PRICE 25c VOL XX No. 31 VOICE OCTOBER 6, 1978 ?'\' V '.Jiff Archbishop McCarthy waves to applauding throngs as he enters the Orange Bowl as part of a long procession of priests and prelates. 'Singing In The Rain' By GERARD E. SHERRY More than 400 buses, Tanner from St. Augustine, as stopped, but not before it had HE SAID THE Orange some from the farthermost well as Archbishop Marcus taken its toll. The 700 voice Bowl "has become a great "Singing in the rain... parts of South Florida, McGrath of Panama City, choir had continued to sing Cathedral. We are gathered "I'm singing in the rain... unloaded the faithful for Bishop Eduardo Dalmau, during the torrential rain in here like the multitude that "What a glorious feeling, whom the gathering clouds former Bishop of Cienfuegos, soaking dress. Also soaked to followed Jesus into the "I'm happy again..." seemed no impediment. They Cuba, and Bishop Eduardo the skin were hundreds of desert," he added: "Hungry came prepared with their Boza, the Cuban exiled Bishop priests waiting in procession, for the Word of the Lord, we The words of this old umbrellas and their plastic presently living in their white chasubles looking are here to cheer—to cheer our song did genuinely reflect the coats to witness a pageant, a Venezuela: Abbot Fidelis J. the worse for wear. God with a thunderous ap- mood of the more than 50,000 Mass, and special video-tape plause, to cheer each other on messages from the late Pope Dunlap, O.S.B., of St. Leo's The Mass had-just begun Catholics who gathered at the Abbey, St. Leo.Florida, also when the rains came again, to victory in the contest for Orange Bowl here to celebrate John Paul I and Archbishop heaven, for the Christ life of Fulton J. Sheen. attended. Special guest was and an improvised canopy of the 20th anniversary of the Bishop Mansuet Biyase of plastic was held over the the Beatitudes here on earth." founding of the Archdiocese Messages were also sent Eshow, South Africa, in the concelebrants and visiting The Archbishop referred and to bring to a close the by President Jimmy Carter United States as a guest of the Prelates on the main altar. to the local Holy Year special local Holy Year of and Governor Reubin Askew Government. The hundreds of priest preparations of spiritual reform and renewal. of Florida. PRESENT ALSO were concelebrants sitting on the renewal and reconciliation "in THE STORM CLOUDS The retired Bishop of the sick and the handicapped, field were advised to take our parishes, families, schools, were hovering over the City as Rochester was supposed to many in wheel chairs, as well shelter, but quite a number organizations, and hundreds of members of the have appeared in person as the as the deaf who had the stayed, some having come movements —among our Hispanic community left the featured speaker.but ill health proceedings silently in- with umbrellas or just their priests, religious and laity. Church of St. John Bosco, a forced him to cancel his travel terpreted by their moderator, faith. "Your response — the mile away from the Orange arrangements. Instead, he Father James Vitucci. At the start of his homily, concerns of the priests, of the Bowl, escorting their spoke to people from an 80- Just before the start of Archbishop Edward A. religious, of the Parish Town traditional treasure, the foot wide screen erected at the the Anniversary Mass, a McCarthy of Miami observed Hall meetings, of our young statue of Our Lady of Charity, Bowl. violent thunderstorm erupted to the crowd that "if the people, of our organizations which was to form a cen- In attendance were and a sea of umbrellas ap- Dolphins can play in the and movements—all have terpiece next to the altar Bishop Charles McLaughlin of peared throughout the rain—we can surely pray in been beautiful, edifying ex- erected on the field. St. Petersburg, Bishop Paul stadium. Eventually the rain the rain." (Continued on Page 18) News briefs World Teachers vs. Church United Way the way? PEORIA,I11.—Bischop Edward W. O'Rourke of Peoria, WASHINGTON-The National Labor Relations Board 111. Has urged taking a second look at raising funds through and has reaffirmed earlier decisions by NLRB administrative law- the United Way campaign because of its funding of Planned judges that the Diocese of Gary, Ind., violated federal labor Parenthood. Bishop O'Rourke pointed to Planned Paren- law in its dealings with Catholic school teachers and the thood's involvement in abortion and its distribution of Brooklyn Diocese did not, Both losers in the decisions —the "blatantly anti-Catholic propaganda and blasphemous National Diocese of Gary and the Lay Faculty Association of references to the Blessed Virgin Mary." Brooklyn—plan to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Missionaries freed JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-Three U.S. missionaries in Peru have been released by the military government and have returned to their posts, said officials of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Mo. Under detention by the military since early September were Father Ralph Keyes, Sister Frances Catherine Battle and Father Peter Russell. Ulster torture WASHINTON—An Irish priest long active in documenting torture allegations made by Irish prisoners in She's brought Ulster slammed Catholic leaders and the Catholic press in the U.S. for failing to protest violations of human rights in Northern Ireland. Those officials and publications, Father Murray said, have been quick to criticize allegations of Flowers of the brutality by governments in Africa and South America, but they have ignored what he said is sytematic torture, killing and the use of terror as a political tool by the British rulers of his homeland. Lebanon concern VATICAN CITY—Concern has hightened in the Roman Curia and among the College of Cardinals over the October too is deteriorating situation in war-torn Lebanon. The cardinals, Mary's month, who appealed for a lasting cease-fire Oct. 2, discussed when we honor Her Lebanon again at their Oct. 6 meeting, said the Vatican as Our Lady of the Press Office. Rosary. We also Prevent pregnancies pray to Mary, par- WASHINGTON-The Senate has passed a bill to ticularly this month, provide services to prevent teenage pregnancies and to help as Our Lady of the pregnant teenagers deliver their babies. The bill would create Missions. a new program to help fund comprehensive centers to Please honor Our provide family planning information, sex and family life Lady of the Rosary, education and health and social services for teenagers, with and of the Missions, an emphasis on those under 17. by your prayers and a Chaplain imbalance special sacrifice for WASHINGTON- Five key U.S. senators and the entire the Missions. Wisconsin delegation to Congress have joined in the caL for The Mission Church government investigation of the denominational imbalance DEPENDS on YOUR in the military chaplains' corps. The congressmen expressed prayers and gifts! concern over the effect that the military's "up-and-out" system, which required that personnel be either promoted or •« —m MB MB MB .BBsl fired, is having on representation of certain religions in the I I promise to honor Our Lady of the Missions by praying the Rosary when I can this I chaplains' corp. month. Enclosed is my sacrifice for the Mission Church: • $1,000 D$500 D$200 D$100 D$50 D$20 D$10 D$5 • Other $_ Taxpaying abortions NEW YORK —Protestant and Jewish organization— Name along with a group called Catholics for a Free Choice—asked a federal court to throw out restrictions on Address. taxpayer-funding of abortions for welfare women. Such State_ restrictions, the group said in an amicus curiae (friend of the -Z'P- court) brief, are grounded in the Catholic opposition to Sendyour gift to: 10/78 abortion, and therefore violate the principles of church-state separation and religious freedom. THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION Human kindness prize OF THE FAITH MILAN, Italy—The 1978 Balzan Prize for human kindness, peace and brotherhood has been awarded to Msgr. John J. Donnelly Mother Teresa of Calcutta, founder of the Missionaries of Most Rev. Edward T. O'Meara Charity. National Director OR: Archdiocesan Director Dept. 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