John Francis Cronin

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Father John Francis Cronin, S.S. was a Catholic priest and a vocal opponent of Communism during the McCarthy era.

Cronin was born in Glens Falls, New York. He attended college at College of the Holy Cross and seminary at the Sulpician seminary of The Catholic University of America.

He taught economics at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland. He was also Assistant Director of the Department of Social Action for the National Catholic Welfare Conference. In this role, he advocated increased civil rights for all Americans.

He authored the book Communism: A World Menace. In addition to Communism, Cronin criticized anticommunist extremists in the United States, whom he accused of fostering national disunity.

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Brugger, Robert (1996). Maryland: A Middle Temperament. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Callcott, George (1985). Maryland and America, 1940-1980. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Saxon, Wolfgang (1994). "John F. Cronin, 85: Priest and an Expert on Race Relations." New York Times. January 5.