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Pope demands Polish reforms, asks courage of people
Solidarity was the word
government's acti~)Os, ,saying that it has made needed reforms, that the worst was over and that history would judge his government more kindly and fairly. He promised that the martial law declared in Decem ber 1981 would finally be lifted as soon as:conditions allowed it. But the pope, taking advan tage of one of the four occasions on which he was 'being allowed nationwide live exposure by the government-controlled television, clearly aligned 'himself with the Solidarity reforms as the start ing point for reviving Polish political life. Saying that "it is like a state of war" when hUJ1lan ,rights are not protected and democratic participation in civil life is not allowed in a country, the pope said that Poland's social renewal would require dialogue in which A THOUGHTFUL PONTIFF listens to address of welcome by Polish government all sectors of society are repre leader Wojciech Jaruzelski. (NC/UPI Photo) sented. Several times in succeeding days the pope used the word or in prison - the last a clear the Polish-born pontiff surprised union, Solidarity, an "indispen ,reference especially to martial even veteran pope-watchers with sable" basis for Poland to get "solidarity" generically, each out of its domestic "state of time drawing extended applause his pointed remarks. law detainees. and cheers, and in the Solidarity war." He bluntly called the govern And 'in a na:tionally televised stronghold of Poznan June 20 he A visibly nervous Gen. Woj ment's 1980 agreements with the speech to the country's top gov Tum to Page Twe.lve ernment officials the next day, now-outlawed independent labor ciech Jaruzelski defended his
By NC News Service Pope John Paul Il bluntly de manded political reforms in Poland and told his fellow Poles to find courage dn the Gospel. as millions thronged to see their most famous nat,ive son during his week-long second visit as pope to his homeland. In a not-so-veiled warning to Moscow against interference in Polish affairs, the pope also re peatedly proclaimed Poland's right to sovereignty and self determination as a nation. Crowds greeting the pope everywhere raised their hands with fingers stretched out in a "V" for victory, a popular sym bol of support for the now-out lawed independent labor union, Solidarity. In a tough two-hour private meeting with Poland's prime minister and president, the pope extracted an agreement to let him meet with Lech Walesa, former head of Solidarity and chief symbol of the Polish reform movement. In his arrival speech the pope had declared that he came espe cially to visit, in spirit at least, those who were sick, suffering
. 'Be as holy as the thing you are doing'
New special ministers Thanking them in the name of those they would serve, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin told 236 newly commissioned special lay minis ters of the Eucharist ihat they would "be a cause of immense joy and comfort to the sick, tpe aged and those. confined to their homes."
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C~CKING IN at Cathedral school sionin~ ceremony for extraordinary lay
prior to commis ministers of the Eucharist are these happy candidates t all· from St. Pius X parish~ South Yarmouth. From left, Jim Dooley, Betty Tor mey, Mary Amorosi, Judy Sullivan. (Torchia Photo)
His words came at a commis sioning Mass celebrated June 14 at St. Mary's Cathedral for the ministers. Some will bring the 'Eucharist to the aged and infirm at home or in nursing facUities, some will assist at parish Masses and some will have both responsibilities. Reminding the new ministers that "you have God himself in your hands and you are privi. leged to give him to your broth ers and sisters," the bishop chal lenged them ",to be as holy as the thing you are doing - dis
tributing the body and blood of Jesus Christ." The names of those commis sioned follow: Fall River Deanery Blessed Sacrament: Mrs. Russ lyn Langlais, Mrs. Betty Lavoie, Miss Mary Elizabeth Reis. Holy Name: Jean Brockle hurst, Carolyn Teixeira, Ray mond Sallar Jr., Mary R. Dwyer, Margaret Dwyer, Margaret Kel liher. Owen McGowan, Patricia Mc Gowan, William Patten, Clau dette Holt, Sister Desiree Trainer. Espirito Santo: Deolina Vas concelos, Luis Vasconcelos, Leonilde Senra. Immaculate Conception: Ev elyn Ledo, Gerard Cantara, Susan F. Souza, Susan Cantara. Sacred Heart: William J. Des mond, Raymond P. Dozois, Don ald Desmarais. , st. Anne: Albert J. Beaudoin. SS. Peter& Paul: Sister Gil mary Hartens, Sister M. Alber tus Clancy. . St. Stani~laus: Ann Marie
Teasdale, Chester Charron, Jo seph Minior, Walter Wisniewski, Rita Quinn, Patricia Pasternak. St. William: George Lambert, Margaret Palmer, Romeo Lajoie. St. Patrick, Somerset: David Dunne, Mrs. David Dunne, Ma rlon Surette, Elizabeth Novacek. Daniel Pavao, Catherine Mat thews, Emma Pavao. St. Dominic, Swansea: Ger trude Bargantin, Barbara Lali-' ber-te, Ronald Nadeau, John Fitzgerald, Jeanne Nadeau, Nicholas Paradiso. Charlton Memorial Hospital: Sister Denis Valerie, Lori Mar tel, Mary Ann Rooney. St. Anne's Hospital: Kathleen Arruda, Constance Morrissette, Sister Nirmala Kochuveetil, Sis ter Rose Padukadan. Ronald Ponte, Sister Young Soon Chou, Sister Vimala Va dakumpada. Dominican Academy: Mary Fitzgibbons, Susan Lariviere. Cape' Cod Deanery Our Lady 01 the Cape: Mary Rancoullt, Marcia Marcell, Tum to Page Eleven '