I can try to answer, even though your question wasn’t addressed to me.
I cannot speak historically since I’m 34, but as a parent I try to purchase catholic readers for my daughter. I like the values they pass along & it avoids my having to filter out secular BS I’d rather not expose her to.
Hope that helps.
His books were written in 1962 so I doubt if any of that were going on way back in the 40’s and 50’s. I graduated in 1962 and I do not remember anything odd about them. In fact, I ordered 2 of the 50’s books to see if what I remembered was correct. Thanks for your insight, though.