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Re-enactor Inside Finale Unhealthy? Editorials........................... Page 4 The Piatek Family of New Castle In the final part of their five-part Are Catholics overly pre­ C olum ns.............................Page 5 are great fans of Civil War history. series on abortion, Fathers James occupied and concerned with the Entertainment................... Page 6 The family dons the clothes of Podlesny and Joseph Maddalena of Bible Q u iz .......................... Page 6 dearly departed? Should they give soldiers and civilians of a different St. Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, ad­ Catholic Life....................... Page 7 less attention to the dead? Father era as they, along with others, re­ vise Christians to work “toward Classified Page 8 Charles Bober wrestles with this enact historic events of the Civil creating a clear societal consensus topic in his weekly column. War. Around Diocese Pages 9 & 12 about the value of human life." Schools.............................. Page 12 Page 7 Obituaries.......................... Page 11 Page 5 v Page 7 .......... «VI 09 «M tri > < Q. PITTSBURGH VO 111 to Z O <N 3 U I O o ui u) ac > Z 3 ■P q£ tri «■— QJ w * < 111 t/l LO •O at 3 3 >- D J ) 3 0 t - O — 3 O o -J o -J a- CLVI No. 33 25 cents Established in 1844: America’s Oldest Catholic Newspaper in Continuous Publication Friday, November 2, 1990 Letter draws attention Bp. W uerl explains inquiry from V atican only ‘natural’ By JOHN FRANKO of them would meet with the “I Just spent a month working & CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE group. with the bishops from all over the PITTSBURGH — Bishop "We had a courteous and cor­ world, every day with the Holy Donald W. Wuerl explained that a dial meeting," Bishop Wuerl said. Father, and 1 thought we did some letter he received from the “ We made it very clear at the really wonderful things,” he said. Vatican which received national beginning that we would be “This strikes me as a very media attention was only an in­ meeting within the context of the heavy focus on something that quiry regarding a meeting that he Church's teachings and Her was a routine piece of com­ and three other bishops held on discipline." munication in the life of the June 23 with members of COR­ Bishop Wuerl said he was Church." PUS, an organization of married familiar with Cardinal Innocenti's The inquiry had drawn national former priests. office, pointing out he worked attention when Bishop Wuerl and there for 10 years and now is a the head of CORPUS interpreted "I didn't see the letter so much consultant. the letter written by Cardinal In­ as a criticism as 1 did a request for “It struck me as the absolutely nocenti in different ways. information," the bishop said Oct. natural thing for someone in that In Rome Oct. 25, the day after a 30. at a press conference in Pitt­ office to do. to write and ask for story in The New York Times sburgh, referring to a letter he more information," the bishop described the letter as a "w arn ­ received from Cardinal Antonio said. ing" against such meetings in the Innocenti, prefect of the Vatican When asked if he thought the future, Bishop Wuerl said it was Congregation for the Clergy. meeting with the priests had tar­ simply "a request ... for informa­ “The inquiry was a request for nished his standing in the tion about what happened." information and I responded, try­ Church, the bishop pointed out CORPUS president Anthony T. ing to indicate as best I could the exchange of letters was in Ju­ Padovano told Catholic News Ser­ what actually happened," he ly. His appointm ent to the vice Oct. 25 that, "as reported to Local m edia question bishop explained. bishops' synod by Pope John Paul me" by sources he has found to be II came in August. reliable, Cardinal Innocenti not Bishop Wuerl speaks to members of the local the Clergy (see story on left). Bishop Wuerl ex­ He pointed out that members of "I don't know what more to say, only asked for 'fniormation about media during an Oct. 30 press conference. He plained the letter was a routine Inquiry about the ihe CORPUS group knocked at but the facts are those,” he added. the meeting but also complained clarified several Items about the recently con­ June meeting that he and three other bishops the front door at the June con­ Bishop Wuerl said he had hoped that meetings of that type might cluded month-long Synod of Bishops (see story held with members of CORPUS, an organization ference of U.S. bishops and asked the local press conference would lend an air of legitimacy to COR­ below), but reporters continued to ask questions of married form er priests. if they could enter. Conference have focused on the positive PUS' efforts to restore a married about a letter he received from Cardinal Antonio leaders asked the bishops if some aspects of the synod. (Continued on page 2) Innocenti. prefect of the Vatican Congregation for — Photo by John C. Keenan Month-long synod reaffirms traditional practices for priests PITTSBURGH CATHOLIC thing to do." culture,” and use of psychological testing in and a desire to affirm them in their work.” & CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Support by synod delegates also was given to seminaries. The proposals were approved Oct. 27 by two- PITTSBURGH — Bishop Donald W. Wuerl pro­ the minor seminary "as a valid instrument" of Regarding vocations, the proposals sought a thirds majority. They are for the pope's use in vided insights and comments at an Oct. 30 press vocational formation, to developing the maJor greater role for the laity through a strong Chris­ preparing a post-synodal document. conference on the month-long Synod of Bishops seminary as a “true house of formation,” and to tian family life and by developing strong Catholic The synod has no decision-making powers, but The synod handed Pope John Paul II 41 pro­ a special spiritual or academic preparatory year schools and parishes. the pope promised at the synod's close Oct. 28 posals for priestly formation, basically reaffirm­ for maJor seminarians. Bishop Wuerl said the participation of qualified that "the proposals and programs" would be ing traditional practices and stressing their "There is a strong reaffirmation of seminary women in seminary formation will help the "speedily put into effect." improvement. formation work throughout the world." Bishop seminarians learn a comfort level in relating and Under synod rules, the proposals were not Included was strong support for mandatory Wuerl said. “The number of people devoted to interacting with the large number of lay people made public. A synod-prepared summary was celibacy in the Latin-rite priesthood. the formation of future priests is being working within the Church. issued by the Vatican, however, and synod of­ “ There was an affirmation of the value of recognized.” The synod also favored ongoing formation pro­ ficials discussed them at an Oct. 28 news con­ celibacy in the life of the Latin Church," Bishop MaJor seminarians generally are those in the grams and asked that a directory of available pro­ ference. In addition, people who had seen the Wuerl explained. “A recognition of the antiquity final years of preparation for the priesthood after grams and guidelines for such programs be proposals confirmed press reports mentioning of the value and all it means to the Church. college. published. topics not included in the official information. "In our culture,” Bishop Wuerl said, "sex has a Other points favored by the synod were: par­ "There is a real appreciation for the work of At a news conference, synod officials said the very high profile and the idea that someone ticipation of qualified women in seminary forma­ our priests throughout the world,” Bishop Wuerl proposals contained no formulas for applying would give their life to another form of love tion, seminary program s tailored to the said. "There was a clear understanding of the doesn't always hit our society as a very good "demands and necessities of a particular special role priests play in the life of the Church (Continued on page 2) „ —W7rT U.S. bishops Hospice care provides to address support to terminally ill PITTSBURGH - The hospice sex, drugs care movement, which provides in-home nursing and therapeutic RESPECT services for persons dying of ter- at m eetin g minal illnesses, will be By JERRY FILTEAU highlighted during November, WASHINGTON (CNS) - The which has been proclaimed Na­ U.S. bishops face a heavy agen­ tional Hospice Month by Presi­ da for their Nov. 12-15 national dent George Bush. meeting in Washington with To mark the observance, Father action pending on 20 items — Regis Farmer, director of the among them guidelines for sex diocesan office for chaplaincies education and catechetics and and campus ministry, urged statements on substance pastors in a recent letter to in­ abuse, social Justice, clude prayers on hospice care in options, choice and a feeling of evangelization, family ministry Masses during the month. control, according to two area and Catholic schools. In his letter he explained that hospice leaders. Attending from the Pitt­ often. Respect Life is seen only in Dolly McQuaid, home-care sburgh Diocese will be Bishop terms of the beginning of life. The director for the South Hills Family Wuerl and Aux. Bishop hospice program, on the other Hospice, explained that, "people William J. Winter. hand, "assists the terminally ill feel they have a say in their own The document "Human Sex­ and their families in dealing with care” when they choose to spend uality: A Catholic Perspective the process of preparing for death, their remaining weeks in their for Education and Lifelong medically, psychologically and own homes, cared for by family Learning” takes up 185 pages most of all, spiritually," Fr.

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