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MAKING MEMORIES at Cathedral and Our Lady of the Lake camps, East Freetown, are youngsters attending Mass celebrated by Father George E. Harrison, camp director, and frolicking in ~~e waters of Long Pond. Cathedral Camp, originally only for boys, was founded in 1915 and except for a few years during World War II has uninterruptedly served youngsters. The girls' camp was opened in 1960. The facility is used off-season for retreats, meetings and many parish outings. Father Harrison is also pastor ofSt. John Neumann parish. contiguous to the camps. (Breen photos)
NFP study shows success of method is above average See also story on page 8 WASHINGTON (NC) - Just before the 20th anniversary of the papal encyclical "Humanae Vitae," the National Conference of Catholic Bishops released preliminary results of a study showing that 70 percent of couples using natural family planning are doing so for "moral, ethical or religious reasons." For couples who said they had used NFP within the past year, only IO percent reported an "unintended pregnancy," a rate less than the average 16.1 percent failure rate for women using all family planning methods involving perodic abstinence from sexual intercourse. In addition. 68.1 percent of wives and 62.7 percent of husbands gave a positive response to the statement, "being in conformity with church teaching in matters offamily planning is important to me." The nationwide study of diocesan programs was conducted by the Diocesan Development Program for Natural Family Planning, a project of the NCCB Committee for Pro-Life Activities. Auxiliary Bishop James T. McHugh of Newark, N.J ., is the project director.
Release of the study, funded with a grant from the Knights of Columbus, came just before the July 25 anniversary of Pope Paul VI's 1968 encyclical, "Humanae Vitae." . Turn to Page Six
With prayer, protest, Democrats convene WASHINGTON (NC) - Prayers, participatory democracy and protests highlighted the July 18-21 Democratic National Convention, which drew'nearly 4,200 delegates to Atlanta. Selecting Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis as the presidential candidate and U.S. Sen.
Lloyd M. Bentsen of Texas as the vice-presidential contender, Democrats also adopted a party platform endorsing "reproductive choice," nuclear weapons reductions and such programs as day care, job training, assistance to small farms and better education. Convention participants won the
BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN with Fathers Leonard M. Mullaney and Thomas E. McGlynn at site of new rectory planned for St. Anthony parish, East Falmouth. The bishop celebrated Mass at the parish and blessed the rectory site.
attention of local church leaders, including Atlanta Archbishop Eugene A. Marino. who on three occasions prayed for the delegates and the success of American democracy. Nomination of Dukakis July 20 gave the Democrats a standardbearer who disdains both the death penalty and abortion restrictions, rejects aid to Nicaraguan rebels, and wants to replace the Strategic Defense Initiative with bettertrained conventional forces. A Greek Orthodox, Dukakis, 54, favors more government involvement in such family-related issues as day care, education and refugee assistance. He has won praise for initiatives in housing, welfare reform and health care that are viewed as national models. On July 21 the party nominated Bentsen and heard DUkakis deliver his acceptance speech, which saluted citizens who have enriched and ennobled America with their unselfish work. Among those mentioned was a Denver priest, Capuchin Father William Kraus, director of Samaritan House, a 250-bed shelter. Not all party members were happy, however. Angry about nominati~m of a Turn to Page Six