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News & Herald Volume 6 Number

Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

5

October

4,

Photos by MIKE

Father Ed Vitkauskas, Bishop William Curim and Father Anthony Marcaccio join the four-day event at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte.

in

singing at

Sunday evening's Crusade

service.

1996

KHOKOS

More than 336,000 people attended

Bishop Responds:

Crusade Draws More Than 1,000 To Altar Calls By JIMMY

ROSTAR

Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE

— Some 336,100

U.S. Senate Fails To Override Partial-Birth Abortion

ment sheets were being processed by diocesan staff mid-week following Billy Graham's fourth Charlotte Crusade since

people came in faith to Ericsson Stadium during the Carolinas Billy Graham Crusade Sept. 26-29. Of those, more than

Bishop Curlin, who endorsed the Crusade and attended several of the

22,000 made commitments of rededicat-

prayer services, calls

ion

extraordinary faith in Jesus." The bishop's respect for the evangelist and his message echoes a maturing relationship between Graham and Catholics, which did not exist 30 years ago. "I've been told that there's never been such a unity of churches in Charlotte in history as there has been for this

— more frequently

referred to as al-

tar calls.

The group included an excess

of

who

expressed interest in taking their spiritual journey by way of the Catholic Church. 1

,000

For Graham, a native of the Charlotte area, the

event was a homecoming. 1 ,000 people indicat-

For the more than

ing an interest in Catholicism,

it

was a

spiritual return as well.

"The real work begins now," says Bishop William G. Curlin of the Diocese of Charlotte. "The real

work

is

partial-birth abortion veto:

trying to

I

"a

man

of

Crusade," said Graham to an applauding audience Sunday evening. The Graham and Catholic approach to ecumenical ministry during the past three decades has nurtured the

help these people deepen their faith in Jesus and live a Christian life."

The Most Reverend William G. Curlin, bishop of the 46-county Diocese of Charlotte issued the following statement in response to the senate vote on the

1947.

Graham

Commit-

am gravely disappointed by the action of some members of the U.S.

Senate

bold defense of the partial-birth abortion act. These elected officials have turned their backs upon humanity, ignored the voices of their constituency, and proceeded to endorse the most inhumane procedure of our generation. in their

Tragically,

some

senators and representatives have been falsely led to be-

lieve that partial-birth abortion flies in the

is

necessary to preserve a

woman's

life.

Yet, this

face of reality. Obstetricians, gynecologists and perinatologists are

emphatic in their denunciation of the partial-birth abortion by stating this procedure is never necessary to save a woman's life, health or fertility. Former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop has stated publicly that this procedure is never medically necessary and charitably suggested that President Clinton was misinformed by his medical advisors. As leaders in the field of medicine have testified, such a horrendous procedure poses its own risk to a woman's health and fertility. I plead with all women and men who seek to defend the sanctity of life, to raise their voices in protest against this action.

Seventy one percent of Americans say

they oppose partial-birth abortions, including

65 percent of those

See Crusade, page 7

Ban Veto

who

call

themselves pro-

choice. Regrettably, 41 senators did not take this into account.

We deserve better represen-

tation than this.

inside

Gov. Hunt

Honors

4

Columns

5

Volunteer 8-9

Workers 15

11

The issue of partial-birth abortion is of such weight that people should keep this in mind when they choose their representatives. We cannot and dare not let our country continue on a path of ever-increasing disregard for the sanctity of life. The cide.

It is

the truth.

partial-birth abortion act is infantitime for us to speak up in defense of

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