Joseph O'Rourke (activist)
Joseph F. O'Rourke (May 15, 1938 – July 24, 2008) was a
Biography
Joseph F. "Joe" O'Rourke was born in 1938, two days after the death of his father, in
O'Rourke was an activist against the Vietnam war and was one of nine people who broke into Dow Chemical offices in Washington, D.C. in 1969 and destroyed some of the company's files. Dow Chemical was the primary manufacturer of napalm. During this period O'Rourke worked closely with Philip Berrigan.[2]
O'Rourke was one of the early board members of
Although O'Rourke was very critical of Catholic Church teaching in matters of sexuality, he remained committed to Catholic advocacy of religious liberty, and for constitutional, economic, political and human rights.[9]
O'Rourke later married and had a child.[10] He died in Oak Park, Illinois, in 2008. [citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Becker, Joseph M. Re-Formed Jesuits: A History of Changes in Jesuit Formation During the Decade 1965-1975. Ignatius (1992). p. 380
- ^ Becker, Joseph M. (1992). p. 383
- ^ Harriman, Joan (January 1975). "Correspondence". Commonweal. 101 (12).[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Religion: Sins of the Mother". Time. September 2, 1974. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ "Jesuits Discuss Priest's Removal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1974-09-06.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Priests Call Baptism 'Heresy'". Wisconsin State Journal. August 22, 1974. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ a b Priest Expelled for Forbidden Baptism Sarasota Herald-Tribune, p. 4b, Oct. 18, 1975
- ^ "When the swallows come back to Capistrano" Bottum, Joseph. First Things, Oct. 1, 2006. at highbeam.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ^ Chihara, Michelle. (July 31, 2002). "Father Figures" Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ Becker, Joseph M. (1992). p. 385
External links
- "Jesuits Accused of Bid to Oust A Priest Defiant Over Baptism". New York Times. 1974-09-06. p. 37.
- Cummings, Judith (1974-09-07). "Jesuit Dismissed on Abortion Issue". New York Times. p. 31.
- Catanoso, Justin (1980-10-29). "Priest advocates choice in abortion rally speech". Daily Collegian (Penn State University). p. 1. Retrieved 2011-07-19. (click View Issue)
- Fiske, Edward B. (1974-08-21). "Child Is Baptized In Church Clash". New York Times. p. 41.
- "Priest scores ouster by Jesuits". Chicago Tribune. 1974-09-07. p. B21. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2017-07-06. (fee required for full article)
- Deedy, John (1974-12-15). "Vatican's Many-Front Battle". New York Times. p. WR7. (fee required for full article)