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34 Christian Coalition Would Join the College of Cardinals — William W CATHOLIC COURIER DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER. N.Y -"T*V T WORLD— THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3, 1994 PAGE 9 NEWS Archbishops Keeler, Maida named cardinals By John Thavis 30, brought prestige to local churches "The universality of the church, with church issues. Catholic News Service that are still suffering the effects of po­ the variety of its ministers, is well-re­ The nomination of Archbishop Keel­ litical repression and war: namely Viet­ flected in these cardinals," the pope re­ er, the 63-year-old president of the Na­ VATICAN CITY - Po^>e John Paul II nam, Cuba, Lebanon and Bosnia-Herze­ marked to several thousand people in tional Conference of Catholic Bishops, named 30 new cardinals from 24 coun­ govina. St. Peter's Square. once again places a cardinal at the head tries, including Archbishops William H. They also highlighted church leader­ "Along with those deserving recog­ of the oldest diocese in the United Keeler of Baltimore and Adam J. Mai­ ship in nearly every corner of the globe,- nition for their service to the Holy See, States. The last cardinal-archbishop of da of Detroit. from Montreal to Madagascar, from here are pastors who are giving their en­ Baltimore was Cardinal Lawrence j. She- The appointments, announced Oct. Tokyo to Ecuador. ergy with love in young and old dioce­ nan, who retired in 1974 and died in ses," he said. 1984. The pope continued to raise the Archbishop Maida, 64, has headed the church's profile in Eastern Europe, nam­ Detroit archdiocese since 1990, when ing cardinals in Albania, Belarus, the Cardinal Edmund C. Szoka was called Czech Republic and the war-torn Bosn­ to Rome to run a Vatican financial of­ ian capital of Sarajevo. He rewarded two fice. elderly prelates who paid dearly under Their appointments will give the Unit­ communism: Albanian Monsignor Mikel ed States 12 cardinals, 10 of whom are Koliqi, a 92-year-old priest who was jailed under age 80. That is more than any oth­ or detained by authorities for a total of er country except Italy, which will have 38 years; and Archbishop Kazimierz 37 cardinals after Nov. 26. Swiatek of Minsk-Mohilev, 80, who spent Also named a cardinal was Canadian 10 years in Soviet prisons and labor Archbishop Jean-Claude Turcotte of camps. Montreal, 58, who has headed Canada's Continuing a trend, the pontiff also largest archdiocese since 1990. named two theologians to the College The pope's list included several key of Cardinals: French Dominican Father church figures in world trouble spots: Yves Congar, who influenced the pope — Havana Archbishop Jaime Ortega during the Second Vatican Council, and Alamino, 58, was named Cuba's first German Jesuit Father Alois Grillmeier, cardinal in about 30 years. In recent AP/Wide World who specializes in Christology. years, he has led the country's bishops in The pope said the new cardinals challenging Fidel Castro's communist would be formally installed at a special government by calling for greater polit­ Long-awaited peace consistory at the Vatican Nov. 26. Of ical and religious tolerance. those named, 24 were under the age of — Archbishop Vinko Puljic of Saraje­ President Clinton looks on Oct. 26 as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 80 and thus eligible to vote in a papal vo, at 49 the youngest of the cardinals, (left) and King Hussein of Jordan shake hands before signing a peace conclave. After the installation ceremo­ has struggled to keep his Catholic com­ treaty at the Wadi Araba, located on the Isreali-Jordanian border near Eilat, ny, the college is expected to number munity together during three years of Israel. The treaty brings to an end a 46-year state of war between the two 167, with the number of voting mem­ fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina. countries. bers once again at its maximum of 120. — Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Pierre Pope John Paul will have named 100 of Sfeir of Antioch, 74, one of Lebanon's the potential voters, or 83 percent. leading church figures and an outspo­ While die College of Cardinals is best- ken critic of the presence of foreign known for selecting a new pope, it has armies in the country. U*&membership in college of been given an increasingly important — Vietnamese Archbishop Paul Pham cardinals reaches an even dozen role as an advisory body on important- Dinh Tung of Hanoi, 75. Paid Political Advertisement WASHINGTON (CNS) - Pope John ture for the Economic Affairs of the Paul II's Oct. 30 announcement that Holy See. Archbishops William H. Keeler of Bal­ Here is the full list of U.S. cardinals, timore and Adam J. Maida of Detroit effective Nov. 26: 34 Christian Coalition would join the College of Cardinals — William W. Baum, former arch­ brings its U.S. membership to 12. bishop of Washington and now head of VOTE Only two — Cardinals John J. Carber- the Apostolic Penitentiary. ry, retired archbishop of St. Louis, and —Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago. John J. Krol, retired archbishop of — Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philadel­ Philadelphia — are over 80 arid ineligible phia. NEW YORK to vote for the next pope in a conclave. —John J. Carberry, retired archbishop If a conclave were held soon after the of St. Louis. U.S. Senate Nov. 26 installation of new cardinals, —James A. Hickey of Washington. the United States would represent the — William H. Keeler of Baltimore. ISSUES second-largest voting bloc, after the Ital­ -JohnJ. Krol, retired archbishop of Balanced Budget Amendment ians with 20. Spain, Brazil and France Philadelphia. Abortion on Demand Opposes each have five voters. — Bernard F. Law of Boston. Voluntary Prayer in Public Schools Supports Two of the U.S. cardinals serve at the — Roger^M. Mahony of Los Angeles. Term Limits tor Congress Supports Supports Vatican. They are Cardinals William W. — Adam J. Maida of Detroit. Homosexuals in the Military Supports Opposes I Opposes Baum, former archbishop of Washing­ —John J. O'Connor of New York. Banning Ownership of Legal Firearms Supports Opposes Opposes ton and now head of the Apostolic Pen­ — Edmund C. Szoka, former arch­ itentiary, the church's highest court, and bishop of Detroit and president of the Edmund C. Szoka, former archbishop Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of NEW YORK of Detroit and president of the Prefec­ the Holy See. Governor SPECIALISTS IN VACATION TRAVEL! 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