God, Patriotism and Oliver North Analysis 'You, Col

Xntier AYouth retreat They visit poor in their own backyard Pg. 7 ALady knowledge Semi-retires from Pastoral Center, tells tales...Pg 9 Vol. XXXIV No. 14 Catholic Archdiocese of Miami Friday July 24 1987 Altar-aWons begin at Tamiami Park •"•"* > M-r- .g^ S3 Just 48 more days! Construction of the 250-foot altar for the Papal Mass at Tamiami Park in west Dade begins with the spade turning by Archbishop Edward McCarthy (right) surrounded by Patrick Gerrits, contractor of the altar; Fr. Anthony Mulderry, site coordinator; Fr. Noel Bennett, transportation coordinator, Fr. Jude O'Doherty, overall visit coordinator. In about seven weeks the empty field will contain thousands of people, many from upstate or even out of state, and some who will even camp out overnight in a party-like atmosphere at the park in anticipation of the once-in-a-lifetime event- a visit by the chief shepherd of the Catholic Church. (Voice photo by Prent Browning) Ex-altarbov Marine God, patriotism and Oliver North Analysis 'You, Col. North, are a employing lies and deception, and ad- 'He is saying the end ded, "He's saying the end justifies the justifies the means-but By Liz Schevtchuk reproach to many of means — but that is absolutely not WASHINGTON (NC) — God, us...You personify the right. It is immoral. If the means are that is absolutely not patriotism and old-fashioned morality old morality: Loyalty, immoral, the end is immoral. That's right. It is immoral' all got dragged into the furor basic Christian teaching." -Fr. Lawrence Jenco, surrounding the congressional Iran- fidelity, honor, and most In his testimony, North admitted contra hearings when Lt. Col. Oliver of all, obedience' earlier lying to Congress and destroy- saying he would rather North testified in mid-July. -Rep. Henry Hyde ing government documents as part of be a hostage than be And Catholics in and outside of a cover-up, and claimed his opera- freed by immoral Congress did not hesitate to add their tions, including various covert ac- voices to the clamor. Senate select committees are in- tivities now under investigation, were actions. North, himself a former altar boy vestigating a weapons-for-hostages authorized by his White House and product of Catholic religion class deal with Iran and apparent diversion superiors. all, obedience. Obedience is so — is so who now attends an Episcopal church, of profits to the contras at a time the To Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., a pro- out of step with today's spirit of the invoked God and patriotism when he assistance was illegal. minent Catholic in Congress and age." urged Congress to support the contras One hostage freed during the period member of the select committee, while But Auxiliary Bishop P. Francis — "for the love of God and for the of North's undertakings was Servite lying and failing to confer with Con- Murphy of Baltimore, at a Washing- love of country." Father Lawrence Martin Jenco, who gress were "wrong," North's obe- ton news conference, suggested that The rebels, waging civil war with the had directed Catholic Relief Services dience is a virtue seen too little these North's concepts of obedience and Marxist government of Nicaragua, projects in Beirut, Lebanon. days. morality were the wrong ones for any recently have been provided some U.S. But Father Jenco has emphatically As Hyde told North, a Vietnam age. government funding. It is scheduled to declared he would rather have remain- veteran honored for gallantry, "you, He described North as "this person- end, however, on Sept. 30. ed a hostage than been freed as part of Col. North, are a reproach to many of able and charismatic Marine" who ex- Earlier, such funding was forbidden "immoral" actions. us... You personify the old morality: pressed views presenting "profoundly by Congress, and the House and The priest criticized North for loyalty, fidelity, honor, and worst of (continued on page 3) Prelate says condoms World immoral, but lesser evil Nation GLASGOW, Scotland (NC) — Using condoms to Vatican letter: law only Healthy Church in Ukraine prevent the spread of AIDS is "the lesser of two makes papal visit hard evils," said Archbishop Thomas Winning of Glas- reducing abortion still OK ROME (NC) — The existence of a growing un- gow. In a letter to the head of Strathclyde region's WASHINGTON (NC) — Conservative political derground Catholic Church makes it difficult for the social work department, the 62-year-old archbishop activist Paul Weyrich has termed "extraordinary" a Soviet Union to invite Pope John Paul II to the said the department's efforts to supply prostitutes letter from the head of the Vatican's family council Ukraine, according to Cardinal Myroslav Lubachiv- • with condoms "could be justified" but was not a which Weyrich is using to push a Reagan adminis- sky, Rome-based leader of Ukrainian Catholics. An moral act in itself. British government figures show tration anti-abortion bill. Weyrich criticized the U.S. invitation would amount to an admission that the Strathclyde, the largest local authority region in bishops for not giving greater support for the bill, church exists, the cardinal said. A papal visit to Scotland, has the highest number of AIDS carriers which has divided some pro-life groups. The June 20 Moscow would be counterproductive for the Vati- outside London. letter, written by Cardinal Edouard Gagnon, said can, he added, because Ukrainian Catholics would that Catholics may "push for imperfect legislation" interpret this as the pope allowing himself to be used Changes in Passion Play limiting abortion even when it does not outlaw abor- by the Soviets to show that religious freedom exists tion entirely. Weyrich called on the U.S. increase use of "rabbi" bishops, their staff at the U.S. Catholic Conference in the Soviet Union. In reality, the church is thriving BONN, West Germany (NC) — A special com- despite four decades of repression by the communist and Catholics in general to back President Reagan's mission, responding to charges of anti-Semitism, has pro-life bill. government, the cardinal said. completed text changes in the Oberammergau Pas- sion Play. Changes include frequent use of the word Mich, pro-lifers expect Italy's top court kills "rabbi" to emphasize the fact that Jesus was a Jew warrants in bank case and the addition of a scene which presents the argu- abortion funding halt ROME (NC) — The highest Italian court has in- ment about Christ as an internal Jewish conflict. LANSING, Mich. (NC) — Despite setbacks, validated arrest warrants issued last February for Michigan pro-lifers who waged a long battle to end U.S. Archbishop Paul Marcinkus and two other of- state-financed abortions expressed confidence that a ficials of the Vatican bank in connection with a 1982 ban on the funding will be implemented. A state ap- banking scandal, the Italian news agency ANSA peals court July 10 blocked application of a new law reported. The ruling July 17 by the Court of Cassa- that outlaws state Medicaid-funded abortions except tion, Italy's equivalent to the U.S. Supreme Court, in cases where a woman's life is endangered by specified that its decision was definitive, with no pregnancy. The law, approved by the Legislature chance for further appeal. It overturned a ruling by June 23, had been in force-for nine days after a a lower appeals court and apparently ended the lower court judge ruled that the statute took im- possibility that criminal charges would be brought mediate effect. The appeals court action temporarily against the three Vatican bank officials. "I'm hap- reinstated the abortion funding. "We're happy that py, and I still have faith in justice," Archbishop the state, at least, was out of the abortion business Marcinkus told National Catholic News Service. for nine days," said Barbara Listing, president of Right to Life of Michigan, which had promoted a Vietnam admits 'errors' statewide initiative for the measure. but warns Church anyway L.A. bishop urges boycott HONG KONG (NC) — Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Lihn said "er- of porno businesses rors" have been committed by the government in LOS ANGELES (NC) — Archbishop Roger dealing with Catholics, but warned against "those Mahony of Los Angeles has called for a boycott of who abuse religion to act against the country's in- "all businesses that sell or rent X-rated material" terests." Linh told Vietnamese bishops that "there and asked people to get their videocassettes only have still been, here and there, shortcomings and er- from family-oriented shops. Archbishop Mahony rors in implementing the (government religious) urged the boycott at a July 11 press conference policy." But he assured the bishops, including Car- where he outlined a six-step "battle plan" against dinal Joseph Marie Trinh Van Can of Hanoi, that what he termed "a major societal moral problem "an unswerving policy of the Vietnamese party and and a major public health problem." In addition to state is to respect freedom of religion." Linh spoke the boycott, Archbishop Mahony also called for: ag- to the bishops in Vietnam May 29. His remarks gressive enforcement of existing laws against obscenity by federal, state and local officials and a were reported by the Hong Kong-based UCA News Chuti Tiu is an honors student at Divine Savior- in mid-July. broadening of California's anti-obscenity laws; Holy Angels High in West Allis, Wis. secondary school education about social harm caus- ed by pornography; investigation of the pornog- Philippine land reform raphy industry by news media; self-regulation by the pushed if done right Junior Miss: movie industry; and citizen action to show concern MANILA, Philippines (NC) — The Philippine for the dangerous effects of pornography.

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