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Pope John Paul It's ,tor WASHINGTON (NC) at the White House had the potential for being one of the most beneficial visits ever by a world leader,
President Carter told a news conference, President Carter also said he and the Pope were surprised both at the number of people who greeted the Pope in the United Slates and their enthusiasm. "I was very thrilled to meet hint and believe that his visit will have benefits for our country," President Carter said in response to a question about the papal visit. "I expected the welcome to be warm and friendly, but I had no idea that it would be that enthusiastic and neither did and that large a number of people he," he added. the "aspirasaid the Pope represented President The tions and hopes" of many. "I think there's an innate hunger in our country for things that do not moral and ethical principles change during a time of rapid change brought about by a technological revolution throughout the world," President Carter said. Meanwhile, back in Rome, the Pope looking spoke of his "joyous" visits to Iretired but happy land and the USA. He said that throughout the trip he "always felt the spiritual closeness of millions and millions of people, who. with their prayers, made possible, and certainly effective, this trip of the faith." Pope John Paul said his journey "was uniquely a trip of faith, undertaken to announce the Gospel, to 'confirm the faithful', to console the afflicted, to witness to the love of God, to point out to humanity its transcendent desiny. "I was also a 'travelling catechesis', in which it was my intention to emphasize above all, to all classes of pwple, the authentic and indelible patrimoney of Catholic doctrine."
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At the 31st Blessing of the Fleet lost Sunday, in the 150th anniversary year, guests
of honour were the Governor, Sir Wallace Kyle, and Lady Kyle( 2nd and 3rd from right), Sir Charles Court (right) and Lady Court, pictured on the flagship as Archbishop Goody blessed the floral display in front of the statue of Our Lady, attended by Father O'Reilly and Father Baron OMI before the fleet set off around the fishing harbour.
`You're Right' to US Bishops
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CHICAGO: Coming to the American Bishops "as a brother bishop" but also "as successor of Peter and pastor of the whole Church", Pope Paul identified himself positively with recent statements of the American hierarchy on sexual morality, abortion and other issues. "You rightly spoke against ual intercourse is a moral Speaking in a closed ses"And, in your pastoral between the faith and
sion, the Pope in the course both the ideology of contra- and human good only with- interest for your people in charisma of the people of of a 70 -minute speech said: ception and contraceptive in marriage, outside mar- all their reeds including the Church and the teaching "You faced the question acts, as did the encyclical riage it is wrong.' housing, education, health authority of the church: of the indissolubility of "Humanae Vitae." care, employment and the "The Holy Spirit is ac"You also rightly stated: marriage, rightly stating: "And I myself today, with "Homosexual activity . . administration of justice tive in enlightening the "The covenant between a the same conviction of Paul as distinguished from homo- you gave further witness to minds of the faithful with man and a woman joined in VI, ratify the teachings of sexual orientation the fact that all aspects of his truth, and in inflaming . is Christian marriage is as in- this encyclical, which was morally wrong.' human life are sacred. their hearts with hii love. dissoluble and irrevocable put forth by my predecessor "You are, in effect, proYou did not betray those as God's love between his "by virtue of the mandate INSIGHTS claiming that the church people and Christ's love for entrusted to us by Christ." People who, because of will never "But these insights of abandon man, his church." "You rightly stated 'Sex - homosexuality, are confron- nor his temporal needs, as faith are not independent of ted with difficult moral the magisterium of the she leads humanity to salvaproblems, as would have church, which is an instruhappened if, in the name of tion and eternal life. ment of the same Holy understanding and compasThe Pope then singled GMH Spirit and is assisted by him. sion, or for any other reas- out, but did 'not name, two It is only when the faithful on, you had held out false recent pastoral letters of have been nourished by the hope to 'any brother or bishops. word of God, faithfully sister. "Both are examples of transmitted in its purity and 1308 ALBANY "Rather, by your witness responsible pastoral initiaintegrity, that their own to the truth of humanity in tives. One of them deals charisma are fully operative God's plan you effectively with the issue of racism and and fruitful. WILL manifested fraternal love, vigorously denounces it. The "But the dynamism of upholding true dignity, the other refers to homosexualSUPPLY YOUR NEW human dignity, of those ity and deals with the issue, the community in understanding and living the church Christ's to who look as should be done, with NOW ! ! for the guidance which clarity and great pastoral word of God depends on its intact the 'deposit receiving comes from the light of charity, thus rendering a of faith': and for this preGod's word. real service to truth and to cise purpose a special aposthose who are seeking this tolic and pastoral charism HUMAN LIFE liberating truth. has been given to the "You reaffirmed the right "Brothers in Christ: As church. dor to life and the inviolability we proclaim "It is one and the same the truth in of every human life, includtau' DOA,.Y DEAL ID HURRY! 3 le doss GETA DEAL ON ing the life of unborn chil- love, it is not possible for spirit of truth who directs HOLDEN. dren. You clearly said: 'To us to avoid all criticism; nor the hearts of the faithful destroy these innocent un- is it possible to please every- and who guarantees the born children is an unspeak- one. But it is possible to magisterium of the pastors work for the real benefit of of the flock." able crime.' "We have a special role "You clearly spoke up for everyone. your on Cash back Noting that many people to play in safeguarding the the aged, asserting: "Euthaof reconciliation. sacrament H, At IF,' nasia, or mercy killing, is have insights of faith, the a grave moral evil.' Pope then explained the link Continued page 2
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