
CFUL 2/14 Jonathan Schell - New Yorker Magazine - The Fate of the Earth 1982
CFUL 2/15 Follow-up to Pastoral Letter and news releases, articles 1982-1983
CFUL 2/16 Peace Related Events and Resources 1982-1983
CFUL 2/17 Articles on War, Peace and Disarmament 1982-1983