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Peter's Petnce the pope a chance "to be a voice for a call council, which includes among its mem-- nerate a yearly income of about $50 million to justice" for those who are oppressed. bers U.S. Cardinals John Krol and John for the Holy See. Continued from page 3 The Vatican deficit also has been grow­ O'Connor, has recommended cutting the Juday noted that the U.S. bishops&in- for the Peter's Pence campaign, Juday ing in recent years due to increased activi­ budgets of Vatican Radio and the Vatican volved in the foundation hope that it will said. ties mandated by the Second Vatican publishing operations, including the Vati­ provide enough money so that the Vatican Council. According to figures from the can newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano. Locally, Father Peter Bayer, diocesan will no longer be forced to use Peter's United States Catholic Conference, the The two lost $16 million and $5.3 million chancellor, is heading the effort. Father Pence so extensively to offset deficits. "It Bayer explained that the Vatican deficit number of Vatican agencies has grown respectively in 1988. from 37 to 47, and personnel has increased is their goal to set up the foundation so that arises in part from Vatican salaries, sup­ The committee has also called for a res­ by 50 per cent since the mid-1960s. the Peter's Pence can be redirected towards porting papal representatives to 116 coun­ tructuring of the Vatican bank, which was the pastoral ministry for which it was in­ An added factor contributing to the tries, disaster relief and Pope John Paul plagued by scandals in the 1970s and '80s. tended," he said. II's pastoral visits to foreign nations. projected deficit in 1989 is the addition to Cardinal O'Connor, who addressed the The pope has been criticized for contri­ the Vatican budget of the operating expen­ U.S. Catholic bishops in South Orange, The Peter's Pence Collection originated ses of the 116 nunciatures — essentially buting unnecessarily to the Vatican deficit N.J., June 16, at their annual spring meet­ in die eighth century when the church in Vatican embassies in other nations. Pre­ by making so many trips, but Father Bayer ing, said the restructuring is intended to England imposed a penny-per-household viously, the nunciatures had been financed said the trips are an important part of the restore trust in the Vatican bank. tax for church support. The tax was collec­ pope's pastoral ministry. through a fund created by Pope Paul VI. ted on St. Peter's Day, and acquired the "My perception is that the pope sees That fund is now exhausted, as are the cash At the same meeting, Cardinal O'Con­ name Peter's Pence. Abolished by King himself very much as a an ambassador of reserves the Vatican had relied on to offset nor also reported that a Papal Foundation Henry VIJJ. in 1534, the collection was res­ Christ," Father Bayer said. "I think he deficits, but those reserves are now de­ begun two years ago by Cardinal Krol, urrected in die 1860s to offset revenues lost sees himself as personally trying to recon­ pleted. Newark Archbishop Theodore E. McCar- when Vatican territories were taken over cile (nations), to be a peace maker among To address the deficit and the question of rick and himself, has been built up to $12 by die newly consolidated Italian state. the community of nations. Vatican finances in general, Pope John million. The immediate, goal of the founda­ Father Bayer said that the trips are also Paul II appointed a Council of Cardinals tion is $100 million, but the long-term • • • intended to strengthen the faith of the for the Study of the Organizational and goal, Cardinal O'Connor said, is $500 mil­ Contains information from Catholic Roman Catholic community, and to give Economic Problems of the Holy See. The lion — a figure drat he estimated would ge­ News Service.

cation, said CTNA "is definitely die way die parish school closed last year. "We through the annual Catholic Communica­ CTNA to go." needed to somehow make up for what we tions Campaign, which was taken up June "We see it as a way of expanding our had lost," Fadier Hammond said. "When 10-11, will go toward the cost of CTNA Continued from page 1 services," she said. "By using (taped pre­ die school closed last year it brought peo­ efforts. Half of the money raised in the the conference. sentations by) national figures in edu­ ple to die realization diat we would have to diocesan collection goes toward local Depending on copyright restrictions, die cation, we will be able to offer training for work even harder to educate the people in communications projects. diocese will be able to take excerpts from volunteer catechists and professional peo­ die area." Father Norton added that CTNA will or offer complete videotapes to parishes. ple like never before." CTNA transmits to die satellites in Ro­ also give the diocese better capability to The diocese will also be able to accumulate Becoming an on-line affiliate of CTNA chester and Bath from its headquarters at provide Catholic cable programming on materials to add to its audiovisual library will also enable diocesan education offi­ die" Teleport on Staten Island. The cost of local access channels. He also plans to con­ for future use. cials to keep updated on the latest de­ the satellite installation at the pastoral tinue discussions with the Knights of That aspect of CTNA is especially excit­ velopment in curriculum, said Brodier center was $30,000, which included the Columbus to bring EWTN into local cable ing for Kollar. Brian Walsh, CFC, superintendent of dish and all the necessary electronic systems. "It enables people to find time for con­ schools for the diocese. equipment. Membership and service fees tinuing education in dieir busy schedules," ' 'Telecommunications is the wave of die for die diocese total $9,700 annually. The she said, adding that die popularity of future," Brother Walsh said. fees will not increase if the diocese chooses videocasette recorders will enable people That wave has absorbed parishioners at to install more satellites. Deacons to view some programs right in their own St. Mary's in Bath, who began to actively "It would be my hope to increase (the Continued from page 10 homes. "(CTNA) is going to be energizing pursue a CTNA downlink "because of the number of downlinks) within the next for me and if will motivate people in con­ realization of the need ?for adult eriu several years," Fadier Norton said, adding tion program because of meir importance tinuing education." cation," said Fadier Robert W. Hammond, diat die extreme eastern part of the diocese to it. Joan Hurley* Deacon Hurley's wife, Sister Roberta Tierney, SSND, who is pastor of die parish. would be the next logical location for a observed that sharing in the formation acti­ stepping down July 1 after 16 years as di­ The need for continuing education be­ satellite. vities "led to discussions about the mate­ rector of the diocesan Division of Edu­ came even greater, the priest said, when The priest said that money raised rial, and even about what was' going on in our lives." She also suggested mat having married m^f^iM&Wt?Msxmi deacons has helped people to understand 7?f* better what might mean to have a married clergy. "Part of ft is the understanding of what it is to be married, to have.children, to have other responsibilities," she ex­ m Carl L. DiVita, DDS plained. "It helps people to be comfortable Maplewood Dental Offices Joseph A. Infantino, M.D. with the things (a married clergyman) can Stfe Edward C Burel, D.D.S. P.C . 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