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'Father Different' from Liberty City to Challenging Youth, Bias 'Mother to 3,000'— 'Repent during Leni'- Adoption worker gets loving farewell from we need to regai her 'children' — Page 15 'sense of sin* — Page 3 Budget cutting —what goes 1st? Feature Section, P17 Vol. XXXII No. 4 Catholic Archdiocese of Miami Price 25$ Friday, February 22, 1985 Pope: Use Lent to help the starving WASHINGTON (NC) — Fast dur- ing Lent and help the "hundreds of millions of people" who lack food, Pope John Paul II urged Catholics in his annual Lenten message. "I cannot remain silent, we cannot remain silent or inactive" in the face of "this scourge which rages on a worldwide scale," the pope said. Besides fasting during Lent and direct aid to the hungry, the pontiff urged major social changes such as land redistribution and more ade- quate compensation for farmers in order to combat "intolerable" situa- tions that help cause hunger. The papal message was released in Washington by the National Con- ference of Catholic Bishops. Cultural blend The pope deplored the "distressing The limelight was on Haitian culture last Sunday at the Notre Dame d'Haiti Chapel as young people situations... when hundreds of from youth groups throughout Dade County shared some activities with Haitians from Notre Dame d'Haiti, St. Mary's parish and a primarily Haitian Cub Scout troop. Anne Diaz from St. Benedict parish millions of people are lacking food, and little Marice Jean of Notre Dame d'Haiti (above) were among those who got together to watch a when millions of children are irrep- cartoon on Haitian independence and a performance of Haitian folk dancing. (Voice photo by Prent arably marked by hunger for the rest Browning) of their lives and thousands of them are dying of it." hunger in the future. been ousted from their productive hungry "our surpluses and even what "To think of those who suffer is Bad weather and drought are lands by individuals or groups, we need, for this is the true practice not enough," he said. "In this time of unavoidable, "but their consequences already abundantly provided for, of fasting." Lent, conversion of heart calls us to would often be less serious if people who amass wealth at the expense of To share, he said, is only "to give add fasting to our prayer, and to fill would not add mistakes and the hunger and suffering of others." to others what God intends for them with God's love the efforts that the sometimes injustices to these natural Pope John Paul asked all who have and which is only entrusted to us." demands of justice toward neighbor causes," he said. done "anything that could cause He also included in his message a inspire us to make." As examples of injustice he cited hunger to even one of our brothers plea for those who "are also hungry In addition to immediate assistance "those farmers who do not receive and sisters in the world" to make and thirsty for dignity, freedom, to help the hungry, he urged struc- just compensation for their hard amends for it. justice, for food for their minds and tural changes so that fewer will face work... (and) rural people who have He urged people to share with the souls." 'Father Different' From Liberty City to challenging youth, bias •F- ; ' By Ana Rodriguez-Soto from it and glancing at the notes Voice News Editor tucked in its pages. The gasp was almost audible. It He was living proof that "some- seemed as if every member of the all- thing good" can grow up in Liberty white congregation skipped a breath City, he said by way of introduction. the moment they first saw him. And he warned every man, woman It wasn't prejudice at all. Simply and child, his eyebrows rising to the 7 guess 1 have this pure, uncontrollable, you-caught-me- punch line, that he did not tolerate off-guard surprise — a black priest. sleeping during his sermons. That's tendency of confron- Rare enough in South Florida, let why he walked the aisles — to catch ting. When people go alone in an upper-middle-class subur- the snoozers. ban church. When the laughter ceased, Fr. away, they don't Then the Mass got underway and Montgomery had the congregation forget' familiarity set in. It came time for the just where he wanted — surprised in- homily. And Fr. William Mont- to thinking, relaxed into listening. Fr. William Montgomery gomery went and shocked them again. 'Confronting' He walked to the center of the altar "I guess I have this tendency of and began to read the Gospel, using a confronting," says the priest of his | . • . •/ • ' :' | well-worn Bible he himself had car- unorthodox style. "When people go %•'"••''•..'•''' " • ' •"••; ried in. away, they don't forget." He ignored the microphone. He But maybe unorthodox is too seri- avoided the pulpit. He finished read- ous a word. Different, offbeat, are ing and strolled toward the front perhaps better descriptions of this pews. Then he spent the next 15 min- lean, 34-year-old convert who con- utes pacing back and forth through stantly displays his love for three the church aisles, walking and shout- things: preaching, teaching and the ing and carrying that Bible. Quoting (Continued on page 14) Judge releases nuns in sanctuary case PHOENIX, Ariz. (NC) — U.S. Sanctuary workers believe that District Court Judge Earl Carroll dis- Central Americans are political missed charges against two nuns who refugees, but the U.S. government were among 16 people indicted in says they are leaving their homelands January in a federal probe of the for economic reasons and therefore sanctuary movement which smuggles are not eligible for political asylum. Central American refugees into the United States. The nuns' statement read: Carroll granted a government mo- "According to her doctors, Sr. Anna tion to drop charges against Sister has no restrictions on her activities Anna Priester and Sister Mary Wad- and is well on the road to a complete dell, both Sisters of Charity of the cure... Sr. Mary has... not had to care Blessed Virgin Mary, of Phoenix. for Sr. Anna in the past, nor does she Assistant U.S. Attorney Don Reno plan to do so... had called for charges to be dropped "If the real reason charges were because he said that Sister Priester dropped against us is a concern for has Hodgkins disease and might need Sr. Anna's health, we hope the same the help and support of Sister Wad- concern will be shown for the dell, her roommate. refugees of Guatemala and El The two nuns rebuked the health Salvador. issue as grounds for the release, "We are committed to providing PLEA FOR MASS — South Korean opposition leader Kim Dae Jung, left, claiming that it was not a valid reason shelter, food and support to the poor pleads with a plainclothes policeman to allow a Catholic priest and nuns for the charges to be dropped. They and oppressed. Our religious convic- to enter his house for Sunday Mass. Kim was put under house arrest after also called for charges to be dropped tions stand firm." returning to his homeland. against all sanctuary defendants The nuns also quoted from the con- because, "we are conscientious peo- stitutions of the Sisters of Charity to ple acting out of moral and religious support their position, explaining, convictions." "As women of the church, we are Chicagoans tackle gang violence The sanctuary movement is a na- called to give strong public witness tional church-sponsored network of against the oppression brought about CHICAGO (NC) — More than 700 people at a community meeting heard people who give shelter to illegal Cen- by unjust political structures, locally, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago, Auxiliary Bishop Placido Rodriguez, tral American refugees. nationally and internationally." parish priests, Mayor Harold Washington, and other officials discuss what could be done to end gang violence. The meeting included a prayer service re- membering the deaths of 29 youths killed in gang violence in the past year. Pope praises sports Cardinal Bernardin said that since Dec. 20 he and members of his staff have been meeting with groups from neighborhoods threatened by gangs, and he VATICAN CITY (NC) — Sports is a "school of social education" and vir- announced the formation of mobile teams to help church groups and parents. tue for youth worldwide, Pope John Paul II said in a talk to members of the Italian Olympic Committee. Besides setting records, the pope said, athletes can experience an "interior joy" by bringing a spiritual attitude to their sports. Court, congress see 'Silent Scream' The pope said it was a "degeneracy" of sports to consider them an end, or to WASHINGTON (NC) — White House officials, reiterating support for ef- exploit them for outside interests. forts to outlaw abortion, sponsored a screening for abortion opponents Feb. 12 of the film "The Silent Scream," depicting a dismemberment abortion of a 12-week-old fetus. The event came as pro-lifers announced they were distribut- Italy's bishops decry abortion ing copies of "The Silent Scream" to all members of Congress and justices of the Supreme Court. ROME (NC) — The Italian bishops' conference described as "fearful" the rate of legal abortions in the country and asked the government to support health workers who refuse to work in clinics where abortions are performed. The bishops said the number of legal abortions is 405 for every 1,000 live Church-state debate centers on teachers births. The pastoral message also said illegal abortions must be added to that STIRLING, Scotland, (NC) — A move by church authorities to bar a Scot- figure.
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