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Reply to Rev. Kenneth Claus (The Rev. Mr. Claus is a Fall River minister who has urged his congregation not to be intimidated by the "moral rulings and dictates of the Roman Catholic Church" on the abortion issue. Following delivery of his sermon, "A Christian Case for Abortion," he left for a skiing vacation.) --Kenneth, you cannot ski away from God, Nor from His Son, who said, It is not the will Of your Father who is· in heaven, That one of tr~se little ones should perish. Kenneth, you are good. You anguish over babies born To "a childhood of hate, bitterness, resentment and abuse." You cry out at injustice done To women denied "their natural freedom to make choices." You want abortion, Kenneth. It is the easy answer. If we can klil the fetus
Who faces loveless life, Why can't we kill the two-year-old, The 'broken, battered child? Why can't we kill the teen-age junkie Whose life is hell on earth, For whom the counselors and clinics Have abandoned any hope? TURN TO PAGE THREE
Sister Elizabeth Principal Of Bishop Gerrard High Sister Elizabeth McAuliffe, R.S.M. has been appointed principal of Bishop Gerrard High School, Fall River, for theacademic year 1975-76, according to an announcement by the Diocesan Catholic Education Department. She will succeed Sister Mary Sylvia Rice, R.S.M. who has been principal of the school since its operling in 1971 as a merger of three girls' academies. Sister Elizabeth is the daugh-
SR. ELIZABETH McAULIFFE
ter of Mr. and Mrs. David McAuliffe, 209 Summer Street, Providence, R.I. A graduate of St. Patrick High School, Providence, she holds an A.B. degree in chemistry from Salve Regina College. She will be awarded a master's degree in chemistry from the University of New Hampshire this summer. For the past four years, the newly-appointed principal has . taught in the science department at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro. A member of the New England Chemistry Teachers Association, she is Moderator of· the Medical Careers Program at Feehan. She also serves as mod· erator of freshman cheerleaders, assemblies director, a·nd a member of the Feehan Faculty Council. Before coming to the Fall River Diocese, Sister Elizabeth taught at the Tyler School in Providence for three years. In serving as the second principal of Bishop Gerrard High School, -Sister Elizabeth hopes to build upon the educational foundations already laid at Gerrard by the present faculty and administration.
BISHOP CRONIN WITH DIOCESAN PILGRIMS AT ST. MARY MAJOR BASILICA IN ROME
Pope During Retreat Speaks to. Pilgrims Members of the Fall River DIocesan Holy Year Pilgrimage led by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin were among visitors to Rome for whom Pope Paul interrupted a week-long spiritual retreat to hold a general audience. As bright spring sunlight glanced off the helmets and halberds of the Swiss Guard, Pope Paul first addressed a group of Italian soldiers accompanied by their chaplains. Then he spoke to pilgrims from all countries. According to well-informed sources in the Vatican, this was the first time Pope Paul had broken a retreat for a general audience. "The Pope thought that pilgrims to Rome this Holy Year would be disappointed if he did not greet them," one of the sources said. The Pope in his brief talk said: "Participation in the spiritual
exercises which are taking place in the Vatican these dliYS does not permit us to grant much time to our customary weekly meeting with the faithful. "So accept, dear children, these brief greetings of ours which come from our heart, with great affection and spontaneity. Know that the Pope is always spiritually close to you, prays for you and invokes from heaven even greater grace." Among pilgrims from the United States, in addition to those from Fall River, were members of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith from the dioceses of Pittsburgh and Greensburg, Pa.; Wheeling, W.Va.; Des Moines, Iowa, and Newark, N.J. Pilgrims took part ,in,. Masses as a group at the altar of St. Pius X in St. Peter's Basilica; the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Mary Major; St.
Form Bicentennial Group For Diocesan Activity In implementing on the diocesan level the recent decisions of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding the involvement of the Catholic Church in activities related to the celebration of- the 200th Birthday of the Nation, Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, has given his approval and endorsement to the establishment of an official Diocesan Committee For the Bicentennial. . The members of this Committee are: Rev. George W. Coleman, Assistant Pastor of the Parish of Our Lady of Victory,
Centervillej Rev. Edward E. Correia, Chairman of the Peace and Justice Committee of the Diocesan Senate of Priests; Mr. Alvaro Duarte, President of the Portuguese Youth Cultural Organization of Fall River; Rev. Gilles Genest, M.S. Assistant ProvinCial of the LaSalette Missionaries, Attleboro; Mr. V. Vincent Gerardi, Diocesan President of the St. Vincent de Paul Society; Mrs. Richard Paulson, Diocesan President of the Council of Catholic Women; Sister'M. Theresa Sparrow, R.S.M., Coordinator for Turn to Pllge Three
John Lateran; North American College; St. Paul Outside the Walls. On the Sunday of their pilgrimage, they gathered in the breezy entranceway of St. Peter's basilica. Then, after praying together, they followed Bishop Cronin through the Holy Door that had been opened last Christmas Eve by Pope Paul VI. Later in the day, they received the Papal Blessing from the Pope at noon. The Fall River pilgrims returned to the United States last Saturday.
Set Applications For Diocesan Grade Schools All the Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Fall River will receive applications for new students and transfer students on Sunday, March 2, and Sunday, March 9. Parents wishing to enroll a child or obtain information should go to the school of their choice on either day between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. For a child entering school for the first time parents should bring a birth or baptismal certificate. For transfer students parents should bring a copy of the child's last report card. Registration will be held at the Taunton Catholic Middle School on Sunday, March 2, and Sunday, March 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. Parents and prospective students are invited to tour the school at that time. Space is available for transfer students from public schools,