Letter from +McQuaid to Cardinal Ciriaci, Sacred Congregation of the Council, forwarding a copy of the new Catechism.

Correspondence regarding courses of lecturers - a course for Religious Sisters began with the approval of the Archbishop notwithstanding a similar course at Eccles Street Dominican Convent. The Archbishop regards public nature of a lecture on ‘clerical celibacy’ a serious mistake. Reverberations of controversy over Dutch catechism. Msgr. Boylan’s unease over a proposed lecture (text included). Also a translation of an article by Fr. Karl Rahner, S.J. Reply of Archbishop to a letter from Cardinal Willebrands (see file on Fr. Michael Hurley, S.J.). The Archbishop does not object to a public lecture by Fr. Rahner.

Letter from +Browne to +McQuaid thanking him for copies of the galley proofs of the new catechism. He also discusses the Mother & Child scheme and mentions the Bishop of Limerick is very pessimistic.

Letter from +Levame to +McQuaid stating he will forward the new Catechism to Cardinal Ciriaci.