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Moral questions remain following president's address On August 9, President George W. Bush addressed the nation on the subject of stem-cell research. The President decided to fund research on already existing ebryonic stem cell lines, while refusing funding for the further destruction of human ebryos for research purposes. The response of the Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., follows: "There is much to praise in President Bush's address to the nation on stem-cell research. He clearly stated that life is a sacred gift from our Creator and that the president has an important obligation to foster respect for life in America and around the world. His policy against funding the destruction of more human embryos to generate new stem cell lines is commendable.

He unambiguously condemned human cloning.

He debunked the hype associated with unethical practices like fetal tissue research. He strongly encouraged and promised to support research on stem cells derived from adults, umbilical cords and placentas. This research has no ethical complications and has already shown, in contrast to embryonic stem-cell research, highly promising results. Finally, he forcefully condemned the utilitarian moral logic that has prevailed among

Many will have legitimate questions about the morality of the research that President Bush has decided to fund: research on already existing embryonic stem cell lines.

Moral principles can shed some light on this complex moral question. Because these embryonic stem cell lines have been produced by an action that was morally evil- the willful destruction of human embryos - any subsequent use of the cells ) derived from that evil act raises the question of cooperation in evil.

While some might hold the president's policy to be an example of morally acceptable material cooperation in evil, serious ethical questions remain. The pre-existing cell lines in question have been obtained at the expense of the destruction of early human life. This raises moral problems similar to those inherent in using brain cells that are harvested from electively-aborted fetuses to treat ailments like Parkinson's disease, or to the use of human organs from Nazi medical experiments.

Moreover, there is serious worry that even minimal public promotion and funding of embryonic ADIPOGENIC CELLS that form fat tissue develop in the lab at stem-cell research will only lead to the more wideOsiris Therapeutics in Baltimore. The company has had success spread creation and destruction of human embryos in developing the human tissue from adult mesenchymal stem and a greater devaluing of human life.

Turn to page J2 - Stem Cell cells. (CNS photo courtesy Osiris Therapeutics) proponents of unbridled embryonic stem-cell research, stating, 'Even the most noble ends do not justify any means.'

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Bishop O'Malley releases her local bishop's office that she described as a '" slap on my hands' for supletter sent to Rep. Patricia porting the bill."

Haddad, D-Somerset saying Haddad is a supporter of a proposed she has publicly measure in the Massachusetts Legislamisrepresented what it said. ture called the Jajuga bill, named after By

BISHOP CONNOLLY Summer Tennis Camp participants take a break from swinging their rackets to share a smile. From left standing: Mike Roncka, Adam LaMothe, Clark Andrew, Matt Soares, Matthew Mendonca, Bobby Bielawski and Bishop Connolly High School boys' tennis coach Paul Teves.

Kneeling: Isaac Massa, Michelle Canuel, Meagan Renaud, Joanna Kuzlik and Amanda Medeiros. The school was held on th~ high school grounds in Fall River. (AnchotiGordon photo)

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FALL RIVER - Public statements ascribed to State Rep. Patricia Haddad of Somerset following a personal letter sent to her by the Diocesan Office of Communications have prompted Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., to release the letter publicly.

The August 1 letter, from John E. Kearns Jr., Assistant Director of the Diocesan Office of Communications, and which met with the bishop's approval, is reprinted in its entirety today in The Anchor.

"We were drawn into this debate because of Representative Haddad's irresponsible and intemperate remarks," Bishop O'Malley said.

In the August 8 edition of The New York Times, Haddad reportedly said that she recently had received a letter from

its sponsor, Sen. James Jajuga, DMethuen, which would require the heads of churches and ministerial organizations to report any criminal activity by its employees or clergy.

The measure reportedly comes in the wake of allegations of child molestation made against a priest in the Archdiocese of Boston.

Kearn's letter offering Haddad an overview of the policies in effect in the Fall River diocese came after a July 31 story in' The Fall River Herald News, quoted Haddad as saying in support of the bill: "The Cardinals of this world could no longer switch their people around from one parish to another. They would have to own up to the fact that they have unpleasant people in their employ."

Bishop O'Malley made it clear that Turn to page J5 - Bill

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Norton native marks jubilee FORESTVILLE, Md. - Con- his first vows in the Congregation ofHoly Cross Brother Eli on Sept. 2, 1941, Brother Eli studied at the Univer(John) Pelchat, a sity ofNotre Dame native ofSt. Mary's and in 1942 was Parish, Norton, given a "tempoMass., who now rary" assignment ministers at Bishop at the college's McNamara High post office, rising School.here, is to postmaster after markin'g his dia25 years of sermond jubilee in revice. ligious life.

He also served Brother Eli was as a lector and assigned to Bishop part-time organist McNamara in 1979 in St. Augustine's and served as adParish in South ministrative assisBend; was a countant, director of adselor and assistant missions and registreasurer at the trar there until he Pius XII School of retired in 1995.

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1951, he applied for officer candidate school and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He subsequently served in command and staff posts in Alaska, Iceland, Germany and Iran and did two tours ofduty in Vietnam. After retirement in 1973 as a lieutenant colonel, Heon, a graduate of Providence College, earned a master's degree and from 197~ to retirement 1998 was a teacher, department chairman and laterassistant principal in Catholic school systems in Georgia and Kansas.

Heon and his wife Dorothy are the parents ofthree children and have five grandsons.

The Msgr. Prevost High School graduated classes from 1938 to 1972.

A disastrous fire in 1968 forced Prevost to move in available quarters at the then new Bishop Connolly High School. Prevost was phased out in 1972.

In Your Prayers Please pray for the following priests during the coming week Aug. 20 1982, Rev. Bernard H.lInsworth, Retired Pastor, St. Mary, New Bedford 1983, Rev. Thomas Cantwell, SS1., Retired, St. Joseph's Seminary, Wash-

ington Aug. 22 1962, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Manuel 1. Teixeira, Pastor, St. Anthony, Taunton 1972, Rev. William R. Jordan, Pastor, St. Louis, Fall River .

1980, Rev. Msgr. Joseph C. Canty, Retired Pastor, St. Paul, Taunton

Aug. 23 1895, Rev. Thomas Clinton, Pastor, St. Peter, Sandwich 1992, Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, PA, Retired Pastor, Our Lady of the Angels, Fall River Aug. 24 . 1884, Rev. Peter 1.B. Bedard, Founder, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Fall

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Bishop renews warning about casino gambling

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER - Citing unfavorable statistics and the sad history of many communities' degrading experience with leg~lized gambling, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., spoke out this week against opening local doors to such enterprises.

Calling gambling a "Trojan Horse that might contain many unpleasant surprises and unwanted baggage," the bishop added: "Let's not take this gamble. The stakes are too high."

While parish Bingo produces revenues beneficial to Catholic schools and can be a form of real recreation and socialization, "I would rather have all gambling outlawed rather than seeing casino gambling come into ou'r community," the bishop asserted, Bishop O'Malley said his recent comments come "because we feel this is a social issue that can have a real impact on the people of our diocese."

Although he noted that several attempts have already been made to bring casino gambling to the area, he did not mention any specific community.

"Thank God those attempts have been thwarted," he said.

In recent years, as gambling proponents and entrepreneurs

scanned the southeastern Massachusetts'region for a likely spot, the former Lincoln Park site in Dartmouth was among those eyed.

"However, since a new initiative is being mounted the diocese wants to remind people of the dire consequences that casino gambling can bring with it," he added.

More recent reports have circulated on Cape Cod that a proposal has been made. to renew land that has long been used for cranberry bogs in the Wareham area.

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Senator Paul Simon gave a report to Congress in 1995 on the "Explosive Growth of Gambling in the U.S." in which he states that in 1974 $17 billion was legally waged; in 1995 it was over $500

billion. Naturally those who are making all this money will be strong advocates oflegalized gambling and try to convince us of the many economic advantages of having a casino in our backyard.

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Politics and genetics The stem cell issue has forced the nation to take a hard new look at the entire scope of what we now call bioethics. For centuries, moral issues of the times were resolved by religion路.

Socie.ty as a whole looked to religion as the means to solve que-s'tions 路that arose in our living. Today, however, more and more people are fading away from faith responses. As a result the rules and guidelines of science are now beginning to alter the rules of life itself.

Bioethics is a young discipline. It's only been around for about three decades. Medical ethics per se has been with us since the Hippocratic Oath. As the complexities of scientific events unfold new avenues, the question of right and wrong seems to be moving far away from objective standards and going down the road of subjective judgments. This is particularly true in many debates and reflections on stem cells as the subject moves into the political arena.

Ethical decisions are being imposed on society by lawmakers, politicians, judges and lobbyists. There is also another factor which has received little attention in this discussion. It is one that first and foremost departs from all ethical consideration. It is money. A great deal of current laboratory research has as its goal methodologies to seek cures for various illnesses.

The company that comes up with remedies that flow from stemcell research will profit billions. With m~netary goals as prime motivation, ethical standards are bound to be bent and broken.

In a social order that already subscribes to a culture of death mind-set, right actions and moral standards hardly have a chance of determining fundamental questions about life. We are losing our moral and ethical footing.

As a Church we cannot retreat to double standards on life related issues. President Bush's recent statement on the federal funding of stem-cell research was one of compromise.

Given his background and the many complexities involved in the stem cell usages, some felt he did the best he could, given the circumstances and pr~ssures of the times. However, moral and ethical guidelines should not be subjected to mere compromise. Thereis.feally no middle ground in this debate.

We simply cannot have scientific progress that depends on the destruction of human embryos. The "Catechism of the Catholic Church" clearly states: "That since it must be treated from conception as a person, the embryo must be defended in its integrity, cared for and healed, as far as possible, like any other person." The Church has made it very clear that it is immoral to produce human embryos intended for exploitation as disposable biological material. Political posturing does. not alter this sure and certain guideline and legislative debate. When Congress returns to session it will be more than interesting to see if the voice of .conscience will even surface in our Congress.

The Bush response does not bring moral closure to the discussion. What it does do is to highlight the many intricacies and entanglements that surface as a result of stem-cell research.

Sad to say, the people who are trying to decide all the ethical and moral issues of the case are politicians. The so-called middle road approach eventually could leave everyone unhappy because of the lack of convictions. We cannot and should not condone embryonic murder.

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. JIM NICHOLSON IS SWORN IN AS THE NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE IN A CEREMONY OFFICIATED BY SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL IN WASHINGTON. NICHOLSON, FORMER HEAD OF THE REpUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, SAID HE PLANS TO LEAVE FOR ROME AT THE END OF AUGUST. (CNS PHOTO BY ~ARTIN LUEDERS)

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What 'courtesy' really implies

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

My guess is that most of us would like to find ways to work in better harmony with otherswhether at home, in the business world or within a parish staff.

But how?

Try reflecting on the rule of S~. Augustine and applying it to our daily life. Although written in the fourth century, this rule contains an excellent model for building community spirit.

The religious community tracing its origins to the famed bishop of Hippo focuses in a unique way on fostering a deep love of its members for each other. He also knew that when love is achieved to a high degree within a community, it d0esn't remain there but spreads beyond the community because it needs to be shared. . How does this love translate into everyday life?

One way is by living St. Paul's admonition: "Anticipate another in showing honor." With this simple advice, he counsels us to

look for occasions to honor a person before honor is due to him or her - in other words, to practice courtesy.

Today, the cry for courtesy is heard everywhere. It is路prompted by the incivility displayed publicly by people in prominent positions, by inconsiderate acts such as playing loud music in public, by road rage or by something as simple as young people not giving their seats to elders forced to stand on buses or trains.

Courtesy is the will to give others room. According to the theologian Father Romano Guardini. "it begins with taking one's hand away and stepping back. It gives the other person a free space and protects him or herfrom oppressive closeness; it gives him or her air. It recognizes good in others and lets them feel that they are valued. It keeps silent about one's own qualities and keeps these in the background, lest they discourage others ....

"It tries to avoid embarrassing 'situations, to remove the sting from difficult and painful circum-

stances and to lighten burdens....

"All these are motives which moderate the impulses of insolence and violence, and make life easier for others."

Cardinal John Henry Newman once described a gentleman as one who tries to remove "the obstacles which hinder the free and unembarrassed action of those about hi.m."

When we make courtesy a priority in our homes and workplaces, we enable ourselves to talk with, rather than shout aL, each other. Courtesy redirects our concerns from ourselves to others. It prompts us to promote the good of others. Most important. it allows people Lo be themselves and to reveal. their true selves.

When this occurs, we are on our way to creating a community spirit according to the rule of St. Augustine.

He would add that we are also on our way to capturing the community spirit of the early Christians, which promoted the dignity of its members, and respected and loved them.

Diocesan seminarians gather at convocation WAREHAM - For five days last week, 16 seminarians preparing to become priests and serve the Fall River diocese, convened for prayer and reflection at the Sacred Heart Retreat Center here.

Because the candidates attend seven different seminaries, the convocation provided them with an opportunity to meet as one group and share their journey of discernment.

The theme of the meetings focused on the diocesan priesthood being rooted in parish ministry.

Some of the talks included presentations by Father Paul Bernier, who was ordained in 2000, and by Father John Murray, ordained in 1998. The two centered their message on the transition from life as a seminarian to life and duties

as a parish priest.

Father George Bellenoit, pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Mansfield, also a presenter, talked about the priesthood a.nd the parish family.

The reflections included time for discussion and sharing.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., attended the special meetings and he shared informal discussion time with his seminarians.

On Tuesday, Bishop O'Malley was principal celebrant of a morning Mass at which the concelebrants were four newly ordained priests: Father Kevin A. Cook of Pembroke and Father David C. Frederici of West HarwiCh, who were ordained on June 9; and Father David' A. Pignato of Foxboro and Father

Rodney E. Thibault of Fall River, who were ordained on July 14.

The four new priests were presented gift stoles by the seminarians to mark their ordination.

Bishop O'Malley also presided at Evening Prayer on Tuesday and afterwards hosted a dinner for the seminarians, their pastors and members of the Diocesan Presbyteral Council.

Also visiting with the seminarians was Father Paul Canuel, pastor of the Diocesan Mission parishes in Guaimaca, Honduras, who returned recently. He accompanied his talk and reflections with a slide presentation to vividly acquaint the seminarians with the country and surroundings they will be visiting in the fu-

Average ordination • age Increases

By JERRY FILTEAU CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - The average ordination age of U.S. Catholic priests has increased since the 1930s and ' 40s by eight years, said the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.

The summer issue of "The CARA Report," released in August, said 26 was the average ordination age before the 1950s.

It rose to 27 in the '50s, 28 in the '60s, 29 in the '70s, 32 in the '80s, and 34 in the 1990s and 2000.

The report was based on a nationwide telephone survey in March of 1,234 diocesan and religious priests.

It said the vast majority of priests expressed strong happiness in their ministry and satisfaction with their life as a priest.

When asked if they would choose the priesthood again if they had a chance to do it all over, nine out of 10 said they "strongly agree" that they would.

When asked to rate their level of satisfaction with various aspects of their ministry, celebrating Mass ranked at the top, with 95 percent saying it gave them a "great deal" of satisfaction.

Preaching came next, at 84 percent, and working with lay people third, at 81 percent.

Only 17 percent said they got a great deal of satisfaction from their administration and management work.

Twenty-six percent said too much work was a problem they experienced a great deal.

Commenting on another survey that assessed how Ameri-

cans rate the ministry of their pastors, CARA reported that Catholics and mainline Protestants tend to rate their pastors about the same, while evangelical and black Protestants give their pastors significantly higher ratings.

The survey was the 2000 General Social Survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center in Chicago.

Only 19 percent of Catholics and 22 percent of mainline Protestants rated the preaching of their pastors as "excellent."

Priests slightly trailed mainline Protestant pastors in excellence' ratings on respecting women's rights, 27 percent to 29 percent.

On sympathetic counseling, 25 percent of both groups gave their pastors an "excellent" rating.

Priests slightly led mainline Protestant pastors in excellence ratings on work with youths (28 percent to 26 percent) and on leading worship services (27 percent to 23 percent).

On all five ministry areas, much higher numbers of evangelicals and black Protestants ranked their pastors as "excellent." The percentage figures ranged from a low of 34 to a high of 48, with most clustered around 38 percent to 42 percent.

CARA said the breakdown of Protestant figures into mainline, evangelical and black gave a fuller picture than simply lumping all Protestants together, which would make it look as if Catholic priests fared worse than Protestant ministers in all denominations.

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One of the highlights of the week was the celebration of Evening Prayer by the seminarians on Wednesday, in St. Julie Billiart Church, North Dartmouth. They were joined by members of the various Parish Vocation Teams.

Other vocations support groups also invited included the Serra Clubs of New

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For more information about becoming a seminarian or supporting vocations, contact Father Craig A. Pregana at the Vocation Office, 508· 675·1311, or by visiting at www.fallrivervocations.org.

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ASSONET - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley,OFM Cap., will be principal celebrant for the 10:30 a.m. feast Mass on Sunday at St. Bernard's Church. For more information call 508-644-5585.

ATTLEBORO - Catholic Social Services needs volunteers to tutor and teach English as a second language and civics in the cities of Attleboro and Taunton beginning in September. For more' information call Areli Hodkinson at 508-226·4780.

ATTLEBORO-SI:. Joseph's Church has 24-hour Eucharistic Adoration beginning after-the 9 a.m. Mass every Fridily."Sign· tip" and spend an hour or two in' prayer. For more information call Pauline L'Heureux at 508-2227047.

EAST FREETOWN -A Disabilities Workshop for parents and caregivers of adult children with disabilities will be held August 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cathedral Camp. For more information call Catholic Social Services at 508-997-7337.

FAIRHAVEN - A program entitled "Safety in the Community," will be presented by Elder

Protection Officer Pamela Bourgault September 5 from 6:307:30 p.m. at Our Lady's Haven. It will be held in the dining room.

For, more information call Linda Laverdure at 508-999-4561.

MASHPEE - A young adult prayer group for married and single people in their 20s and 30s meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 7-8 p.m. For more infor~ mation call Amy" Hall at 508539-1865.

NEW BEDFORD - DevotIOn to Our Lady of Perpetual Help is held every Tuesday and devotion to Divine Mercy every Thursday at the noon Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.

For more information call 508992-9378.

NORTH DARTMOUTH The Fall River chapter of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will-present a program entitled "The Anatomy ofA Meeting," Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. Julie Billiart Church. It will walk participants throl,lgh the ways to run a meeting. . RAYNHAM:- Catholic So-.

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mation session for persons interested in adopting a child from a foreign country or a domestic newborn September 9 from 2-4 p.m. at St. Anne's Parish. Refreshments will be served. For more information call the CSS office at 508-674-4681.

SOUTH YARMOUTH "Who's Working for Peace Now?" is the theme of the August 20 meeting of Pax Christi-Cape Cod to be held from 7:30-9: 15 p.m. in St. Mary's Hall at St. Pius X Parish. For more information call 508-771-6737.

A SPECIALLY equipped van enables Karen McPhillips to venture out with her family - Thomas, 13, husband Jack and Scott, seven. The vehicle was purchased through a fundraising effort by small faith communities from Sacred Heart Church in Pittsfield, Mass. ( CNS photo by Fred LeBlanc, Catholic Observer)

The Church and indulgences Paul VI listed three categories of Q. Gaining indulgenceS was a life or at death.

Pope Paul VI, in "The Doctrine daily life as deserving ofindulgence. big thing when I was young. We heard about them during the ju- of Indulgences" (1967), called for 1) Invoking God's mercy and probilee year (2000), so I assume reform of the' entire indulgence tection while fulfilling one's responthey're still valid. Is there some structure. Pope John Paul, picking sibilities and enduring difficulties. reason the Church doesn't discuss up on that theme before the recent 2) Offering oneself and one's posjubilee year, pointed out that an in~ sessions, in a spirit of faith, to people them much ~ymore? , in need. 3) Voluntarily foreA. Indulgences are tra~ - - - going some pleasure in a ditionally described as parspirit of repentance and sactial or total remission rifice. because of prayers or good A revised manual of inworks performed by a dulgences was released in Christian - of temporal September 1999, in anticipunishment due to our sins. pation of the jubilee. It conThe Church is, as you

By Father tinued the prescriptions of observe, cautious in speakJohn J. Dietzen ing of indulgences today 1 _ the earlier manual, butadded a fourth indulgence catbecause that area of faith has been badly misunderstood in the dulgence is not a quick ticket to egOIY: Giving public witness to one's heaven, but is a help for real con- faith by frequent reception of the past, with tragic consequences. sacraments and by proclaiming one's Indulgences are "a delicate version of heart.

"Those who think they can re- faith to nonbelievers by word and theme," says Pope John Paul II, "about which there have been his- ceive this gift simply by fulfilling a example.

Partial indulgences are granted toric misunderstandings which nega- few exterior. requirements are tively left their mark on commun- wrong," said the pope. Receiving an using only those words, with no ion among Christians.':Abuses in the indulgence "is not automatic but confusing mention ofdays or years granting of indulgences were among depends on our turning away from as was common previously. Contrary to what many Catholics , the issues that led to the Protestant sin and conversion to God." In his 1967 restructuring, Paul thought, an indulgence ofone year, Reformation..

Traditional Catholic teaching on VI reduced the number of indul- for example, did not mean "one this subject is based on two Chris- genced prayers and good works. year off of purgat9ry." It meant, tian truths. First, every sin not only "The main concern has been to at- rather, whatever alleviation of purdisobeys God's law; it violates the tach greater importance to a Chris- gative suffering might be achieved harmony ofcreation established by tian way of life and lead souls to by one year of fasting or other , the Creator and is, at least to some cultivate a spirit of prayer and pen- penance.

Obviously, the Church today degree, a rejection of his' love. ance, and to practice the theological Complete conversion, therefore, in- virtues (faith, hope and love) rather takes great pains to keep the undercludes a reintegraticm,.o(that divine, than merely repeat certain formulas standing of indulgences in harmony order, a process involving some and acts" ("f\1anual oflndulgences," with the Gospel and the teachings of Vatican Council II. cleansing (purgation) either in this 1967).

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Changing picture of aging It was a quarter century ago when I had the privilege She also found that, contrary to popular belief, older of interviewing Bernice Neugarten. She was then a pro- people were not living in isolation from their families. fessor of human development at the University of Chi- Many saw children and relatives on a regular basis. 'They cago, but already recognized and respected as a leading are not being dumped into nursing homes by cruel and authority on aging. indifferent children," she reported.

This was a time when the subject of aging had beNeugarten said she had become impressed with how gun to get a lot of attention, as the country began to many old~r people expressed "life satisfaction." These notice that the numbers of ,..:-___________ were people who took pleapeople more than 60 years sure in whatever activities old were zooming. People constituted their everyday were living longer, and the 0 life. They regarded their question kept surfacing: livesasmeaningfulandacWhat would happen to cepted responsibility for what we call the "quality of what their lives had been, life" as people lived longer

By Antoinette Bosco believed they had achieved and longer? their major life goals, held Neugarten, who died a positive self-image, felt this summer at age 85, had much to say about this ques- worthwhile, and maintained optimistic moods and attition because of her extensive research on adult devel- tudes. opment. Now, reviewing what she told me in intensive She also found an enormous diversity of patterns exinterviews in the fall of 1976, I can say unhesitatingly isting in lifestyles and choices among older people, somethat she was not only a noted researcher, but also a thing she believed would be even more the case by the visionary who looked ahead to the year 2000 and saw year 2000. There will be "no single pattern of social or better days coming for older people. psychological change that characterizes people as they At the top of her list was the end of negative images move from middle to old age, and no single formula that about the later years, 'brought about by a youth-ori- spells satisfaction or success. What people choose to do ented society that viewed older people uncritically as with their time will vary tremendously in late life." poor, isolated, sick, stagnant, useless. The perspective, Neugarten underscored that we now had two groups, she said, has been that "old age is a pity:' - a diminish- the "young-old," from 55 to 75, and the "old-old," more ing, downhill process. ' than 75. In the 21 st century "we'll be in an era charac'These views of old age, all too often reinforced terized by the 'younging' of older people," who can through the mass media, are onesided. They are based look forward to better health, longer liFe, more political largely on observations of social workers who serve the clout, leisure time, continuing educational opportunipoor and the lonely, and the observations of physicians ties, support of family relationships, societal respect, who serve the physically and mentally ill. They do not prolonged productivity and death with dignity, she said. live up to the findings of social scientists who have We all can be grateful for the legacy leFt by this fine studied large, representative samples of older people, proFessional, who shattered the negative stereotypes and they do not reflect the attitudes of most older people about the elderly and saw a better Future For all of us a.~ themselves." the years go on.

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Otto·s smashing birthday gift So often grandparents find and laugh like an idiot (OK, the and wrapped in an egg carton. themselves asking the question, croc boots come close).

Not only were safety glasses and "Should I give my grandchild, However, Norman RockweB gloves included. Not only were who soon will turn five, the would have paid good money several target jars and bottles SuperMach IV J-S Mercedes for the rights to the look on labeled with their own little 4S0SL Fake Plastic Car pow- Bull's face (aka Campbell) "Happy Birthday, Otto" signs. ered by a 12-volt bat(Hint: Here comes the tery capable of freeway ....-----------r--::::~:_:hgood part.)

Also included in the speeds in one's garage, Glass Smashing Birthor should I give him (or her) a box of rocks?"

Jl. day Kit were an old rusty paint brush, an old True, this year in some places a third oppaint can about onetion is tempting: a pair third fuB and a five-galBy Dan Morris of rubber boots with a Ion plastic bucket. crocodile face molded ....

-I~ Can it get any better? onto them. However, I His mother and father suggest gifting oneself with when he (Bull, not Norman) were so moved that they insisted these, especially if you want to threw a small rock and it ex- Otto be al10wed not only to make a hit during parish coun- ploded a glass apple cider jug. paint the rocks at my place, but cil meetings and/or happy hour It said, "Oh, hotcakes, this to stage his first target practice at the Pastime Watering Hole. sound is awesome," at the same here. Future ones as weB! At any rate, I am happy to time it said, "Oh no, I am in You cannot believe how be able to provide field data on big, big, big trouble," while at much fun a five-year-old can this question. Not to brag (hah), the same time it said, "But I have painting rocks with his or but my recent gift of a box of can't be because Grandpa said her grandparent. OK, you cannot believe how much fun a rocks to grandson Otto (his par- it was OK." ents call him Donovan, for I fell over. Laughed like a grandparent can have painting heaven's sake) was so success- goof. I think BuB might have rocks with his or her grandful that I am considering a thought he hit me with the child. And when paint chips off rock, too. in the throwing process, the patent.

For Otto, however, we went rocks can be repainted. Clever, I test-ran the rocks gift with Otto's brother a couple of years upscale. Not only were palm- eh? (Note: Paint washes easily ago. It provided positive re- friendly rocks with a nice off rubber croc boots.)

The handy-dandy five-gallon sults. As a matter of fact, there throwing heft selected. Not only is very little in the world that were they then hand-washed bucket holds almost all the can make me fall on the ground with a wire brush (and love) Glass Smashing Birthday Kit

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., August 17,200 I component parts - and is easily converted to a target-holding structure. When a wellthrown rock shatters a bottle, the bucket holds the glass and the re-usable rock.

We are working on the part involving near misses.

Bv CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - A federal judge has awarded the survivors of the late Father Lawrence Martin Jenco $314.6 million in damages from Iran for the 18 months he was held hostage in Lebanon in the midI980s.

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in an ruling last week awarded $300 million in punitive damages and $14.6 million in compensatory damages to the survivors of the Selvite priest.

Father Jenco, who died of cancer in 1996, was held as a hostage for 564 days beginning in January 1985. He was abducted in Beirut while serving as program director of Catholic Relief Services there.

Father Jenco was one of dozens of Westerners taken hostage in the Middle East by terrOlist groups associated with the Iranian govemment dUling the I980s. The hostages included academics, joumalists, other clergy and Anglican envoy TelTY Waite, who successfully negotiated Father Jeneo 's release before he himsclfwascaptured in 1987. Waite was held hostage for four years.

In luling for Father Jenco's survivors and his estate, Lambelth said the priest was treated "little better than a caged animal" dUling his captivity.

The Iranian govemment did not respond to the lawsuit and was mled to be in default.

Under a recent U.S. law, victims of foreign terrorism are entitled to collect court judgments from the U.S. govemment. Just this year, the govemment has paid more than $ I50 million in such damages using Iranian assets frozen in the United States as collateral against eventual collection of the funds from the Iranian government.

The law permits victims to collect 110 percent of their compensa-

tory damages if they give up claims to punitive damages.

Former Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson, who was held in Lebanon for nearly seven years, received $26.2 million from the U.S. govemment after waiving his claim to $300 million in punitive damages.

At the time of his death in 1996, Father Jenco was survived by two brothers and two sisters.

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THEANCHOR-DioceseofFall River-Fri.,August 17, 2001

Mother Teresa's sain'thood cause moves to Vatican

By JOHN

NORTON

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - The diocesan stage of Mother Teresa's investigation for beatification has finished and now moves to the Vatican, the Congregation for Sainthood Causes announced.

The congregation said the Archdiocese of Calcutta, India, formally closed its two-year inquiry Wednesday, the feast of the Assumption of Mary.

The inquiry's documentation, as well as results from six other dioceses in which Mother Teresa was active, were expected to "soon arrive in Rome," the congregation said.

The congregation said it would appoint a "relator," an official charged with preparing a position paper on Mother Teresa's holiness, as soon as the diocesan documentation receives formal Vatican recognition.

The Archdiocese of Calcutta

also has submitted the results of its inquiry into a "supposedly miraculous cure," the Vatican said.

In May, Archbishop Henry D'Souza of Calcutta said one of the purported miracles he examined was the case of a woman in Raiganj, India, who was cured of cancer.

The archdiocese began its investigation July 26, 1999, less than two years after Mother Teresa's death.

Pope John Paul II waived the normal five-year waiting period before the opening of sainthood causes because of "the ~ide­ spread reputation of holiness and intercessory power enjoyed by (Mother Teresa) throughout the world," the congregation said.

Mother Teresa's postulator, or official advocate for beatification and canonization, is Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, a priest of the order she founded, the Missionaries of Charity.

Chinese government levels. bishop's grave as deterrent HONG KONG (CNS)- The grave ofa Vatican-appointed bishop was leveled by the Chinese government to cliscourage Catholics from paying respects to the underground Church leader, said Church sources in China.

DCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, reported that the grave of the late Bishop Peter Joseph Fan Xue.yan of Baoding was leveled by public security officials last May, accorcling to a Church source who requested anonymity. ._ . Bishop Fan~ who clied'in 1992 while in police custody, )vas a prominent leader ofthe underground Church and drew international attention for his refusal to compromise his allegiance to the pope.

Despite offiCial restrictions, many Catholics from Hebei province and other parts ofChina try to visit his grave in Baoding, With the highest concentration of visitors at the April 13 anniversary of his death.

Another source told UCA News that the bishop's grave was opened in the presence of a deacon of the

local underground Church in April 2000. Bishop Fan's remains were not fully decomposed \Vhen the grave was opened eight years after his death, the source added~ . After the grave was opened in April 2000, the corpse was placed in a new coffin and reburied. A bigger tomb was built and more people came to pay respect to the late bishop, angering local government officials, sources said.

One year after the reburial, in May, the government flattened the tomb and cleared all signs of the graveyard. This move evidently was an attempt to deter Catholics from visiting the bishop's grave, sources added.

However, despite the closure of roads leading to the graveyard, Catholics travel there through other routes, they said. , Bishop Fan, who clied at 85, spent most of his 41-year-episcopate in jail, labor camp or under surveillance. He was ordained in 1934 and in 1951 was consecrated bishop of Baoding, 110 miles southwest of Beijing.

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BISHOP O'MALLEY blessed the newly renovated Administration Building at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Hyannis last week. (Anchor photo by Bruce McDaniel)

Bishop blesses new offices at St. Francis Xavier Parish HYANNIS - New spaces and needed because administration opoffices in the newly-renovated Ad- erations outgrew a side wing of the ministration Building at St. Francis rectory building that offered only 50Xavier Parish here were blessed at square-feet of use."

"And there was but a tiny closet ceremonies August 6 by Bishop of an office that was shared by the Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. The bishop was principal cel- two parochial vicars," the pastor ebrant of the noontime Mass in the said. 'The space at the rectory was church and then performed the bless- totally inadequate for the business .of a parish of this size." ing. An open house followed.

The parish-owned administration Father Stephen A. Fernandes, pastor, said the new spaces were building, located adjacent to the par-

ish school, now includes a reception area, space for secretarial assistants, a conference room and a small kitchenette, all on the first floor.

The second floor contains separate offices for the three priests serving the parish.

'The renovated office builcling has proven to be a great boon, and the parishioners who have seen it seem extremely pleased with it;' Father Fernandes reported.

Pope calls for end to 'unheard-of violence' in the Middle East CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) - In the wake of more Palestinian suicide bombings and Israeli reprisals, Pope John Paul II condemned the "unheard-of brutality" of recent Middle East violence and called on leaders ofboth sides to act in the best interests of their people.

Speaking at a Sunday blessing at his summer residence outside Rome August 12, the pope said human life and clignity were being "trampled" in the Holy Land. _ "So many times in recent days I have raised my voice to implore' peace in people's hearts in that martyred region;' the pope said.

"But on the contrary, we continue . to be submerged by images of clistress, of lives cut short, of mutilated boclies and slaughtered families;' he said.

"This outbreak of unheard-of brutality illustrates even more how illusory it is to try to resolve the problems of justice and coexistence among populations through recourse to violence," he said.

The pope's words came three days after a Palestinian suicide bomber killed 15 people and himself in a crowded pizzeria in Jerusalem. In retaliation, Israeli forces fired missiles into the city of Ramallah and took over several Palestinian offices in Jerusalem, including Orient t!ouse, the Palestine Liberation

Organization headquarters.

Another suicide bombing in an Israeli coffee shop August 12 left the Palestinian attacker dead and 15 wounded.

Some Palestinians living in refugee camps in Gaza celebrated the suicide attacks, and TV shots of clapping and shouting crowds were broadcast in Israel.

At his Sunday blessing, the pope said political and rnilimry leaders should "consider before God and history the urgent need to put aside weapons."

'They should reflect on the future of the people entrusted to them - a future that cannot be one of

hatred, but of fraternity; not of confronmtion, but of cooperation;' he said.

He prayed for the intercession of St. Eclith Stein in bringing Middle East leaders back to negotiations.

The saint was born Jewish, converted to Catholicism and clied at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942. Her canonization in 1998 was criticized by some Jewish leaders, who see her primarily as a victim of anti-Semitism.

"May the remembrance of her extreme act of love help contemporary humanity better understand the importance and value of human life and clignity," the pope said.

A WOMAN prays in the Redemptorist Clonard Monastery in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. The province's divided Protestant and Catholic communities are facing a tense phase as representatives attempt to mend the troubled peace process there. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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Bishop Gumbleton arrested at nuclear weapons plant

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MEMBERS OF the Knights of Columbus hold their annual international meeting in Toronto.

The Catholic fraternal organization held its 119th convention in Canada recently. (CNS photo courtesy Knights of Columbus)

K of C convenes, addresses issues of stem-cell research FROM KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AND CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE REPORTS

Deep," drawn from a recent papal document on the Church's evangelizing mission in the third millennium, the pope challenged the Knights to "renewed missionary zeal ... to draw the men and women of our time to Christ the savior of the world."

In a videotaped greeting Bush praised the Knights for donating more than $1 billion and nearly 500 million hours

evangelization.

He reported that the Knights NEW HAVEN - Knights have given a $100,000 grant to of Columbus Supreme Knight the organizers of the Third Carl Anderson has responded Continental Congress on Voto President Bush's decision to cations, coming up next April provide federal funds for dein Montreal. structive human embryonic Anderson said the order's stem-cell research. total life insurance in force at His statement came last the end of 2000 was $40.4 bilweek following the three-day, lion, and total assets reached I I9th annual convention of the a record $8.6 billion.

Knights of Columbus held in He said local units last year Toronto. reported contributing "At our annual Sumore than $116 million to preme Council meeting charitable activities and the Knights of Columbus The pope's message, read at the volunteering more than adopted a resolution start of the convention, thanked the 56 million hours of serstrongly condemning huworld's 1.6 million Knights for their vice. man embryonic stem-cell Dominican Father research, and calling on "tireless efforts to defend the life of Gabriel B. 0' Donnell our government not to the unborn"and their "public witness gave a presentation to the fund it," he said. to the Church's teaching, 'especially convention on the evi"The Knights can only with regard to the dignity and sanc- dence for sainthood of Father Michael J, express it deepest disap- tity of human life." pointment over President McGivney, who founded the Knights in 1882 in Bush's decision ... a decision ... all the more bafNew Haven, Conn. He fling in that ethical avenues to to charitable work and volun- said the Vatican is currently pU,rsue this research ... are teer service over the past de- investigating the report of one available with adult stem cells. cade. He said those efforts "are miracle attributed to the In marked contrast, embryonic helping to create what Pope priest's intercession.

The Knights honored Brian stem cells have never helped a John Paul II has called a 'culD. and Glenda McKinnon and ture of life.'" single human patient."

In his annual report, Su- their two children as InternaThe Knights opened their convention with a preme Knight Anderson an- tional Family of theYear. The concelebrated Mass. Cardinal nounced two new Knights' ini- McKinnons live in Kamloops, Aloysius M. Ambrozic of tiatives: participation in World British Columbia, and are acToronto, one of more- than 70 Youth Day in Toronto in July tive volunteers in a variety of cardinals and bishops partici- 2002 and the hosting of an In- parish, diocesan and civic acpating in the convention, was ternational Eucharistic Con- tivities路. gress at Washington's Basilica More than 2,000 delegates, chief celebrant and homilist.

The pontiff also thanked the of the National Shrine of the family members and guests atfraternal order for its "signifi- Immaculate Conception in tended the convention.

While most Knights come cant contribution" to the June 2002.

He said the Knights have from the United States, there Church's celebration of the jubilee year 2000, including the resources to do more to are large numbers in other funding the restoration of the defend life, promote voca- parts of the world as well, inatrium of St. Peter's Basilica. tions, preserve marriage and cluding 225,000 in Canada.

Addressing the convention family life, support Catholic Three of the Knights' 26 board theme of "Put Out Into the schools and participate in members are Canadian.

NEWS SERVICE

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton was among activists arrested during protest at a nuclear weapons production plant.

Fifteen protesters were arrested recently on charges of impeding a public roadway during the protest at the Y12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge on the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The site, operated by the U.S. Department of Energy, is the last full-scale nuclear weapons production plant in the United States.

The protesters blocked rush-hour traffic into the plant for about 10 minutes before they were arrested.

All charges were dismissed later that day.

Bishop Gumbleton and several others among those arrested are members of Pax Christi USA, a national peace movement.

"Pax Christi USA has a long commitment to ridding the world of nuclear weapons," Tom Cordaro, chair-

man of the Pax Christi USA national council, said in a statement. "These members of our national leadership community went to Oak Ridge to sound an alarm about a new threat to world peace.

Mary Dennis Lentsch, a spokeswoman for the protesters, said in a statement that the production of bombs at Y-12 "violates the nonproliferation treaty signed by the United States in 1970 as well as the Nuremberg principles and the Geneva Conventions."

One day earlier, a larger demonstration was held at the facility, and 22 protesters were arrested and cited under city code for trespassing at the plallt.

A spokesman for the Department of Energy who was at the Y-12 plant 5 said that federal officials respect people's right to express their opinion. But the spokesman, Steven Wyatt, added that the plant is also working on ways to reduce any threats of nuclear danger.

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'Planet of the Apes' star helps Boston priest who helped hint

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'B'OStON - When the hit movie "Planet of the Apes" premiered in Boston, star Mark Wahlberg invited his former parish priest, who helped steer the actor from the streets.

Father James Flavin left the premiere with a six-figure pledge from Wahlberg to help rebuild the gymnasium at St. Edward Parish in Brockton, where Father Flavin serves as pastor.

The relationship between the movie star and the priest dates back to when Wahlberg was a troubled youth. Father Flavin befriended Wahlberg while serving as pastor at St. William's in Boston's Dorchester section.

"He was kind of a street thug and he got himself together. He was always getting in fights at every basketball game," Father Flavin said of Wahlberg.

But it was Wahlberg's participation in a Catholic Youth Organization basketball league that helped steer the youth in the right direction, Father Flavin said. .Wahlberg's story is the story of a kid with troubles who made good, the priest told The Pilot, newspaper of the Boston Arch-

diocese.

The exact figure of the donation could not be made public, Father Flavin said, because of the contract bidding process.

But it did exceed six figures, he said.

The priest recalled how Wahlberg as a youth would regularly drive past St. William, always in a different car, waving and beeping.

It's been a while since Father Flavin visited Wahlberg in jail.

Through the years, the two continued their relationship.

Father Flavin described Wahlberg as being a very mature adult who attends Mass every Sunday.

"He's very proud of being Catholic," Father Flavin said.

"The Church really helped him to set a foundation."

For the July 26 premiere, Wahlberg arranged for members of community organizations from the Boston area to attend.

Father Flavin said Wahlberg is expected to be on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new gymnasium in the fall. . ''I'm as a proud of him as the kids from St. William's who became bricklayers," Father Flavin said. "Mark now has the means to help a lot people."

MARK WAHLBERG as Leo leads a rebellion against tyrannical primates in "Planet of the Apes." Closer to home, the actor is helping a priest rebuild a gym at St. Edward Parish in Brockton. (CNS photo from 20th Century, Fox)

THE ANIMATED characters from the film "Osmosis Jones" are, from left, Drix, Tom Colonic, The Chief, Osmosis Jones, Leah, The Mayor and Thrax. (CNS photo from Warner Bros. Pictures)

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"All Over the Guy" (Lions Gate) Tedious gay-themed romantic comedy about a cynical alcoholic (Richard Ruccolo) who finds a partner (Dan Bucatinsky) but refuses to let himself fall in love.

Despite well-drawn characters, director Julie Davis' sluggis~ narrative presents a picture of homosexual relationships without any moral dimension. Fleeting rear nudity, constant rough language and brief profanity. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is 0 - morally offensive.

The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"American Pie 2" (Universal) Coarse comedy sequel in which a group of college guys (including Jason Biggs, Chris Klein and Seann William Scott) reunite on summer vacation intent on increasing their sexual prowess by scheming and partying. Director J.B. Rogers' plodding, pathetic effort recycles plot points from the first film while again presenting sex as raunchy sport devoid of responsibility or consequences. Positive spin on premarital sex, several sexual situations, some nudity, objectification of women and much rough language, crass expressions and un.derage drinking. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is 0 - morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"An American Rhapsody" (Paramount Classics) Stirring coming-of-age, drama about a teen-age girl (Scarlett Johansson) living in 1960s America who returns to her homeland of Hungary to discover herself. Despite the schematic and often hurried story line, the autobiographical debut of writer-director Eva Gardos is a touching piece of melodrama that unabashedly tugs at the heartstrings with pointed accuracy. A few scenes of

brief violence. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG13 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" (Universal) Visually alluring Wprld War II drama set during the Italian occupation of Greece in which an Italian officer (Nicolas Cage) falls in love with a Grecian beauty (Penelope Cruz), forcing him to decide between allegiance and love. Aside from its majestic presentation, director John Madden's mildly engaging romance strikes too many false notes to have real emotional resonance. Several rather graphic battle scenes, a sexual encounter, some nudity and fleeting rough language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-IV - adults with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"The Deep End" (Fox Searchlight) Keen psychological thriller in which a mother (Tilda Swinton) covers up the suspicious death of her adolescent son's (Jonathan Tucker) gay lover while a blackmailer (Goran Visnjic) threatens to go to the police with an explicit videotape of her son and the dead man together. Written, produced and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the beautifully shot film explores a loving mother's quiet desperation which gradually awakens a genuine moral compass in the blackmailer.

Brief violence, some rough language and occasional profanity.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R restricted.

"Osmosis Jones" (Warner Bros.)

Clever animated film in which a dastardly virus (voiced by Laurence Fishburne) invades Bill Murray's body and is fought off by an energetic white blood cell (voiced by Chris Rock) and a 12hour cold capsule (voiced by David Hyde Pierce) hoping to stop the intruder before it takes over the body. Directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly's zany animated characterizations of internal body parts create a lively adventure, but the film's live-action comedy is anemic. Fleeting sexual innuendo, some cartoon violence and sporadic crude humor regarding

bodily functions. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG - parental guidance suggested.

"Rat Race" (Paramount) Harebrained comedy about a billionaire Las Vegas casino owner (John Cleese) who sets up a gambling scheme in which betters wage on which of six candidates (including Cuba Gooding Jr., Whoopi Goldberg and Jon Lovitz) can first reach a locker containing $2 million. Predictably, one obstacle after another is thrown in the candidates' way, but director Jerry Zucker's road comedy garners several laughs despite the familiar concept. Intermittent comically intended violence and menace, fleeting sexual innuendo and partial nudity, brief toilet humor and some crass language with profanity. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

"Session 9" (USA) Frightening thriller in which an asbestos removal crew (including David Caruso and Peter Mullan) working in an abandoned insane asylum uncovers the building's mysterious past while one of the workers loses his mind. Director Brad Anderson builds tension with deft editing as suspicion is cast on each character, yet one-note characterizations diminish the effect.

Brief but strong violence with some gory images, fleeting drug use and recurring rough language with profanity. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-IV - adults with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted. .

"Thomas in Love" (IFC) Lust predominates in this Belgian-French production about a male agoraphobic (Benoit Verhaert) who becomes obsessed with a government-sanctioned prostitute (Aylin Yay), which finally motivates him to leave his apartment to find her. Using visually dull videophone conversations, director Pierre-Paul Renders chronicles the man's increasing need for human contact. Subtitles. Full nudity, a casual virtual-sex encounter and some rough language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is 0 - morally offensive. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

Rosary with modern twist: download options

By CAROL ZIMMERMANN CAlliOUC News SERVICE WASHINGTON ...:...- A Website where people can download the rosary combined with contemporary music might seem a far cry from a traditional set of rosLII)' beads.

But it's really not, according to Bill Gildenstern and John Giaier, the two men who began selling the roSLII)' on tape nine yem's ago. They say the modem twist on the ancient prayers is still just a means to get people praying.

Gildenstern and Giaier, who have been wliting commercial jingles for more than 30 years for clients ranging from Burger King to Ford dealerships, feel they have touched a spilitual nerve by offeIing prayers in a format people today can use - tapes, the Intemet and as of this July, CDs. The response speaks for itself; they say. Since their Website RosaryTaocs.com - was launched at the end of May, more than 30,000

people have downloaded the digitally compressed MP3 files of the Joyful MysteIies, the portion of the rosar)' cum:ntly on the Web.

"There are all these relaxation tapes out there. We're saying, 'Try prayer,'" Gildenstem told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview from outside of Saginaw, Mich.

Gildenstern, a parishioner with wife Kelly at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Saginaw, initially got the idea to put the rosary on tape when his rosary beads got tangled in his car scat while he was driving. He thought, "There's got to be a better way."

Then one night when he was pniying in his Saginaw-based studio, GTTechnoTracks, he asked God what he should be doing with his life.

He found his answer looking around at all the studio equipment. Instead ofjust putting the rosary on tape, he realized he could make it come alive for people with musicusing his song-wIiting talent, Giaier's compositions and the musicians they knew how to recruit.

To pitch the idea to his business partner, Gildenstem put together a demo tape. But Giaier's reaction was not exactly what Gi ldenstem was anticipating.

"I was very vocal," said Giaier, a

THEANCHOR-DioceseofFall River-Fri.,August 17,2001 palishioner with wife Debbie at St. Columban's Palish in Bitmingham, Mich. "I said it was crazy."

Then his wife listened to the tape and started cl)'ing, saying the tape was so personal.

Seeing her reaction, Giaier reconsidered and they went full force with the project.

They produced the tapes in 1992 and have since sold 45,000 copies.

"The Rosary Tapes" were nominated for a Grammy for best popular gospel music and also have received acknowledgment from the Vatican in the form of a letter telling them, essentially, to keep up the good work.

The response to the tapes has more than convinced Giaier that his fIiend's idea was "not a fluke."

People of all ages have written to the two men thanking them for the audio rosary. Recentletter-wIiters include a woman whose grandfather listened to the tapes while dying and a representative from a stock brokerage company who said his whole firm had been downloading the rosary.

Those are the images that keep the two men involved in this project and inspired them to take on the extra

DAYTON, Ohio (CNS) Longtime television host Art Linkletter has been picked to receive the Personal Achievement Award in this year's GabIiel Awards ceremonies. scheduled for October 20 in San Antonio.

Awards for Linkletter and dozens of top radio and TV programming initiatives were announced August 6.

The Gabriels are awarded by Unda-USA, the U.S. branch of the worldwide association for Catholic broadcasters, based in Dayton.

Unda is the Latin word for "wave."

Award winners will receive a silver statue of the angel GabIiel, who first announced the coming of ChIist to Mary of Nazareth.

Linkletter, who hosted such TV shows as "House Party," with its "Kids Say the DmlldestThings" segment, and "People Are Funny," began his career on radio in the I940s.

He also hosted such TV programs as "The Art Linkletter Show," "Life With Linkletter" and "Hollywood Talent Scouts."

Linkletter crusaded against illegal drug use in the 1960s and '70s after his 21-year-old daughter took a six-story suicidal plunge which he blamed on drugs.

In recent years, Linkletter, 89, ha~ been a spokesman Cor the United Seniors Association, campaigning for better health and health care for AmeIica's elderly population.

Past Gabriel Award personal achievement award winners include Della Reese, Hugh Downs, Steve Allen and Joe Garagiola.

In the TV portion of the Gabriels, WCVB in Boston won for TV station of the year, with WSBT in South Bend. Ind .. taking a certi ficate of merit.

In the radio portion, KNOMAM in Nome, Alaska, won its fourth GabIiel as radio station of the year, while WMKV-FM in Cincinnati won a certificate of merit.

The Gabriels recognize outstanding artistic achievement in TV and radio programming which entertains and enriches with its vision of humanity and life.

In other TV Gabriel categories: - Entertainment and arts, national: TNT's "Nuremberg," winner; Showtime's "Harlan County War," certificate of merit. .

- Short feature, national: "The Invisible Bond" segment of "DatelineNBC." - Short feature, top 25 markets: "The Ultimate Gift," KING, Seattle, winner; "Maria's Story: A Young Girl's Fight Against AIDS," New England'Cable News, certificate of merit.

- Short feature, other markets: "Underground Railroad," Wisconsin Public Television.

- Children's, national: The Disney Channel's "The Color of Fliendship."

Children's, local: "centraIXpress.com: The Bomb Threat," WRAL, Raleigh.

- Religious, national: "Sodom and Gomorrah," Weller Grossman Productions.

- Religious, local: "Mission at Recife," Catholic Television Network of Detroit.

- News and information, national: "Street Miracles" from ABC's "20120."

- News and information, local: "Cradle of Hope," WIVB, Buffalo, N.Y., winner; "Being Hmong Means Being Free," Wisconsin Public TV, and "Sit-Down Comic," WCVE, Richmond, Va., cettificates

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Stem-Cell Research Opinions

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WASHINGTON (CNS)- Here ment of moral and ethical restraint are excerpts from statements of vari- or true value."

Non-pradidng Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick ous U.S. bishops in reaction to PresiCafholics dent Bush's decision to permit fed- of Washington: 'There is much to eral funding ofembryonic stem-cell support in the presidenfs decision.

His clear stand against human clonres~ardi '\Ising existing stem-cell lines: ing is firmly in the American tradiBishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of tion of respect for the human perOppose government Paying dose Galveston-Houston, president of the son as a gift from God,the Creator. funding for embryonic attenflOn U.S: Conference of Catholic Bish- His restriction on funding further unstem-cell research 10 the issue hom IIIJfionwith sumy COlIIluct«J July 2001. ops: "The trade-off he has an- lirnitedresearch is important. ... On nounced is morally unacceptable: the other hand, the president's deci© 2001 CNS Grophits Source: CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll The federal government, for the first sion unfortunately allows the allottime in history, will support research ment of federal funding - the that relies on the destruction ofsome money we pay in our taxes - for defenseless human beings for pos- something many of us feel to be , sible ben~fit to others. However such morally wrong" Bishop Paul S; Loverde of Ara decision is hedged about with qualifications, it allows our nation's lington, Va: "I object to the president's research enterprise to cultivate a dis- decision.... Allowing for research respectf0r human life.... We hope with these existing stem-cell. lines and pray that President Bush will constitutes participation in intrinsiBy NANCY FRAZIER O'BRIEN embryonic stem-cell research. However, the Harris return to a principled stand against cally disordered actions. ... On the CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE poll made no distinction between Catholics who attreating some human lives as noth- other hand, I welcome the president's WASHINGTON - Catholics who attend Mass tend church weekly and those'who do not. ing more than objects to be manipu- clear statement that he will not allow Harris Interactive also found that 68 percent of lated and destroyed for research pur- federal funding for further research weekly were more likely than the general population to follow the debate over embryonic stem-cell Americans had seen, read or heard about the debate poses." on stem cells obtained through the Cardinal Adam J. Maida of De- destruction ofhuman embryos. In ex- research very.or somewhat closely and more likely over the use of stem cells in medical research.

On that question, the Harris poll did not address troit: "Regardless of its status in the cluding the deliberate choice to de- to oppose such research, according to a recent CNN/ government funding, but asked whether stem-cell laboratory queue, a so-called 'spare' stroy human life ..., the president up- USA Today/Gallup poll.

The nationwide poll conducted in July and made research involving "embryos left over from in vitro or discarded embryo is 110 less the holds the sacredness of human life beginning of personhood than any and the fundamental moral principle public in August found that 57 percent of adult fertilization, which are not used and are normally other human embryo. These tiny that evil cannot be done that good Americans who are "practicing Catholics" opposed . destroyed," should be permitted.

In response, 61 percent of all adults, 61 percent government funding for embryonic stem-cell respecks, these stem cells, are no less . may come of it." search, compared to 39 percent of all Americans of Catholics, 58 percent of Protestants, 59 percent vulnerable. They deserve our proCardinal Francis E. George of of other Christians and 50 pe)'cent of born-again Chicago: "Stem-cell research does and 30 percent of "nonpracticing Catholics." tection, not experimentation."

The survey was made public shortly before Presi- Christians said such research should be allowed.

Archbishop Francis B. Schulte of not require cells derived from the The margin of error for the Harris poll was not New Orleans: "In many quarters, this destruction of any human embryos. dent Bush announced that he would permit federal is being, termed a 'compromise.' President Bush's decision, while funding of embryonic stem-cell research only from given.

The .survey also asked whether the respondents However, there can be nO'compro- seemingly restrictive, unfortul)ately the approximately 60 stem-cell lines already inex. tended to agree or disagree with four statements mise when it comes to defending runs the risk of setting us on a course istence.

In, the CNNIUSA Today/Gallup survey, which regarding embryonic stem-cell research. Survey data innocent human life. The decision where even more innocent human by the president allows public money lives will be sacrificed for research had a margin of error of plus or minus three per- on Catholic response to the statements was not made centage points, 52 percent of practicing Catholics available by Harris. to fund research which directly de- purposes."

Among all Americans, 72 percent tended to agree stroys innocent human life. This deCardinal Anthony 1. Bevilacqua said they had followed the stem-cell debate "very that stem-cell research should be allowed "as long closely" or "somewhat closely," compared to 32 of Philadelphia: "From a Catholic cisionis morally wrong and furthers the cultl,lre of death." perspective, I would have preferred ' percent of nonpracticing Catholics and 38 percent as the parents of the embryo give their permission, and the embryo would otherwise be destroyed."

Bishop Donald W. Wuerl of Pitts- a total exclusion of funding for em- of the general population.

Ca,tholic leaders, including Pope John Paul II in Asked whether stem-cell research should be perburgh: "Once we admit personally bryonic stem-cell research. At the or societally and place into law the same time, I am grateful that the a July 23 'meeting with Bush, had urged the presi- mitted "if most scientists believe that (it) will greatly presumption that we can take an in- president has remained faithful to dent not to authorize any federal funding of stem- increase our ability to prevent or treat serious disnocent human life any time we his Pro-Life stance by banning the cell research that involves the destruction of human eases," 63 percent said they tended to agree.

The majority of respondents disagreed that want, at whatever stage w~ deter- use of taxpayer money for research embryos. Instead, Church leaders have promoted mine, we put in motion a destruc- on stem cells that would require any increased funding of research involving adult stem stem-cell research "comes too close to allowing tive whirlwind that will surely empty future destruction of living human cells, a topic not addressed in the CNNIUSA To- scientists to play God" and that all such research "should be forbidden because it is unethical and day/Gallup poll. all technology and scientific advance- embryos."

Asked to summarize their 'moral view on 'embry- immoral." onic stem-cell research, 20 percent said it was morA CNNIUSA Today/Gallup poll conducted imally wrong and unnecessary; 34 percent said it was mediately after Bush's speech found that 50 permorally wrong but may be necessary; 35 percent said cent approved of the president's decision, 25 perit was not morally wrong and may be necessary; four cent disapproved and 25 percent said they had no JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - An joumment date mandated by the state percent said it was not morally wrong but is unnec- opinion. executive order by Missouri Gov. constitution. essary; and seven percent had no opinion.

The margin of error for the poll was plus or miBob Holden will prevent state-funded The governor issued the execuIn another survey released in August, Harris In- nus four percentage points. No breakdown on the science research grants from being tive order in late July in, place of the teractive found that only 24 percent of Catholics religious makeup of the respondents was provided used for abortions, stem-eell research, legislation. and 21 percent of the general population opposed by Gallup. human cloning or othermedical proThe language of the bill and excedures that harm a fetus. ecutive order, which sought to curThe order releases. about $21.5 tail life sciences research, was proContinued from page one million from Missouri's portion or' posed by the Missouri Catholic Conthe national tobacco settlement to ference, public policy arm of fund life sciences research grants.

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Finally, the president's tacit policy makers, we find ourselves his aggressive promotion of reFunds may not subsidize the folDeacon Larry Weber, conference approval of in-vitro fertilization in a situation where embryos are search with adult and umbilical lowing: research involving embry- executive director, commended the raises many concerns. The present being produced in the laboratory stem cells, and for his clear aronic stem cells or human cloning; governor for his actions. embryonic stem-cell dilemma is and many are being destroyed. ticulation of the inviolable digrefelTals for abortions; use of tissue Sam Lee ofCampaign Life Mis- the direct consequence of a cul- This is just one indication of the nity of human life, even in its from aborted fetuses; or the devel- souri also lauded the governor's ex- ture in which the creation of new dangers of scienti fic research earliest stages. The Presidential opment of abortion-inducing drugs ecutive order. human life occurs not within the vaulting ahead of ethical discern- Council he is forming will have such as RU-486.

"While the rest of the nation waits loving conjugal act of parents in ment. a profound responsibility to preA bill similar to the executive for Washington to act, Gov. Holden the bedroom, but via the techniPresident Bush should be serve the very frag iIe moral order had drawn wide support from has taken a bold step in Missouri to cal act of scientists in the'labora- praised for his attempt to stem boundaries the president has dethe Missouri General Assembly. But promote life sciences research in a, tory. Because the moral implica- the tide on the most morally lineated. The president and his the General Assembly failed to vote morally responsible manner," he tions of in-vitro fertilization were problematic dimensions of the council need our prayers - and ' on the bill prior to the May 18 ad- said. not sufficiently examined by embryonic stem-cell debate, for our input."

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Health quacks are slick. People of all ages are fair game, but older people form the largest group of victims.

According to the National Institute of Health, a study found that 60 percent of all victims of health care fraud are older people. People who are taken in by worthless and often dangerous "treatments" are desperate for some offer of hope.

As a group, older people have more chronic illnesses than younger people and are likely targets for fraud.

Consumers focus today on trying to remain youthful. This makes it easy for quacks to promote a wide variety of products. According to their advertisements, the products they promote can stop or reverse aging processes or relieve conditions associated with old age.

Even if some products may help reduce wrinkles or reverse baldness for some people, these products cannot slow the body's aging process. Eating a healthy diet, not smoking and getting regular exercise may help prevent some diseases that occur more often in the elderly.

Arthritis remedies are popular because the symptoms of arthritis tend to come and go. People with arthritis then associate the remedy they are using with relief from the symptoms. Arthritis sufferers have even purchased bottled seawater hoping for a cure.

Quacks prey on the older person's fear of cancer by offering treatments that have no proven value. By using these treatment methods patients may lose valuable time and the chance to receive proven, effective therapy.

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He did extensive research traveling to Chatham, Washington, Maine and met with historians, librarians and others who provided authentic background material for the book.

As we entered World War I in 1917, the United States Navy built several coastal air stations along the eastern seaboard to counter the threat posed by Germany's deadly submarine fleet. One of the locations selected was Chatham. The mission was to keep Massachusetts Bay and Nantucket Sound safe for American shipping interests and the vital fishing industry.

The book features a look at the men who manned the base, the environment they lived in and the equipment they had. This included fragile planes, temperamental too good to be true it probably is. blimps and kite balIoons that Before you invest money on a new swayed with the winds. product or treatment, talk to your The book includes stories of the doctor or a health specialist. only German submarine activity witnessed from American soil; the *** As people near retirement they role of a decoy vessel the Navy often wonder how they will spend placed in the fishing grounds as a the extra time they have when they U-boat trap. It is the story of Naval stop working. aviation in New England during the Joseph D. Buckley, a Hingham years 1917 through 1922. resident, found his retirement niche A California publisher has asked writing his first book, "Wings Over Buckley to write a condensed verCape Cod." sion for a publication that caters to The book is dedicated to his fa- World War I aviation enthusiasts. ther, Dennis Buckley, who was sta- A graduate of Harvard College in tioned at the Chatham Naval Air 1955 he served in the Navy as a Station from 1918-1919. The book' Naval Ensign later a Lieutenintroduces the reader to the early ant. He and his wife Eileen are the parents of six adult children. They days of aviation.

According to Buckley, "My ear- are parishioners of The Resurrecliest recollections of the Chatham tion of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Naval Air Station are in the form Christ Church in Hingham. of captivating bedtime stories my "Wings Over Cape Cod," is father would tell me when I was a available in many local bookstores. very young lad in the late 1930s" Nancy Boland Johnson is a As Buckley grew older he be- parishioner of Our Lady of Vicgan to collect everything he could tory Church, Centerville.

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Vote marks agreement in Chicago Catholic sports league controversy

By CATliOLIC NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO- After more than two months of disputes and heated debates, a predominantly white Chicago Catholic sports league has voted to approve rules about safety, racial taunting and game forfeitures to ensure that a predominantly African-American inner-city school would participate in the league.

Officials of the Southside Catholic Conference, which is independent of the Chicago Archdiocese, took the action on rules they had hammered out in an earlier meeting.

Board members from 21 of the league's 22 schools voted, including officials from St. Sabina's Parish. The parish school initially had been turned down by the league and then, once it was admitted, withdrew after some coaches said they might forfeit their games at the school for safety reasons.

Nevertheless, St. Sabina's remains a member of the Southside ~atholic Conference and will begin playing basketball and volleyball in November.

When the agreement was worked out, an archdiocesan spokesman praised it, saying, "The language is good and satisfies (everyone).;' The agreement was discussed by phone with Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George before it was approved, and the cardinal thanked all participants for their efforts to reach a settlement. Archdiocesan chancellor Jimmy Lago, representing the cardinal, facilitated that meeting.

Throughout the dispute Cardinal George actively encouraged all parties to work together on St. Sabina's inclusion in the league, writing in an open letter that "the difficulties are not impossible barriers."

Before the settlement was announced, the league's president, Hank Lenzen, said he believed that a majority of the suburban schools in the league would agree to policies aimed at making sure no teams forfeit their games at St. Sabina because they do not want to travel to a school in a predominantly black neighborhood.

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Sabina's admission 11-9, the reason cited was the safety of children and parents traveling to the games.

League members decided to admit St. Sabina, after some archdiocesan officials called the original decision racist and Cardinal George urged some parishes to change their votes.

But in July, St. Sabina said it would pull out of the league after at least one coach publicly said he would not bring his team to St. Sabina for games, and at that time St. Sabina said the league had not offered a no-forfeit policy to which it would agree.

St. Sabina also called for the league to provide equal security measures at all games and to institute a policy - with consequences spelled out - against racial taunting.

In his letter, Cardinal George said there were "legitimate and necessary requirements clarified by Sl. Sabina's concerns on coming into the conference."

"All the pruishes and the conference itself are called 'Catholic,'" he continued. "Catholic means that we are connected with one another.

Decisions cannot be made unilaterally, without consultation with other parishes and, because this has become an issue broader than athletics, with me."

Randall Blakey, St. Sabina's director of ministries, said the fact that racism had become so embroiled within a church organization was one of the saddest facets of the controversy.

Lenzen acknowledged that race has played a role in some people's decisions, but said that calling them racists would not change them.

"It's a realization they're going to have to come to themselves," he said. "And that's a hard process."

Overcoming racism will not be easy, said Blakey. .

Lenzen and Father John Dowling, conference chaplain, agree that hearts and minds must change, but they think the immediate issue of allowing the children to play can be settled first.

"Let's get this settled, and let the pastors get on with what they need to do with the racism," Father Dowling said.

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Vatican to cooperate in the worldwide effort to expose the truth of 'VATICAN CITY - A Jesuit the Holocaust period and open its historian involved in Pope Pius archives," the statement said.

XII's cause for beatification said Yet, Father Gumpel said, "the the VatiCan has nothing to hide in recent, hateful attacks on the Holy its archiveS"regarding the pope's See have affirmed that the Holy conduct during World War II. See does not intend to open the J~suit Father Peter Gumpel archives." criticized members of the Catho"This is resoundingly untrue," lic-Jewish historical commission he said. The historians were told and Jewish leaders who com- that as soon as the cataloging is plained that a thorough study of complete, the archives will be the pope's conduct ~ould not be opened to scholars. made without access to the arThe Jesuit, who is the Vaticanchives. : ' appointed rapporteur of Pope The priest made his statement Pius' cause, said that while the 'after members of the commission idea of establishing a historical ~nnounced they were suspending commission was "laudable," from their work in July. :rhe statement the beginning "some - not all was pl,lbli~hed last week by the - members on the Jewish side Vatican press, o.fficeand in the' publicly spread the suspicion that Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore the Holy See was trying to hide Romano, with an introdu~tory documents which, in 'their judgsentence saying Father Gumpel ment, would be compromising." was asked to prepare th~ text by Father Gumpel said Cardinal the Vatican.

Jorge Maria Mejia, the Vatican Some members of the histori- archivist; personally explained to cal commission, the leadership of the scholars that material from the International Jewish Commit- Pope Pius' pontificate'':''- "more tee for Interreligious Consulta- than three million pages" - had tions and Israel's deputy foreign not yet been cataloged Of classiminister called for open access to fied and therefore could not be the archives. consulted.

A July statement from the of- ' Father Gumi'el said that if the fice of Rabbi Michael Melchior, scholars had read the 11 volumes Israel's deputy foreign minister, carefully, they would have seen said the commission ended its that Pope Pius "made every poswork "due to a lack of Vatican sible effort to save as many lives cooperation." . as possible, without any distinc"Melchior said he expects the tion." , CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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MANONO, Congo - After three years of war, the people of eastern Congo are emerging slowly from the bush, carrying starving children and bringing tales 'of atrocities.

Wakibawa Kyakudju recently struggled into the rebel-held town' of Manono, which she fled a year earlier. She found a ghost town: Everything was closed except the hospital.

Sitting on a bed and cradling her four-year-old son, Kitwe, the exhausted woman described a life of misery and terror.

"We ate wild fruit and leaves and slept under a tree. Some women

By ClAN MOLLOY should remain part of Great Brit- were raped by the soldiers. When CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ain. Nationalists, mainly Catho- we arrived here I was completely DUBLIN, ireland - Arch- lics, believe Northern Ireland naked, not even' with underwear," " bishop Sean B. Brady of Armagh, should become part of the Irish she said.

She lifted her son's shirt to reNorthern Ireland, welcomed ef- Republic. veal scab-encrusted skin and badly forts to break the deadlock in the The peace process was weakswollen limbs - tell-tale signs of Northern Ireland peace process. ened in recent months by the resmalnutrition.

Archbishop Brady said lasting ignation of David Trimble, head "Really," she said quietly, "we peace can be achiev~d if each of the Ulster Unionist Party, in ' have suffered." side demonstrates "that it is de- protest of the IRA's refusal to disOfficially the Congolese war is pendab}e, willing and able to 'arm. on hold, A peace agreement between play its part."

As part of the joint proposals, the government and rebels is finally "Only in this way can the trust, British army bases will close as taking hold, and troops have with-, which the whole process requires, - the IRA disarms, eventually drawn from the front lines. continue to be built up and leading to a complete end to the But in the vast eastern sector, a strengthened," the archbishop British army presence in North- "second war" continues to rage. It is said in a statement. ern Ireland. a complex guerrilla war with no front He praised an announcement Trimble said neither the pro- lines; it enjoys no cease-fire.

A Congolese militia called the by the Irish Republican Army posals nor the latest IRA statethat the outlawed paramilitary, ment on decommissioning weap- Mai Mai and the Rwandan Interahamwe forces - which fled group was ready to disarm. The, ons were enough. to Congo after committing the 1994 Britain is considering calling archbishop called disarming an' "indispensable part" of the peace freshprovince-wide elections or genocide - are fighting against process. suspending the home-rule gov- Rwandan-backed Congolese rebels, The government proposals are ernment set up under the 1998 known by their French acronym, a bid to save the 1998 Good Fri- . Good Friday agreement and re- RCD. But one thing is clear. Thewar's day peace.agreement that prom- imposing direct rule from Loncasualties, largely hidden from the ised to bring about a lasting don, reported Reuters, the Britoutside world until now, are nearly settlement between nationalists ish news agency. all civilians. and loyalists in Northern Ireland.. ,'. Prior ,to the latest developIn the remote village ofSola, 150 ~oyalists, primarily Protes~ . ments, sectarian violence had in- . miles north of Manono, Father tants, believe Northern Ireland> creased.' , .

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Congolese emerge from hiding following three years of fighting rors of life under various gunmen.

First the town was controlled by the govemment. Father Katunda fled into the surrounding bush, where he slept outside with hundreds of other parishioners and often fell sick from drinking dirty stream water.

"People were traumatized when they saw others being killed without reason. So they fled," he said.

They returned home when Sola came under control of the Mai Mai, a militia group that claims to represent Congolese nationalism.

"Ifsomeone was accused of supporting the RCD, they would kill him and cut a hand off," said Father Katunda.

The Mai Mai forced children and old men to join their ranks, he said.

Later, the rebels took control of the town, but behaved no betterthan their predecessors.

"T~ey pillaged and burned the houses. In the convent, they burned all the crops in the warehouse," he said.

The fighting in the East' displaced more. than one million people, according to the United Natians. The U.S.-based International Rescue Committee estimates that during the war up to 2.5 million people died, mostly from disease and starvation.

The war was s~d in 1998 by Rwanda, which wanted to flush out the Interahamwe, hiding in the Congolese forest and threaten,ing Rwanda's western borders.

But many Congolese are now angry about being dragged into another country's war.

'1"his is an unjust, absurd war," said Bishop Dominique Kimpinde of Kalemie-Kirungu. Kalemie is a large town on the shores on Lake Tanganyika.

'The suffering is palpable, even for the smallest children," he said. .The war has devastated the Church in Katanga, the province that includes the Kalemie-Kirungu diocese. Most churches in rural areas

are deserted; their clerics fled the onslaught ofthe various rebel groups months, sometimes years, ago.

"We are trapped in this town. I haven't been able to visit some parishes in' over three years," Bishop Kimpinde said.

Few aid agencies are working in eastern Congo. Part of the problem has been getting Western donors interested in a crisis that up to now has remained largely hidden.

There is also considerable danger associated with working in such a volatile environment. Some of those who dared to venture out have paid the ultimate price. In April, six Red Cross workers were hacked to death by aX-wielding militiamen in the northeastern province of Ituri.

Emergency aid recently has been delivered to towns like Manono, after a limited airlift run jointly by the U.N. World Food Program and Alisei, an Italian aid agency.

The offer of food and medicines has enticed some civilians out of their hiding places and offered a first-hand glimpse of the war's suffering.

"In this war nothing is sacred and nobody is neutral," said World Food Program coordinator Claude Jibidar, standing in a ward full of children with thin, graying hair and dulled eyes.

"The ciyil population is everybody's enemy. You wonder who is fighting for whom," he told Catholic News Service.

The mandate of the U.N. mission to Congo, known as MONUC, is military, not humanitarian. The soldiers' job is to protect the ceasefire observers and not the population at large, leading to disillusionment among the civilian population and those who serve them. ''We want the MONUC to intervene with force and once and for all stop this war. But it just stands by and watches, doing nothing," said Rosette Mwaka, a Catholic worker in Kalemie. .

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Fall River already has a reporting policy in place.

"I felt it is important to inform our people of the measures that the Diocese of Fall Ri ver has taken and also to make it clear that whether the proposed legislation is passed or not, we are firmly committed to reporting all sexual abuse."

He added that "we are very proud of the fact that we have already submitted 18,000 people for a preliminary police clearance check, including priests, religious sisters, catechists, teachers and CYO volunteers as well as prescribing sexual abuse training."

Bishop O'Malley commented in the recent interview that "Rep. Haddad has never once acknowledged what this diocese has already done."

Regarding the letter to Haddad, the bishop said that "a personal letter was sent to her rather than engaging her publicly. Rather than accepting that she has come back misrepresenting what was in the letter and therefore the diocese feels it must now become public."

Neither of the two other local Massachusetts legislators who also

of children especially when the quirement and CORI check serve chusetts Department of Social abuse is inflicted by members of as a deterrent to any pedophile Services, will be notified immedi- the clergy. While we are aware that who may see our children as poately of the allegation and if it is there is no guaranteed way to as- tential victims. determined that the allegation is sure that children are not victimSome of the quotes in recent credible, the cleric will be placed ized, we are making every effort news articles have almost sugon administrative leave pending to safeguard our children. gested that it is the intent of the The Diocese of Fall River has hierarchy to shieldfrom the meaDear Representative Haddad: further investigation.

An independent Review Board actively engaged in mandatory sure of the law any person workIn recent days in response to a bill before the Joint Committee on was also established to serve as sexual abuse training since 1995. ing or volunteering under diocHuman Services and Elderly Af- an advisory body in general mat- As a part of this training all per- esan auspices who might be guilty fairs there have been a number of ters concerning the issue ofsexual sonnel, volunteers and seminar- of abuse of a child. This is cerstories in the media on the misconduct and to serve as a ians are required to sign for a tainly not true with Bishop Church's handling of reports of mimitoring and advisory board Criminal Offender Record Infor- O'Malley or, for that matter, with sexual abuse of children. when a specific accusation of mation (CORI) check to be pro- any other member of the hierarFew have mentioned any ofthe sexual misconduct by a cleric cessedprior to employment or pro- chy whom I know. policies already in effect in dio- with a minor is made. The over- viding volunteer services.

John E. Keams Jr. It is the hope of Bishop ceses on this matter, leaving the sight of this process is provided Assistant Director of impression that none exist. by a social worker who is a rec- O'Malley that this training reCommunications I think it is important that you ognized expert in the area of know that the Diocese of Fall sexual abuse as well by the Vicar River has taken this issue very se- General of the Diocese. By inThe Franciscans riously and has developed a com- volving social workers in the proImmaculate Conception Province prehensive approach to address it. cess we are already placing our(OFM) For your own information, I offer selves under the statute for manVocation Director: this overview of our policies to dated reporting.

Hr. Charles Gingerich, ofm you.

Bishop Sean 0 'Malley, OFM Email: Charles848@aol.com In 1994, the Diocese of Fall Cap., also has a firm policy that Web Site: River developed a sexual abuse no diagnosed pedophile will reWWWFRANCISCANVOC.ORG policy that required the reporting ceive a parish assignment in the to civil authorities of sexual mis- Diocese of Fall River or be au1-800-521-5442 (days) conduct of a child by any of its thorized to minister outside the 1-888-521-5442 (evenings) clergy, volunteers and employees. Diocese.

978-863-0042 The policy mandates that civil auIt is painful for all of us to 978-863-0041 (evenings only) thorities, in this case the Massa- address the issue ofsexual abuse FAX: 978-863-0172 received the same, personal letter, "have felt the need to make remarks publicly about the letter or construe it," Bishop O'Malley said.

The letter to Haddad follows:

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GaDlbling that casinos would create new jobs, revitalize the city, and restore its economic strength. Instead, within three years the crime rate tripled. Forty percent of the restaurants closed. The number of homeless people increased by 2,000 percent. Property values dropped ... an unseem Iy number of teenagers became gambling addicts. Prostitution was rampant."

The experience in other parts of the country has been equally disconcerting. The Charlotte Observer stated on July I, J 997: "Gamblers who dream of "Easy Street" are increasingly finding themselves at another address: Bankruptcy Court. In a recent study of eight cities with casinos, in seven of them bankruptcy was up 50 percent." Thus, gambling becomes a scourge, not only for the gambler, but also for any creditors who have extended goods or services to the gambler.

There is no doubt that gambling victimizes the poor. The poorest citizens spend the largest percentage of their income on gambling. Those who can least afford it gamble the most.

Both private and public gambling concerns target in their advertising the low income, elderly, and minority population Gambling addiction is growing fast in the United States due to the expansion of casinos. The closer the casino, the more people became addicted to gambling. Some people claim that one-third of the gamblers in Foxwood (Conn.) are from the Bay State; and, therefore, we should put a casino on the "South Coast." To me, the figures indicate that the casino

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should be further away. (Even Nantucket might be too close.)

We must be suspicious of those who want to put casinos in the most economically depressed areas where people are most vulnerable to the gambling syndrome. The high sales of lottery tickets in Brockton, Fall River and New Bedford is already another tax on those who can least afford it.

The most prone to this addiction are low-income people who turn to gambling as an escape from the throes of poverty. In a seminar on addictions sponsored by the National Catholic Bioethics Center a number of the speakers called gambling "the worst addiction." One survey has shown that 22 percent of the compulsive gamblers divorced because of gambling, 49 percent stole from work to pay gambling debts, 23 percent became alcoholics, 26 percent had compulsive eating disorders, 'and 63 percent said that they had thought of suicide and 79 percent said they wanted to die.

Treatment for compulsive gambling is not readily available, and only rarely covered by health insurance. On the contrary, the government spends enormous sums of money to encourage people to gamble. If the State had billboards promoting whiskey and tobacco, there would be an outcry from the public. In some places, the government itself has become a gambling junkie dependent on the revenues for its spending. It is a government addiction, supported in part by individuals who are addicted to gambling.

There has to be a healthier way

to run our governments.

I am concerned that the community's reliance on gambling might continue to escalate.

Casino gambling would bring gambling to a new level. Our heightened awareness of the scourge of compulsive gambling demands that we scrutinize the new proposals. Gambling by the poor often surpasses "legitimate recreation" and deprives families of needed resources. The State is spending millions of dollars in advertising to promote gambling, and the media regularly describes the high cash prizes and rags-to-riches winners. This promotes the fantasies associated with gambling.

What is particularly disturbing is that the gambling panacea is having a profound effect 011 many young people who are becoming more involved in gambling, and at an earlier age. The need for instant gratification and the fantasy of easy money will not form responsible citizens or a healthy community.

We all want what is best for ollr people and there can be legitimate differences of opinion.

I simply wish to urge caution lest we open the doors of our cities to what will be a "Trojan Horse" that might contain many unpleasant surprises and unwanted baggage.

Let's not take this gamble.

The stakes are too high.

Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap.

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The week-long program gave students information on the operation of the govern-

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White is the son of Kevin and Marilou White of Forestdale and was elected to the Governor's Council while at Boys' State.

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National Catholic.office. for· young adult Ininistry established WASHINGTON (CNS) Young adult ministry in the U.S. Catholic Church is taking a big step forward with the establishment of a permanent national office.

Michelle Miller, a former campus minister who worked most recentlyin the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth, is the first executive director of the National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association.

Although the association has existed since 1982, its headquarters moved "all over the country," depending on where its president

or secretary lived, Miller said.

But thanks to a $65,000 grant from the Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities and funds from the association; the national office will be based in Washington or the Virginia suburbs. It was to open in August.

Miller's first priority after finding space and setting up the office is to beef up the association's Website to highlight "some of the innovative ways that people are working in young adult ministry" and the resources already available to help, she said.

Among those resources, she said, is a binder set offering howto advice on various aspects of young adult ministry, a booklet for parish leaders on "How to Be a Young Adult-Responsive Church" and religious education materials' aimed specifically at young adult groups.

The National Catholic Office for Young Adult Ministry can be reached by phone at (888) NCYAMA1, bye-mail at ncyama@hotmail.com or by mail at P.O. Box 5555, Arlington, VA 22205.

GEORGE CHENEY, a student at Holy Family-Holy Name School, New Bedford, is all ·smiles during a bike show held on the school grounds.

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By AMY WELBORN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Sometimes you are just tired, aren't you?

It seems the treadmill never stops for you to get off, even for just a few minutes. And now school's starting again, and you know what that means: six or seven teachers, each under the distinct impression that you are only taking this one class. .

Whatever the gender breakdown, the story's the same: homework, tests, quizzes, projects and papers - seemingly all due the same week. Then you've got sports, drama, music or dance practice, or any combination of the above.

You might also have ajob. You definitely have a home, meaning a room to keep reasonably clean,

household chores to do and that ments, to be taken just as serifun thing calIed "family dynam- ously as the others. ics" to deal with.

The Sabbath rest God is orderCan't a kid get a break? ing you to take isn't about being Doesn't anyone believe kids de- lazy or mindless. It actualIy has a serve a rest once in a while?

Sure. God· does.

You might be surprised to learn that God not only believes you deserve a rest, he has issued orders that you take one. Maybe this sounds familiar: "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall FOR YOUTH • ABOUT YOUTH labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not spiritual basis or two. do any work" (Exodus 20:8-10).

If you think about it, the work Yup. It's an actual, real, you do during the week is all carved-in-stone commandment. about joining with God in his conThe third, to be exact. tinued work of creation. You're Take a break. Rest. using the gifts he's given you to It's one of the Ten Command- bring good things like beauty, jus-

tice, healing and love to bloom in the world. You're cooperating with God to develop your own personality and character so that it more fulIy reflects his image.

In other words, you're busy doing lots of good stuff.

But the fact remains, you're not God. You're not in charge of the world. Sometimes, when we're realIy busy, we tend to forget that. We tend to think that the world's turning depends on us and our efforts.

Taking a break is an act of humility. When we rest on Sunday, we're telling God that we know he's really in charge and that we'll give this day over to remembering that and thanking him for it.

Honoring God this way is just part of the reason you should take a break from work on Sunday.

The other reason is that it's God's gift to you, and it's pretty ungrateful to tum your back on it.

God knows you better than you know yourself, and this gift of the Sabbath shows that he loves you a whole lot too. He knows you need a day where, as much as possible, you'll push schoolwork from your mind, stop worrying about games, performances and your paycheck - a day when you can just relax with your friends and family and maybe even all by yourself, if that's what you realIy need.

So, the next time Sunday rolls around, try taking God seriously.

Offer a prayer of gratitude at Mass, then go home and enjoy that Sabbath rest without guilt.

After alI, you wouldn't want to break a commandment, would you?