The Catholic Radical Alliance was founded in

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, in 1937 by the

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priests

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, Carl Hensler, and

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, with the approval of their bishop, Hugh C. Boyle. It supported the unionization of workers in the H. J. Heinz Company and the Loose Wiles Biscuit Company in Pittsburgh. In addition to union activities, it founded a

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, St. Joseph's, which is still active as of 2018. It disassociated itself from the

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during the

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, over a disagreement with the Catholic Worker's

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stance.

References

External links

* Contemporary Flyer from the Catholic Radical allianc

1937 establishments in Pennsylvania History of Catholicism in the United States 20th-century Catholicism Catholic social teaching Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Christian political organizations Christian radicalism Christian organizations established in 1937 Labor movement in Pennsylvania {{RC-society-stub