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The Denver Catholic Register NOVEMBER 15. 1989 VOL. LXV NO. 46 Colorado’s Largest Weekly 28 PAGES 25 CENTS W h a t t h e b i s h o p s d i d a t m e e t i n g By Catholic News Service BALTIMORE (CNS) — Before adjourning their general meeting Nov. 9, U.S. bishops called for foreign forces to leave Lebanon, pushed chastity over “safe sex” to Tight AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and unanimously en dorsed a pastoral plan written by and for black Catholics. Earlier in their meeting, held in Baltimore to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first U.S. diocese and bishop, the bishops reaffirmed the sacredriess of life, stating that the unborn should be protected constitutionally and that all Catholics, including politicians, should reject “ pro-choice” stances on abortion. Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk of Cincinnati began his three-year term as president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and U.S. Catholic Conference at the end of the meeting, replacing Archbishop John L. May of St. Louis. James Baca DCR Photo Elected vice president was Archbishop Will iam H. Keeler of Baltimore, who had been sec Father Dowling is back retary. Bishop Raymond W. Lessard of Savan nah, Ga., was elected secretary for the two re Tom Bosley, foreground, and Tracy Nelson, right, Mysteries" is filmed — in part — at Denver's Annun maining years of Archbishop Keeler’s term. are back in Denver filming a new season of "Father ciation Parish and is produced by Viacom Produc Actions Dowling Mysteries" for a new network — ABC. "It's tions, producers of the "Perry Mason" televsion mov very unusual,” Bosley told The Register, about the ies, also filmed in Denver. For an interview with Tom In other actions at their Nov. 6-9 meeting, the show's resurrection after being canceled by NBC last Bosley and his costars talking about their hopes for bishops: year despite respectable ratings. "Father Dowling the show in the new season see page 3. • Approved a food and agricultural policy statement that criticized domestic hunger as “morally intolerable.” The 30-pagc document, approved without dissent, calls for every human being to have enough food, seeks broader own A rabbi and a Catholic ership of farmland, asks federal programs to attain adequate farm incomes, promotes fair wages and working conditions for farmworkers, and encourages cooperatives and environmental creating understanding stewardship. • Voted 225-18 to set quidelines for priestless Museum exposes Christians to Judaism Sunday worship. Vatican approval is needed before the suggested services could be used By Harv Bishop when no priests are available. askance," Chico said "She* lat(*r told me that they • Decided, 175-12, to ask that the Vatican Register Staff asked, 'What's she doing here''’ Th<*y were so condi approve any requests from bishops in vast mis At the Mizel Museum of Judaica, a Catholic lay- tioned to their society that they couldn’t utidc'r sionary territories to permit laypersons to per woman and a rabbi are working to build "a bridge of stand” form marriages when no priests or deacons arc understanding” between faiths. She bc'gan working part time at the .Mizel Museum available. The request for use of Canon 1112 of Rabbi Stanley Wagner explained that the museum in 1985, where she urges (Tiristians to learn the Continued on page 5 — at his East Denver BMll Synagogue was in Jewish roots of their faith. tended to be “a mi.ssion to the Christian community” “One of the things that 1 believe results from com through interfaith exhibits and by exposing Chris ing here is a greater appreciation of the spiritual tians to “the heart of Judaism.” Hut. he added, that and ritual traditions of Judaism," she said, “ much of the mission was not the reason he chose Beverly which has been built on by Christian traditions. D ignity of peogie Chico, a Church of the Risen Christ parishioner, to When 1 talk to r(*ligious groups 1 stress what we have be the museum's director of outreach. in common” “She was not hired because she was a Christian," “ 1 enjoy my work,” she said of her striving for Page 4 said Rabbi Wagner. “She was hired for her talent interfaith understanding, "but it is Rabbi Wagner’s and expertise. She just happens to be a Christian." vision” At the museumiChico .serves as a curator for some ‘It works out’ exhibits, including a 1987 collection of interfaith religious headwear that drew on her own extensive “ My whole lif(* was not planiH'd," Chico said. "1 collection. never thought, 'I’ll do this this year and that next year But between circumstances and the Lord, it Page 2 and 9 Close-up Judaism works out." She also gives grcnip tours of museum exhibits and ‘Tm here," she said looking around th(* museum. the synagogue. Many Catholics and other Christians Chico, also a history teacher at Mc'tropolitan State* have received their first close-up look at a synagogue College, has long had a passion for oth(*r cultur(*s and Judaism through her tours. She is assisted by the and faiths.. She said lu*r ai>preciation of riiv<*rsity synagogue ritual director. Maurice* Banker, a native began in lu*r childhood wlu*ii she liv(*d in .New En of Egypt, who was raised by Fre'uch Catholic nuns. gland and Florida. She recalled giving a recent tour to Russian Jewish “ I was able to meet many people who came from emigres through a translator. all over the world,” she said. “When she told them I was a Catholic, they were Continued on page 3 Page 2 — November 15, 1989 — Denver Catholic Register Ecumenical metaphor: Mary and Elizabeth — Part I ^ ^ - ICouncil Ateaches___ *U»« that there isi <? r\rtr^one rk^iirv^Aiecumenical On November 21. the Church will celebrate the movement, for there is one Lord, one baptism, 25th anniversary of the promulgation of the de ARCHBISHOP’S - one home with Christ, the cornerstone. There cree on ecumenism, L'nitatis Kedintegratio, of fore. ecumenism must be rooted in and have as the II Vatican Council — COLUMN its source the conversion of heart to the one To commemorate this Lord, holiness of life and prayer for unity. These event, as chairman of the had theretofore accomplished in the Council, arc to ecumenism what the soul is to the body. Bishops' Committee on they could state with complete justification that They are the locus, the essential place of grace, P'cumenical and Inter “the restoration of unity among all Christians is the sine qua non within which the Holy Spirit religious Affairs, I was one of its chief concerns” (UR 1). Rope Paul VI. accomplishes his gift of unity among the invited to preach the in his papal brief declaring the Council com Churches. It is for this reason that the Council homily at a faicharistic pleted, noted that the Council was the "most teaches that spiritual ecumenism is the soul of celebration at the Shrine opportune" event of the Church "because ..it has the ecumenical movement. It is within the realm of the Immaculate Con made great effort to reach not only Christians of spiritual ecumenism that the Holy Spirit first ception 111 Washington, still separated from communion with the Holy addresses individuals and Churches, calling forth DC., on .November 5 I .Sec, but also the whole human family.” in them an attitude of ecumenism and once hav wish 111 my column this Hefore speaking directly to the anniversary we ing called it forth, sustains this attitude within week and lU'xt to reprint are noting today, I wish to spend a few moments them and among them. “ It is the Spirit who for the people of the reficcting on the Gospel just proclaimed. "Huriy enables all to be one and the unity to be a _______________________ archdiocese the text of down," the Lord called out ot Zaccheus. "I mean my homily on that occasion. multitude” (Peter Damian). to stay at your house this day.” Immediately upon The Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Both Catholics and Protestants revere West hearing this, the people began to murmur, “He Church speaks of the Church as the people of minster Abbey in London Dating back to the goes to the house of a sinner” This crowd was no dawn of the Catholic Faith in Kngland, the abbey God. "By giving the Church this conception of doubt hoping to change Jesus’ behavior. Instead, itself.” our present Holy Father wrote, “the for generations resounded with the Gregorian paradoxically, it was Zaccheus who underwent chant of Benedictine monks. All the English kings Council at the same time imparts to it an ecu conversion. He stood his ground and promised to menical attitude in the broadest sense” (Sources and queens since William I have been crowned the Lord, “ I give to the poor and if I defraud there. Among the eighteen monarchs buried of Renewal, p. 310). The decree on ecumenism anyone in the least I repay him fourfold” then gives this “ecumenical attitude” a more there. I wish to point out the tomb containing the In truth, it is not the crowd which caused remains of two sisters: Mar>’, the Catholic queen, specific understanding. First, it involves main Zaccheus to change his heart. It was rather Jesus taining an attitude which recognizes our common and Elizabeth, the Protestant queen. The Latin himself Jesus revealed to Zaccheus the meaning inscription on the tomb is of special ecumenical human identity and solidarity. This identity and of the truth of his person, “ I mean to stay at your solidarity above all have a profound religious interest: Regno Consortes ot urna, hie ob- house this day.” Zaccheus heard the words of dormimus Elizabetta et Maria sorores in spe res- sense.