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NO. 58 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1992 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Sleep-out to highlight ND ‘Homeless Week’ Students: By JASON WILLIAMS interact with South Bend Center very interesting documentary student participation in the News Writer for the Homeless residents. films on homelessness along planned activities up to this Thumbs up “We’re going to split the with having presentations made point,” Griffin said. “We were Notre Dame for the Homeless homeless people into small by faculty, campus ministry and especially pleased with the Week will host a sleep-out groups with the students,” he counselors form the South Bend turnouts for the discussions in to ‘Malcolm’ tonight in Stepan Center in an said. “That way both the home­ Center for the Homeless,” the dorms.” Strong student re­ effort to bring the issues of less people and the students Griffin said. “We just want to sponse has given organizers NEW YORK <AP) — They homelessness and poverty to w ill be able to share stories get students together in a very good reason to expect large took Spike’s advice Wednes­ light for students. with one another. They can ask informal setting with homeless numbers for the sleep-out day, and the director of “The sleep-out is not intended us questions just like we can people to discuss issues of tonight. “Malcolm X" was right: His to mock homelessness by any ask them questions.” poverty and homelessness.” “We’re expecting anywhere new movie was worth taking means,” said Mike Griffin, Stu­ Along with the expected 10 Notre Dame for the Homeless from 80 to 100 students,” Grif­ a day o ff from school to see, dent Government chief of staff residents of the center, Father Week is being held in conjunc­ fin said. “All they have to do is according to students who did Tom McDermott, director of tion with National Hunger and show up at Stepan Center by 9 and co-chair of Notre Dame for just that. the Homeless Week. “The main special activities for Campus Homeless Week. Chairpersons p.m. with either a sleeping bag “1 wouldn’t change a thing purpose is to give students an Ministry, and Lou Nanni, direc­ Griffin and Kellie Abbott have or a blanket.” about this movie,” said 16- opportunity to talk to homeless tor of the Center for the Home­ organized the week’s events Students or faculty with people.” less, will give presentations on with the help of Campus Min­ questions about the sleep-out or year-old Tahir ah Duncan, According to Griffin, the the lifestyles and attitudes of istry and the Center for Social other activities this week may who left the theater In tears highlight of the sleep-out will be homeless people. Concerns. contact student government at after watching the film the opportunity for students to “We’re going to show some “ We have been pleased w ith 239-7668. biography with her Afro- American studies class from Montclair, N.J. Linebacker “Malcolm X was a hero. He supported black unity, ... relocation There are so many Malcolms dying at the hands of other black men, too many gets setback Malcolms. It has to stop," she By SARAH DORAN News Writer Duncan was one of about 300 students from Manhattan The Area Plan Commission H and Montclair who filled the voted 10-4 at a meeting Tues­ Victoria 5 movie theater in day against recommending the Harlem to see the latest Spike City Council rezone a residen­ Lee film — with school tial property on which the permission — instead of Linebacker Lounge would relo­ heading to class. The movie cate. opened Wednesday at 1,200 The Linebacker is being forced out of its current build­ theaters nationwide. ing by plans to widen Indiana The theater, located be­ 23. tween the Apollo Theater and “The vote was probably heav­ Malcolm X Boulevard, held a ily influenced by the many special morning screening for neighbors (of the proposed site) the group. A night earlier, the who came to the meeting and cast and crew of "Malcolm X” voiced their concern of the watched the movie in the safety, parking, and traffic problems that the relocation Lee, speaking before the The Observer/Michelle Dire would bring to their area,” said movie's release, had en­ Scott Kugler of the Area Plan couraged students to see the Commission. Shoppin’ around film as a school assignment, “The vote basically indicated Ed Broderick, senior from Dillon Hall, shops at the Outhouse Enterprise Boutique. The boutique will be citing his own forced visit to that it is okay for the selling T-shirts, buttons, and bumper stickers with “peace and save the earth’’ messages in the LaFortune see BACKER / page 4 Student Center through Friday. see MALCOLM / page 4 New Church catechism Bishops defeat document that would have contains few changes buried question of women’s ordination WASHINGTON (AP) — Roman By JENNIFER HABRYCH sexuality now also urges He won passage of a plan for Catholic bishops defeated a more “ study and dialogue” News Writer Catholics to display compassion for homosexuals. keenly controversial document about the ban on female The Roman Catholic Church Also, the catechism inter­ on women Wednesday after priests, not to contradict it but released its first universal prets the Seventh Com­ struggling over it for nine years. to explain it more persuasively. catechism out of Rome in over mandment, “Thou shalt not Women’s ordination, far from “What we need now is to en­ 400 years Monday. The steal, ” as a call for economic laid to rest by Vatican edicts, gage our people, to truly listen, document contained little and social justice. The cate­ was at the heart of their to explain, to challenge to show change in Church teachings chism does not enumerate any disagreement. that our tradition really makes and doctrine. new sins nor eliminate any It was the first time in history sense,” he said. “We all would have been transgressions formerly that the bishops had failed to surprised had their been any considered sins. reach a consensus on an in­ The rejected document firmly major changes,” said Ralph Mclnerny, philosophy Pope John Paul II tended pastoral letter bearing prohibited women’s ordination. Lawrence Cunningham, department chair, said the new their collective authority. The question of ordaining While affirming women’s equal theology department chair. catechism is a very positive Requiring 190 votes for pas­ women emerged as the nub of “The catechism is a restating thing. dignity, the document un­ the bishops’ discussion, of tradition, doctrine and “There was a lot of confusion sage — two-thirds of the eligi­ derlined sexual differences. It although Pope John Paul II has morals with Rome’s support about Church teachings and ble bishops — the teaching condemned discriminatory behind it.” the direction the Church was document received 137 “yes” ruled the subject off limits. sexism but said women partly “The last place you would taking,” said Mclnerny. “ Some votes and 110 “no” votes after Asked if this meant “the genie share blame for it. see anything revolutionary people were believing in five hours of strenuous debate is now out the bottle,” Bishop would be out of Rome,” everything and calling it over two days. Pierre DuMaine of San Jose, The Vatican had intervened Cunningham continued. ‘Catholic.’ This reaffirms the The repeatedly revised doc­ Calif., said “yes,” adding at a repeatedly in shaping the con­ Cunningham clarified that Church’s position.” ument, its fourth version the news conference, “The debate tents, but Vatican spokesman According to Cunningham, while this is the first catechism most restrictive of all, had been will continue.” Joaquin Navarro declined to to come out of Rome in 426 this catechism “is not directed sharply assailed by many Several others said the conflict comment on the vote, calling it years, there have been count­ toward the people in the women’s organizations and over the issue demonstrates a decision of the American less catechisms issued at the pews,” but is directed toward other Catholic groups. that it demands fuller, open the bishops to guide their bishops. national and local levels discussion. Calling it the throughout the world. writings of future catechisms It would have precipitated “driving” core of the debate This universal catechism for their communities. “another tremendous crisis in Navarro called attention to a here, Cardinal Joseph reaffirmed the Church’s bans “(The new catechism) is the church,” said Archbishop document issued by the pope in on divorce, abortion, and any more of a resource book than Rembert Weakland of Milwau­ Bernardin of Chicago said: 1988 that, among other things, contraception that is not natu­ an actual catechism that kee. “We would lose another “You know as well as I that a condemned discrimination and ral. One change is that the generation of very wonderful simple fiat” decreeing silence reaffirmed a ban on female segment condemning homo­ see CHURCH / page 4 women.” “will not settle the issue.” priests. page 2 The Observer Thursday, November 19, 1992 INSIDE COLUMN FORECAST Cloudy and cold Should we today with a 40 percent chance of rain and highs in the take the low low 50's. Cloudy and cold Fridaywith a 30 percent chance of road or the rain. TEMPERATURES high one? City H L Anchorage 31 28 Atlanta 64 3b There are two ways to Bogota 64 50 get to the top. Cairo 77 63 Chicago 43 32 Politicos do it one way. Cleveland 50 39 Revolutionaries do it the Dallas 70 56 Detroit 42 39 other. Indianapolis 60 50 We see too many Jerusalem 63 48 London 46 39 politicos in our genera­ Los Angeles 72 58 tion.