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Serving Catholics
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Faith
in
Western North Carolina
in
the Diocese of Charlotte
and the Ballot Box
Pro-life leaders fight
MOST REVEREND
By THE
cloning proposals ...Page
5
brother bishops in the United States a document that addressed national and international issues of major concern to all who are committed to freedom
Ebola outbreak causes
havoc
in
pel values and Catholic teaching that
WILLIAM G. CURLIN Last November I co-signed with
Uganda ...Page
7
and
Although
justice.
was reprinted
Living the
last
week's edition of
The
I
Faith
want
News &
to
tention to
Paralympian once competed with able-bodied
swimmers ...Page
16
are
age and likeness of God.
duties of citizenship
send prayers worldwide ...Page
of partial a na-
human
if the Life is subject to attack. Catholics believe that every human life is sacred from conception to natural death, that people are more important than things, and, that the measure of every human institution is whether or not it enhances the life and dignity of the human person.
to
We
need to know where candidates for public office stand in relationship to the challenges surrounding us: Abor-
life is
are
America, the more likely you are to be poor. Some schools have become war zones. Hate and intolerance haunt our nation and beget division, bigotry, racism and conflict. Millions do not have basic health care. Scandals, sensationalism and intense partisan combat diminish public life. Wars, ethnic cleansing and the denial of human rights destroy tens of thousands of lives each year. in
It is
increasingly apparent that
ma-
jor public issues have clear moral di-
mensions and that religious values have significant public consequences.
One
of the greatest blessings in the United States is our right and responsibility to participate in civic life. 1 urge you to exercise this right of citizenship by casting your vote in the coming election of State and National leaders. As disciples of Jesus Christ let our votes provide a moral leaven for democracy.
3 JIMMY ROSTAR Associate Editor
Belmont Abbey College
LENOIR
—
More than 60 mintwo-hour Mass dedicating the new St. Francis of Assisi Church, dim lights were augmented to their full brilliance. The congregation sang "Christ, Be Our Light" as utes into the
president to retire ...Page
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{very Week Entertainment .Pages
10-11
.Pages
12-13
& Columns
Inside This
For us the begin with Gos-
The added horror
Lenoir Catholic community urged by Bishop Curlin to brighten world at new church facility By
Editorials
birth.
rights are illusions
ligations of citizenship.
makers
our Catholic belief
Calls to advance
indifferent to or cynical about our ob-
Rosary
majority of
The younger you
that every human person is created in the im-
come from every ethnic background and live in urban, rural and suburban communities. We cannot be
a
tional tragedy.
Of major importance
members of every
cities,
groups can excuse us from the re-
is
The Catholic community in America is large and diverse. We are Democrats, Independents and Re-
many
of innocent
sponsibility to speak for
Right
In
children never see the day of their birth destruction
the voiceless and to act in
Herald,
tion destroys 1.4 million children every
year.
No
polls or focus
draw your atsome of the
We
and campaigns that
invite our support.
accord with our moral
race,
Local Newt
sues, platforms
convictions.
challenges contained in the text of "Faithful Citizenship: Civic Responsibility For A New Millennium."
publicans.
moral prin-
ciples to help us in assessing the is-
it
in
Catholic
offer a consistent set of
clergy
lit
candles in the sanctuary.
Priests and deacons placed cloths
presence in the
Week:
Bishop's Financial
Stewardship Report
on
the altar, setting the table for celebrating the Eucharist. Lighting the altar and the church during a dedication ceremony reminds the faithful of Jesus' radiant
— and
new
spiritual center
world through Christian example by his people. The theme of bringing Christ's light to the world permeated the dediin the
Photo by Jimmy Rostar
cation celebration at St. Francis of
Bishop William G. Curlin blesses the altar at the new
22. Bishop William G. presided at the Mass, urged those gathered to remember the significance of bringing that light beyond their new church.
these walls into the community," said Bishop Curlin. He said that as Catholic faithful,
these walls, and to be that light out there, not just a light in here." The new church facility is just
is the parishioners' duty to "celebrate God's holy presence in the Eucharist, to be empowered by the Spirit and to take that love beyond
blocks
Assisi
Francis of Assisi.
on Oct.
Curlin,
who
we are to celebrate the mysof God here, we must be con-
"If
tery
St.
scious to take that presence outside
it
away from the old sanctuary, which now serves as a recording stuSee LENOIR, page
4
The Catholic News & Herald
2
The World
October 27, 2000
Brief
in
Pope says service must characterize church's missionary efforts At a VATICAN CITY (CNS)
island of Crete. In a statement, the participants expressed joy and grati-
tude at the advances
—
jubilee liturgy to celebrate evangeli-
Paul
Child's room machine gun
Pope John
zation around the world,
said the church's missionary
II
hit
by
Jorge Nazzal,
6,
holds
damaged stuffed toy inside his bedroom hit the night before by machine gun fire from his
Israeli troops. Israeli
resist the temptations" that lead to "a
of rivalry and competition," the
soldiers returning fire with Palestinian snipers
Mass in St. Peter's Square World Mission Sunday. Readers of U.S. Catholic periodicals are well-educated RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (CNS)
neighborhood of Beit Jalla Oct. 22
pope
cently beset the international dialogue do not alter our conviction that continued dialogue in love is the only way that our churches can be faithful to our Lord's command to love one another and to be reconciled," they said. The meeting, held at the Orthodox Academy of Crete near Hania, took place Oct. 2-4. The statement
fire in
West Bank
must be based on service, not domination, with special attention to the poor and suffering. "The church wants to announce Jesus Christ, the son of Mary, following the way that Christ himself took: service, poverty, humility, the cross. Therefore it must efforts
spirit
said at a
in
Oct. 22,
—
was released
NCCW
looks to past, future at general assembly PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) The 2000 General Assembly of the Na-
—
tional Council of Catholic
according
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week, Catholic publications are read by more than 16 million Catholics seeking and finding information on world, national, local and religious subjects," said the Catholic Advertising Network, the arm of the Catholic Press Association that commissioned the survey. The survey was conducted by the Simmons Market Re-
search Bureau among a random sample of subscribers to U.S. Catholic newspapers and magazines in the Catholic Advertising Network. Jesuit urges people of faith to personally help poor children YORK (CNS) Jesuit Father Walter J. Burghardt appealed
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NEW
Oct. 18 for
members of
community
the religious
to get personally
in-
volved in the lives of poor children. Issuing a "passionate personal plea" on behalf of children living in poverty, he said it was important "to touch a child" as Jesus did with the children the disciples would have turned away (Mt 19:13-15) and as Mother Teresa did with a child who was HIV positive. Father Burghardt,
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an author and preacher who is based at Woodstock Theological Center in Washington, was the featured speaker at a forum on welfare reform held at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University in New York. Immigrants, prisons, church
architecture on bishops'
WASHINGTON
(CNS)
agenda
—
W
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& H E R A
and the Culture of Death" and "Sudan's Cry for Peace." Final modifi-
new
conference statis a proposal standing Committee on
cations in their
utes are up for a vote, as to
form
a
new
Catechesis.
Workers
still
negotiating, but
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WINSTON-SALEM
— Frank and
Kitty Rodgers are presenting "Finding
ing
in the Scriptures: Are So Different?" today from 12:30-2
For
is
Our Lady of Fatima Chapel Center on the corner of Streets.
A free will offer-
being taken during the program.
registration
and more
details, call
the church office at (336) 723-8238.
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Grandover Resort, lOOO Club Rd. For
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way
between the Holy See and the
of St. Joan of Arc Church, 919 Haywood Rd., is sponsoring a Booktique and More Sale today
Bishop McGuinness High School Athletic Program, the BMHS Golf Classic is a.m. tee time and
"clears the
3 ASHEVILLE AIDS Ministry
planner October
statement that said the agreement
November
Diocesan
Spirituality
Month
—
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centers and stopping payments at welfare offices throughout the county.
Workers returned to work more than 13,000 went
Oct. 12 after
Your Character
Knights and
for the
libraries, curtailing services at health
continues."
— 7:30 a.m. for
versary and focused on honoring the past and shaping the future. The hundreds of Catholic women who attended the Oct. 5-7 assembly also discussed ways to counter pornography, stop assisted suicide- and guide women to holy lives. Keynote speaker Victoria Ries, pastoral life director of St. Catherine's Parish in Seattle, spoke of the present era as an "in-between time"
Pledging to work together on areas of common interest, the Vatican and the Organization of African Unity signed a cooperation agreement. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, apostolic nuncio to Ethiopia, and Salim Ahmed Salim,
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three of the last four issues of their to a recent survey.
by the communica-
ops in Washington.
West Bank
the
later
tions office of the U.S. Catholic bish-
endangered the Nazzal family and caused damage to their home.
Readers of U.S. Catholic periodicals are well-educated and well-off, and the vast majority have read at least local Catholic publication,
Catholic-Or-
in
thodox relations over the past four decades. "The difficulties that have re-
For more details, call Mary Henderson at (828) 254-2773 or the office at (828)
252-3151.
— For time
HOT SPRINGS
to renew and review, a Married Couples' Retreat, facilitated by Jesuit Father Vincent Alagia and Marlene and Steve Stowe, is
being held at the Jesuit House of Prayer,
289
NW Hwy.
25/70, through Nov. 6. must register no later than For details, call Mercy Sister
Participants
Oct. 25.
Peggy Verstege tnail
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at (828)
622-7366 or e-
vpaul@madison.main.nc.us.
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Gospel Mass History
in
Month
—
The 3rd Annual honor of Black Catholic
is
being celebrated today
October 27,
2000
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Around the Diocese
Rosary makers send prayers around the world By
ALESHA IA M. PRICE
Thus
JHMi^.
Wqitcd Staffc Writer
CHARLOTTE — People throughout the United States and in various
far, the group has already re re1. n ^..J« of ~C «! ceived a« couple thank you letters
ish priest or the
from people who have benefited from
Bishop William G. Curlin blessed over 5,000 rosaries during a Mass for the rosary makers in September. Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools (MACS) have also become involved with students from Charlotte Catholic High School, Holy Trinity Middle School, St. Ann School, St Gabriel School and St. Patrick School
their work.
countries have a piece of the Diocese of
Charlotte through the efforts of
"Making the
Our
Lady's Rosary Makers of Charlotte. in existence for about three years, has mailed their handmade missionary rosaries to countries such as Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Kenya, Colombia and Cuba. The group began after Jackie Gallagher, a St. Patrick Cathedral parishioner, visited Lourdes, France, with Bishop William G. Curlin, in 1997. After, she returned home to Charlotte, she wanted to do something to honor Mary and to promote the rosary.
The group,
"The rosary is something tangible, something to hold onto while praying. It allows you to pray with words, feelings, all of your senses," said Irene
do." Photo by Alesha M. Price
Our
Lady's
that the elderly, shut-ins, mothers
Aquinas Church and
St.
Thomas
Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte and St. Francis of Assisi in Jefferson and All Saints Catholic Mission in Lake Wylie, S.C. Now, the groups consist of a 92year-old
woman
at the Little
Flower
Community who has
Assisted Living
made over
St.
1,140 rosaries in 3 years
and an 88-year-old man who makes black and brown camouflage rosaries for the military.
"A
over a year ago, some of
little
X
the rosary makers expressed that they wanted more spiritual time together, which is how the parish groups began," said Gallagher. "My hope has been that the individual parish groups will supply the spiritual support that they need. The primary function of the parish groups is to provide rosaries for the missionaries,
their parish priests,
Church
2210 N. Elm
St.
providing the karamu, or commu-
Charlotte
in
music ministry.
A
is
which is being sponsored by North Carolina
classes
they will be shipping their finished product to a woman in New Jersey who will then mail them to Italy.
comes
Elm
RCIA
and confirmation classes." A group of rosary makers at St. Patrick Cathedral, led by Patti Reimler, has done their part to help missionaries around the world. They have been working nearly six months and have sent several boxes of rosaries to different countries. This month
Church, 2210 N. Bishop William G. Curlin is the celebrant, and the Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir of Our Lady of Consolation at 5 p.m. at St. Pius
all
ladies of Irish birth or Irish
descent or whose husband
is
a
member
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians to the Kloster Center at p.m. All
St,
X
Church, for a meeting from 3-5 St.
women who
Pius
are interested in
The
parish
groups
purchase
their supplies
from
unraveling, beads and a
plastic
plastic crucifix, all
made with
a special
tool that helps
make
to
cate knot formations. Beginners can
Mary
For more information,
call
Church.
Alberta
Hairston at (336) 272-5868 or e-mail theahouse 1 @j uno.com.
SWANNANOA — For those interested in joining St.
make
gence, there St.
Margaret Mary Church to
a pilgrimage for the Jubilee Indulis
a bus leaving for a visit to
Patrick Cathedral, Belmont
Abbey
—
the following days:
3016 Providence in the conference
St.
Gabriel Church,
Rd., tonight at 7 p.m.
room
of the ministry
Matthew Church, 8015 Commons Pkwy., on Nov. 7
and St Joseph Church today. For more information about lunch and
center, St.
other
at 7 p.m. in the conference
Basilica
details, call
the church office at
(828) 686-8833.
5
GREENSBORO
cient
— The Ladies An-
Order of Hibernians (LAOH) wel-
Ballantyne office
room of the
building and St Vincent de Paul
Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in the activity center in classroom
their school activities
allows you to pray with
most
they can assist the
all
of
other students."
Gallagher
one of the
beautiful prayers
that we can say, and
I
feel
hopes that there will be a rosary group in every school and one in every church parish in the near future. "I tell the stu-
humbled to receive the letters because this is
dents that their rosary will end up in the hands of a poor child or a person in his or her deathbed clinging to faith.
such a small thing that
we do."
For more information,
how
make them, and
teachers in helping
your senses," said Irene is
"The
prayers and to
It
or work," said
kids are learning
hold onto while praying.
Packages of 100 are placed into boxes and shipped to the locations printed in the quarterly newsletter that they receive from Kentucky. The rosaries are blessed either by the par-
The
rosary
is
what
people turn to
in
times of need and thanksgiving."
For more information on Our Lady's Rosary Makers, call Jackie Gallagher at (704) 544-2131. Contact Staff Writer Alesha M. Price by calling (704) 370-3354 or email amprice@charlottediocese.org.
Rd., is sponsoring the Hospice of Charlotte's program about
3016 Providence
call these conVincent - Betty Childers at (704) 554-0733, St. Matthew - Marilyn Borrelli at (704) 542-2283 and St. Gabriel - Eileen Cordell at (704) 352-
dealing with the holidays after a loved
5047, Ext. 217. For further infoiTnation,
traditions that
5.
tacts: St.
Bob
Spirit"
St.
something to
a while can take only 15 minutes.
O'Hanlon at (336) 299-6705 or Alice Schmidt at (336) 288-0983 for reservations and information. 6 CHARLOTTE Churches in the Charlotte area are having their regularly scheduled cancer support group meetings for survivors, family and friends on
Friendship Club of
tangible,
anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour to complete one rosary, while those who have been working at it for
A&T
Campus Minand the Women's
versions of the ro-
Gallagher.
take
at (704) 553-7000.
X
"The rosary is something
them
the intri-
call
Pius
own
them away from
Schell. "This
zation in America can call Carol McGough at (336) 292-5474, Bonnie
St.
their
in the mail.
and Belmont Abbey College students have also become a part of the group of rosary makers. "The kids make the rosaries during recess and lunch using spacers, so it doesn't take
volved. The rosaries are made of cord, dipped in clear nail polish to keep it
from
them
saries,
words, feelings,
joining the largest Irish Catholic organi-
University Catholic
making
funded solely by free-will donations from those intion,
rr missionary priests
^i
the Kentucky loca-
nity meal, follows the Mass,
istry,
._
to re-
cause this is such a small thing that we
Rosary Makers from St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, threads beads for one of her handmade rosaries. The St. Patrick group has been making rosaries since June.
Matthew Church,
is
..
ceive the letters be-
dividual rosary makers in and around Charlotte and began meeting with them in her home. "This is an at-home, no-pressure, no-deadline charity work activity
at St.
humbled
feel
Irene Schell, one of the
Since those first home gatherings, several parish and school groups have developed from the larger group
another rosary maker. "This
Schell,
one of the most beautiful prayers that we can say, and I
quarters in Louisville, Ky., found in-
the rosaries."
you
St. Patrick.
She was no stranger to this holy craft having made rosaries as gifts and for missionaries while living in Virginia. Gallagher contacted the Our Lady's Rosary Makers head-
with young children and retired people or anyone with free time can do," said Gallagher. "We choose the missionaries and gather and package
rosaries helps
keep your thoughts centered on God; it brings you closer to him, especially after a very hectic day. It brings peace to your heart," said Marylou Hindley, one of the rosary makers at
_rv
after they receive
7
Poffenbarger,
CHARLOTTE is
Sr.,
coordinator,
— "Tapping
programs geared
into the
for
young
adults in their late teens to their late
and early forties to reacquaint them with the Catholic Church. The series continues tonight from 7-9 p.m. at Southend Brewery, 2100 South Blvd. The programs will continue as follows: Nov. 12 with Father Matthew Leonard at St Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd., Nov. 21 with Julie Ostergaard at Southend and Dec. 3 with Bishop William G. Curlin at St. Peter Church, 507 S. thirties
Tryon Jennifer
8
St.
For more information,
Rupp
died.
The
focus
bereaved can create
memory
of the
new
is
that the
rituals
and
pay tribute to the deceased. The program
takes place tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. in
the theme for Theology on Tap,
a series of
one has
at (704) 370-3359.
call
CHARLOTTE — St. Gabriel Church,
the ministry center. tion, call the
church
For more informaoffice at (704)
364-
5431. 10 GREENSBORO John Michael Talbot, a popular Catholic singer and songwriter for over 20 years, is performing in concert with Terry Talbot
—
and Barry McGuire tonight at 7:30 St Pius X Church, 2210 N. Elm St. For tickets and details, call Tracy Welliver at the church office at
p.m. at
(336) 272-4681. Please submit notices ofeventsfor the Diocesan Planner at least publication date.
10 days prior
to the
4
The Catholic News & Herald
October 27, 2000
Around the Diocese
Belmont Abbey College
Lenoir, from page 1
president to retire in BELMONT
—
Dr. Robert A. Preston, president of Belmont Abbey College, has announced he will retire
sity of
May 2001
America.
end of the academic year in 2001. He made the announcement to the college's Board of Trustat the
Carnegie-Mellon University's College
Management
ees Oct. 13.
At Belmont Abbey, Dr. Preston oversaw the development and implementation of
13th
president of the private Catholic lib-
instituted
August 1995. At that time he told the Board of Trustees he would
tives
eral arts institution in
and
Institute.
2001.
The
is
tioning the
commuity of Lenoir proceeds
Catholic
The church was dedicated
into their Oct. 22.
new
St.
dio.
Michael Buttner, pastor
Alan Stewart, the design architect and a St. Francis parishioner, took
since 1994.
great care to preserve many of the original church's design elements in the new structure. The old church's of the Cross, statues, stained glass windows and other artifacts have found a home in the new church, designed to be more accommodating to parishioners with handicaps crucifix, Stations
and to allow more accessibility
in li-
turgical celebrations such as funerals.
"Here
is
where we
celebrate,"
Bishop Curlin said of the new facility. "This is a visible sign of our love for the Lord and our faith in him. But we carry in us ... God's holy presence." In his homily, Bishop Curlin told the congregation that they are the living stones who make up the universal church, and that as those stones, they must share their love for Christ with all they encounter. "We should manifest in them the deep love we have for Jesus, also recognizing in that person the presence of the living God," he said. "This has truly been a day be-
yond
all
comprehension for
folks at St. Francis,"
said
(us),
the
Father
He
Francis of
at the parish
said the project could
not have been completed without the grace of God. The parish broke ground in May 1999 for their new church. The first
Mass was
celebrated Oct.
1
this year,
and the parish hosts four Masses each weekend, including a Spanish liturgy.
A
larger sanctuary provides
more
worship space for a growing congregation, which includes a faithful assembly of Hispanic families. "We have a tremendous Hispanic community," said Rev. Mr. Ron Caplette, permanent deacon serving St. Francis. "Both the Anglo and the Hispanic communities have integrated, and we often have celebrations that are bilingual in nature."
Those celebrations
— along with —
a host of other parish gatherings will take place in
purpose family
ground
a spacious multi-
hall
on the
facility's
strategic plan.
Benedictine Catholic
He presided while the college led a
heritage.
trustees will
faculty, alumni and others to identify Dr. Preston's successor. Dr. Preston will continue to teach phi-
Millennium Campaign continues through May 2001. Enrollment at the college, which had begun a slow de-
losophy at the Abbey, and he will remain involved with the Bradley Institute for the Study of Christian Culture, which he founded.
respected by students, faculty and
Dr. Preston graduated from Belmont Abbey in 1953, the first year it was a senior college. He earned a master's degree and doctorate in philosophy from The Catholic Univer-
A native of Richmond,. Va., Dr. Preston and his wife, Helen, have five children. Their daughter, Katherine Preston Migaki, is a 1981 graduate of Belmont Abbey.
events, Rev.
engage in spiritual and social Mr. Caplette looks for-
gether, the light of Christ has really
ward to continued service in a parish even more fused by a new center of worship. "What this new church does for the Catholic community of Lenoir is allow us an opportunity to be unified under one roof," he said. "By building
been exposed community."
cility to
during the early has/increased and
cline '90s,
stabilized' -during his
He
tenure.
this
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British church, pro-life leaders fight By PAULINUS Catholic
BARNES
News Service
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(CNS) Catholics and pro-life groups in Britain will try to persuade the British Parliament to oppose proposals that would permit
human
contact their members of Parliament to express opposition to the propos-
organs, since this involves the direct and deliberate destruction of innocent
Nichols' pastoral letter
als.
human
difficult
He
human cloning was "a grave abuse of human life in its most
churches
in
said
vulnerable form."
"The Catholic position
cloning.
In a pastoral letter read in all
the Archdiocese of Bir-
mingham, England, Archbishop Vincent Nichols urged Catholics to
cloning proposals
is
clear.
We
cannot agree to the generation and use of human life through cloning for the sole purpose of experimentation and the generation of new cells or
he
life,"
said.
"Your parliamentary representatives must take your views into account. But he or she can only do so if you make your views known," he
The archbishop
said the issue at
stake was of "fundamental moral importance."
"Far too much respect for human has already been lost through the
changes made in British law. This time I hope and pray that those responsible for making this decision heed and observe these fundamental moral principles," he said. will
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In June 1999, the British govern-
ment
up a committee, chaired by its chief medical adviser, Liam Donaldson, to examine the ethical and medical issues involved in huset
man cloning. The committee's
findings, pub-
lished in August, recommended that a form of human cloning known as
ovum
nuclear replacement should be permitted for medical research and the extraction of embryonic stem cell
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But the British government has indicated that it broadly supports the committee's recommendations. Members of Parliament will, however, be allowed to vote their consciences on the
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accommodate the large number of guests from throughout Maryland, Delaware and other regions of the country.
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(CNS) In what's being touted as the church's "first global multimedia project," an Italian cardinal and Microsoft have teamed up to produce an online "e-book" on medical ethics. The 653-page book, "New Christian Bioethics," was written by Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi of Genoa and examines the church's teaching on in-vitro fertilization,
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pendence on foreign aid is no solution to Kenya's ailing economy, said Archbishop Raphael Ndingi Mwana'a Nzeki of Nairobi. The archbishop welcomed the mid-October relaxation of aid terms by the International Monetary Fund, but warned that the measure would only improve the national
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CRS, other NGOs
Uganda at center of fight
Hospital in
withdraw from
against Ebola; founder returns to epicenter By CINDY Catholic
VATICAN most foreigners
firmed to be caused by the Ebola virus, which is characterized by fever,
WOODEN
News Service CITY (CNS) left
vomiting, diarrhea and massive bleeding through all body openings.
—
As northern Uganda
The
spread -through direct contact with body fluid from an infected person. Corti said that as soon as the diagnosis was made, his col-
because of an outbreak of the Ebola virus, an Italian who founded a Catholic hospital at the outbreak's epicenter returned. Dr. Piero Corti,
who
virus
The World Health
started St. Mary's
Lacor Hospital in Gulu with his now-deceased Canadian wife, Dr. Lucille Teasdale, spoke
Organization
reported Oct.
23
that 55 people
to the Vatican's Fides
news agency Oct. 24 afreturning to ter Uganda from a fund-
in
the Gulu region had
died of the Ebola
raising trip in Canada.
Organization reported Oct. 23 that 55 people in the Gulu region had died of the Ebola virus and 160 people "had been infected with the
people had been infected with the virus.
leagues released or transferred every patient that could be moved from the 450bed facility, the largest Catholic hospital in sub-Saharan Africa.
An
isolation
ward
and a special cemetery for Ebola victims were set up to contain the spread of the disease. "After the death of two nurses and a doctor, there was panic even among the hospital personnel," Corti told Fides.
Members of the hospital staff were given the choice of remaining or leaving, and only those who volunteered
virus.
Corti said a nurse
and two patients
160
virus and
The World Health
is
Mary's had
at St.
died before the outbreak was con-
were assigned to care for those diagnosed as having the virus. "Almost no one left," Corti said.
The World Health Organization and other agencies provided huge shipments of gowns, goggles, gloves and masks to protect the staff. Corti said that infection comes only from direct contact, "but if you are working a foot away from a patient who is spitting saliva or blood and has constant diarrhea, the risk
Uganda as
northern
Ebola spreads By
JOSEPH NGALA
News Service (CNS) Catholic Relief Services and other Catholic
—
KAMPALA, Uganda
nongovernmental agencies pulled their staff out of northern Uganda after an Ebola virus outbreak killed dozens of people. Meanwhile, Ugandan officials de-
clared limited mobility out of regions
increases."
"Thank heavens one of our nurses, who is a bit of an hurricane, started cleaning everything and washing the patients. She set an example and the others followed," he said.
Corti said that by Oct. 24 the patients arriving at St. Mary's with
the Ebola virus had decreased "because the government hospital has begun accepting patients." He said the government had begun a massive effort to help the sick and to educate the rest of the population, which seems to have helped at least city dwellers understand what they have to do to avoid infection. "It seems that order has returned," Corti said.
affected
by the
virus.
Ken Hackett, executive Baltimore-based CRS, the
director of
U.S. bish-
and development agency, said the agency was taking measures to protect its staff since the disease appeared to be ops' international relief
spreading.
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may
require to
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health, Betty Ocan, said Oct. 18 that
from nongovernmental orgaGulu have left for their Kampala headquarters for officials
nizations operating in
fear of contracting Ebola.
She said most of those reported by district officials to have left Gulu were foreigners. One church source described how one woman became infected. "There is a woman who went for a funeral and buried the person in her
— Ugandan traditional worn by Ugandan women — then used the blanket of Gomes
a
dress that
is
the deceased to wrap herself," the source said. "Now she is sick and the will have to children are at a risk. burn the blanket." The Ugandan health minister,
We
Cryspus Kiyonga, declared a limited-
movement
control affecting localities
where cases of Ebola have been identified. At least 40 people had died of the disease by Oct. 18. Kiyonga said Ebola is spread by contact and not through air or insect bites.
He
drawn tame the
said the ministry had
up an emergency plan
to
vided we all act appropriately," Kiyonga said. He said all people who show signs of high fever, body pains and bleeding should immediately be reported for treatment to increase the chances of survival. Anybody who dies should be buried immediately, he added. Meanwhile four investigators from the special pathogens branch of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were expected to leave for Gulu to confirm the Ugandan diagnosis, spokeswoman Barbara Reynolds said. The team was invited by the World Health Organization to help determine the origin of the outbreak and how to contain it, she said. Ebola fever is named after river in Congo where it was first recognized in 1976, when an epidemic killed more than 270 people. Ebola is one of the world's worst viral diseases, leading to death in up to 90 percent of cases. It can kill within 24 hours and is characterized by massive hemorrhaging. Victims bleed through all body openings the eyes, mouth, nose, ears
almost inevitably
The plan includes the recruitment of health scouts in all 23 subcounties of Gulu and equipping hospitals with medication and protective gear. It also includes formation of task forces that would meet
cine or cure.
daily.
ternal bleeding.
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"The spread of this disease can be quickly restricted and stopped pro-
Cardinal urges Catholics,
Hindus to improve relations By Cindy Wooden News Service
Catholic
VATICAN CITY
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If
Catholics and Hindus improved their relationship, they
would show the
the world," he said. The cardinal said Christians and Hindus place the mystery of God at the heart of daily life, and they can build on that
world that the peace and harmony their religions strive for can become a Cardinal Francis Arinze. The cardinal, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, reaffirmed the Catholic Church's commitment to improving its relations with other religions in his annual letter to Hindus celebrating Diwali. The Hindu celebration, observed Oct. 27 this year, marks a new year and emphasizes reconciliation within families and adoration of God. Diwali celebrates the victory of truth over lies, light over darkness, life over death and good over evil. In his letter, Cardinal Arinze expressed his hopes that Christians and Hindus would "continue to grow in mutual respect and understanding and be enriched in order that they may contribute to building peace and harmony in our world." reality, said
The cardinal said, "The Catholic Church lays special emphasis on deepening friendship between Christians and people of other religious traditions. "We are convinced that together we can achieve much for the good of
through our mutual respect, esteem and friendship, may become concrete examples and a proof of harmony and peace for many others throughout India and beyond," he wrote." In recent years, India, which has a majority Hindu population, has been the scene of interreligious violence. Small groups of Hindu fundamentalists have made numerous attacks on Christians and their places of worship.
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Bishop of Charlotte
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000
THE MOST
REVEREND WILLIAM G. CURLIN
'They should regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. The first requirement of a steward is that he prove trustworthy." 1
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: As your bishop, I am accountable to you, the people of the Church of western North Carolina, proper stewardship of our financial resources. I am pleased to once again present to you the annual financial report of the Central Administration of the Diocese of Charlotte for the year ending June 30, 2000. I encourage you to review the financial information contained on the following pages. The report shows that the Central Administration of your diocese is financially healthy. I am grateful for this report and for the good works that have been accomplished during the past year. Through your generosity, Catholic education programs have been strengthened; outreach to minorities and those who are new to our country has been expanded; and financial support and counseling services to struggling families has been increased. Additionally, your support of our young men studying for the priesthood your future priests has been a tremendous blessing. These good works are the direct result of your generous stewardship of time, talent and treasure. During this past year, the diocese opened an for the
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Chief Financial Officer The
Central Administration of the Diocese of Charlotte, the administrative arm of the Catholic
the year ended June 30, 2000 with an increase in net assets
WILLIAM
G.
WELDON, CPA
of approximately $2,340,000. Included in this increase is
$171,000 which has been restricted by donor imposed stipulations, as follows: • $155,000 representing an increase in permanent funds, which have donor stipulations that the funds be held in perpetuity; and • $16,000 representing an increase in net assets whose use is limited by donor imposed restrictions which are temporary and had not been satisfied as of June 30, 2000. The remainder of $2,169,000 represents an increase in unrestricted net assets. This increase is primarily attributable to the following special pur-
pose
activities:
Self-insurance and employee benefit programs: The amount by which these revenues exceeded claims and other expenses: $507,000, has •
of Catholic Social Services in Murphy to address social and economic needs in the four westoffice
ern counties of Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Swain. I am very pleased with the progress being made to alleviate poverty and unemployment in these communities. Construction is currently underway on the new Bishop McGuinness High School (BMHS),
which
will accommodate 800 students in a 108,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility. The site of the new school is centrally located so as to serve the entire Triad region.. I am pleased to report that the project is proceeding on budget and on schedule. The new BMHS is scheduled to open for students in August, 2001. Throughout this past year, we continued our outreach to the growing numbers of Hispanics in our diocese through the diocesan Hispanic Ministry program, Catholic Social Services' Hispanic outreach programs, and numerous parish-based programs throughout the diocese. Currently, 48 of the 90 parishes and missions in our diocese regularly offer
We in
Mass
This growth presents unique challenges and opportunities. In Jesus' name, we must continue to reach out to all God's people, especially to those in need, to the marginalized. It is only by your generous assistance that we will be able to continue to be responsive to the increasing needs of our people. I am very grateful for your support. I am aware of the many sacrifices that you make on behalf of your parish, the Diocesan Support Appeal and the special appeals that directly assist the ministries of the Church. I beg your continued assistance as, together, we build God's Kingdom on earth. Remembering you and your loved ones in my daily prayer,
Devotedly
I
am
in the
Lord,
in Spanish.
are blessed to be living in a place and time
which our Church
is
thriving and growing.
Most Reverend William G. Curlin Bishop of Charlotte
$1,237,000, may be offset in future years should market values
of our rapidly growing diocese. Expenses relating to supporting activities, i.e., administrative and fundraising expenses, increased from last year's level by $444,000 (12%), of which $253,000 represents interest paid to parishes through the diocesan savings and investment
decline;
programs.
been designated as additional reserves for future contingencies;
Report from the
Church here in western North Carolina, completed
Corinthians 4:1-2
• Unrealized gains on long-term investments: Current year market appreciation on investments:
Proceeds from the sale of the net assets of Good Shepherd Home Health & Hospice Agency: $400,000, has been designated as an Economic Development Fund for the counties of Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Swain; • DSA contributions: Included in current year revenues are those funds which exceed the current year program budget and, thus, are for use next year: $200,000. These four items total $2,344,000, exceeding the net increase in unrestricted net assets by $175,000. The difference of $175,000 (1% of unrestricted revenues) represents the loss attributable to all other programs and activities of the Central Administration. During the fiscal year just ended, support of diocesan programs and ministries, i.e., program expenses, increased by approximately $1,513,000 over fiscal 1999. This represents a 17% increase in expenditures that directly support the mission •
The
diocesan Finance Office remains commit-
ted to the highest standards of fiscal integrity and accountability. It is our responsibility to ensure
that accounting policies and procedures are being adhered to, and internal controls are in place and
operating so as to safeguard Church assets and ensure that all financial activity is accounted for properly. The employees and volunteers who serve at diocesan parishes, schools and agencies, as well as those at the diocesan Pastoral Center, are stewards of the Church's temporal resources and thus, are accountable to you, the people who make up the Church of western North Carolina. The financial statements of the Central Administration for the year ended June 30, 2000 are presented on the following pages for your review. The integrity of these statements and the integrity of the underlying financial systems are the responsibility of the diocese. The public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen, LLP, was engaged to perform an independent audit of these financial statements. Their audit report is also included in the financial report that follows.
2
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October 27, 2000
The Central Administration
of the
Roman
Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
Financial Highlights The The bottom
pie chart at the top of the page presents total revenues for the year by source.
pie chart presents an analysis of expenditures for the year, including a listing of DSA
Sources of Revenue
Year ended June 30,
program expenses by
ministry.
2000 17% from Investment Income ($2,946,000) Represents interest, dividends, realized & unrealized gains
37%
Assessments
•
($6,321,000)
Assessments on diocesan parishes, schools and agencies to support administrative services, the property/liability insurance program and employee benefit programs
20% from Other Souces Represents rental
gifts,
($3,371,000)
donations, grants, collections,
program and other fees, and
income
18% from Diocesan Support Appeal (DSA) Represents funds raised for use during
5%
fiscal
Support of The Catholic News
/
($3,140,000)
2000-2001
&
Herald ($840,000)
Primarily represents parish support of the newspaper
3% from Catholic Conference Center Revenue Total Revenue: $17,050,000
Uses of Our Resources
($432,000)
Represents fees for use of the Catholic Conference Center
Year ended June 30, 2000
21%
Benefit Programs for Diocesan Employees ($3,116,000)
25% DSA Funded
Ministries ($3,668,000)
see
breakdown below
18% Administrative Services & Other Expenses
($2,727,000)
4%
Catholic Conference Center Operations ($528,000)
6%
Publication of The Catholic
4%
Property/Liability Insurance
6%
Interest Paid
5% Chancery and
Program ($566,ooo)
Tribunal ($679,000)
8% Continuing Care
($477,000)
of Clergy ($1, 260,000)
DSA Funded
Report of Independent Public Accountants
($824,000)
on Parish Savings ($865,ooo)
3% Grants and Subsidies Total Expenses: $14,710,000
News & Herald
(unaudited) Amounts
Ministries in
thousands
Grants to Catholic Social Services
To the Most Reverend William G.
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
Curlin,
Bishop of Charlotte:
in
We
have audited the accompanying combined statement of financial position of The Central Administration of the
Roman
Catholic
Diocese of Charlotte and Cathedral Publishing, Inc. (the Central Administration) as of June 30, 2000, and the related combined statements of activities and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with of the Central Administration's
auditing standards generally accepted
in
United States. Those standards require that
the financial statements.
An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
combined
financial position of the
Central Administration as of June 30, 2000, and the combined results of its operations and cash flows for the year then
ended
United States.
the
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An on a
conformity with in
Hispanic
443 96 282
Vietnamese
9
Hmong
46
Montagnard
10
Educational Ministries Faith Formation Catholic Schools
Campus Ministry
1,501 287 418 423 6
Evangelization
SO
Lay Ministry Training Media Resources
55
70
Vicar's Office
Youth Ministry
191
Liturgy
1
the
Vocations
563
Permanent Diaconate
82 481
Seminarian Education
we Total Expenditures
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
audit includes examining,
in
accounting principles generally accepted
Multicultural Ministries African American
$ 1,161
test basis,
Charlotte, North Carolina,
September 1, 2000.
3,668
Note: Funding sources for above programs:
1999 Diocesan Support Appeal Program
specific support
General Central Administration support Total
2,61
1
932 1
25
3,668
)
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October 27, 2000
The Central Administration
of the
Roman
Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
— Financial Statements
Combined Statement of Activities For the Year Ended June 30, 2000
Combined Statement of Financial Position As of June 30, 2000
Temporarily Permanently
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivablePledges, net of amounts due parishes
$ 2,024,436
492,488 153,823 20,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses Accrued health claims Accrued property/liability claims Accrued pension expense Accrued clergy long-term care (Note 8) Bonds payable (Note 1 1
Fees
4,638,467 19,700,000 19,205,078
5,057,070 14,399,994 $66,983,065
597,477
424,034 75,800 378,525 109,000
$ 3,140,000
39,255,48
Gift income
183,021
Catholic Conference Center
432,046
7,068,506 9,1 ,727 ,584
Total liabilities and net assets
Combined Statement of Cash Flows For the Year Ended June 30, 2000 2,340,005
539,289 139,036 (59,074)
840,433
—
494,723
210,400
-
921,343 163,633
994,414
(8,705)
1,951,878
Net realized/unrealized- gains
Net assets
1,960,583
on investments
(losses)
Other income (Note
541,797
1,505
936,594
(936,594)
16,879,520
15,679
10)
543,302
released from restrictions -
Satisfaction of program restrictions 1
otal revenues
cnnnnrtI
iinrl r\i~\if*r iIIIU ULIICI oUJJLJUl
Program
154,928
53,315 50,000 (159,826)
(106,496)
234,580
1,501,094
1,501,094
Multicultural ministries
443,630
443,630
Vocations
562,577
562,577
subsidies: 1
1
fid
QC7
1
benefits
program
1,260,453
1,260,453
2,373,440
565,581
Lay employee retirement and disability programs
742,164
Cathedral Publishing
824,265
Catholic Conference Center
527,601
Tribunal
187,270
Administrative
59,199
(Decrease) in accrued property/
(17,422)
claims
—
—
Increase in unearned revenue -Assessments
109,000 36,145
Net unrealized and realized gains on investments Net cash provided by operating activities
(1,951,878) 1,316,988
Cash flows from investing activities:
565,581
742,164
_
'
'-• .
•
—
•
824,265 527,601
"
-
-
187,270 10,626,305
10,626,305
— _
491,820
Chancery
491,820
Development, planning and
457,476
457,476
General administration
372,395
372,395
Rental property expense
338,654
338,654
communication
Interest
Increase in accrued clergy long-term care
60 957
2,373,440
Property and liability insurance program
Total program expenses
1
477,273
477,273
752
Finance administration
accrued expenses Increase in accrued pension expense
17,050,127
—
Educational ministries
51,1 15
Increase in accounts payable and
432,046
494,723
830,781
Employee health
and other
379,734
„..,,
-
Interest and dividend income
Clergy continuing care program
(Increase) in other receivables
59,453 '
'
210,400
filler
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash provided by operating activitiesDepreciation expense Loss on beneficial interest in perpetual trust Gain on disposition of property Change in assets and liabilities: Decrease in pledges receivable, net of amounts due parishes Decrease in assessments receivable Decrease in bequests receivable
'
840,433
921,343
Catholic bocial .services
$
„;
_
Rental income
Contributions, grants and
Cash flows from operating activities: Change in net assets
.—
-"
196,713
Grants
1,340,140 1,205,820
Total net assets
265,639
mm "
_
Collections
Expenses: 8,1 13,1 18 1
—
1
Unrestricted net assets-
Undesignated Designated Temporarily restricted net assets Permanently restricted net assets
495,721
59,453
Other
19,700,000 17,924,162 46,483
Unearned revenue
liability
—
$
6,321,041
265,639
Cathedral Publishing, Inc.
-
— 48,932
6,321,041
Fees - Services rendered to related entities -
$
446,789
Assessments
650,243
$
liabilities
$ 3,140,000
Anneal fDSA*!
318,874
Custodial obligations
(Increase) in prepaid expenses
Total
Contributions - Diocesan Support
Other support - DSA programs
and net assets:
Total
Restricted
Revenues and other support:
Assessments Bequests Other Prepaid expenses and other Advances to parishes, net of discounts and allowances of $823,000 Notes receivable, net of discounts and allowances of $61,000 Due from affiliates - Bond issue (Note 1 1) Investments Beneficial interest in perpetual trust (Note 2) Property and equipment, net Total assets Liabilities
Restricted
Unrestricted
-
1
74
Parish savings and
_
865,157
investment programs
539,289
539,289
Depreciation
_
99,390
Other
865,157
99,390
Total administrative
Purchase of property and equipment Proceeds from the disposition of property Issuance of advances and notes Payments received on advances and notes Decrease in discount on advances and notes Increase in allowance on advances
(10,444,673) 8,130,228
(144,233) 4,
300,396 676,320
(4,847,724)
investing activities
3,916,355
167,462
167,462
Total expenses
14,710,122
14,710,122
Change in net assets Net assets, beginning ofyear Net assets, end of year
2,169,398
15,679
154,928
2,340,005
17,283,860
1,190,141
6,913,578
25,387,579
expenses
256,161
Increase in custodial obligations
Purchase of investments, net Net cash used in
3,916,355
(2,286,763)
Fundraising
$
19,453,258
$
(4,360,288)
Cash flows from financing activities: Issuance of bonds Increase in due from affiliates - Bond issue Net cash provided by financing activities Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
19,700,000 (19,700,000)
(3,043,300)
$
5.067.736 2,024,436
The accompanying notes to financial statements are an Integral part of these statements.
1,205,820
$
7,068,506 $ 27,727,584
"
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to
The Catholic News
& Herald
October 27, 2000
The Central Administration
of the
Roman
Notes to Financial Statements 1.
$650,000
Organization:
Central Administration of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte (the Central Administration) is the administrative arm of the Roman Catholic Church in western North Carolina (the Diocese). The Central Administration provides diocesan entities with business and administrative services including: Administering a savings and investment program wherein all funds on deposit
The
along with the associated accrued interest are reflected as custodial
in the
Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
— June
30,
accompanying combined statement of
2000 Clergy Retirement Plan
financial
The
position at June 30, 2000.
Central Administration sponsor's the Diocese of Charlotte Clergy Retirement Plan (The Clergy Plan) to provide retirement benefits for priests within the Diocese. An annual collection is held at each parish to raise funds for clergy retirement and other clergy benefits. Each parish is assigned 3% of annual offertory as their goal for this collection. Any shortfall from goal in the amount collected is paid by the parish. Annual collections from the parishes for this purpose are included within the temporarily restricted fund. The annual contribution to the Clergy Plan is based on the results of an actuarial evaluation. This actuarial valuation is performed once every three years. The next anticipated valuation will be performed as of July 1, 2000. Between valuations, required funding will be increased by 5% to account for inflation and other factors. Contributions to this plan were approximately $333,000 in fiscal 2000.
4. Pledges and Assessments Receivable: The Diocesan Support Appeal (DSA) campaign
begins in the fiscal year prior to the expenditure of funds by DSA program agencies. At June 30, 2000, approximately $473,000 in pledges out of goals of $3,140,000 had not been collected.
obligations of the Central Administration; arranging financing for
diocesan entities; sponsoring a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan and a tax-deferred annuity plan covering substantially all lay employees; and providing medical and dental insurance coverage for employees. The Central Administration assesses the diocesan entities on a monthly basis to cover the costs of these benefits. In addition, the Central Administration oversees the
The
operations of Cathedral Publishing, Inc., publisher of The Catholic News Herald. The Central Administration of the Roman Catho-
5. Notes Receivable: The Central Administration has standing at June 30, 2000. Most
&
Diocese of Charlotte and Cathedral Publishing, Inc. are collectively referred to herein as "the Central Administration." lic
2.
Central Administration assesses parishes and affiliates to cover the costs of general administration, property and liability insurance, employee health insurance, employee retirement and The Catholic News Herald. Total assessments receivable at June 30, 2000 were approximately $ 1 54,000.
&
rates ranging
Clergy Long-term Care
various notes receivable outof these notes bear interest at
In fiscal 2000, the Central Administration began to designate investments in order to fund long-term care for clergy within the Diocese. The annual amount designated is based on the results of an actuarial valuation. This actuarial valuation is performed once every three years. The next anticipated valuation will be performed as of July i, 2002. Between valuations, required funding will be increased by 5% to account for inflation and other factors. Total designated amounts and expenses were $ 109,000 for the year ended June 30, 2000.
from prime minus .5% to prime plus .25%; however,
some are noninterest bearing. A summary of notes receivable, net of discounts and allowances, is as follows:
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Basis of Accounting
The accounts of the Central Administration are maintained on the accrual basis. The Central Administration complies with
Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools
the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.
Parishes
"Accounting for Contributions Received and Contributions Made," and SFAS No. 1 1 7, "Financial Statements of Not-
Other
116,
$4,638,000
for-Profit Organizations."
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Central Administration considers
all
highly liquid instru-
ments purchased with an original maturity of three months or be cash equivalents. The Central Administration has designated $230,000 of cash and investments for property and liability self-insurance reserves as of June 30, 2000. less to
6.
Investments:
Investments are carried at market value and realized and unrealized gains and losses are reflected in the combined statement of activities. The cost and fair market value of investments at June 30, 2000 are summarized below:
Property and Equipment Property and equipment is stated at cost, when purchased, and at estimated market value, when donated. Depreciation expense is determined by using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The following represents the major classes of property and equipment at June 30, 2000:
Market
Cost
Common
stocks
Bonds Cash Other
8,889,000
12,171,000
6,71 1,000
6,652,000
31 1,000
3
15,982,000
$
,000
71,000
71,0p0
Total investments
1 1
$
19,205,000
Life (in years)
N/A
Land Buildings
30'
Improvements Equipment
10
10
Vehicles
5
'
17,567,000
Less
-
3.167.000
Accumulated depreciation
14,400,000
$
Tax-exempt Status The Central Administration
exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements is
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Net Assets The Central Administration's net assets consist of the following:
7. Parish Savings and Investment Programs: The Central Administration administers parish savings and parish
investment programs. These programs have been established for the benefit of diocesan parishes, schools and agencies. Interest is earned at 4% for the savings program and prime less 2.75% for the investment program. Savings program funds may be withdrawn at any time and investment program funds may be withdrawn the first business day of each month subject to a minimum 18-month investment period. Funds on deposit related to these programs along with accrued interest totaled approximately $ 1 7,6 1 6,000 at June 30, 2000 and are reflected as custodial obligations in the accompanying combined statement of financial position. 8.
Pension and Retirement Plans: Lay Noncontributory Deferred Benefit Pension Plan The Central Administration sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the Plan) covering substantially all
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte. The Plan provides for benefits based on an employee's years of service and compensation. It is the intent of the Central Administration for the minimum funding to be the actuarially recommended contribution amount. lay employees of the
The following table sets forth the funded amounts recognized
Unrestricted Unrestricted net assets consist of all resources of the Central Administration which have no donor-imposed restrictions. The officials of the Central Administration may, at their discretion, designate unrestricted support for a specified purpose.
Temporarily Restricted Temporarily restricted net assets consist of contributions received whose use by the Central Administration is limited by donor-imposed stipulations that expire by passage of time or can be fulfilled by actions of the Central Administration. When a donor restriction expires, temporarily restricted net assets are reclassified to unrestricted net assets and reported in the combined statement of activities as net assets released from restrictions. Permanently Restricted Permanently restricted net assets consist of contributions received from donors whose use by the Central Administration is limited permanently by donor-imposed stipulations. Reclassifications Certain 1999 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2000 presentation.
in the
status of the plan
Company's balance
and
sheet:
$
(10,975,000)
Fair value of plan assets
12,032,000
Funded Status
$1,057,000
Accrued benefit cost recognized
in the
$
maintains a revolving loan fund,
on
a
10.
Other Income:
assets of Good Shepherd Home Health Hospice Agency, an affiliated entity, were sold to Murphy Medical Center, an unrelated party. The proceeds from the sale of $400,000 were transferred by the Diocese to the Central Administration and are included in other income on the accompanying combined statement of activities. In
1 1
August 1999, the net
.
Bonds Payable:
June 2000, the North Carolina Educational Facilities Financial Agency (the Agency) issued $19,700,000 of variable rate educational facilities revenue bonds (Bond issue) with final maturity, subject to prior redemption, on June 1, 2017. The proceeds therefrom have been loaned to William G. Curlin, as Bishop of the Diocese and will be administered by the Central Administration. Such proceeds are being used to finance the acquisition, construction, installation and equipping of a new Bishop McGuiness High School (BMHS) and to refinance the construction and equipping of a Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools (MACS) entity, as well as to pay a portion of the interest on the bonds and to pay bond issue costs. The Central Administration is allocating a pro rata portion of the Bond issue to BMHS and MACS. These affiliated entities have recorded their pro rata investments, interest components and resulting payable to the Central Administration on their financial In
(379,000)
payments on the loan are supported by an by a bank. As of June 30, 2000, the letter of credit, which expires on July 5, 2001 (subject to Principal and interest
irrevocable, direct-pay letter of credit
earlier termination or extension in accordance with the letter-of-
associated with this letter of credit
Benefit cost
Employer contribution Benefits paid
is
is
assessed
The annual fee
.32%.
8% 8.5
5.0% $662,000 643,000 313,000
The mandatory redemption of
the Bonds will be provided by
sinking fund payments beginning in June 2002 and ending June 2017. Interest accrues at a variable rate and is due quarterly, beginning September 1 2000. The interest rate fluctuates on a weekly basis and was 4.8% at June 30, 2000. ,
The future debt service requirements of the bonds Each diocesan entity
basis.
stop-loss coverages. The remaining portion of the premiums is designated by the Central Administration to pay claims which are processed by the third-party administrator. The Central Administration has specific stop-loss coverage at $75,000 per claim and aggregate coverage beginning at 120% of the actuarially projected total individual claims under $75,000. Employee health benefits expense was approximately $2,373,000 during fiscal 2000.
Weighted average assumptions: Discount Rate Expected return on plan assets Rate of compensation increase
monthly
organizations have no liability for claims in excess of the premiums to be paid. The Central Administration has an arrangement with a third party to administer the medical and dental plan. Approximately 10% of the premiums submitted by diocesan entities is paid to the third-party administrator for administrative services and the premiums for specific and aggregate
credit agreement) supports the entire loan amount.
are as follows:
4% of lay employees' salaries to
fund the contribution to the Plan and certain other employee benefits.
The
which was established primarily from resources provided by bequests stipulated for advances to small or needy parishes at no interest. Advances outstanding at June 30, 2000 totaled approximately $1,473,000. These advances are long-term in nature and are reflected at their estimated present value of approximately
for the coverage of its employees,
The individual
statement of financial position
Tax-deferred Annuity Plan
Advances to Parishes: The Central Administration 3.
premiums
statements.
2000 Benefit obligation
9. Employee Health Benefits: The Central Administration administers medical and dental insurance coverage for the employees of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte. The Central Administration charges each organization
Central Administration sponsors a tax-deferred annuity plan under section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code for substantially all lay employees of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte. Employer matching contributions to the plan are based on a percentage of contributions. Each diocesan entity is responsible for payment of the matching contribution directly to the tax-deferred annuity plan.
2001 2002 2003
2004 2005 Thereafter
1,080,000 1,470,000
1,527,000 1,582,000 1,652,000 24.708,000
32,019,000 Less amount representing interest
(12.319.000) 19.700.000
2000
October 27,
Million-dollar prize goes to By
TRACY EARLY
News Service YORK (CNS) An international jury selected the Latin American branch of New York-based Covenant House, the shelter for homeless and runaway children, Catholic
—
NEW
York, to receive the annual $ 1 million Humanitarian Prize from a foundation established by hotel operator Conrad N. Hilton. Bruce Harris, director of the Covenant House program in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua, called Casa Alianza in Spanish, said Oct. 23 that foundation officials would join him the week of Oct. 30 to look at specific projects that might be financed with the funds. An announcement of how the money will be used is expected Nov. 6, he said. In a telephone interview from his base in Costa Rica, Harris said terms of the prize do not require consultation on how the money is spent, but he hoped to develop a "long-term relationship" with the Hilton Founda-
said.
The selection of more than
Although the $1 million prize
of Casa Alianza out
stage to speak out on behalf of exploited children everywhere."
The
prize was presented to Harthe next day by Queen Noor, widow of Jordan's King Hussein who is actively involved in children's isris
sues.
150
Citing estimates
nominations to re-
2000 Humanitar-
role in
number
advocating for the protection
100 1
19 in
Hilton
Geneva.
"Casa
wide,
and president of the
Casa
Alianza "the voice
everywhere."
has taken a leadership role
and the defender of this help-
advo-
in
she
called
foundation, exploited children
Alianza
miln
o
i
world-
Steven Hilton, grandson of Conrad
nounced
and
less
cating for
u n p r o -
the protection of homeless street children," said Steven Hilton,
grandson of
Conrad Hilton and president of the
work has reached
be-
yond Latin America onto the world
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segment of society." Harris told Catholic News Service
tected
that Kerry
Kennedy Cuomo nomi-
nated Casa Alianza for the Hilton prize. She has been "following our work in Guatemala about nine years," and visited it several times, he added. In her book, "Speak Truth to Power," she wrote about defenders of human rights, and included Harris. He said he had also received po-
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Harris, an Englishman and member of the Anglican Communion, spent a year in Bolivia and married a Bolivian, and they and their two boys now live in Costa Rica. Director of Casa Alianza since 1989, he said that some improvements in the treatment of children had occurred during the time he has been addressing the issue, though severe problems remain. "In Guatemala, the number of children murdered by the police has dropped dramatically," he said. "Honduras has stopped the jailing of children with adults. And we have gotten thousands of children off the streets." But Harris said a new challenge had emerged with the development of sex tourism in Latin America after some Asian countries cracked down on operators of the tours. It has taken three years for Costa Rica to acknowledge the problem, but sex tourism is now on the agenda there, he said. Casa Alianza also has been concerned with the prevalence of glue sniffing as an "entry drug" among street children seeking an escape from their hunger and misery.
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Reading,
Book Review
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He
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strongly criticizes the tendency to enroll children in too many activities usually chosen by the parents and says children must be allowed time simply to be children. "Hours spent alone in daydreams or in quiet, unstructured activities instill a sense of security and independence and provide a necessary lull in the rhythm of the day,"
NANCY FRAZIER
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The slim volume "Endangered: Your Child in a Hostile World" (Plough Publishing) shot to No. 1 on the list of best-selling Catholic paperbacks when it was published in September and remained on top for the month of October. Written by Johann Christoph senior elder of the Arnold Bruderhof community, a family counselor for 30 years, and the father of eight and grandfather of 24 "Endangered" presents a grim
Arnold
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picture of the status of today's children, whether they live in the
wealthiest U.S. suburb or the most disadvantaged area overseas. Arnold makes many points with which few Catholic parents would disagree. He calls corporal punishment "a sign of moral bankruptcy"
An
says disciplining children should involve "guidance but not control; persuasion, but not suppression or coercion."
Psalm 126:1-6
cient as sacred Scripture.
2)
Hebrew
5:1-6
3)
Gospel:
Mark
inevitable corollary to that
See
Jeremiah, in this Sunday's first reading, promises the faithful rem-
10:46-52
hot August of 2000, we longed from the relentless glare of a cloudless sky, filled only with an ancient fireball that holds us captive, bakes our crops and leaves us watching the local weathercast, praying for the miracle of rain. Soon, we tell ourselves, as we flip the calendar to September, soon, soon there will be rain. have hope. watch the
nant who have been true to God and who have survived long years of suffering a straight path and the refreshment of brooks of cool water. After spending this last summer and perhaps several others in the severe Texas heat and drought, conceivably we may connect with the words of the prophet in a more concrete way than we once did. When I read them, I wonder what Jeremiah would have to say to us who have abdicated our roles of stewardship of our precious
forecast.
planet.
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blind beggar in Mark's Gospel,
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the vast increase in the use of Ritalin to subdue disruptive students in the classroom, Arnold says. He calls this "medical suppression of childhood" just one symptom
and
Jeremiah 31:7-9
says.
In American society today, childhood has become merely a time of training for an adult job, rather than a necessary period for developing individuality and creativity, the author contends. "We have abandoned the idea of education as growth, and decided to see it only as a ticket to the job market," he says.
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- Nov. 4, 2000 Sunday, Jeremiah 31:7-9, Hebrews 5:1-6, Mark 10:46-52; Monday, Ephesians 4:32-5:8, Luke 13:10-17; Tuesday, Ephesians 5:21-33, Luke 13:1821; Wednesday (All Saints), Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14, 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew Thursday (All Souls), Romans 5:5-11, John 14:1-6; Friday (St. 5:1-12; Martin de Porres), Philippians 1:1-11, Luke 14:1-6; Saturday (St. Charles Borromeo), Philippians 1:18-26, Luke 14:1, 7-11
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"double taste," he said. As a pledge of eternal life, the Eucharist gives people the strength to live holy and hope-filled lives and, because Christ himself is present in the Eucharist, it allows them to experience part of the divine life promised to them at the end of time, Pope John Paul said. The Eucharist, while anchored in the reality of the present life, is open to eternity, the charist
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Observing the Sabbath The Third Commandment handed down by God through Moses is one that perhaps is too easy to set aside.
By CINDY
&
its
said.
Sabbath
— what does Time
it
is
a
that shouldn't be wasted. So, reserving a day to step out of the hectic pace of the week might seem imprudent by today's values. Perhaps following the rubrics of the Hebrews to the letter isn't realistic today. That might be too focused on what not to do. However, reserving a day to make praising and worshiping God central in all we do reminds us of what's important and helps us to live our covenant relationship with God. Our family Sunday Sabbath over the years has always included community worship at Eucharist. The fellowship with other families at church connects us with God who is in community. Sunday is also the day we visit with extended family, which connects us with the same God who is with us through all the generations of our family. Sunday is the likely day we'll get together with friends, watch football or play games. This connects us with God who is in our lasting friendships and our recreation time. Because of the general busyness of the week, there is an ongoing temptation to forego at least some of our Sabbath ritual to do what didn't get done the week before, or to get a head start on the coming week. Sometimes, Sundays are spent doing homework that didn't get done on the weekend, laundry and other household tasks. Sometimes we fail to keep the Sabbath.
However,
as
intentionally keep
a "rule,"
God
ANDREW &
day set aside? We are creatures of habit. what is important to preserve it. To know what's important to a family, look at their
we need
We
a
ritualize
—
patterns of activities their family rituals. Frequent, repeated actions of worship and praise etch into our hearts the love relationship we have with
God. It's how we come to know God and be intimate with God. Keeping the Sabbath is a pattern that informs and reminds us that we have a covenant relationship with God. It's like dancing. If you make a pattern of movements frequently enough, you no longer have to think about it; you just know how to do it it's etched in your heart. In Jeremiah 31:33, the Hebrew Scripture says, "I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people." Keeping the Sabbath is like dancing with God. It's how we experience ourselves as God's people.
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central in our thoughts and
TERRI LYKE
Guest Columnists
Andrew and
Terri Lyke are coordinators of mar-
riage ministry for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
experience God in our relationships in the community, with family and friends. What's the point in all this? Does it matter? Isn't God with us every day of the week? Why do
"Just as Christ lived in the flesh while
remaining
in
Eucharist
is
glory as the Son of God, so the
Coming of Age
a divine and transcendent pres-
ence (and) communion with the eternal," he said.
Like the
manna which
wandering
fed the people of
in the desert, the
We AMY WELBORN CNS
Columnist
Quoting from the Russian theologian is
heaven on earth." Pope John Paul said Catholics should not miss the opportunity to participate in "this banquet which Christ prepares for us with love."
Vatican studies possible papal trip to Ukraine in 2001 VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Vatican is studying the possibility of a trip by Pope John
—
Paul II to Ukraine sometime next year following strong overtures from the Ukrainian government. Because of ecumenical sensitivities in the former Soviet republic, the Vatican is taking extra care before giving the trip a green light, Vatican sources said Oct. 25. Orthodox and Catholic communities in Ukraine have bitterly disagreed in recent years over church property and evangelization issues. 'The pope's desire has always been to meet the Orthodox patriarch of Moscow (Alexei II) before visiting Ukraine. But since that meeting has been put off for so long, one can ask whether it's right to penalize a people who have wanted a papal visit for many years," said one church source.
We
can change, and that's great! my children and I moved from Florida to parts much further north.
A
few months ago,
For the
first time in years (for me) and really time ever (for them), we're experiencing something different as a result of that move: Changes in nature. Lots of them too. Up here in our new home, warm breezes one afternoon can be followed up amazingly chilly nights. My youngest is looking forward to a big change she's never, ever seen in all of her nine years: snow. But in the meantime, as we wait for the cold white stuff, we're surrounded by the fascinating change of the leaves on the trees, turning from green to brown, yellow, red and orange and of course, changing their residence, too, from tree branches to the yard, waiting to be raked.
the
first
—
It's something that you just don't see in Florida. Nature keeps a pretty steady pace down there with-
out a lot of change. Teens think about change a lot, because nature does it to you too. You grow, you mature, you develop in ways that have nothing to do with your choices and everything to do with the ways of nature. Did you ever think, though, about the one amazing difference between human beings and the rest of nature? There's not one element whether it be animal, vegetable or mineral of the natural
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I
life so rich and control over every one of
to tell the truth, change is more posmost of us than we like to admit. like to rely on what we think are our natu-
ral limitations
am.
make human
— we have
And
sible for
time.
Sergej Bulgakov, the pope said, "the liturgy
All the things that
interesting those.
pope said, the bread of the Eucharist is a sign of God's continuing care for his people and the food Christians need to continue their journey. At the same time, he said, it is a sharing in the eternal and divine life of Christ, a pledge that those who receive the Eucharist will have eternal life and be resurrected at the end of Israel
world that can choose to change. Not one. But we can.
that's just the way I vast majority of the time,
and sigh, "Well,
can't help
it."
The
that just isn't true.
Think for a moment about all the changes you have the power to make in your life right now, changes that would make you a better, happier person and that would open your life up to being more of what you really want it to be. You can choose to change the way you spend your time: less television, less Internet, fewer video games. What would happen if you took those two or three hours and used part of it to study and part of it to (gasp!) do volunteer work? You can choose to change your attitude toward school. What would happen if you chose to take it seriously and actually engaged your brain in what's going on in the classroom instead of just enduring it? You can choose to be more physically active. What would happen, not only now but in the distant future, as you get older, if you got into the
now? God and others
habit of regular exercise right
You can choose
to put
first.
What
moaning about how distant God feels and how boring Mass is, you actually chose to change your spiritual habits if you actually took time to pray every day, if you actually paid attention during Mass and prayed then? Do you think God would continue to feel so distant? Change is all around us. It's a constant in nature. It's one of the things that makes the world so would happen
if,
instead of
—
fascinating and beautiful. It's
one of the things that makes us fascinating, too. difference is, we have to choose change.
The And
the great thing
is
that
we
can.
October 27,
2000
Light
One
FATHER THOMAS
J.
McSWEENEY Guest Columnist
Remembering John
imperial splendor, and harshness toward people of other religions. In' their place stood warmth, concern, openness, simplicity an urbane, modern style not unlike that of John F. Kennedy." John XXIII inspired bishops and laity alike with prospects for renewal. His insistence on full and mutually respectful participation in the Council was a "conversion experience" for many. The sheer power of his personality touched off enormous public affection for him and enthusiasm for his mission. Most Catholics accepted and even welcomed the sweeping changes in their spiritual lives and anticipated further reforms. As Holy Father, he frequently reminded the Vatican bureaucracy that his first responsibility as bishop of Rome was to the people of Rome. He insisted on frequent visits to prisons, hospitals and, above all, his parishes. It's hard to forget the pictures of him acting as a simple parish priest, ministering to the poorest of the poor. He made much of his "taking possession" of St. John Lateran, his real cathedral (St. Peter's belongs to the whole church), and thought of moving his office there. He was in touch with the people of God. This is the image that still inspires me. At that time, I became one of the thousands of young men who entered the seminary in response to the Spirit-filled vision John XXIII so dynamically radiated. Georges Rouault, the great French artist, used his wonderful gift with colors to create some of the most beautiful portraits of Jesus ever painted. Toward the end of his career he said something about his work that describes what John XXIII's pontificate continues to represent for me. Rouault said, "My only ambition is to paint a Christ so moving that everyone who sees Him will be converted."
—
Candle
XXIII
It has been 38 years since John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council. Since then Catholics have been rethinking just what it means to be a Catholic in a modern world. For me and, I suspect, for most of my generation who think back on Vatican II, the image of John XXIII himself
remains vividly
at the heart of all that took place. Shortly after his election to the papacy, John XXIII announced that he wanted "to offer to the Catholic Church and to the world the gift of a new Ecumenical Council." He invoked the Holy Spirit as the force that would guide the church to embrace an ambitious agenda of "aggiornamento," or updating. Historian Jay Dolan observes: "John wanted Catholicism to be in tune with the times and its dogmas presented in a language reflective of modern thought. Preferring the 'medicine of mercy rather than severity,' the Pope also made an eloquent plea for Christian unity. Protestants were in attendance as invited observers. Though a simple gesture, it was loaded with profound significance, since it symbolized the break with past tradition. "That was the genius of John XXIII. He cut through tradition like a hot knife through butter, simply but decisively. Gone was the tiara, seclusion in the Vatican palace, aloofness, the trappings of
Tell
This is precisely what John XXIII tried to do. He converted others to a greater love of Christ by showing them Christ through himself. It is, ultimately, why he was beatified and is now Blessed John XXIII.
Me About Limbo
Question
Q. In a recent column about those who die without baptism, you never mentioned limbo. I was taught this is where the souls of unbaptized good people went after death. Could you clarify this? Why don't we hear about limbo any more? A.
It's
true there
was much
Corner
it
the subject.
CNS
All
few hundred years ago, limbo became the
subject of heated theological debate all
when
infants
a sect
dying with-
out baptism are condemned to hell. In 1794, Pope Pius VI condemned this teaching.
He
said, in effect, that
one
may
believe in a
limbo, a fringe middle state of happiness that
is
not
heaven, and still be a Catholic. (Errors of the Synod of Pistoia, n. 26) That remains the only significant Catholic mention of limbo. It is a long way from saying that limbo belongs anywhere in official Catholic teach-
The Catechism
of the Catholic Church, which touches on everything seriously connected with Catholic faith, contains no mention of limbo, for
good reason.
A some
place or condition like limbo
would imply
human with God. The
sort of two-tiered final destiny for
One (heaven) is eternal life other (limbo) is a "natural" happiness apart from beings.
FATHER WILLIAM BYRON, SJ
CNS
Part
God where people "go" who through no their own do not reach the top level.
fault of
Catholic belief is importantly different. There is only one final goal, one desire and possibility for happiness for all humanity, eternal life in the presence of the God who created us.
III:
J.
Columnist
The Principle of Participation
"Participation," as the first four letters in
word suggest, means "taking part." The word hints at the idea of partnership, but the
partnership status for all decision-making processes. Catholic social teaching holds that everyone has a part to play in the making of a good society. Each person has a right not to be shut out from participating in those institutions that are necessary for human fulfillment. Nor should anyone be excluded from participation in the decisions and formation of policies that directly affect his or her personal human develdoesn't claim
full
participants in
all
opment. This principle applies conditions associated with
way work because it
in a special
to is
and through work that the individual participates in God's creation. If the dignity of
in
work
to be protected, the basic rights of
is
—
workers the right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, to organize and join unions, to
nomic
own
private property, to take eco-
initiatives
— must be
protected.
Also important (and of special relevance to those of voting age) is the question of voter participation in elections that determine public policy and elect public officials. This is democracy's way of getting things done. It works best with full voter participation. It cannot work well if voter nonparticipation gives
away
little
about the
the political store to those
common
who
care
good.
Failure to register to vote, coupled with nonparticipation by registered voters, hands control of the process over to those who resist campaign finance reform and consider them-
government money
Although money can pollute the
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN limbo along
like yourself, still think of
called Jansenism taught that
Social Thought
can buy. Columnist
with heaven and hell as a third possible eternal "place to go" after death. The fact is, however, the church never did have much to say officially about
A
Ten Principles of Catholic
selves entitled to the best
limbo in deserved and
talk about
the past, much more in fact than more than enough to be confusing.
Some,
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may
human persons may attain that goal or they it by their own deliberate choice, but
reject
no half-happiness in-between. God has life, a supernatural end beyond human attainment without his grace. Having done that, there is, so to speak, no going back.
there
is
raised us to a supernatural
The catechism teaches that the desire for this happiness is part of our human nature, a gift of God, a calling addressed to every human being. Thus, the ultimate goal of human existence,' of every individual and of everything people do, is the same: to share in the very happiness of God (Paragraphs 1718-1719). There's no room to discuss again the church's teachings concerning the death of unbaptized babies. Obviously, however, when we search for solutions to questions about what happens to unbaptized adults or children, we need to find the answers to those questions without resorting to something
political
necessary to move the wheels of commerce. Here again participation is important. Every day in the marketplace there is a national referendum on taste, style, standards, safety, quality and the characteristics of anyprocess,
it
is
thing else that can be sold. If enough good people buy the kind of food, drink, clothing, housing, transportation, books, magazines and entertainment that meet the standards of a good society, we will enjoy a good and whole-
some way of life. However, participation considerations extend beyond workplace, polling place and marketplace; they look to decision making in family, faith
and
civic
communities
as well.
Denial of participation is one thing, refusal to participate is another and, in my view, the more common problem for most of us. Each of us
is
responsible for overcoming the inertia,
whatever else from doing what should be we are to meet our responsibilities as
hesitation, fear, selfishness or
that holds us back
done
if
participating
human
beings.
Because of the volume of his mail, Father Dietzen can respond in this column to only relatively few inquirThose who would like a personal response must ies.
"Never volunteer for anything," may have been good advice for nervous newcomers to military service in the days of the wartime draft. But faith urges us to help one another in the style of the Good Samaritan and to partici-
include their address.
pate in
called limbo.-
Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen Father, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61 651. at the same address, or e-mail:
jjdietzen@aol.com.
some way in the political processes that can change unjust social structures or forge new and just ways of assuring peace and justice for all in the
human community.
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Diocesan By MIKE
liturgy leaders
NELSON
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someone formally installed as an acolyte. Bishop Trautman said some bishops have questioned whether such an exception, called an indult, can be sought before the new law is officially promulgated.
The
bishops
have already re-
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Vatican
make her speech more intelligible, more socially acceptable instead of
of the "addiction to convenience and control" among American parents. But some of the anecdotes, especially in the second half of the book, seem unnecessarily guilt-inducing for parents, who could very well end this book convinced that nothing they have done for their children is
her jumbled thoughts however they
By CINDY Catholic
out.
The very
ease their daughter's
Arnold. (Farmington, Pa., 2000).
200
had an
I
image of myself, and I had to work to keep it up, even when my fall
row
began to
way
in
the
how
the violation of
ians "to have a state and an independent government" as well as
Israel
mission.
note in "Endangered" the use of quotations from sources that include Mother Teresa, Dorothy Day
Giuseppe Bertello,
Mumia Abu-
commission, spoke during its Oct. 17-
need to see their
port of the international community
rights recognized:
on
the one side, the
Oct. 21.
conditions
necessary for a safe
"The events which have plunged the Middle East into
and peaceful
life;
on
the other to have a
couldn't be myself, but instead became ambitious, dishonest
valid points about the need for a "reverence for children," some of his
mourning
and twisted. "Looking back on it I see from that point on, I was no longer a real
ideas and anecdotes
ousness the urgency of a continuing en-
possibility of self-
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governance and of
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parent.
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harmony
neighbors," he said.
communicate.
bishop Bertello said. The situation, he said, requires immediate political decisions aimed at establishing "a climate of trust between the peoples of a land which both designate as
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Living the faith
Paralympian once competed with able-bodied swimmers HOOK
By CHRIS Catholic
the team,
News Service
making sure when they go
—
into the village they don't get distracted."
Priya Cooper, a 26-year-old Catholic
won gold medthe women's 100-meter freestyle, 50-meter freestyle and the individual medley, setting world records in the latter two. She also picked up a silver medal for the 400meter freestyle and the 100-meter
SYDNEY,
Australia (CNS)
the Paralympic Games, started off competing with
gold medalist
in
able-bodied swimmers before participating in sports for the disabled. "When I was a little girl, I used to
swim and compete, and I used to compete at all my school swimming carnivals," said Cooper,
who won
a
In Barcelona, she
for
als
In a way,
Cooper believes her
gold in the 400-meter freestyle in the Sydney Paralympics. "I didn't get introduced to sport for people with disabilities until I was 16 or 17, so I didn't really know anything about sport for people with disabilities, and I used to train with an able-bodied squad. But then I
youthful naivete actually helped. "It did help because there was not a lot of pressure," Cooper said. "I thought there was at the time, but when I think about it, there was no pressure because no one knew who I
found out about
got in-
formance have continued to grow since her record of victories at
The involvement saw her heading to Barcelona, Spain, within a year. "I already had the background, but being disabled I was never going to make Olympic standard because I can't kick my legs. But then I found out about the Paralympics and I realized I actually was quite good. ... I wasn't a tough competitor then, I was just a little girl," Cooper added with a laugh.
Barcelona, as well as in Atlanta, five gold medals, she said, "so it's now as though people expect I'll win five gold medals and then some. But four years is a long time and a lot of things change in that
it
and
I
volved," she said.
Cooper has the degenerative muscular disorder cerebral palsy but, despite this, she has always gone hard at her sport. Cooper already has eight gold medals, three silvers and a bronze from the last two Paralympic Games. The former St. Brigid's College schoolgirl never let her disability hold her back. The Barcelona Paralympics was the first time Cooper represented Australia. "It
was no
a big step," she said. "I
clue, no idea what was going on. I thought it was exciting that we had traffic lights and a bowl-
just had
ing alley in the (Paralympic) village. I was pretty focused, but I could have been more so. That's something we're doing with the younger members of
People's expectations for her per-
where she won
time."
Keeping her focus after setting a world record has been a challenge, she said. "It's hard, but I've done a few events and I'm used to it now. ... coach helped me. He'd say 'whatever, just move on,' and he'd play it down. Then you party afterward. If you've got one race then fine, but you've got to refocus if you've got more than one event," she said.
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In 1993, Cooper was awarded the Order of Australia and has since
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