1993 f JULLL- i m - s m *v ee is* tr t/i ej Q£ O' UJ O' > CD z o N 3 U 3 O d hi cd a >e- > z : 4) o£ t/l ►“ 8 H < U1 V! V 4) OC 3 3 H of o u lie Adi t r Church officials i, see dangers in y Pittsburgh bishops c lo n in g ts WASHINGTON (CNS) — The go to Rome cloning of human embryos at a Washington hospital drew By PITTSBURGH CATHOLIC Maida of Detroit made ie criticism from both the Vati­ his visit in mid-April. can and the director of the go When in Rome ... Pittsburgh bish­ Afterward, he told U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for ops will do as all American bishops Catholic News Service Pro-Life Activities. are doing this year. They’ll make their that he and the Holy Pope John Paul II warned visit “ad llmina apostolorum” (“to the Father “talked as that scientists had embarked threshold of the apostles"). friends." (Archbishop on a path toward “self­ Bishop Donald Wuerl and two of Maida is a Pittsburgh destructive madness." his auxiliaries. Bishops Thomas To­ native and priest of In an Oct. 31 address, the bin and William Winter, are in Rome this diocese.) pope said that “ethical relativ­ Nov. 6-13 for a week of consultation The spirit of the ad ism" endangered the “identity with the pope and other Vatican offi­ limina visit, according and dignity of every human life cials. The ad limina visit is tradition­ to Archbishop Justin ... opening the way to illicit ally made every five years by diocesan Rigali, is “a profound and disturbing experiments." : o vi- bishops. This visit, the week of Nov. spiritual reality deeply The Vatican newspaper, 7, will be Bishop Wuerl’s first since taie connected with the L’Osservatore Romano, coni his installation in Pittsburgh in 1988. mystery of the demned the cloning expert; | “I’m excited about having the Church." Archbishop the ments as “intrinsically per­ chance to tell the Holy Father of the Rigali should know. s in verse" and an offense to hu­ wonderful things that have happened An American, he is manity. The pro-life official, and in this diocese over the last five secretary of the Vati­ kn,- Gail Quinn, said human clon­ years," Bishop Wuerl told the Pitts­ can Congregation for ing “raises enormous ethical burgh Catholic. Bishops and a long­ problems" and is not “a worthy “The highlight of the visit, for me. time curia official. iuse way to bring a human being will be saying Mass with the pope," “For the bishop," he into the world." ibu- he added. “But I’m also looking for­ adds, “the aim is to The comments came following lerit ward to sitting down to have a meal venerate the tombs of reports that scientists in the in with him." the apostles Peter and This week Bishop Wuerl meets with the pope in Rome for a five-year review of the Pittsburgh diocese. vitro fertilization program at The ad limina visit is hardly a va­ Paul and to present George Washington University cation, say the American bishops who himself to the pope. Medical Center in Washington have made the visit this year. The It’s the accountability of the local mulgated in 1988, bishops prepare a burgh Catholic. had successfully split single week is packed with private and Church, in this very profound mys­ five-year report on the status of the The bishops will return to Pitts­ human embryos into twins or group papal meetings, special Mass­ tery of communion." diocese and submit it three to six triplets. All of the embryos 180 es, and the presentation of a five-year burgh late on Nov. 13, when Bishops In an effort to strengthen links be­ months ahead of time to the Congre­ Wuerl and Winter will prepare to leave died within six days. (quinquennial) review to the Holy Fa­ tween Rome and the particular gation for Bishops. “These technologies should 191 ther. for the U.S. bishops’ meeting in Wash­ Churches, Pope John Paul has placed A summary of Bishop Wuerl’s re­ ington. D.C., beginning Nov. 14. IS prompt us once again to ap­ But the ad limina isn’t a papal increasing emphasis on the ad limina port is included as a special pull-out preciate a basic truth: The fact >64 grilling, either. Archbishop Adam visits. In line with new rules he pro- Catholic News Service contributed to )7S- sectidn iff this edition of the Pitts­ thCs'ieport. that it is technically possible to do something doesn’t mean 178 it ought to be done," said See DANGERS on page 8 p 151 Parishes mark new 166 177 beginnings Reorganization's first birthday By PATRICIA BARTOSA B T d S ,_________ ,___. „ . _ ... 47 By JOHN FRANKO installed prominent signs identifying Queen recalled. '81 of Heaven Church at both sites. At Our Lady of the Valley, Fr. Raymond The third phase of the diocesan Parish Re­ Priests at the 10 new parishes created in Collections are up: and of the four Sunday Rhoden, moderator of the team ministry, the diocesan reorganization program last organization and Revitalization Project came Masses, three are "jammed” and the other is said that “things are going fine.” November are looking forward in hope as about half-full, he said. He added that “naturally there’s been a to a close with the establishment of four par­ they mark their first year of existence. At Holy Martyrs in’*Tarentum Fr. Joseph great deal of pain in the closures but ishes Oct. 30. They join parishes previously In general, the pastors feel the Nov. 1 r a established on Sept. 4 and Oct. 3. Grosko sees a “greater cooperation and will­ people's willingness to cooperate has been one-year anniversary is more of a beginning ingness to make it work. Anything I’ve asked edifying." on The four new parishes are: St. Matthew, than a time to reflect. They look ahead to Lawrenceville; Our Lady of the Angels, them to do, the cooperation is enormous," he The parish, with some 1,400 families, has continued growth and greater stability. said of parishioners. nd Lawrenceville; St. Martin de Porres, McK­ seen former parish groups begin working The priests have heard praise for the full­ He acknowledges that an “on-going heal­ together and forming new bases, he said. to eesport; and St. Patrick, Versailles and McK­ er churches, the revised liturgies and the ing process’ is needed to mend the “small St. eesport. Adding, “sure, there are still some .mis­ wider pool of volunteers joining in parish pockets of hurt. givings," he explained. However, “in Bap­ The new St. Martin de Porres Parish, which activities. “It will take time to heal, but with pa­ includes the McKeesport worship sites of Holy tism, Reconciliation, at Masses, in these, >c- But they also speak of “pockets of sad­ tience, it will," he added. High points of the the spirit over all is very good." Jt- Trinity, Sacred Heart and St. Peter, opened ness." and note that while most people are year were the paurish’s fun fair and its tradi­ with concelebrated Masses at each site. Fr. Ted Zabowski is still in the midst of at home in the new parishes, some are hav­ tional i Corpus Christ! celebration, he See REORGANIZATION on page 2 ■e- A ceremonial “march" to pick-up the sacra­ ing a hard time and still others may never mental registers from each former parish was accept the closing of their churches. Several held between Masses. Parishioners had origi­ lawsuits filed in protest of church closings nally planned to make the Journey on foot but are also casting a shadow on parish efforts. inclement weather forced them to use auto­ The creation last November of the 10 par­ mobiles. ishes, with 26 Worship sites, concluded the It was a day carefully planned, and parish­ first phase of the diocesan reorganization. ioners were well prepared, according to Father Among these moves was the establishment John Rushofsky, moderator of the team min­ of a completely new parish in Richland Twp. istry that also includes Fathers James Kunkel — St. Richard. Another parish. Queen of and Gabriel Badurina, TOR. Heaven in Koppel, was created earlier, on Parishioners at the new Our Lady of Angels Aug. 30. Parish celebrated the day with Masses in each Also marking their first year of existence of its three worship sites — St. Mary (46th are: St. Elizabeth Seton in Carnegie, St. St.), St. Augustine and Holy Family. The litur­ Charles Lwanga in the East End, St. Maxi­ gies featured the combined choirs of the milian Kolbe in Munhall, Mary Mother of the former parishes, and of the closed parish of Church in Charleroi. Our Lady of the Valley St. John the Baptist. in Donora, St. Joseph in Natrona, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Natrona Symbols of the former parishes were pre­ Heights, Holy Martyrs in Tarentum and sented in a ceremonial procession. “The pre­ Prince of Peace, South Side. sentation brought tears to everyone's eyes," At Queen of Heaven, Fr. Joseph Lemp ex­ said Father Paul Kuppe, OFM Cap., pastor. plained that “things have gone very well, Father Dermot Rodgers, OFM Cap., will with practically no problems. But not too serve as parochial vicar at the parish. much really happened" in the reorganiza­ At St. Matthew, “the weekend went smooth­ tion. Instead of two priests, the parish has ly, and the people were very responsive," ac­ just one, and each worship site has two „ „ Photo by Jim Herrmann cording to pastor Father Ignatius Butler, TOR.