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His Holiness Pope John Paul I

Pontiff DiedQuietly, Alone

VATICAN CITY (NC) - PopeJohn Paul I, whose surprise elec­tion only last month catapultedhim into the world's limelight,died quietly and alone in theApostolic Palace on the 34thday of his pontificate as heworked on personal papers inhis bedroom.

A Vatican announcement saiddeath came about 11 p.m. Sept.28 from a heart attack.

The 262nd successor of St.Peter was found dead by hisprivate secretary, Irish FatherJohn Magee, at 5:30 a.m. Sept.29.

Pope John Paul, son of a so­cialist laborer, would have cele­'brated his 66th birthday Oct. 17.

Instead, his funeral Mass wascelebrated yesterday, in a sadrepetition of rites held less thantwo months ago for his prede­cessor, Pope Paul VI. Televisedworldwide, with costs partiallyundrwritten by the Knights ofColumbus, 'the Mass was pre­sided over by Cardinal CarloConfalonieri, 85, dean of theCollege of Cardinals.

The final resting place of PopeJohn Paul is located in St.

.Peter's Basilica crypt, acrossfrom the chapel-tombs of hispredecessors and namesakes,John XXIII and Paul VI. He isthe 147th pope to be buriedwithin St. Peter's.

His tomb is within a sarcopha­gus adorned with two 15th cen­tury bas reliefs of angels. It isdirectly across from that of PopeMarcellus II.

Pope John Paul had sufferedpoor health from his childhood.At a recent general audience thepope told crowds that his motherhad carried him constantly fromone doctor to another.

He was very susceptible toclimatic changes and after hisordination in 1935 he spent ayear in a sanatorium to recoverfrom tuberculosis.

He recently told a group ofsick pilgrims that he had beenhospitalized eight times andoperated on four times.

The most serious operationswere removal of gall stoneswhen he was bishop of VittorioVeneto, Italy, and an eye opera­tion three years ago.

Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri,dean of the College of Cardinals,was immediately advised of PopeJohn Paul's death and he hur­ried to the papal apartments.

The cardinal said that whenhe entered the pope's bedroom,the pontiff's head was tiltedslightly to the right and his face"bore his usual smile."

Cardinal Confalonieri venera­ted the body and then offereda Mass in the pope's privatechapel.

Immediately afterwards, thepope's vicar for Rome, CardinalUgo Poletti, and the presidentthe Vatican Council for the Pub­lic Affairs of the Church, Arch­bishop Agostino Casaroli, con­celebrated a second Mass in thechapel.

Born Albino Luciani in thesmall Dolomite Mountains town

THE BODY OF' POPE JOHN PAUL I as it lay in state in the Clementine Hall in theVatican. (NC Photo)

Pope John Paulls Last AddressEmphasized Eternal Life

"On the way I lost two lireand I told you that It cost sevenlire instead of five. 1 never hadthe courage to confess that Ilost two."

After graduation from the Fel­tre minor seminary, Albino Lu­ciani entered the major semin­ary at Belluno, his home diocese.He would return there as teach-·er and vice rector soon afterordination.

Ordained July 7, 1935, at age23, he earned a doctorate intheology from Rome's Gregor­ian University.

His dissertation, done underthe direction of Jesuit FatherCharles Boyer, dealt with theproblem of the soul in the worksof Italian philosopher AntonioRosmini.

After his bout with tubercu­losis, he returned for a time tohis hometown where he servedas assistant pastor and taughtreligion to local students prepar­ing for work in Belgian mines.

In 1937 the young priest re­turned to the Gregorian Semin­ary in Belluno where, in additionto his job as vice rector, hetaught theology, sacred art, can­on law and other subjects.

In 1947 Bishop Girolamo Bor­tignon of Belluno made himpro-vicar general of the dioceseand asked him to organize theupcoming diocesan synod.

Bishop Bortignon also namedhim head of the diocesan cate­chetics office. In that office thefuture pope wrote his first book,"Catechism Crumbs," a shortmanual of how to teach religion.

He revised it in the early1960's and it was published insix editions, including a Spanishedition published in Colombia.The manual told teachers tospeak about religion in clearterms to childrCll and to usegames and good, lively examplesin explaining truths of faith.

In 1954 Msgr. Luciani becamevicar general of Belluno.

After Pope John XXIII's elec­tion in 1958, the new pope shuf­fled episcopal appointments inthe northeastern section of Italyin order to fill the vacancy heleft in Venice.

Pope John asked Bishop Bor­tignon, former Belluno bishoplater sent to Padua, who couldtake over the Vittorio VenetoSee.

Bishop Bortignon immediatelysuggested Msgr. Luciani. It wasa name already known to PopeJohn. He and Msgr. Luciani hadmade several train trips together.

Pope John ordained him bish­op in St. Peter's Basilica twodays after Christmas in 1958.

As bishop of Vittorio Veneto,the future pope was known forhis pastoral activities, goodpreaching, and spirit of consulta­tion with the priests of thesmall diocese.

Upon arriving in his new Seeon a gray day, Bishop Lucianisaid; "I come without five centsand 1 want to leave withoutfive cents."

As bishop of the unimportantSee of Vittorio Veneto, AlbinoLuciani participated in VaticanII.

Fellow bishops say that al­though he spoke only once onthe 'council floor (he made aspeech about collegiality), he en-

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diet consisted of polenta (cornmeal grits), barley, macaroni andvegetables. They rarely ate meat.

The youngster said that he es­pecial!y liked "carfoni," a 10c~1

dessert.As a boy he began reading

intensely, a habit he continuedthroughout his life.

Despite health problems, Al­bino was a diligent but "too vi­vacious" youth, according to hisschool teachers.

In his copybook, he wrote aletter to his mother confessinga lie. "Dear Mamma," he wrote,"you sent me to Cencenighe tobuy medicine and you gave me12 lire.

when he chose to speak aboutthe poor, about justice andpeace, about human rights,about economic and social lib­eration - at a moment when healso effectively committed thechurch to the alleviation ofmisery - he did not and couldnot remain silent about the"higher good," the fullness oflife in the kingdom of heaven.More than ever before, we musthelp our 'people to realize justhow much they need JesusChrist, the son of God the sonof Mary.

He is their savior, the key totheir destiny and to the destinyof all humanity ...

Our greetings go to all yourlocal churches, especially to thepriests and Religious. We en­courage them to ever greaterholiness of life as a condition forthe supernatural effectiveness oftheir apostolate. We love andbless the families of your dio­ceses and all the laity. We askthe sick and the handicapped tounderstand their important partin God's plan and to realizejust how much evangelizationdepends on them. To all of you,brothers, we impart our specialapostolic blessing, invoking uponyou joy and strength in JesusChrist.

his wife and several of his 10children.

The pope's sister, Nina, livesnear Trent with her husband Et­tore Petri and two children.. The young Luciani's fatherGiovanni was home only a fewmonths each winter until hefound work as a glassblowerat Nureno, an island near Ven­ice. The children grew up veryattached to their pious mother,Tancon.

A small copybook used by Al­bino Luciani as a fourth graderwas preserved by a relative inCanale. .

In a composition, Albino Lu­ciani wrote that the family's

the full evangelization of allthose who have been baptized.In this, the bishops of the churchhave a pr.ime responsibility. Ourmessage must bea clear pro­clamation of salvation in JesusChrist. With Peter we must sayto Christ, in the presence of ourpeople: "You have the words ofeternal life" (In. 6:69). For us,evangelization involves an expli­cit teaching about the name ofJesus, his identity, his teaching,his kingdom and his promises.

And his chief promise is eter­nal life. Jesus truly has wordsthat lead us to eternal life. Justrecently at a general audience,he spoke to the faithful abouteternal life. We are convincedthat it is necessary for us toemphasize this enement, in orderto complete our message and tomodel our teaching on that ofJesus.

From the days of the Gospel,and in imitation of the Lord, who"went about doing good" (Acts10:38), the church is irrevocablycommitted to contributing to therelief of physical misery andneed. But her pastoral charitywould be incomplete, if she didnot point out even "higherneeds."

In the Philippines Paul VI didprecisely this. At a moment

of Canale d'Agordo (formerlyForno di Canale) Oct. 17, 1912,Pope John Paul lived in povertyand sometimes went to bed!hungry.

His socialist father, who wentto Switzerland or Germanyevery year in search of work,encouraged his ll-year-old sonto enter the minor seminary atFeltre.

In summers, the young semin­arian returned to Canale d'Agordo and worked in the fieldsin his black seminarian's cas­sock.

The pope's brother Eduardo,a retired schoolteacher, still livesin the Luciani homestead with

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Tlisis the text of the last speechgiven by Pope John Paul I. Thepope read the speech in Engl'.shduring an audience for a groupof Filipino bishops, headed byCardinal Julio Rosales of Cebu,who were making their "adIimina" (official five year) visitsto the pope and Rome.

Dear Brothers in Christ, ic'welcoming you with deep af­fection, we wish to recall atpassage found in the breviary.This passage has struck us force­fully. It concerns Christ, andwas spoken by Paul VI on hisvisit to the Philippiries. "I mustbear witness to his name: Jesus

. is the Christ, the Son of theliving God . . . He is the Idngof the new world; he is thesecret of history; he is the keyto our destiny" (13th Sunday ofthe year: Homily of November29, 1970). On our part we hopeto sustain you, support you andencourage you in the great mis­sion of the episcopate: to lPro­claim Jesus Christ and to evang­elize his people.

Among the rights of the faith­ful; one of the greatest is theright to receive God's word inall its entirety and pu.rity, withall its exigencies and power. Agreat challenge ~f our day is

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could have been accomplished,as we saw it in our humanvision, had John Paul I con­tinued for many years as thePope.

We remembered instantane­ously the radiant smile. Thatsmile will certainly be the hall­mark of Pope John Paul I. Andit will be the quality, perhaps,that will remain in our memorythe longest. And what a way tobe reqlembered - the smilingPontiff.

Many asked why; many beganto speculate on all the good thatwould not be done. Some evenbegan to fear that the death ofthe Pope, in such a short periodof time, might conceivably causeinsurmountable difficulties forthe Church.

However, a calm spiritual an­alysis of this had human situa­tion gave greater understandingto those who remembered thewords of St. Paul, in his letterto the Romans, which we heardread moments ago:

None of us lives as his ownmaster and none of us dies ashis own master. While welive, we are responsible to theLord, and when we die, we dieas his servants. Both in lifeand death we are the Lord's.Romans 14:7-8.

These words lead us quicklyto realize that it is the will ofGod that determines when weshall die, and it is in the provi­dence of God that Pope JohnPaul I was called to his Master.

If we were to review thiswhole matter from our limitedhuman perspective alone, wewould do it, perhaps, anotherway. If the plans for the Churchwere left to us, we perhapswould organize the whole situa­tion differently. And certainly,if it had been left to us, PopeJohn Paul I would have con­tinued to live and to be theSupreme Pastor.

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come a further manifestation ofthe love that the new Pope hadfor people and for the souls en­trusted to his care. His wittyremarks, his simple manner ofteaching, and his ability to s~

in ordinary words a message ofprofound spiritual insight gaveus the realization that we, in­deed, were blessed with a Su­preme Pastor who would leadthe world nearer to God.

Then, the morning of Septem­ber 29th, just a few days ago,came the shocking news thatduring the night Pope John PaulI had died. Emotions of thedeepest sort moved one and allas a result of that sad announce­ment from the Vatican. Theworld once again became forlornat the loss of the Pope. Theflock was without a shepherdagain in such a short period oftime. We thought obviouslyabout the magnificent work that

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It seemed almost as thoughthe whole world, under the lead­ership of this new Good Shep­herd, would unite in an effort tobring about the rule of God onearth: peace, fraternity, harmonyand fellowship among men. Theinfectious smile, tIle warm andfriendly manner, the obvious in­terest in the ordinary person, thesaintly affection for children -­all 'these ·combined to excite theworld and to give joy and peaceand encouragement to the heartsof men.

Each day that brought newsfrom Vatican City was a furtherconfirmation of the wonderfulpastoral style of Pope John PaulI. We eagerly looked forward toreading about the audience whichhe would give each week be­cause from that news would

Homily at Memorial MassThe following homily was

preached by Bishop Daniel A.Cronin at Solemn MemorialMass concelebrated by him andpriests of the diocese Mondaynight at Holy Name Church, FallRiver:

Through the extraordinary me­dium of television, that marvel­ous means of modern communi­cation, the whole world saw onAugust 26th, just a few weeksago, the radiant smile of the newPope. The sadness felt by all atthe death of Pope Paul VI wasquickly turned into joy as PopeJohn Paul I appeared on lhe bal­cony of St. Peter's Basilica andgave his first Apostolic Blessingto those gathered before him inthe square of St. Peter's and tothe whole world as well.

Men everywhere took courage·and joy at the thought that theChurch once again had a Su­preme Pastor to guide the pas­toral care of the people of God.Few there are who do not lookto the enlightened leadership ofthe Pope for guidance in per­sonal, spiritual problems and inworld affairs as welL Therefore,to see a· new Holy Father assumethe position of Vicar of Christ,successor of St. Peter, gave as­surance to one and all that onceagain the Church had its goodShepherd.

The words of the Gospel ac­cording to John, proclaimed thisevening, come quickly to mind:"I am the Good Shepherd, Iknow my sheep and my sheepknow me," (John 10:14) Andindeed the people of God recog­nized in Pope John Paul I theGood Shepherd who would ·Ieadthem to safe pastures, lead themto their God.

And likewise those not of thefold, those many in the worldwho still search, pray, and workfor that unity which Christ him­self so desired, looked uponPope John 'Paul I and remem­bered words further on in theGospel, where the Lord says: "Inthe same way that the Fatherknows me, I know the Father;.lor these sheep I will give mylife. I have other sheep that donot belong to this fold. I must

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS form an honor guard at consecration of diocesan MemorialMass for Pope John Paul I, conceleqrated by Bishop Cronin and priests of the diocese atHoly Name Church, Fall River. (Torchia Photo)

Tight BudgetVATICAN CITY (NC) - The

conclave, estimated to cost near­ly $5 million, is putting an unex­pected strain on the Vatican'salready tight budget.

Major conclave expenses in­clude a month's extra pay toVatican employees for their over­time hours, air travel for ThirdWorld cardinals, preparation ofthe conclave area and costs ofthe solemn rituals.

Conclave costs are partiallyrecovered by sale of commemor­ative stamps, coins and medal­lions issued by the Vatican.

Brother AcceptsWill of God

Jubilee Choir

Relatives of the late PopeJohn Paul I reacted to his deathwith tears and disbelief, but hisbrother Eduardo Luciani said heaccepted the sad event as thewill of God.

"My brother's greatestachievement was, I believe, togo out and encounter the spiritand soul of the people," saidLuciani, who a~ _61 was fouryears younger than his brotherAlbino. He was in Adelaide,Australia, attending an Italianfilm festival, but planned to re­turn to Rome Sept. 30.

"I had a special link with mybrother," said Luciani, the headof a regional chamber of com­merce in Italy. "He looked afterus as children when our fatherwas in Germany. We were veryemotional when we learned ofhis election (as pope) but weweren't surprised."

Declining to speculate onwhether the emotion of becom­ing pope had affected hisbrother's health, Lucianiani said the pontiff had hadsome trouble connected with hisheart 15 years ago, but his doc­tor had said there would be nohealth problems on becomingpope.

One of the first to receive thenews was Pia Luciani, Eduardo'sdaughter and the pope's neice,who said she "could hardly be­lieve my ears" when she an­swered a phone call from theVatican informing the family ofthe pontiff's death.

Miss Luciani then informedFather Rinaldo Aldrich, a parishpriest in the pope's hometown ofCanale d' Agordo, who interup­ted a Mass to announce the newsand then tolled the church bellsto inform other villagers.

Amalia Luciani, one of thepope's cousins still living inCanale d'Agordo, said: "Thegreat joy for his election hasbeen suddenly faded by the un­expected death."

The Diocesan Jubilee Choirwill rehearse at 8:30 p.m. to­morrow at St. Mary's CathedralSchool. There will be a read­through of Bach Cantata 140 andHaydn's Te Deum. Competentsingers are welcome to join thegroup, which will be heard atevents throughout the jubileeyear. Information is availablefrom Glenn Giuttari, telephone2:)2-4304.

4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Felli River-Thurs., Oct. 5, 1978 the living wordText of the Telegram transmitted by the Most

Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, toCardinal Villot on the occasion of the death of PopeJohn Paul I.

SEPTEMBER 29, 1978

HIS EMINENCEJEAN CARDINAL VILLOTVATICAN CITY

THE PEOPLE OF GOD OF THE DIOCESE OFFALL RIVER MOURN THE DEATH OF OURSUPREME PASTOR, POPE JOHN PAUL I ANDJOIN THE WHOLE WORLD IN PRAYING FOR THEBLESSED REPOSE OF HIS SOUL. STOP. WECONVEY THIS HEARTFELT EXPRESSION OFOUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES.

BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN

BISHOP OF FALL RIVER

DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER

FALL RIVER. MASSACHUSETTS

BISHOP'S OFFICE

September 29, 1978

I was profoundly saddened at the news from theVatican that Pope John Paul I has died.

The flock of Christ is without its Supreme Pastor.This grieves us all. But the particular manner whichPope John Paul I brought to his ministry we shallgreatly miss. He was a warm, loving and caring shep­herd of souls and within a very short period he wasable to manifest that personal style to the wholeworld. All men loved him and all will mourn hispassing.

May the Lord Jesus grant His servant and Vicaron earth peace and eternal rest.

'Blessed ~re the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.' Matt.5:3

EDITORRev. John F. Moore

Lists Lengthen for Papabili-WatchersA glimmer of hope has sparked a new interest in

the Vatican that prayerfully will not be diminishedby the passing of Pope John Paul I. With fatherlycare and smiling love, he gave the world a vision ofwhat can be done by the Holy Father. The messageshould not be lost in the ploys of power as the SacredCollege once more fulfills its only function.

May the joy of John Paul remind the cardinalsthat the people of God are searching for a leader whois willing to remain human amid the trappings of thepapacy.

John Paul, we pray, now rest in peace. Yourpastoral days of cheerful sharing will not be forgotten.

The Editor

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Who might succeed Pope JohnPaul I?

As occurred after the death ofPope Paul VI, so on the dayafter Pope John Paul's deathVatican-watchers began passingaround a laundry list of nameswhich grew longer by the hour.

Presuming - and this is a bigpresumption - that the cardinalswill want to elect another Italiancardinal who heads a diocese,the choice narrows down to ahandful.

Cardinal Giovanni Colombo ofMilan reaches retirement age (75)in December and probably wouldnot be chosen.

While Car4inal Colombo maybe considered too old, CardinalGiovanni Benelli - though verywell known - would probablybe viewed as too young at 57.He is also a newcomer to dioce­san ministry after a long, contro­versial Curia career.

Genoa's Cardina.l GiuseppeSiri, 7-2, according to Newsweekmagazine, led the voting in thefirst ballot in August with 25votes. Even if the report isaccurate, many observers feelthat the very conservative andsickly cardinal would not beelected.

Cardinal Antonio Poma, 68, ofBologna is the right age. But thecardinal, who is president of the

Italian Bishops' Conference, is. generally regarded as lackingthe charisma needed to ~overn

the universal church.The three leading residential

Cardinals, then, would be Paler­mos' Cardinal Salavtore Pappa­lardo, 60, Neapolitan CardinalCorrado Ursi, 70, and Rome'sCardinal-vicar Ugo Poletti, 64.

Although he is relativelyyoung, Cardinal Pappalardo haseight years of pastoral work be­hind him in rough, poverty­stricken Palermo plus papal dip­lomatic corps experience.

Cardinal Ursi has headed withgreat skill the socially backwardcity of Naples, which is plaguedby staggering percentages of un­employment, housing so poorthat apartment buildings ooca­sionally collapse, and mountingdrug traffic.

Cardinal Poletti has had arough five years as papal vicarof Rome. He has still not reacheda harmonious relationship withRome's leftist city governmentand is equally unpopular withthe Roman Curia.

But he is a skillful politicanand cannot be discounted as a"papabile," as the Italians suc­cinctly call the likely papal can­didates.

If the cardinals returning toRome for their second conclavein two months reverse their pre­vious direction and now decide

against the formula of an Italiancardinal who heads a diocese,the field is again wide open.

Collaborators of Pope JohnPaul· said he left Venice lastAugust planning to vote for in­telligent, urbane Cardinal AloisoLorscheider. The Brazilian Fraq­ciscan, head of both the BrazilianBishops' Conference and theLatin American Bishops' Coun­cil, is considered a likely favoriteof church progressives. At age54 he is very young to be apapabile. Yet the cardinal hashad serious heart problems.

Cardinal Sergio Pignedoli,head of the Secretariat for Non­Christians, reaped a good por­tion of votes in the last conclave,said Newsweek. Before the lastconclave he was widely toutedby Vatican-watchers as one ofthe leading candidates.

At 68, he has experience inboth the Curia and diplomaticcorps and as auxiliary bishop ofMilan. Although he has critics,he is affable and has an engag­ing smile as Pope John Paul did.

Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio,prefect of the Congregation forBishops, must again be consid­ered as· a papabile of sorts.

And Cardinal Eduardo Pironio,head of the Congregation forReligious, is also in the running,despite his young age (57). Heis an Argentinian of Italian-bornparents.

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procession and Mass and asescorts to the priests distributingcommunion. Parish representa­tives will also assist in carryingthe traditional statues of OurLady of Fatima in the process­ion.

As in the past, it is expectedthat Monday's diocesan mani­festation of devotion to Marywill serve as an expression offaith for both participants andspectators.

PD ApplicationsWell Underway

The pre-application processfor the formation of the secondclass of prospective candidatesfor the Permanent Diaconateis now well underway. As pre­viously announced in The An­chor, this period of interviewswill continue until the: last weekof November. At that time themen approved for applicationwill begin the detailed processof admission.

This second class will beginits formal pursuit of ordinationto the Permanent Diaconatenext September. It should benoted that, under a change inour diocesan program, this pro­cess of application will not beheld for another three years. Inother words, the third class ofdeacon candidates will not beginstudies until 1982.

Considering that the age cut­off for applicants to the diocesandiaconate program is 62, itwould be well for pastors andassociates to note this schedu­ling change.

In this regard, emphasis isonce more placed on the factthat most candidates are en­couraged to pursue the Perman­ent Diaconate with the supportof their parish priest. To besure, there are still some clergywho have hesitations and doubts.Perhaps, until the first class ofPermanent Den.cons are ordain­ed, these uncertainties will re­main. However, it is more thangratifying to know that manypriests active in parish ministryhave taken a deep interest inthe Permanent Diaconate.

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languages will be: Msgr. John J.Regan, English; Rev. AntonioTavares, Portuguese; Msgr. Al­fred J. Gendreau, French; Rev.Robert Kaszynski, Polish; Rev.Vincent F. Diaferio, Italian; andRev. James Murphy, Spanish.The priests will also offer peti­tions for the General Interces­sions in the varying languages.

Following the rosary, Masswill begin, with Bishop Croninas principal celebrant. A specialarea for the disabled will be re­served near the altar.

At communion time, priestswill pass among the crowd dis­tributing the Eucharist. It isnoted that those who may havereceived communion earlier inthe day may receive again onthis special occasion.

Each parish will designate 10men to serve as marshals for the

Ecumenists SetSaturday Parley

Father Horace Travassos, co­chairman of the Diocesan Ecu­menical Commission, will beamong panelists at an .ecumen­ical workshop, the first of itskind in Massachusetts, to beheld Saturday at AssumptionCollege, Worcester.

His topic at the all-day meet­ing will be "Ecumenical Mar­riages and the Baptism of Chil­dren." The keynote speaker willbe Dr. Robert McAfee Brown,professor of ecumenics at UnionTheological Seminary in NewYork.City, who was an officialobserver at the Second VaticanCouncil.

Other workshop sessions, withthe over-all t}leme, "How to Ful­fill Our Ecumenical Mandate,"will deal with intercommunion,teaching values in public andprivate schools, ecumenism andthe charismatic movement, or­thodoxy, educational programsfor ecumenism and ecumenicalcooperation on social issues.

The program, which will stresspractical and pastoral approach­es to ecumenism, is open toclergy and laity and further in­formation is available fromFather Travassos,. telephone675-1311.

NecrologyOctober 14

Rev. Msgr. Edward B. Booth,1972, Pastor Emeritus, St. Mary,North Attleboro

Rev. Dennis M. Lowney, 1918,Assistant, Sacred Heart, Taunton

October 19Rev. Manuel A. Silvia, 1928,

Pastor, Santo Christo, Fall River

As has become an annual Col­umbus Day custom. thousan~s

will gather in Fall River onMonday for a candlelight pro­cession and concelebrated Massin honor of Our Lady.

For the occasion, BishopDaniel A. Cronin will be host tothe Most Rev. Aurelio Granada,coadjutor bishop of the dioceseof Angra, Azores, who will bevisiting the diocese as houseguest of Msgr. Luiz G. Men­donca, VG, at Mt. Carmel rec­tory, New Bedford.

Bishop Cronin met BishopGranada in 1972 when the FallRiver Ordinary visited theAzores to participate in a meet­ing of the Portuguese EpiscopalMigration Commission, of whichthe then Father Granada wassecretary.

Participants in Monday's pro­cession will gather by parishesat St. Mary's'Cathedral at 5;30p.m. Monday and will walk inprocession to Kennedy Park, alittle less than mile distant.

As in the past, parishes andorganizations will carry flagsand banners and individuals willhold lighted candles. Each groupwill sing and pray in the lang7uage of its choice, led by adesignated priest or lay person.The rosary will be recited atleast once during the process­ion by each group and hymnswill have a Marian theme.

Once again this year, uponarrival at Kennedy Park, partici­pants will recite the rosary.Leading the decades in different

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,Moral Theology State Continues To Be Depressing

Bobbi·e Walnts: tih,e Better Part of Both Worlds

American Bishops Have Taken Stand on Middle East

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REV.

ANDREW M.

GREELEY

The state of Catholic mor­al theology continues to bedepressing, as the shoot­from-the hip responses tothe recent "test-tube baby case"emphasize. I have three moraltheology books sitting on mydesk - enough to make onewonder whether the disciplineought to be abolished.

The first, "Human Existence,

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MARY

CARSON

My 12-year-old retardeddaughter is convinced she'sa boy. You might think theproblem comes from thefact that we named her Roberta,and her nickname is Bobbie. Butthat didn't bother her for 11years.

Her "identity crisis" really be­gan a year ago when she startedto mature physically. Becauseher mental development is thatof a six-year-old, explaining to

By

JIM

CASTELLI

The church's concerns inthe Middle East are clear,Pope John Paul summed upbefoie the Camp Davidmeeting when he said a justpeace would have to resolve theproblem of the Palestinians, thesecurity of Israel and the statusof the holy city of Jerusalem.

The American bishops issueda major statement on the Mid­Ie East in November 1973. Hereare their recommendations com­pared' with what came out ofCamp David.

By

MARILYN

RODERICK

"The Lord Dwells AmongPots and Pans" is the quoteon the cover of "Carmelite

Medicine and Ethic~" by Willi­am E. May (Franciscan HeraldPress) is doggedly conservative,innocent of sociological and bi­ological infOrmation and grim­ly determined to resist and de­viation from the old traditions.Thus May dismisses the Cath­olic ethical thinkers workingwith the concept of "the pro­portionate good" as "consequen­tialist."

A more moderate book is"Has Sin Changed?" by SeanFagan, S.M. (Michael Galzier,Inc.). Fagan's moral emphasis is011 "person-centered morality,"the "whole person" and "whole··

her was impossible.I needed help, so I called my

real, true, loyal, best friend whois: a nurse and who always says,"If there ir-:; "n"th;.,'"! I can dofor you, let me know."

I told my friend that I hadn'tgotten anywhere explaining"these marvelous changes" toBobbie. I was in for a shock.My friend didn't want the job. . . not that month, the next.'. . nor any other. She knowsthat Bobbie can be very stub­boorn.

I tried talking to Bobbie agair.:."Now you're a big girl ... justlike your sisters . . . just likeme. I like being a girl . . . "

"Yilu're a girl. Good. You canhave it. I'm a boy."

My whole family is 1l0W in

1. The bisops called for "re­cognition of the right of Israelto exist as a sovereign statewith secure boundaries."

The framework for an Egyp­tian-Israeli peace treaty certain­ly provides this, and Israel's se­curity would be protected if theframework ror handling thePalestinian issues on the WestBank of the Jordan is imple­mented.

2. The bishops asked "recog­n:ition of the rights of the Pales­tinian Arabs, especially the refu­gees; this involves, in our view,inclusion of them as partners inany negotiations, acceptance totheir right to a state and com­pensation for past losses to bepaid not only by Israel but al­so by other members of the in­ternational .community responsi-

Cookery," published by aCarmelite monastery in SanDiego, California. This delight­ful meatless cookbook was ag:ift and I couldn't think of anicer present. Replete with doz­ens of meatless dishes it certain­ly would be a welcome additionto anyone's cookbook collectior.:.

It set me thinking about cook­hooks and cooking magazinesfor people who appreciate suchitems under their Christmas

ness in growth." This is fairenough, of course, but once amoral theologian begins to talkabout wholeness and growth hemoves into the area of socialscience scholarship, and FatherFagan seems utterly innocent ofsocial knowledge. The evidencefor example, that parents arestill the principal moral and re­ligious educators of their child­ren is overwhelming. Father Fa­gan .seems unaware of it.

On the liberal side is "Sex­ual Morality - A Catholic Pers­pective" by Philip S.. Keane,S.S. (Paulist Press). It should besaid in Father Keane's defense

the act, gently reminding Bobbiein subtle little ways. Any timewe can, we praise her, "That's agood girl."

Instead of being happy withthe praise, she's indignant. "I'mnot a girl. I'm a BOY! B-Q-Y.Boy, BOY BOY!"

Every month, like clockwork,the battle is renewed.

She has decided that boys donot wear bras. She gets dressedfor school in the morning andtolerates putting one on. ·Theminute she's home from school,she changes and then I n_ot onlyhave the fight of trying to g~t

her to put it back on ... I haveto find it first. She hides them.

The .other day I started topack her lunchbox. I found that

ble for the 1948 partition plan."The framework recognizes

"the legitimate rights of thePalestinian people and theirjust requirements."

It includes the Palestinians aspartners in negotiations on theWest Bank and gives the WestBank autonomy during a five­year transition period that willlead to a final, mutually agreedupon decision on sovereignty.It also holds out the possibilityof claims commissions.

3. The bishops called for andthe framework agreed to theacceptance of United NationsResolution 242 as the basis fornegotiations. It calls for Israeliwithdrawal from territories oc­cupied during the Arab-Israeliwars and respect for the sov-

tree. Don't gasp -- Christmasshipping time is now, as far assubscriptions are concerned.

Many gourmet cooking maga­..:ines are available and a quickbrowse in your public library orat any store carrying a widevariety of magazines will giveyou ideas for the kitchen-lovers~ ..~, .• ];"t. Th~ li~r"rv. again,

and your favorite bookstore, oreven your supennarket, will

that not only is there much thatis useful in this book for thepastoral worker (as there is inFather Fagan's), it is by far thebest text available in English onCatholic sexual morality - farsuperior to the Catholic Theolog­ical Society of America's reportof a year ago. Still, the book isbadly hindered by the author'sdistinction between "ontic"evil and "moral" evil, a distinc­tion which clearly has been de­vised to effect some sort ofcompromise with "Humanae Vi"tae."

I fear that Father Keane failsbetween two stools with that

the previous day she hadn'twaited until she got home fromschool to change.

Yesterday I thought we werefinally making real progress. Shecame to me with her doll pre­cisely wrapped in a receivingblanket.

I was elated.' This was a realstride. I admired the baby, thenasked, "What's your baby~s

name?""Sue. S - U - E. Sue.""That's a nice name for a

baby. And are you the baby'sMommy?"

"NO. I'm the baby'sFATHER!"

I'd be upset except that I re­member being a little girl whowas much happier with a pocket

ereignty and security of thestates involved.

4. The bishops asked that theinvolvement Of the UnitedStates and the Soviet Union becoordinated through the UN.

At the time, the bishops wereconcerned about the possibilityof a U.S.-Soviet imposed settle­ment. But the American roleby no means suggests this.

5. The bishops asked "con­tinued reliance on the UN diplo­matically and through its peace­keeping machinery."

The framework requires thatthe UN Security Council en­dorse the final peace treatiesresulting from the Camp Davidagreements.

6. "Given recognition of theunique status of the city of Jeru-

offer you a wide choice of cook­books.

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distinction. I doubt very muchthat church authorities will bewilling to accept it. I am alsovirtually certain that few mar­ried couples will accept it either.

There is nothing in any ofthese books, all dealing in. oneway or another with sex, whichwould indicate that the authorsare aware of either the poig­nancy of human problems or ofthe richness of the research lit­erature in other disciplines.

What we need is a spiritual­ity of sex. The church seemsquite incapable of producing

. that just now. Instead we pro­vide answers for questions thatno one asks anymore.

knife and a slingshot than withdolls.

Having eight children hasn'tchanged me much. One of thebest times Bobbie and I had thissummer was a game of catchwith a football.

Some might try to cure Bob­bie's identity problem with rigiddiscipline. Others might recom­mend a psychiatrist. I believethat time will take care of it.

The .other day she borrowedher older sister's nail polish anddid a rather commendable jobon herself - right up to herknuckles. I didn't get aroundto nail polish until I was 18.

Basically, I believe it's not somuch that she doesn't want to bea girl - she just wants thebetter part of both worlds.

salem and its religious signifi­cance which transcends the in­terests of anyone tradition,"the bishops said, "we believe itnecessary to insure access to thecity through a form of inter­national guarantee.

"Moreover, the character ofthe city as a religiously plural­ist community, with equal pro­tection of the religious and civilrights of all citizens, must beguaranteed in the name of jus­tice."

Egypt and Israel still disagreeon Jerusalem. Israel says thecity will remain the capital ofIsrael; Egypt says East Jerusa­lem should be returned to Arabcontrol. Israel does allow openaccess to Christian, Jewish al!dIslamic holy places in Jerusa­lem.

. 1 cup thousand island. dress­ing2 cups grated or small dicedSwiss cheese

In a buttered casserole, pan orbaking dish, place 1 layer ofbread cubes, sauerkraut, bakedfish. Repeat, ending with Swisscheese. Bake at 350 for 40 to 45minutes. This serves 8 or more,so halve the recipe if you wanta smaller casserole.

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U.S. DelegationMay Be Complete

A spokesman for CardinalJohn Wright raised hopes thatthe delegation of nine votingU.S. cardinals may be completeduring the upcoming election fora new pope when he announcedOct. 2 that the cardinal "intendsto be in Rome for the conclave,"

Cardinal Wright, prefect ofthe Sacred Congregation forClergy, has been recuperating inBoston from eye and leg sur­gery. He had been advisedagainst attending the last con­clave by his doctors, and wasone of only three cardinal elec­tors who were unable to parti­cipate.

The phrasing of the announce­ment by Father Don Wuerl, thecardinal's secretary, left openthe possibility that CardinalWright's physicians will againadvise him not to travel.

Meanwhile, the other eightU.S. cardinal-electors - alongwith one American cardinal whois ineligible to participate in thepapal election - were converg­ing on Rome. Cardinals TimothyManning of Los Angeles, Willi­am Baum of Washington andHumberto Medeiros of Bostonhad artived by Oct. 2.

Scheduled to arrive later wereCardinals John Krol of Phila­delphia; John Dearden of De­troit; John Carberry of St. Louis;John Cody of Chicago; and Law­rence J. Shehan, retired arch­bishop of Baltimore, who can­not attend the conclave becauseof his age.

Cardinal Terence Cooke ofNew York had not finalized histravel plans by the afternoon ofOct. 2.

The two other U.S. cardinals- James Francis McIntyre, 92,retired archbishop of Los Ang­eles, and Patrick O'Boyle, 82, re­tired archbishop of Washington- are in ill health and had noplans to attend the papal funeralor conclave. Both are ineligibleto vote because of age andneither attended the last con­clave.

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I, to be our Supreme Pastor,even if only for such a shortperiod of time.

As we pray together for therepose of the soul of the de­ceased Pope, we likewise raiseour minds and hearts in prayerto the good Lord, begging him tofavor the Church,. through theHoly Spirit, with another saintlyPontiff who will lead the Churchof God, who will guide thepeople of God and all mankind,to a greater understanding ofthose inscrutable truths - thatgood news - revealed to us byour Lord and Savior JesusChrist so that, through the min­istry of his Vicar on earth, theworld will recognize Jesus asLord, as Shepherd and Guardianof the souls of men. Then, in­deed, there will be but one flockand one shepherd.

May God love and bless youall.

Birthday PartyIs Postponed

A birthday reception and din­ner planned for tomorrow nightat the Condesa restaurant inSomerset for Cardinal HumbertoS. Medeiros has been postponedto Friday, Nov. 10, due to thedeath of Pope John Paul 1.

Tickets already purchased willbe honored at that time andthey are still available fromJoseph Costa Jr., Fall River,general chairman; and from areachairpersons Miss Evelyn Al­meida, Fall River; George Men­donca, New Bedford; and Mrs.Emma Andrade, Taunton.

Bishop FlanaganSilver Jubile'e

Bishop Bernard J. Flanaganof Worester will mark his silverjubilee of episcopal ordinationat a 10:30 a.m. Mass Monday inWorcester Memorial Auditorium.

Assisting him will :be some 40bishops, including three cardin­als, 400 priests and many digni­taries from other Christianfaiths. Cardinal John Cody, aclassmate of Bishop Flanagan,will be homilist.

The Mass will be telecast on,Chanel 27 at 8 Monday night.

Bishop's Homilysays the Lord. (Ezechiel 34:11-13;15)

Channel 27 at 8 Monday night.Therefore, we continue to be

confident that the Church ofGod, under the direct providen­tial care of the Lord himself, willonce again be blessed with apastorally minded Shepherd whowill assume the unique positionof Vicar of Christ on earth, Suc­cessor of Peter, and become theSupreme Pastor of the Church tolead the flock of God.

We mourn the death of PopeJohn Paul 1. It is fitting that wedo so. However, we also thankGod for the wonderful gift hegave us in allowing us the ra­diant, smiling Pontiff, John Paul

~.AI:.POPE JOHN PAUL I met Daniele Bravo, a fifth grader, during one of his last general

audiences. "Do you always want to be in fifth grade?" queried the pope expecting anegative answer. "Yes," said Daniele, "so I can stay with my teacher." (NC Photo)

Sr. Marie MarcA funeral Mass was celebra­

ted fuesday at St. Anne'sChurch, Fall River, for SisterMarie Marc, OP, 77, who diedSunday. She had been a memberof the Dominican Sisters of St.Catherine of Siena, Fall River,for 57 years and had been onthe faculty of Dominican Acad­emy, Fall River, for 10 yearsprinor to her retirement fiveyears ago.

Born in Warren, R.I., she wasthe daughter of the late Al­phonse and Dorilda (Chouinard)St. Laurent. As well as at Dom­inican Academy, she taught atSt. Anne's School, Fall River, atSt. Francis Xavier School, Acush­net, and in Plattsburgh, N.Y.,where she was also active incatechetical work.

She is survived by a brotheran dsister.

Continued from Page ThreeYet, upon calmer reflection,

we realize full well that theworld is the Lord's, that we be­long to him, and are under hisprovidential care. We realize,also, that the Church - hisChurch - is likewise guided bythe mysterious ways of his provi­dence. And so, the words of theProphet Ezechiel, which we alsoheard earlier in this Mass, cometo mind:

Thus says the Lord: I myselfwill look after and tend mysheep. As a shepherd tendshis flock when he finds him­self among his scattered sheep,

so will I tend my sheep Iwill rescue them from everyplace where they were scat­tered when it was cloudyand dark. I will lead themout from among the peoplesand gather them from theforeign lands; I will bringthem back to their owncountry and pasture themupon the mountains of Is­rael. In good pastures Iwill pasture them ... I my­self will pasture my sheep;I myself will give them rest,

Chairmen ForAnnual Ball

Sister Ann

SISTER ANN with daynursery children and aschool benefactor.

Sister Ann Jones, 68, for 20years a teacher in the day carenursery of Mt. St. JosephSchool, Fall River, died lastweek at the motherhouse of theSisters of Charity of Quebec,Canada.

A native of Omaha, she wasthe daughter of the late Freder­ick and Winefred (McConaty)Jones. She entered religious lifein 1928. She is survived by asister, Sister Mary Lea, of theCongregation of Notre Dame ofMercy, and by two brothers.

Her funeral took place Satur­day at the Quebec motherhouse.

Chairmen to direct variousaspects of the 24th annual Bish­op's Charity Ball, to be heldFriday, Jan. 12 at Lincoln ParkBallroom, North Dartmouth.

They are Mrs. Stanley Janickand Robert Coggeshall, decora­tions; Mrs. Michael J. McMa­hon, hospitality; Mrs. James A.O'Brien, presentees; NormanHathaway and Lester Reed, hall;Miss Margaret M. Lahey, theme.

Thirty-six parishes have beennamed to participate in thisyear's presentee program. Eachwill select one young lady to bepresented to Bishop Daniel A.Cronin during one of the ball'straditional highlights.

The parishes are: St. John, St.Stephen, St. Mary and Mt. Car­mel in the Attleboro area; St.Margaret, St. Patrick, St. Joanof Are, St. Augustine, Our Ladyof Lourdes, St. Elizabeth and St.John in the Cape and Islandsarea.

St. Mary, Holy Name, NotreDame, St. Anne, St. Louis, St.Michael, St. William, SantoChristo, St. Bernard, Our Ladyof Grace and Our Lady of Fati­ma in the Fall River area; As­sumption, St. Boniface, St. Fran­cis of Assisi, St. John the Bap­tist, St. Joseph, St. Kilian, St.Theresa, St. Mary and St. Ritain the New Bedford area.

Holy Rosary, Our Lady ofLourdes, St. Mary, St. Paul andImmaculate Conception in theTaunton area..

This year's ball marks thediamond jubilee of the Fall Riverdiocese. Proceeds will benefitcamps and schools for exception­al and underprivileged children.

R,oUTE 6 • between Fall River and New Bedford

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FROM TOP: Bishop Cronin begins Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral attended by mem­bers of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in observance of the 125th anniversary of thedeath of its founder, Frederic Ozanam; sign language choir rehearses hymn for Inter­national Catholic Deaf Association regional conference held at Holy Name Churchand Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River; among lea6ers at Natural Family Planningteacher training program held last weekend at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, are Mr.and Mrs. Stephen Burke, founders of natural family planning in Rhode Island, SisterAngela Francis Souza, OP, assistant director, and Father Thomas L. Rita, diocesan direc­tor of pro-life activities. The program .attracted participants from all New England statesand was a first step in becoming certified to teach the natural family planning method.

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CAN DIEGO (NC) - In anironic twist of fate, a telegramexpressing Pope John Paul I'ssorrow at the recent San Diegoair disaster arrived at the SanDiego diocesan offices the dayafter the pope died.

"Pope John Paul sends ex­pression of his sorrow at greatloss of life in air disaster," saidthe telegram to Bishop Leo "Ma­her of San Diego and signed byCardinal Jean Villot, papal sec­retary of state. Arriving Sept.29, it referred to a Sept. 25crash which killed 151 people,the worst air disaster in U.S.aviation history. Pope John Pauldied of a heart attack Sept. 28.

"His prayerful sympathy goesto all families of the victims up­on whom he invokes strengthand consolation of Christianhope," the telegram said. "Heasks God's help for all thoseworking to provide for the com­mon good in this hour of trag­edy:'

change of letters between the pa­triarch and St. Bernard of Clair­vaux)

On change: "There are thosewho get an idea into their head,bury it there and continue toguard it jealously all their liveswithout examining it or seeingwhat has become of it ·after somuch rain and wind and thestorms of events and changes. . . Life is a very differentthing:' (Letter from St. Bernard), On humility: "When I receive

a compliment I need to comparemyself to the ass which carriedJesus on Palm Sunday. I tellmyself: That ass, as he heardthe applause of the crowd be­came proud and began to nodthanks right and left like aprima donna:' (To King David)

On vacations: "Vacationmeans rest. But there are thosewho know how to take it andthose who don't. It is like dust­ing: Some housewives think theyare dusting, yet they a_re onlymoving dust from one place toanother:'(To 8th-century Dea­con Paul)

THE POPE'S BIRTHPLACE

On the energy crisis: "Thebreakneck race for prosperityand the mad use of nonessentialthings has compromised indis­pensable goods: air, pure water,silence, inner peace, rest.

"We thought that the petrol­eum pool was like a bottomlesswell of St. Patrick. Now we seesuddenly that we are down tothe last drops.

"We hoped that once the oilstopped we could count on nu­clear energy, Ibut they tell usthat production of this leavesdangerous radioactive wastes:'(Letter to Charles Dickens)

.On new morality: "Today apermissive morality is proposed.

"Some propose completelyliberalizing laws on contracep­tion, abortion on demand, freedivorce, pre-marital sex, homo­sexuality, drug use.

"It's a high tide, an advancingcyclone. Before it what can apoor bishop do?" (Letter to St.Luke)

On conduct of public officials:",I am for correct and consistentbehavior from public officials.One reason is that they, throughtheir conduct determine the edu­cation or the lack of educationon youth ...

"The wise official doesn't lethimself be taken in by appear­ances or by praise. He guessesthe temperament and ambitionsof others from their phy~iogno­

my and actions."They push him to act quickly

and he feels that it is not yettime. They tell him that it is'better to wait and his sixthsense tells him .that he mustmove quickly. Later the factsprove him right:' (Imaginary ex-

"You will in fact breathe,air. If your faith is a heap ofgood fruit, there will be anarmy of mice assaulting it.

"If it is a piece of clothing,a hundred hands will try to tearit from you. If it is a house, thedemolition men will try to dis­mantle it piece by piece."

On how women should dress:"I think a woman must first tryto please her parents, brothers,sisters, and above all her hus­band ... And these people wanttheir woman to be beautiful andelegant, but within a frame ofmodesty which makes her evenmore beautiful and morallyfresh:' (To Maria Theresa ofAustria).

Recipients include 34 men(among them Hippocrates, G. K.Chesterton, Guglielmo Marconi),four women (the two St. Ther­esas, Penelope, Empress MariaTheresa of Austria), one bear(the bear of St. Romedius) andone wooden boy (pinocchio.)

The last series is a letter toJesus.

Among the sensitive and prac­tical thoughts of the Venice pa­triarch were the following.

On bishops: "Some bishopsare like eagles who soar withmagisterial documents on a highlevel. Others are like nightin­gales who sing the praises ofthe Lord wondrously. But othersare poor wrens who only chirpon the last limb of the ecclesialtree trying to come out withsome thought or other on vastissues.

"I belong to the last category."(In a letter to Mark Twain.)

On abortion: "Have you heardthe congresswoman? Liberalizedabortion for the advancement ofwomen. But will it be real ad­vancement? . . .

"In many cases abortion freesmore the woman's partner ­husband or not -- from nui­sances and brothers, permittinghim to give way to his sexualdesires without assuming relatedduties.

,"It is a retreat rather than anadvancement for woman vis-a-visman:' (Letter to Italian play­wright Carlo Goldoni).

On his own empty stomach asa youth (to Pinocchio): "On cer­tain occasions, an egg, or even awas shelter from· your hungerand represented for you a ra­diant deep want. It was thesame for me."

On keeping the faith as ayouth (to Pinocchio): "On yourjourney toward autonomy you,Pinocchio, like most all youths17-20, will butt up against thereef of problems of faith.

Book Shows Pope Was- Poor, HungryVATICAN CITY (NC)

"Dear Jesus, I'm under attack.'He's a bishop and cardinal,'they're saying. 'Yet he's writingletters to everyone - MarkTwain, Dickens, and who knowswho else.'''

The late Pope John Paul I'sletters to the famous - or to the"ilustrissimi" (Most illustrious),as the collection of letters is en­titled - were written for theItalian monthly, Messenger ofSt. Anthony, during the 1970s.

They are now being reprinted,issued on cassette tapes andphotocopied. They are also beingtranslated for American readersand will be published by LittleBrown and Co.

The book reveals its authoras a poor often hungry childwho read voraciously. On hisreading list were classics byCharles ,Dickens and MarkTwain. Both were singled outby the patriarch of Venice toreceive "illustrissimi" letters.

The letters show that the popew·as a pastor close to hisflock and concerned with verypastoral questions: how womenshould dress, the elderly, swear­ing, keeping the faith, sexuallove, adolescence.

Not 'Imitation'VATICAN CITY (NC)

Pope John Paul I was not hold­ing "The Imitation of Christ"when he was found dead, Vati­can Radio said.

Changing its own report ofSe,pt. 29, Vatican Radio saidthat he was found dead holding"some sheets of paper contain­ing his personal writings, suchas homilies, speeches, reflectionsand various interventions."

Vatican Radio recalled that"all news media" were saying onSept. 29 that the pope held "TheImitation of Christ," the famous15th century manual of spiritualdevotion Ibelieved to be writtenby Thomas A. Kempis.

Vatican Radio said that it had"echoed this unanimous report,considering it a sure datum notneeding particular cheGking."

Vatican Radio continued; "Noedifying motive or intent, assome have suggested, promptedVatican Radio to transmit thenews, taken for certain by all,as has been said. After duechecking, we are in a positionto say that the pope, when hewas. found dead the morning ofSept. 29 held in his hands pre­cisely some sheets of paper con­taining his personal writings,such as homilies, speeches, re­flections, and·various interven­tions."

FROM THE DAY of hisel1ection, Pope John Paul Ishowed a preference forsimplicity, departing fromse,veral traditions of his pre­dE!cessors. At his installationMass, for instance, he choseto wear a bishop's mitrerather than the papal tiara.(NC Photo)

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ble to vote is 112.There are three valid methods

of election. The first is by unani­mous acclamation expressedfreely and aloud. The second, bydelegation, occurs when everycardinal elector present agrees tochoose a group of cardinals ­an uneven number from nine to15 - to carry out the electionaccording to agreed instructions.

The third and most usualmethod is by scrutiny or ballot,with two voting sessions everymorning and afternoon until acandidate receives two-thirds ofthe votes plus one. Voting takesplace in the Sistine Chapel.

In the past, ballot cards wereburned after each voting sessio~

with wet straw to produce blacksmoke if there was no election,and without straw to producewhite smoke when a new popewas elected. But in the conclavethat elected Pope John Paul, twonew elements were added. Thevotes were burned only at theend of each morning and even­ing session in the event of noelection - after every secondvote instead of after each vote- and chemicals for black orwhite smoke substituted for thetraditional damp straw.

When a cardinal elector iselected pope, the cardinal dean,or the cardinal first in seniority,asks him if he accepts the elec­tion and what name he wishesto use. When Cardinal Lucianichose John Paul I, he was thefirst pope in history to choosea double name. If the one elec­ted accepts and is already abishop, he immediately has fulland absolute jurisdiction overthe whole church. If he is not abishop, he is immediately or­dained a bishop. The conclave isthen over. Each cardinal electorthen makes an act of homageand obedience to the new pope.

Bring Christ to weariedhumankind.

Thus our two loved SistersHave spent themselves. for

souls,To bind and heal

That Christ may make allwhole.

We rejoice with you todayand pray that the Lord will giftboth you and us with manymore years in His service.

ing. The dean of the College ofCardinals, Cardinal Carlo Con­falonieri, 85, the subdean, Car­dinal 'Paolo Marella, 83, or thesenior cardinal preseides overgeneral congregations.

Daily decisions of a routinenature are left to particular con­gregations. The cardinal camer­lengo or chamberlain, CardinalJean Villot, 72, secretary ofstate under Popes Paul and JohnPaul, heads these congregationsand is joined by three other car­dinals chosen by lot from thosewho have the right to elect thepope.

When Pope Paul died, hisdeath was verified by electro­cardiogram, and Cardinal Villotdid not perform the traditionalbut now outdated ritual of strik­ing his head three times with asilver hammer and calling outhis name.

Cardinals in charge of Vati­can congregations lose theirpositions with the death of thepope. Although the new popeis free to make new appoint­ments to all these positions,Pope John Paul simply reap­pointed for the remainder oftheir normal terms all those inoffice under Pope Paul.

After the pope dies, cardinalelectors who are Rome mustwait 15 days before entering in­to the conclave. The College ofCardinals may delay entry be­yond that time but must beginthe conclave after 20 days havepassed. The conclave that elec­ted Pope John Paul started 19days after Pope Paul's death.

Entering the last conclavewere 11 of 114 eligible cardinals,including Pope John Paul, thencardinal patriarch of Venice.With his death and that of Car­dinal Valerian Gracias of Bom­ay, India, since the conclave, thenumber of cardinals now eligi-

priests in bringing the goodnews of Jesus Christ to God'sfamily. Their message is simple.direct and ever true. JesusChrist loves you!

One hundred years of ser-vice

In the vineyard of the Lord,Among the poor and lowlyIn classroom and abroad.Among our trou}>led people,Instructing heart and mind,loving little children,

By John Maher

VATICAN CI1Y (NC) - WithPope John Paul's sudden deathSept. 28, for the second time intwo months the Catholic Churchfaces an interregnum.

The period of transition fromthe reign of one pope to that ofhis successor is a time in whichdecisions are made that will af­fect the lives of millions.

The principal actors in thetransition play roles defined dur­ing the nearly 2,000 years inwhich 262 men have followedeach other as successors ofPeter, the chief of the apostles.These roles in the interregnum,or period when the Apostolic Seeis vacant, have been defined asthey are today in part to avoidrecurrences of the 40 times whentwo or more men claimed sim­ultaneously to be the validlyelected successor of Peter.

When Pope John Paul I diedunexpectedly, the laws for theinterregnum established by hispredecessor, Pope Paul VI, auto­matically went into effect. HadJohn Paul lived longer, he mighthave changed some of the transi­tion laws, as each of his threepredecessors had.

Pope Paul's rules for the in­terregnum and the election ofa new pope were issued on Oct.1, 1975, in the apostolic consti­tution "Romano Pontifici Eli­gendo" ("On Electing the RomanPontiff").

During the vacancy, the Col­lege of Cardinals governsthrough daily general and par­ticular congregations. The firstgeneral "<ongregation was heldlast Saturday.

Major decisions are taken bymajority vote of general congre­gations, which consist of all themembers of the College of Car­dinals, unless they are legiti­mately prevented from attend-

The following appreciation ofSisters Aurora and Mary wa..sent to The Anchor by fellowmembers of their community.

To live is a celebration; toknow that I am not alone andthat my words and actions areprecious for they help, to createhope in the hearts of others.

If one year is but a shadowof life what can be said aboutfifty years of dedication, loveand service to the Lord and Hispeople?

On October I, 1978, SisterAurora Avelar and Sister MaryLuongo celebrated their 50thanniversary as Sisters of St.Dorothy. The lines and shadowsof the 50 years of this commit­ment have etched a magnificentpicture of smiling faces, faithand hope.

·Besides teaching at Our Ladyof Mt. Carmel School in NewBedford, these Sisters visitsenior citizens, the sick thetroubled, assisting the parish

SistersMarkJubilee

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KNOW YOUR FAITHNC NEWS

DOROTHY DAY

Dorothy Day

CHIPSBy William Ryan

They come from many walksof life but their common goalis to give witness to the loveof Christ in the community inwhich they live and work. Theirneighborhood storefront organ­ization called Christian Help inPark Slope (CHIPS) providesservices to both poor and well­to-do in the Prospect Park sec­tion of Brooklyn.

Inspired by and in many wayssimilar to the Catholic Workermovement, CHIPS is also different. Unlike the Catholic Workerpeople who devote full time tosoup kitchens and hospitalityhouses and usually shun involve­ment with. bureaucratic struc­tures, most CHIPS membershold excellent jobs and are deep­ly involved in established so­ciety. Yet they help the poor.

"It is not easy," said oneparticipant, "but through Christwe get the strength and help todo this, and the store has stayedopen."

Ed Mohler, a co-founder, saysone key to understandingCHIPS is to know the neigh­borhood in which it grew. Assist­ant professor of children's or­thopedic surgery at DownstateMedical Center at King's CountyHospital, Dr. Mohler is not thesort of man you expect to findrunning a soup kitchen in hisspare time.

But Dr. Mohler is unusual,and Park Slope is an unusualneighborhood. There are about75,000 people. Park Slope "is abeautiful mixture of humanity,"Dr. Mohler says. "Within a four­block area, you find super richto destitute poor. It is a natural­ly integrated neighborhood thathas seen many changes. It'sheavily Italian and Spanish;.there are upper-middle-class,professional people, all kinds ofpeople. Most of them are in­volved in the struggle to meetthe urban challenge. We try tobe open to that too."

"We found out we had theknow-how to get things done,but always we felt that weshould be doing more," Dr.Mohler says. CHIPS was bornout of that determination.

"We searched to see whatcould be done. We visited var­ious places, including the Cath­olic Worker, but their operationseemed rather big for what wehad in mind," Dr. Mohler re­members. Then they saw a smallsoup kitchen in the Bronx anddecided to do something similarin Park Slope. The entire groupcommitted themselves to sett­ling on the store site which be­came CHIPS. They fixed it upand financed it in April, 1973.

By Father John J. CasteIot

Dorothy Day is one of thoserare Catholics who has becourage to take the Gospelseriously and live according tothe Beatitudes. She has taken'seriously the teachings and di­rections of the social encyclicalsissued by Leo XIII and his suc­cessors down to our own day.

These teachings have guidedher life. She was born in 1897in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her father, aScotch-Irish Calvinist, hailedfrom Tennessee; her mother, anEpiscopalian, came from Ma~'l­

boro, N.Y. When she was six,her sportswriter father took thefamily to California, but afterthe San Francisco earthquake,they moved to Chicago, whereit took them a while to get ontheir feet.

A bright, serious high schoolstudent, she won a collegescholarship and spent two yearsat the University of Illinois. For­mal education left her cold, butshe read voracious;ly andthoughtfully: all of Dostoevskj'sworks and stories of Gorki andTolstoi. Her consuming interestin social problems led her ·~o

join the Socialist Club. Follow­ing a not unfamiliar route, shegave up religion and became ::ngeneral a non-conformist.

Throughout her life, she hasnever been content merp.ly ';0

alliviate the poverty of theunderprivileged; she has sharedit. Her work brought her intocontact with all sorts of left­wing people, especially MikeGold, later a steady contributorto the communist Daily Worker.After an arrest and jail sentencein Washington for picketing theWhite House with a group ofsuffragists, she returned to NewYork. Here, inexplicably, shefound herself dropping in to St.Joseph's Church for early morn·

ing Mass, the beginning of astrange irresistable attractionfor the church.

Her aimless travels took her'to Europe, Chicago, New Or­leans, and finally to a cottageon Staten Island, where she en­tered a common-law union withForster Battingham and, strange­ly again, found herself prayingand attending Sunday Mass. OnMarch 3, 1927, her daughter,Tamar, was born and she hadher baptized in June. She andForster separated an<~ in De­cember she herself was baptized.While covering the Washingtonhunger marches for Common­weal and America, she went tothe Shrine of the ImmaculateConception and prayed for ananswer. It came in the personof Peter Maurin.

Maurin is a legend all by him­self, but his spirit and ideas havedominated Dorothy's life. AFrench peasant immigrant, hewas a devout Catholic, a mod­em Francis of Assisi. Completelydetached from material things,he was notoriously uncaringabout his personal appearance.Bursting with ideas, he was ata loss as to how to implementthem. When George Shuster,editor of Commonweal, sent himto Dorothy Day, a new era wasborn.

Since Dorothy's strong suitwas journalism, he suggestedthat she put on a paper to enun­ciate his principles and bringthe teaching of the social en­cyclicals to the masses. On MayDay, 1933, when 5,000 socialistsand communist gathered for arally in Union Square, she andthree young men were on handwith the first issue of the Cath·olic Worker.

Wider distribution broughtencouragement and support, andthe Catholic Worker Movementbegan its long, fruitful march.

By Father Alfred McBride

There have always been twoapproaches to those who areunjustly treated, a care for theirimmediate needs and a fightagainst the forces that createthe injustice. The prophets ofthe Old Testament were wellknown for their courageousstruggle against the social evilsthat produced misery among thedisadvantaged. The prophetAmos captured this sentimentwhen he thundered, " Woe toyou, who are at ease in Zion,you who cause the hunger andsorrow of the poor" (Amos G,l).

The religious attitude towardinjustice should be one, then,of suring the symptoms (cor­poral works of mercy) and cur­ing the causes (social reform)of injustice. Two great womenof the church have in our timecharacterized and modeledthese basic approaches. MotherTeresa of India has devoted her­self to curing the symptoms ofinjustice. Her work and that ofher sisters among the poor ofCalcutta and other parts of theworld has reawakened the Gos­pel call in sensitive hearts every­where about the need to careright now for those withoutanyone to help them.

Dorothy Day of New Yorksymbolizes the other aspect ofthe message, namely the Chris­tian responsibility to cure thecauses of injustice. In 1932, thethird year of the depression,when every' fifth American wasunemployed, Dorothy Day andPeter Maurin began the Cath­olic Worker Movement. Throughits houses of hospitality, farm­ing communes, discussion groups,study clubs and publications,members of the movementspread the social doctrine ofthe church and have savedcountless lives from tragedy.

Like Mother Teresa, DorothyDay does indeed take care ofthe symptoms of injustice, butshe is dedicated to social reformthat would stop those injusticesfrom happening in the firstplace. She has spoken againstthose who would say that theonly solution to social prob­lems is to be found in atheisticradicalism. "Is it not possible,"said she, "to be radical withoutbeing atheistic? May we notprotest, expose, complain andpoint out abuses and demandreforms without the overthrowof religion?"

In her work throughout 46years of tireless effort, she haslived to see her ideals assumemore and more acceptance. Fewpeople have done more to popu­larize the teaching of the socialreform encyclicals of the popesand the programs for the re­contruction of the social orderby the church.

In our own time, this discus­sion revolves around what is

called institutional injustice andsystemic violence. The magni­tude of political, financial, educa­tional and communications insti­tutions has accelerated thepossibilities of injustice far be­yond what now may seem asimple time in 1932.

The effect is felt in the UnitedStates by the racial and ethnicminority groups and in the ThirdWorld by the millions upon mil­lions of people who have littlerecourse against systematic vio­lence other than the moral forceof Christian insight such as thatof Dorothy Day - or an alli­ance with nations whose philoso­phies are totalarian and promisebread in tum for the loss offreedom. It is Dorothy Day'shope that Christians will rise upto cleanse the temples of theFirst World, those sources of in­justice, so that the oppressedof the world may know the won­der and dignity of a self-fulfill­ing life.

In the tradition of Gandhi andMartin Luther King, (or pe~hapsthey in hers) Dorothy Day's mili­tance is that of non-violence.She prefers to use the guns andswords of the spirit. She stands:by the faith that produces a soulforce far greater than the bombsof the powerful. In her opinion,"Right makes right." Her ownwork stands as the most elo­quent tribute one could find topay her. She has been therewhen we needed her.

EGO TripBy Father Joseph M. Champlin

Father Tom Scanlon has beenteaching religion at Philadel­phia's Cardinal Dougherty HighSchool for many years.

On weekends, he assists in aparish, is the presenting priestat a Marriage Encounter or di­rects with others a new pro­gram for youth called EGO.

EGO, an acronym for Encoun­tering God in and with Others,is an attempt to apply MarriageEncounter principles and tech­niques to the needs of teen­agers.

Two couples, a priest andsix teen-agers form the present­ing team on each weekend.

EGO adopts the four thrustsof a regular Marriage Encoun­ter: the I, we, and God, and we,God and the world phases. Amonthly follow-up program triesto solidify and deepen the per­sonal growth realized from thisintensive weekend.

Bob King, age IS, made anEGO, liked it and told his Mar­riage Encounter parents: "NowI understand better what youare doing. If we teens get thekids and you the adults, we canreally change the world."

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Cardinal Jean Villot went to thepope with normal business. Thecardinal later said that the popeshowed no signs of fatigue orill health.

At 9 p.m. Pope John Paulspoke by phone with CardinalGiovanni Colombo of Milan. "Hespoke with me personally for along time in a very normalvoice," said the cardinal after­wards. "There was no sign offatigue in it or of physical ill­ness.

"He asked me as he said good­bye to pray for him. He was fullof serenity," said Cardinal Co­lombo.

Just before 10 p.m. the pope'sVenetian secretary, Father DiegoLorrenzi, told the pontiff that ayoung Roman communist, Ivoiini, had been shot dead as heread the party paper, L'Unita, ona street corner.

"Even the young are killingone another," the pope reported­ly told his secretary.

With those thoughts the popewalked toward the large, aus­terely furnished papal bedroomon fourth floor of the palace.

He had chosen to sleep inPope Paul's old bed - a whitehospital-like metal bed.

The large wooden bed of PopeJohn XXUI still stood in the bed­room. Pope Paul never wantedto move it out and his successorhad left the bed there, too.

Pope John Paul lit the light,went to bed and picked up hispersonal papers for the last time.

Daniele Bravo, gave a totallyunexpected answer to his questions.

After the audience the popemet with' Melkite-Rite PatriarchMaximos V Hakim of Antiochand Archbishop Joseph Tanil,Melkite bishop of Newton, Mass.,for 20 minutes.

Patriarch Maximos said thatthe pope was laughing and smil­ing "in a child-like way"throughout the audience.

The pope restated to the patri­arch his desire that Lebanon re­main a free country and place ofdialogue between religions.

Not much is known of whathappened Wednesday evening.

Thursday, Sept. 28:Pope John Paul began the

work day with a series of pri­vate audiences. He receivedAfrican Cardinal Bernardin Gan­tin, president of the PontificalJustice and Peace Commission.together with several high offi­cials of the commission.

The visits were part of a seriesof getting-to-know-you meetingsbetween John Paul and heads ofdepartments of the Roman Curia.The pope met with the cardinaland the officials until about·10:30 a.m.

He then received the papalnuncio to Brazil and the nuncioto the Netherlands. The nunciosgave the pope a running run­down on the situation in thosenations.

That same morning the pontiffreceived Cardinal Julio Rosalesof Cebu, the Philippines, andeight other Filipino bishops. Hegave them a formal speech inEnglish on the importance ofworking for social improvementswithout playing down thechurch's mission .to preach"higher goods."

After one more private audi­ence that morning, the popebroke for lunch.

He started reviewing papersafter lunch and signed his lastofficial letter, a Latin letter toBishop Hugo Aufderbeck, apos­tolic administrator of Erfurt­Meiningen, East Germany, onthe 700th anniversary of theconstruction of the Church ofSt. Severus at Erfurt.

At 7:30 p.m. Secretary of State

By John Muthig

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Thelast two days in the life of PopeJohn Paul I were very full, evenfor the spiritual leader of 700million Roman Catholics. Noteverything that happened duringthose two busy days has yetbeen made public. But the prin­cipal activities included:

Wednesday, Sept. 27:The pope rose as usual before

dawn, shaved with his electricrazor and offered Mass, with histwo private secretaries and fourhousekeeping sisters assisting.

Due to the large number ofpeople holding tickets for theweekly Wednesday audience,Vatican officials decided to holdone audience for the German­speaking in St. Peter's Basilicaat 11 a.m. and another audiencefor the others at 11 :30 in themodern audience hall.

The meeting with many thou­sand German-speaking pilgrimsand tourists marked the firsttime that Pope John Paul I hadpresided at any public ceremonywithin the huge basilica.

It was also the first time thathe spoke publicly as pope in his!halting German. A week earlierat the 'general audience, he hadconfessed that he was very badat speaking foreign languagesand said he often made a fool ofhimself when speaking a foreigntongue in Venice. At the generalaudience in the Nervi Hall, thepope gave a four-page talk frommemory in Italian. Then, againfor the first time, he read a sum­mary of his Italian talk inFrench, English and Spanish.

He entered and left the mod­ern hall in the sedia gestatoria(portable throne). The pope hadordered the chairbearers to walkmore slowly than they had inthe past so that the crowds couldsee him better.

The audience in the modernhall was spirited. The pope'stheme was charity, and to makea point about Christian love, hecalled a fifth-grader up from thecrowd to answer questions.

The pope, who once said thathe visited with 2,000 school stu­dents each week as patriarch ofVenice, wasn't taken aback inthe least when the student,

POPE JOHN PAUL I preferred walking into his audiences but he used the traditionalgestatorial chair after being told he was hard to see otherwise. His audiences rapidly be­came extremely popular as pilgrims responded to his warm manner and anecdotal styleof speech. (NC Photo)

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FILM Ri~TINGS::~~~A-I Approved for Children and Adults

Acr~s the Great Divide Hot lead and Gold Feet R~turn from WitchThe Cat from Outer Space The Magic of I.assie MountainChildren of Theatre Street Race for Your life, SasquatchCandleshoe Charlie Bro~\'O The Sea GypsiesDersu Uzala The Rescuers SummerdogFor the love of Benji Pete's Dragon Three WarriorsFreaky Friday

A-2 Approved for Adults and AdolescentsAirport 77 A Hero Ain't Nothing People That"· Tirr:e ForgotThe American Friend But a Sandwich RoselandThe Bad News Bears International Velvet Scott Joplin

Go To Japan Jacob the liar Sinbad and· the Eye ofThe Black Pearl Julia the .. TigerCapricorn One Kingdom of thEl Spiders Star WarsThe Chess Players The lincoln Conspiracy The ~warm

Close fncounters of MacArthur Viva Knievelthe Third Kind Matilda Volcano

Crossed Swords Mohammed, M,~ssenger Warlords of AtlantisFantastic Animation Fest· of God . We All loved Eacll Other

ivai The Mouse and His Child So MilchGray lady Down Nickelodeon The Wild DuckHeaven Can Wait Operation Thunderbolt You light Up My life

A-3 Approved f,or Adults OnlyAguirre A Dream of Passion Opening NightAll The President's Men The Driver OrcaAll This and World War II The Ouellists The Other Side of theAmerican Hot Wax The Domino Principle' Mountain, Part IIThe Amsterdam Kill The Eagle Has landed Our Winning SeasonAnnie Hall Efti Briest The OutfitAnother Man, Another F.I.S.T. Outlaw Blues

Chance FM Piece of ActionAudrey Rose Foul Play Pink Panther Strikes AgainBad -News Bears in Break· Go Tell The S~artans Rebellion in Patagonia

ing Training Gray Eagle Revenge of theThe Big Fix The Greatest Pink PantherThe Battle of Chile House Calls RockyBeyond and Back If Ever I See You Again Rena'do ClaraBittersweet love I Never Promised You a RollercoasterBlack and White in Color Rose Garden RoselandBlack Sunday Iphigenia Sandakan 8Bobby Deerfield I Wanna Hold Your Hand Scott JoplinBorn Again Jaws Sgt. Pepper's lonelyBound for Glory Jaws II Hearts Club BandBreaker, Breaker Jennifer Seven-Per·Cent So:utionBridge Too Far King Kong The ShootistBrothers laGrande Bourl:eoise Shout At The DellilThe Buddy Holly Story last Remake of Beau Geste SidewinderBurnt Offerings The late Show Siiver StreakBy the Blood of Others The last Waltz Smokey and Ban:!itThe Car let's Talk About Men SorcererCasey's Shadow lifeguard Spy Who loved MeCassandra Crossing A little Night Music A Star Is BornThe Cheap Detective logan's Run Starship InvasionsCheckered Flag or Crash looking Up StroszekCitizens Band lumiere Sweet RevengeComa Madame Rosa TelefonCoup de Grace March or Die TentaclesCousin Angelica The Medusa Touch Thank God It's FridayCria! Mr. Klein ThievesDamnation Alley New Yor~, New York The Turning PointDay of the Animals Obsession Who'll Stop The RainDays of Heaven Oh, God! A Woman's DecisionDeath On The Nile The One and Dilly

B - Objectionable in Part for EveryoneAlmost Summer It lives Again Doesn'tAvalanche It's Alive Pardon Mon AffaireThe Best Way Jabberwocky RubyBetween the lines Journey into the Beyond ScalpelThe Big Sleep The last Days of Man on The Silver BearsBig Wednesday . Earth SkateboardThe Boys in Company C let Joy Reign :)upreme StingrayComing HOll1e Mado Straight TimeConvoy The Manitou SuspiriaCorvette Summer Man Who loved Women Thunder and lightningCross of Iron Marathon Man Town That Dreaded Sun·Damien.Qmen II Mean· Frank, Crazy Tony downThe Deep Network Twilight's last GleamingThe Enforcer. The Next Man Two Minute WarningFinal Chapter· Walking Tall A Ni~ht Full of Rain An Unmarried WomanGirlfriends Nunzio A WeddingThe Goodbye Girl The Omen Voyage to Grand TartarieGreaseOne.Qn.Qne Which Way Is UpHooper One Sings, the Other Youngblood

A-4 Separate C:lassification(A-Separate Classification is given to certain films which while netmorally offensive, require some analysis and explanation as a pro­tection against wrong interpretatio:ns and false conclusions.)Go'Tell The Spartans My Father, My Master The Serpent's EggInteriors Nasty Habits Short EyesHigh Anxiety Outrageous! A Special DayThe lacemaker Saturday Night Fever .Summer ParadiseThe last Tycoon

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gifts in various measures to va­rious individuals," said a highCuria official. "That still holdstoday. It would be cheapeningthe Gospel to think that thereare only one or two possibleways to be pope in 1978."

"I loved the style of PopeJohn Paul, but in a sense I'mconvinced it was God's provi­dence which gave him a shortreign," said a U.S. priest whois a long-time Rome resident.

"Already grave problems re­quiring great experience and vastknowledge to solve were comingto the pontiff's attention. In hisbeautiful, Christ-like simplicity,would he have been able tohandie them?" the priest won­dered.

The outstanding moments ofthe pontificate, however, wereJohn Paul's meetings with thecommon people.

At the audiences he told themstories about matrimony, familylife and staying right with God.

"Marriage," he once saidlaughingly, "is like a golden birdcage. Those on the outside aredying to get in, while those onthe inside are dy.ing to get out."

In his three general audiencesPope John Paul gave four·pagespeeches on faith, hope and chari­ty - speeches delivered frommemory without the help ofnotes.

He told the Romans that thechurch of Rome would be a realChristian community only if itregarded the poor as its "realtreasure."

The only change in Vaticanforeign policy engineers by thispope was to make a statementthat the "security of Israel" wasa prime factor, along with thefate of the Palestinians and thecity of Jerusalem, in any peacesettlement in the Middle East.The Vatican had not publiclyalluded to Israel's security inprevious Middle East comments.

The pope's folksy style car­ried over even to formal me~t-

ings. .

On Sept. 21 Pope John Paulastonished 55 American bishopsreceived in "ad limina" visitwhen he threw open the meetingto questions. Such official epuis­copal visits to the pope weremuch more formal under PopePaul VI.

The "poor little pope," couldnever keep his white papalskullcap in place. He alwayslooked uncomfortable and stoop­shouldered on the baroque orRenaissance thrones he occupied.But the people 10veQ him.

Pope's LegacyBy John Muthig

VATICAN CITY (NC)What legacy will the 34-day pon­tificate of Pope John Paul Ileave to the 263rd successor ofSt. Peter?

Certainly it would be hard forthe next pope to backtrack oncertain stylistic changes madeby Pope John Paul.

On the other hand, it wouldbe unrealistic and unevangelical,say some veteran Vatican obser­vers, to expect the new pope tobe a carbon copy of the popewith the broad smile.

"St. Paul told the Corinthiansthat the spirit gives a variety of

cession of gondolas which hadtraditionally welcomed new pa­triarchs to Venice, so in 1978 heshelved the triple-crown papaltiara. .

He tried also to do away withthe portable throne (sedia ges­tatoria). But his small stature

parents followed their daughters'school schedules during a miniclass day; and had the oppor­tunity to meet faculty members.

Under a new advisor pro­gram, each Gerrard student hasbeen assigned a faculty member·as a personal advisor.

Sister Elizabeth McAuliffe,principal, and Ms. Marjorie Mor­in, discipline coordinator, re­cently attended a leadershipworkshop at Bishop ConnollyHigh School.

{about five feet five inches)made it impossible for the hugecrowds to see him.

With characteristic humility,Pope John Paul began using thethrone again.

Whenever he appeared in pub­lic, his talks were always inter­rupted by deep bass voices fromthe huge crowd yelling "Viva iIpap."

His beautiful smile whippedup excitement in the crowds.He always left functions givinghis blessing and calling smiling­ly to the crowd: "Be good, calmdown."

Cardinals who live in Romewere all amazed at the enor­mous crowds that the pope'sSunday noon blessing attractedin his short reign. In previouspontificates, about 15,000people usually attended theshort rite if the day was sunny.

But John Paul I attractednearly 100,000 each week forhis talk and hIessing.

Bishop Fe·ehanNext week, Sister Alice Fon­

taine will particpate in an educa­tors' tour conducted by theU.S. Air Force at Kessler AirForce Base in Mississippi.

Spirit is mounting as the At­leboro school anticipates Satur­day's game with Attleboro High.Tomorrow there will be a rally,with the band, color guard, twirl­ers, cheerleaders, and the SpiritClub performing. Saturday even­ing there will be a studentcouncil sponsored dance in thecafeteria.

<Recently a group of studentsaccompanied by Mrs. PamelaVan Deusen attended "Man ofLa Mancha" in Boston.

Bishop G'errardBig Sister.,Little Sister Week

is in progress at Bishop Ger­rard High in Fall River, with thepurpose of welcoming freshmento the school community.

Tomorrow, a Life Education­al Van will be at the school andstudents will view displays ex­plaining fetal development andemphasizing the value of life.

At a recent parents' night,

By John Muthig

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Mil­lions will remember Pope JohnPaul I as the pope who smiledat the world.

His 34-day pontificate, despiteits brevity, brought a revolu­tionary new atmosphere to theVatican - a relaxed, joyful par­ish atmosphere.

From the moment Pope JohnPaul first appeared on the im­posing central balcony of St.Peter's Basilica Aug. 26, he dis­armed the world's 732 millionCatholics by speaking on a hu­man scale of everyday things asno other modern pope has done.

Neither the huge crowds northe blinding television lights norbattalions of reporters who tail­ed the- pontiff during his month­long reign discouraged him fromspeaking simply, or from admit­ting "I don't know anythingahout this job."

He ran the Vatican as a coun­try pastor would his parish.

Up with the farmers at 5 a.m.,the pope spent a half hour medi­tating and reading his Liturgyof the Hours in the morningquiet.

At his general audiences, he. laughed, told stories and especi­ally smiled. Twice he invitedchildren up to the throne at theaudience to "help out" in mak­ing a point on Christian living.

The pope, who ate like a can­ary and grew up eating polenta(corn bread grits), was mystifiedby the meals offered him in theVatican. The day after his elec­tion Cardinal Jean Villot openeda bottle of precious Dom Perig­non champagne ir.: his honor, but .the humble new pope did notknow what it was.

Pomp and circumstance werethe crosses of his life.

As he had in 1969 cancelledthe glorious triumpha"listic pro-

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the Lane Up in Smokelooking for Mr. Goodbar ValentinoNational lampoon's Animal The Van

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Did John PaulHave a Will?

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Vati­can officials are unsure whetherPope John Paul II left a writtenlast will and testament. '

In conversation with his sec­retary, Father Diego Lorrenzr,the pope recently said that hisown testament "would not ex­ceed a half page or 14 or 15lines," said Vatican Radio.

Vatican officials suspectedthat the pope may have writtenat least a few notes for a lastwill and testament.

The papal apartment, however,is under sealed locks. It will notbe reopened until a successor iselected.

Pope John Paul owned prac­tically nothing.

When he arrived as bishop inVittorio Veneto, Pope John Pauldeclared: "I have arrived herewithout five centesimi in mypocket and I want to 'leave herewithout five centesimi."

The "cenesimo" (centesimi isthe plural of centesimo) is thesmallest unit of Italian currencyand is so valueless that it hasbeen withdrawn from circulation.

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Bishop's Night

old as he is, Daddy isn't toohappy. As the title should makeamply clear this trashy movieis about sex among the "beauti­fu" people. (B)

Sunday, Oct. 8, "The Churchin Latin America: A. Preview ofpuebla," 5-6 p.m. EDT (NBC) ­Protestants, Jews and Catholicsaround the world will be focus­ing attention on a crucial meet­ing of Latin American bishopsbeginning Oct. 12 in Puebla,Mexico. In this NBC televisionspecial, Archbishop Marcos Mc­Grath of Panama City, Panama,is joined by Maryknoll Mission­ary Sister Rosemary McCormackand Thomas Quigley, advisor onLatin American affairs to theU.S. Catholic Conference, in adiscussion of the issues thatmake this third general assem­bly of the Latin American bish­ops of such international impor­tance - issues that have putthe church over the last decadeon a collision course with re­pressive regimes as it has under­taken the protection of the poor,the defense of human rightsand the struggle to change un­just social and political struc­tures. Philip Scharper, editor ofOrbis Books, serves as modera­tor of this usec presentation.

"It is saddening, shocking, in­deed unbelievable that this re­markable personality should betaken from us ~o quickly."

"Indeed," Mondale said, "justminutes before we heard of hisdeath j we received a personalletter signed by His Holiness toPresident Carter expressing hiscongratulations on the s~ccess

of Camp David.

Three barbershop quartetswill entertain at the annual Bish­op's Night program of the FallRiver Catholic Woman's Club,to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday atWhite's restaurant,Fall River,and to honor Bishop Daniel A.Cronin.

To be heard are the Narra­gansett Bay Chorus, Three Rightsand a Wrong and the SpindleCity Two Plus Two.

Carter's MotherAt Funeral

WASHINGTON (NC) - Mrs.Lillian Carter, the mother ofPresident Jimmy Carter, headedthe U.S. delegation to the fun­eral of Pope John Paul I.

Vice President Walter Mon­dale, who met with Pope JohnPaul after his installation, wasoriginally scheduled to head thedelegation, but changed his plansbecause of heavy activity in theclosing days of the current ses­sion of Congress.

Mondale issued a statement onthe pope's death and then dis­cussed the pope with reporters.

"He was a man of deep com­passion," Mondale said, "He wasterribly worried about the devas­tation in Lebanon.

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MoviC!S on TVSunday, Oct. 8, 9 p.rn. (ABC)

- "The GumbaJl Rally" (1976)- A mindless movie about across-country car race featuringa cast of characters as indisting­uishable as the cars they drive.An inept combination of speedon the road and leering sex atthe pit-stops. (B)

Tuesday, Oct. 10,9 p.rn. (CBS)- Jacqueline Susann's "Once IsNot Enough" (1975) - KirkDouglas stars as a washed-upmovie producer who marries arich woman (Alexis Smith) sohe can continue providing hisdaughter (Deborah, Raffin) witha luxurious lifestyle. When thedaughter falls for a hard-drink­ing novelist (David Janssen) as

"In Death on the Nile" (Para­mount) a beautiful but ill-tern·pered heiress (Lois Chiles) ismurdered on a honeymooncruise on the Nile. Attemptingto solve the crime is HerculePoirot, Agatha Christie's famedsleuth, played by Peter Ustinov.Suspects include Mia Farrow,George Kennedy, ,Bette Davis,Maggie Smith, Angela Lans­bury and others who might haveprofited from the murder.Photography, acting and plot­ting are good, although woundsand murder are too graphicallyportrayed for the very young.(PG, A3)

"Warlords of Atlantis" (Col­umbjia) Two young scientists(Doug McClure and Peter Gil­more) are trapped in an under­sea kingdom, where they meetbeautiful Cyd Charisse. But sheis not reason enough to see thisdreadful movie, filled with pap­er-macher monsters, woodendialogue and leaden comic relief.(PG, A-2)

"A Wedding" (Fox). The cen­tral plot' has to do with thebride's unmarried sister beingpregnant, allegedly by the groom.The view of human nature is alittle too jaundiced and the hu­mor is often offensive - es­pecially the treatment of thesister's pregnancy - as is agratuitous bit of nudity. (R,B)

"Up In Smoke" (Paramount).A mindless comedy about twoCalifornia potheads (CheechMarin and Tommy Chong) insearch of marijuana to "inspire"Cheech's rock group. Their trav­els lead to a stash in Tijuanaand pursuit by bumbling nar­cotics cop Stacey Keach. Thejokes, when not witless clichesabout the pleasures of the drugculture, depend heavily on thetitillating and the scatological.(R,C)

Symbols following film reviews indicateboth general and Catholic Film Officeratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen·eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug­gested; R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: Al-approved forchildren and adults; A2-approved foradults and adolescents; A3-approved foradults only; B-objectionable in part foreveryone; A4-separate classification(given to films not morally offensivewhich, however, require some analysisand explanation); C-condemned.

half hour of meditation and re­citation of the Liturgy of theHours.

He maintained that scheduleduring his 33-day pontificate.

While in Venice, the patriarchallowed himself only seven daysa year of vacation. He almostalways took it at the Mariansanctuary of Pietralba, a shrinehe used to visit as a boy withhis mother.

While on vacation, the car­dinal often ate in a small localrestaurant and sometimes play­ed bocce (a lawn bowling game)with local residents.

After the death of Pope Paul,his name rarely appeared highon lists of papabili. To anyonewho mentioned that he mightbe elected pope, Cardinal Lu­ciani quoted a Venetian proverb:"You don't make gnocchi (anItalian pasta dish) out of thisdough."

On the first day of balloting,Cardinal Luciani was electedpope by his 110 fellow electorsin one of the shortest conclavesin history.

At the time of his death hewas just beginning to settleinto the papal office after amonth of time-consuming andsolemn ceremonies of inaugura­tion.

ReminderThe office of the Permanent

Diaconate is now conductingpre-application interviews ofprospective candidates for itssecond deacon class, which willbegin studies for ordinationnext September. This processfor the third class will not beundertaken until September1981. Therefore, those presentlyinterested in the Permanent Dea­con Program of the Diocese anddesiring to discuss the possib­ility of participation in this sec­ond class should contact:

Rev. John F. Moore, DirectorPermanent Diaconate ProgramP.O. Box 7Fall River, MA 02722

could easily fall into this limitedmentality.

It must be repeated time andtime again that the permanentdiaconate is a true and realsharing in the Sacrament ofOrders. Those who have thefaculties of active ministry mustalways be aware of this fact,lest they try to relegate the dia­conate to some infereior state orfeel, for their own selfish rea·sons, that the order of deaconhas little relevance to the ex­pression of ministry in their par­ish.

As attempts are made to con­tinue building our diocesan dia­conal community on solidgrounds of cooperation andunderstanding, it is more thangratifying to see how many par­ish priests have shared their en­thusiasm for this work that theLord has begun. In such a spirit,the hopes and ideals of the Vati­can Fathers will truly be realizedby those who witness in HolyOrders to the spirit of fraternalcharity that must be realized be­tween Bishop, P.riest and Dea­con.

Continued from Page Twotered with gusto into smallgroup debates.

When Venice's Cardinal Pa­triarch Giovanni Urbani died in1969, Pope Paul chose AlbinoLuciani to be spiritual head ofthe canal city. .

At his own insistence the newpatriarch entered his See with­out the triumphalistic process­ion of ornate boats and gondolaswhich had welcomed Venetianpatriarchs for centuries.

'Patriarch Luciani's personalhumility and concern for the poorwere dominant characteristicsof his nine years in Venice.

The patriarch urged his prieststo sell unused gold and preciousobjects for the sake of the poor.

He shied away from galas of­fered by Venetian high societyand would go only to charity af­fairs when the hostess insistedthat his presence would promptother high authorities to attend.

At such functions, the patri­arch was often seen in a cornershyly sipping a drink.

Patriarch Luciani usually wentto bed after watching the even­ing television news which fin­ishes at about 8:45 p.m. in Italy.He was llimost always up at 5a.m. to begin the day with a

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only for the good of the Churchbut also for the mutual supportthat deacon and priest mustshare within the framework ofHoly Orders.

It should be recalled that theDiaconate was restored by thebishops. of the world during thedays of Vatican II, anticipatingthe Church's growing need forthe ministries of Sacrament,Word and Charity which at thattime were principlilly sharedonly with bishops and priests.The bishops of the council re­flected on the office of the dea­con, as exercised in the firstfew centuries of the Church anddecided to restore the diaconateas an active and permanent min­istry open to married and singlemen.

By ordination, the deaconshares a threefold scope of ser­vice with Bishop and priests.Catholic tradition has recog­nized the sacramental nature ofthe diaconate as a sharing in theministerial priesthood of JesusChrist. The deacon, it must bestressed, enters into a specialfraternal relationship with allordained priests of the Univer­sal Church.

In whatever service he per­forms, he must be recognizedas one who shares in a properand distinct way in the priest­hood of Christ, as one who isa servant of Christ and HisChurch.

Because of this sharing ofOrders, the Permanent Deaconis not to be considered a merealtar boy or glorified janitor.In some situations many alreadyparticipating in the Sacramentof Orders who have failed tounderstand or grasp the realityof the restored order of deacon,

16 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Oct. 5, 1978

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FIVE HOUR VIGIL, OURLADY OF GRACE, WESTPORT

A five-hour First Friday vigilof reparation to the SacredHearts will be held from 8 p.m.to 1 a.m. tomorrow at Our Ladyof Grace Church, Westport. Theprogram will begin and endwith Mass and will include therosary and a holy hour. Therewill be a coffee break at 10 p.m.All are invited to participate inall or any part of the vigil.

CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB,FALL RIVER

The club will hold its annualBishop's Night at 7 p.m. Tues­day, Oct. 10 at White's restau­rant, North Westport, with Bish­op Daniel A. Cronin as guest ofhonor.

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S1r. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

The rosary will be recited be­fore each weekday Mass duringOetober and will be prayed OJ:

Sundays at 8:40 a.m. in Polishar.:d at 5:30 p.m. in English.

Nearly 200 parishioners arestudying the Gospel of John atwl~ekly sessions from 8 to 9:30p.::n. Thursdays in the schoolhall. All are invited to join thegroup.

The Women's Guild is spon­soring a shopping and theatrebus trip to New York City Sat­urday, Nov. 4. Reservations maybe made with Nell Gromada,telephone 672-5464.

Youth ministry advisors andyoung people will 'spend the Col­umbus Day weekend on a "put­ting-things-together" retreat inGloucester.

OUR LADY OF THE CAPE,BREWSTER

The Women's Guild will holda covered-dish supper at 6:30p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 in thechurch hall. A talk and slide

show will be given by the pastor,and guild moderator, FatherRene J. Gelinas, on his mission­ary work in the Philippines.

Guild officers are Ruth Han­lon, president; Peggy Lefebvre,vice-president; Evelyn McShef­frey, secretary; Charlotte O'Con­nor, treasurer. The unit operatesa thrift shop from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. each Wednesday, Thursdayand Friday.

BENEDICTINE OBLATES,FALL RIVER DIOClESE

Oblates will hold a chaptermeeting at 2:30 p.m. Saturday·atPortsmouth Abbey, Portsmouth,R.I., beginning with Mass andcontinuing with a conference,vespers and dinner. Reservationsmay be made at the abbey orwith Mrs. Frank S. Moriarty,672-1439.

THIRD ORDER OF ST. DOM­INC, ROSE HAWTHORNEHOME, FALL RIVER

The Third Order of St. Dom­inic will hold its monthly meet­ing Friday, Oct. 13 at Rose Haw­thorne Lathrop Home, Fall River,beginning at 7:30 p.m. withMass celebrated by Father GilesDimock, O.P. of Providence Col­lege, chapter director. Prospec­tive new members not alreadyaffiliated with other Third Or­ders are invited.

lHOLY TRINITY,WEST HARWICH

The Ladies' Association willhold its first meeting of the sea­son at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow in theHall auditorium. Jazz pianistMarie Marcus will entertain andthe public is invited.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,NORTH EASTON

The Women's Guild will pre­sent a lecture on floweringhouse plants and bottle terrari­ums by Mrs. Eleanor Kopp at8 p.r.:1. Monday, Oct. 9 in theparish hall. A business sessionwill follow. Guests are welcomeand transportation may be ar­ranged with Joan Miller or Rose­mary Gouldrup.

ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

Parishioners wishing to parti­cipate in Monday's candlelightprocession honoring Our Lady ofFatima may make reservationswith Mrs. Mary Thomas, 674­0568.

Men interested in joining theHoly Name Society are asked tocontact the rectory or RichardMaynard, 673-3145.

ST. PATRICK,SOMERSET

The St. Vincent de Paul willsponsor a Mass for shut-ins andthe disabled at 10 a.m. Saturday,Oct. 21 at the Civil DefenseBuilding on Riverside Avenue.Those in need of transportationmay contact the rectory or tele­phone 673-5623.

SS. PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

The spiritual life committeewill sponsor a service at 11a.m. .Saturday in honor of thefeast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

A family education programto be held one Sunday a monthwill begin Oct. 15 and consist ofmeetings by age groups, a wholegroup meeting and a liturgicalservice.

FIRST FRIDIANS,FALL RIVER

Dr. Philip Silvia will speak ata supper meeting of the FallRiver First Friday Club follow­ing 6 p.m. Mass tomorrow atSacred Heart Church. His topicwill be "The Notre Dame Inci­dent," an account of an eventin the history of Notre DameChurch, also Fall River. Dr. Sil­via, a member of the faculty ofBridgewater State College, re­searched the matter in the cours,:~

of preparing a doctoral disserta­tion.

Others to be heard at subse­quent club meetings include FireChief Louis A. Shea Jr. in Nov­ember; Father William Cullen,SJ in December and FatherThomas Rita in January.

SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER

Team members are needed forthe parish confirmation program.Further information is' availablefrom Mr. Cote, telephone 678­0873.

An adult education commit­tee is being formed and thoseinterested are asked to attenda meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,Oct. 24 in the parish center.

A OCD open house will beheld in the center from 2 to 4p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22.

The Women's Guild will meetMonday, Nov. 6. The Octobermeeting was cancelled due tothe death of Pope John Paul.

ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL,FALL RIVER

Music of the St. Louis Jesuitswill be heard at the 10 a.m. Sun­day liturgy.

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POPE JOHN PAUL

Ma)f His Noble Examp Ie Of Spiritual VirtueAnd Joyous Accep tance Be A ModelTo His Successor And All Mankind.