Serrans urged to find new ways to promote their message NEW YORK (NC) — Speakers at the Sens John Donahue. Serra executive director, said tn out prayer cards tn church Is not enough. We are tn must oppose any threat to the dignity of the human International convention in New York July 1-3 an Interview that although Serra Is commonly a very competitive marketplace." person from whatever source It comes. urged members not to dilute their work of fostering identified only as an organization concerned with He described successful efforts such as a service "No person who respects life from the moment of vocations but to find new ways to promote their religious vocations It has from the beginning been tn Montevideo. Uruguay, arranged to honor parents conception can rest easy when millions are hungry, me—agr In a competitive marketplace. equally concerned about helping lay men live out of thoae entering the religious life and thereby when workers tn some countries are subject to the Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York reminded their own vocations highlighting the role of families in vocations and a whim of the employer or young people cannot Serrans that theirs is t he only organization devoted In addition to Its work for religious vocations the St Louis program. "1 am Waiting to be Asked, many because of government oppression." hr said. entire! cations and he told them organization In recent months also has been giving which SerTS plans to Implement nationally to Taking a stand similar to the "seamless garment" "never objective be diluted." special attention to the U.S bishops' proposed identify potential candidates for the priesthood approach to life-related Issues proposed by Deal ^ issues is legitimate and pastoral letter on the US. economy, he said and religious life. Cardinal Joseph Bcmardln of Chicago. Cardinal requlrt ida. he said, but many other Matthew McCloakey IV. ending his term as Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston told the organi; '■“■d to thoae concerns president told fdlow Serrans July 1 that "passing delegates July 2 that people who have respect for life (Continued on page 31 UI m ---------------------------------- a. < > i- a. F- tn n <-> o cn P IT T S B U R G H a. oc. Ui UI > CO z a-1 D z cj oi Ui < *■> a o z V * D o tn t h Q 00 UI < ui tn o O OC 3 1- N 0 00 (J *- <r 3 w O w o û j J a. I sliililivlit ii in IV4 4 : \Hutu a \ ( iltlfsl ( «dH*kit« S«*%%tn ( «mttmimix I'wMt« »(inn 141th Y 20 cents Friday. July 12. 1985 Cardinal Ratzinger says some theologians worry pope By Sr. MARY ANN WALSH that the Church has to carry out an 'One needs to clarify here that i t adapted spiritual renewal." this Is not the thinking of the ROME (NC) — Pope John Paul II "But to the extent that some have council.' Cardinal Ratzlnger added Is worried about theologians who studied, interpreted or applied It Cardinal Ratzlnger covered a do not believe in the reality of the badly, this has been able to cause wide range of Issues In the Resurrection, the divinity of Jesus here or there disarray or division." Interview, saying that some forms and the actual presence of God In Cardinal Ratzlnger said that on of liberation theolog are 'Valid, people's lives Cardinal Joseph his trip to Belgium, the pope gave good, encouraged by us." Hr Ratzlnger. head of the Vatican "ample confirmation of the council criticized other forms tn which, he Congregation for the Doctrine of message" but voiced concern about said, “the Church loses I is religious the Faith, said tn a television ‘ a certain development of theology significance and becomes Interview. In which "some well-known politicized In a totalitarian sense." Cardinal Ratzlnger said he theologians" propose ideas that He later said that the Church thought these were the Issues of could lead to ‘ a theaiog that does "has impeded or wishes to Impede" concern to which the pope alluded not believe tn the reality of the the latter forms of liberation May 18 when he addressed the Resurrection." that "no longer theolog "so as to find better means Belgian bishops about "misinter­ confesses the reality of Jesus" and of social commitment for the pretations" of the Second Vatican that "no longer preaches about a Church." Council. God who has the ability to Insert The Vatican's problems with himself Into our life." Franciscan Father Leonardo Boff. Cardinal Ratzlnger made his The cardinal did not say to which the Brazilian theologian known as remarks during a 30 minute theologians he was referring but a proponent of liberation theolog. Interview titled. "Joseph Ratzlnger. said that the pope was concerned were "not based on his theolog of study, and Fr Donald W. Wuerf of the Pittsburgh the Courage to Believe." broadcast about "this type of ideological liberation, but on problems of Seminary study report Diocese, executive secretary fo r the study. With on Italian state television July 5. development" which "naturally has Interpretation of Scripture and them Is Cardinal William Baum (left), prefect of the During his May 16-21 pastoral had Its effects on religious life, on ecdeslolog,” the cardinal said. Meeting with Pope John Paul II for their annual Congregation for Catholic Education, the Vatican visit to Belgium, the pope told the the formation of seminarians, on so He added that in silencing the report on the study o f US. seminaries are office responsible for seminaries and universities bishops that Vatican II "determi­ many other sectors of the life of the Burlington, Vt. Bishop John A. Marshall (second throughout the world. Story on page 2. ned the basic principles and means Church." IContinued on page 21 from right), the Holy See's representative for the After meeting at Vatican OFFICIAL Bishop Bevllacqua announces the following clergy appoint Scientists say space shield offers little protection ments effective as noted Parochial vicar ROMEDfYWI? (NC)fklfil — AnAm 4International m * #.11 mm m I group a/of scientists- * expertsii i 11 ■■ iii nat # the DnnllAnalPontifical AcademyAnadamu of Vi#-lArtAACSciences. AcademyAoodi-mu »• TKnlThat In fthe ha lltiv*time 14It tiHwill 11 lairstake (nto aafoKllatvestablish 4such-1 u h a aVvisshield, Reverend Michael S. Suslowlcz, meeting at the Vatican last January concluded that space- President Carlos Chagas said the conference would try to new supeimisslles will probably be built that could break from S t Frances Cabrlnl Parish. based weapons systems would be costly and would offer determine "whether space armaments are dangerous or through the space defense. Center Township, to St. little real protection against nuclear weapons, an Italian not" He said the conclusions of the conference would be Scholastlca Parish. AsplnwalL • That the cost of the shield would be twice I he cost of the effective July 19. 1985. Catholic news agency has reported. published afterward. supermlsslles that can penetrate It. Reverend Donald N. Buchleitner, After the meeting. Chagas said at a press conference that The scientists, including experts from the United States At the time of the meeting Chagas said the academy did from Nativity Parish. Broughton, the scientists had reached a consensus on the Issues and the Soviet Union, agreed that a "space shield" defense not want to be seen as interfering tn the Just resumed to St. Frances Cabrlnl Parish. Involved and had drawn up a report. But he said he did not like the one proposed by President Reagan could not offer Geneva disarmament talks and therefore would not take up Center Township, effective July want to make the report public until the pope had seen It 100 percent protection and would be vulnerable to new the Idea of treaties to prohibit arms In space 19. 1985. kinds of missiles, the Catholic news agency ASCA reported The report had not been made public until It was leaked to Reverend John W. Weill nger. Louts Nigra second secretary at the U.S. Embassy to the July 6. ASCA. An employee of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, from St. James Parish. Holy See In Rome, said July 8 that the United States had not who asked not to be named, told National Catholic News Wllklnsburg to S t Clare Parish. The agency said the scientists' report, which was given to Service that the ASCA report accurately reflected the applied pressure on the Vatican to keep the report secret Pope John Paul II Jan. 25. had not been published because ol Clalrton. effective July 15. 1985. contents of the meeting's concluding document 'There's no question of pressure of any kind on this US. pressure on the Vatican. A U.S. official in Rome denied Special assignment document" he told NC News. "We have no desire and no Reverend Benedetto P. Vaghetto that the United States had pressured the Vatican. The scientists agreed on four technical points. ASCA said: • That proposals for a "space shield" against nudear ability to suppress scientific research." from Parochial Vicar. St. A Vatican press spokesman said July 6 that the Vatican Scholastlca Parish. Aspinwall. to weapons require at least 10-15 years of further research. Reagan's proposed study of space- based defense has been was still studying the Issue of space-based defense systems graduate studies In Rome, strongly criticized by the Soviet Union as an obstacle to and had not worked out a document on the subject. • That it would be Impossible to make such a shield 100 effective July 15. 1985. At the beginning o f the Jan. 21-25 meeting of about 30 percent Impenetrable.