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Americans alert Synod VATICAN CITY (NC)-Archbishop John Quinn of San Francisco has warned the world Synod of Bishops of a SE~vere pastoral problem regarding the Catholic teaching against contraception.

There is an "immense problem for the church today" in the area of contraceptlion, he said in an intervention during the first full day of synod deHberations.

Studies indicate that nearly 80 percent of U.S. Catholic married women use contraceptives. he said, and that only 29 percent of U.S. priests consider thE! use of artificial birth control "intrinsically wrong," added the archbishop, president of the National Conference ot Catholic Bds:nopsU.S. Catholic Conference.

He said the issue poses a problem of pastoral ministry for those who want to uphold the teaching, because of the abundance of moral and pastornl Idterature which oppose it and the number of theologians whoc>pen. ly dissent from the teaching.Archbishop Quinn called on the church to "create a new context for the teaching on contraception, I' plaoing it more strongly in te~s of a positive teaching on the transmission of IdfEl and on sexu"Jity. !He also,urged the Holy See to "initiate a maglogue with theo-

logians" on the problems that bishop Bernardin, who suggested have developed in the church in that ,the synod should strengthen the wake of "Humanae V,itae" a "posi1tive theology of sexuality" (Of Human Life), the encyclical haviing these dnsdghts: of Pope Paul VI reaffirming the "Sexuality ,is a gift from God, church's teaching against artifi- good lin itself and ennobling cial contraception. when used as God intends." This The basis of this dialogue is needed to counteract attitudes should be an acceptance of the that "denigrate the body and sexchurch's doctrinal position on uality," he said. the matter, he said, not a dissent -"Sexuality is a relational power. Iit colors the qualities of from it.

He also called on the Holy See sensitivity, warmth, openness to "develop through consultation and mutual respect in interperwith theologians some clear sonal relationships of the marguidelines on the possibilities ried, the single and celibate and limits of d'issent within the alike. It has a significant social church." dimension."

-"Sexuality is not identical Archbishop Quinn said the dissent would continue dn all likeli- with genitaldty." He said that hood and the theological manuals the physical or genital expresof the past are not equipped to sion of sexuality requires marhandle nt. riage for it "to serve human love He said the need is to create and life generously and wdthout a cont~ for the dssue which the deceptions and elements of goes beyond ·the three present- inauthentioity inherent In preday responses of "silences, repe- marital and emramarital relatition of past formulations or, tions." thirdly, dissent."

-"The natural law tradition Archbishop Quinn was one of (of church teaching on sexuality) two U.S. bishops to speak last should not be abandoned, but it Monday. Archbishop Joseph L. should be deepened and enBernardin of Cincinnati. opened riched" through more positive the general interventdons on the and integral explanat~ons.

-With the development of "a synod theme, "The Role of the Christian Family ,in the World of more positive theology of sexualiity," the church should be Today."

"A more positive theology of able to do a better job of placing Turn to Page Twenty sexuality is needed," said Arch-

A joyous celebration of Christian family life will highlight this Sunday's observance of Respect Life Sunday. Over 225 couples and their guests, representing 68 parishes of the diocese, will attend a 5 p.m. Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral.

All are marking 25, 50 or more years of married life and will receive commemorative scrolls from Bishop Daniel A. Cronin.

The Mass, planned by the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry, will have Bishop Cronin as principal celebrant and will be con· celebrated by Father Ronald A. Tosti, Family Ministry director, and other priests of the diocese.

Deacons Leo Racine, John Schondek and Paul Metilly will serve in their liturgical capacities. Music will be directed by Glenn Giuttari.

A reception at St. Vincent's Home will follow the Mass.

Father Tosti notes that 115 of the participating couples are marking silver anniversaries and 50 golden. Several celebrants will be observing anniversaries of 60 or more years, led by Mr.

and Mrs. Manuel Vieira of St. John the Baptist parish, New Bedford, who will be 67 years married on Nov. 1.

Nationally, the Bible and respect for life, teens and sexuality, the pro-life movement, handicapped children and the ethical issue of capital punishment are among key topics considered in the 1980 Respect Life program of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Authors of articles in a Respect Life manual issued by the bishops include Bishop Rene Gracida of Pensacola-Tallahasee, addressing capital punishment; Father Edward Bryce, NCCB pro-life office director, writing about the handicapped child; Ernest Olhoff, executive director of the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment, discussing the pro-life movement today; Blessed Sacrament Sister Paula Vandegaer on teen-agers and sexuality, and others.

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USCC asks focus on hunger, poverty WASHINGTON (NC) - The U.S. Catholic Conference (USCC) has recommended that the U.S. government give highest priority to problems of world hunger and poverty in its efforts to change trends toward worsening global conditdons.

Those trends were described last July in "The Global 2000 Report to the President," which was produced over a three-year period under the auspices of the State Department and the Council of Env,ironmental Quality.

The report said that if present trends continue, the world in the year 2000 will be more crowded, more polluted, less stable ecologically and more vulnerable to disruptJion than it is at present.

'President Carter appointed a Task Force on Global Resources and Environment to recommend ways of dmproving the government's efforts to deal with tbe problems described in the report.

Responding to a request by the task force for suggestions, Henry -Brodie, -advisor for international economic affairs dn the usec Department of Social Development and World Peace, emphasized the church's concern about world hunger and poverty.

"We find it morally unacceptable that 800 million or more people suffer from hUtlger and malnutrition because they are too poor to produce or buy enough to eat," Brodie said.

"As the report points out, better social and economic conditions for the poor will also help reduce fertmty rates and slow down the rate of population _increase. This in turn can help cure environmental deterioration caused by the presllure of dncreased population on land, water, forest and other resources.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (NC) -Religious healing is far more common than r.1any people, including physiciBns, realize, said Dr. David HuffoJ~d, associate professor of behavioral science at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine.

"I don't know of a single Christian denomination, ranging from Methodist to Presbyterian to Episcopalian to Roman Catholic, which does not include a large number of healers and healing practices," Hufford told Penn State alumni at a reunion ·weekend.

"It is very' common in cases of serious illness for patients to do something in addition to seeking medical help," he said. "Religion and nutrition are most often the avenues patients choose."

Hufford teaches courses on the importance of :~ecognizing and understanding the role of religious faith among patients.

isn't healed, it's assumed the fault lies within.

Hufford said it is easier to teach established physicians about the importance of understanding t:.1eir patients' religious faith. "Practicing physicians have been out there. They know that

(:atholic schools 'oases' LOS ANGELES (NC) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson, founder and head of the black self-help group Operation PUSH (people United to Save Humanity), has called Cat.holic schools "oases in the middle of educational deserts, in part because the public schools are traumatized by a collapse of moral authority."

In the public schools "the edu-

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CALCUTTA, India (NC) He said he tells physicians to The Missionaries of Charity, encourage patients to discuss founded by Mother Teresa of religious beliefs. "Due to social Calcutta, have been prohibited pressures, those who believe in ,from starting new welfare proreligious healing often develop grams in tribal areas of India's camouflage to conceal their faith West Bengal State. from people they feel might ridiThe group is among 12 forcule or argue with them," he said. So physic·.ans must take eign-aided organizations under the first step and let patients the prohibition. Others include know that it is appropriate to Oxfam, CARE and the Salavatalk about religious faith in con- tion Army. All were alleged to be maintaining links with sepnection with medical care. aratist movements in the tribal Faith often has what Hufford areas. called an "accommodative relaAt about the same time the tionship with medicine." Explaining this, he said: "In one Indian government issued a tradition of Christian healing, all special postage stamp on Mother treatment is encouraged since Teresa's 70th birthday, in recogmedicine is viewed ultimately as nition of her work among the poor and orphans in India. a God-given resource."

Another categ,:>ry of religious healing, however, can pose problems for medical treatment, Hufford said. "In this approach, medical care is seen as being at best superfluous and at worst showing a lack of faith. It is believed that if you have enough faith you will be healed and that suffering is the result of sin.

This puts great responsibility on the patient, since, if he or she

religious healing is more complex than the image of Elmer Gantry at the tent revival.

"The medical students often aren't sure," he continued..

"They want to know how this knowledge is going to help them be better doctors."

The action in West Bengal State comes amid growing concern among legislators that freedom of religion is being challenged in many Indian states. A memorandum submitted to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. by 15 members of Parliament said, "In a ~ew states the local governments have enacted laws making the preaching of religion a criminal offence."

cators are less believable; there is a cold war that exists between parents and teachers in too many instances," he said. "The administrators are, by and large, detached, political and very overt in their racism. There has been a tremendous amount of tension around the issue of desegregation, so that the public schools have become battlegrounds during the last 20 years.

And the casualties have been the children."

In Catholic schools, on the other hand, "the nuns and priests seem to remain more believable and more trustworthy," Mr. Jackson said. "And because they have moral authority, which grows in part from the affirmative relationship they have with parents - indeed, the relationship they demand of parents - they are able to demand discipline. And discipline is perceived as therapy, not as punishment, when it comes from moral authority.

"Lastly, I would say that the success of the Catholic schools in the city has been from their whole approach to education; a concern for a developed mind as well as strength of character and health of body. And there is the religious factor as the undergirding force for our entire life pattern."

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1980 respect life supplement

t ean The challenge of choosing life

By Fr. Demetrius DumJlIl, CSB

The simple but powerful story of the creation of the universe as described in the first chapters of Genesis was not the result of some miraculous tradition reaching back to the very beginning.

This story was written after the Exodus and was in fact a deduction drawn from that experience of liberation.

When the author describes the situation before creation by noting that everything wal; "without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep" (Genesis 1:2), he is recalling the experience of Israel before her "creation" when there was no sense of meaning in her life and the path of destiny was I:>bscured by bondage.

Before God entered Israel's situation there was chaos and darkness; so it must be in every case before God acts, including the moment of original creation.

The profound lesson c:ontained in this story is that the God who was for freedom and against oppression in Exodus is, in an even more radical sense, for being and against nothingness, for creation and against frustration,. for life and against destruction.

It is not so much divbe power that is revealed in the wonders of creation as it is divine love that is manifested in the delicate quality of the new world that God's love produced.

The Ten Commandments are the heart of Israel's covenant with the God who gave her new life and freedom. She is asked to observe these commandments, not because God is powerful, but because she has experienced God's goodness, because she has been loved into freedom (Exodus 20:2).

When the Israelites were forbidden to venerate idols or to abuse the divine name it was a prohibition of any attempt to manipulate and control. the God who, though full of mystery, had manifested his goodness and therefore deserved to be trusted.

The sin that is rejected is the ultimate sin of idolatry, which is any attempt to deal with God's mystery through human manipulation rather than with trust and reverence.

All the other Commandments have the same purpose: to guarantee respect for the r.:lystery in creation by avoiding purely exploitative labor (Sabba.th spirit), to care for aged and seeemingly useless parents, to show respect for all the vulnerable a.nd deeply personal elements of human existence, such as life, l.ove, freedom, truth and the peaceful enjoyment of one's goods.

Human planning and human

control will always have a place, but it must stop short of infringing upon the sacred preserve of divine mystery. When human wisdom attempts to manipulate and control the divine gift of life it has become, for all its high-sounding motives, no more or less than the classic biblical sin of idolatry.

This does not mean, of course,

God's claims touch the most inThey invade the privacy of life and challenge one's prejudices in practice, not just in theory.

One of the classic biblical images for depicting the reality of belief in God is hospitality. Abraham, whom Paul calls "the father of all who believe" (Romans 4:11), expressed his faith

(Luke 24:16) - he made himself a stranger to them.

They were full of gloom because the promising Messiah had been crucified and all their hopes and plans seemed dashed.

But Jesus reviewed the Scriptures that they thought they had understood: "Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into

RESPECT.----.IFE RESPE CT L ~ CTLI FE R IFE RE SPE= CT LIFE RESP ERESPE LIFE R ~ FE RESF ECT LIFE S~ TL F ERESPEC PEC TL FE RE FER ESPECT ERESPECLIFE RES ECT LFE RE~ that one must become merely passive in dealing with the forces of life. They may be influenced and channeled, but they must not be frustrated. The basic sin is to reject God's gift.

It is easy to talk about the mystery of God in general terms.

In this way one can dominate and control one's immediate environment and still leave room for "worship" in regard to some far-away realities.

But the Bible does not understand religion in these terms.

by preparing a feast for the three strangers who came to his tent at Mamre (Genesis 18:1 ff).

At age 99 the promised son had not yet been given, but Abraham continued to make room for God's promise in spite of his shattered human plan.

The birth of Isaac vindicated his incredible faith.

At the other end of the Bible, two disciples were on their way from Jerusalem to Emmaus.

Jesus met them "but their eyes were kept from recognizing him"

his glory?" (Luke 24:26). They made rOOm for this strange new understanding and "their eyes were opened and they recognized him" (Luke 24:31).

In the ruins of human plans and designs they found a victory that God had planned.

It should be evident that these two examples, which touch the essence of biblical revelation, are nofjust models of hospitality in the traditional sense of offering food and shelter to wayfarers. The strangers who came

to Abraham's tent were divine messengers and the stranger Jesus was the risen Son of God! The message is that God is present in human life, first in human terms that meet our expectations, then in the mystery of the unplanned, the unexpected, the potentially threatening, the apparently disruptive.

It is only when men and women greet and welcome and "make room for" the God of mystery, the "stranger," that they begin to live in any significant way by faith.

To manage and plan and control life in such a way that there is only room for "friends" who do not disrupt one's plans and expectations is to keep God out of one's life ... and thereby never to see Isaac or recognize Jesus!

The "unwanted" child, the physically deformed, the senile, even morally deformed criminals are all unwelcome by human standards, but faith makes room for them because faith knows instinctively that life pertains to the essence of divine mystery and that mystery is to be welcomed and entertained, not rejected and destroyed.

Why? Because it is only by traversing the desert, by clinging to the suffering Messiah, that one can grow to readiness for God's exquisite gift of Resurrection. Life comes ultimately from embracing mystery, not from human planning and controlling.

It should be noted also that it is not enough to be opposed to abortion in order to claim the attitudes of biblical faith. For this attitude is marked also by a deep respect for the sincere and honest opinions of others; it is a spirit of love and reverence for all aspects of life and not just for the life of the unborn.

To be truly "pro-life" is to fill one's sails with the prevailing winds of biblical revelation. This means that one is attuned to the mystery of God in human life, whenever and however God has given it, not just where men and women would like to find it.

It means to adopt and cultivate a spirit of deep gentleness for all who are victimized in life; it is characterized by a non-violent spirit that trusts the divine power of love and respect more than the human way of force and coercion; it knows that "defeat" for love is better in the long run than "victory by force."

Then we will rightly understand that ringing challenge of Deuteronomy: "I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life ... " (30:19).

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Birthright volunteers love wit.hout judging "Never be discouraged," Bishop Daniel A. Cronin told Massachusetts Birthright volupteers who met from Sept. 19 to 21 at Stonehill College, North Easton.

"Most assuredly Almighty God will endow your labors in the cause of sacred human life with a full measure of God's choicest blessings," wrote the prelate in a letter read to representatives of 15 of the 16 Massachusetts Birthright chapters that offer help to women and girls in problem pregnancies.

But discouragement can come from within, said Janet Barbelle of the board of directors of Birthright of Fall River. She said that it is surprisingly hard for Birthright speakers to get invitations to speak before Catholic groups.

"Some groups have older members who feel that unwed mothers aren't their problem.

And some priests feel such things couldn't go on in their parish, therefore they have no interest in the matter. Others feel their members don't want to hear about such unpleasant happenings." ..

But some get the Birthright the counselor able to listen and message. Carol Dinklege is one accept what the client says," who did. A psychologist with said Ms. Anderson, stressing that the Barnstable school system, counselors must balance subjecshe told members in' a keynote tivity and objectiV':ty, / address that Birthright was "part In pregnancy, she noted, probof my continuing conversion to lems are compounded by time, Christ" and that she had never with pressure on the mother-tobefore seen "people so fiIled with be to make quicIc decisions. the Spirit.

But objectivity, she cautioned, "You love without judging," must not become cold. "Clients she told them, "before people sense when they're treated like have changed their ways. I have numbers and often simply drop talked about you everywhere lout of the relationship." have gone since I met you last Many counselo:~, however, esyear." pecially non-professionals, err in The meeting was coordinated the 0th er d'Irec t'lon, sh e sal'd , an d

by Susan Anderson, Hyannis, are over-so I'ICI"tOUG. "A' glrI may f I bl'ged to s ch U a counBirthright regional consultant ee 0 I d " an d f'10d I't and Mary Madden, Plymouth, seIor, " sh e warne, also of the regional staff. It in- h ard to exp r esseat' n g IVe emotions." eludes a workshop on teen pregnancies, a panel discussion on Other problemE in the counthe necessity for Birthright selor-client relationship can ocworkers to become "streetwise" cur if a girl becomes too depenand a discussion of counseling dent or if she "tests" a great techniques by Janice Anderson deal, seeing whether she can of Brockton Catholic Charities make her counselor angry, said and Francis. Mara of Brockton the social worker, Multi-Service Center.

"In counseling ~'ou can't inter"The counselor and client relate as you do in other relacome together as equals, with .,1 tionships," she warned, adding that "distancing" is important.

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It is important not to make decisions for people, she stressed.

"First, the decision must come from within the person and secondly if you make a decision and it goes wrong, you'll be blamed ; and feel guilty," Ms. Anderson said that counil selors learn in their work "the , infinite complexity of humanity. ,I You can talk to 40 pregnant I, teenagers and each one wiIl be unique."

Addressing the question of abortion counseling, she noted that most frequently those making this life or death decision are girls who can hardly decide what to wear in the morning.

Additionally they E.re often faced with tremendous family pressure to have an aborti:m.

"If Catholic families suggest abortion, kids really freak out," , she said. "They find it hard to handle the hypocrisy, when those same parents have always told them abortion was wrong."

Counselors shouJd help clients , feel and share thEir feelings of ,anger, guilt, fear, regret and loneliness, she said.

They should be able to correct mistaken ideas a girl may have about pregnancy and birth or know where to get whatever facts are needed.

"Let those who come to you know that their feelings are common to most women," she counseled. "And be sure they realize the implications of whatever choice they make." , Even if a girl chooses abor; tion, the counselor should remain supportive, said Ms. Anderson. "Not that you'd help her get an abortion, but leave your door open, Let her know that she can always come back and talk to you, no matter what she decides to do."

In general, she 3aid, a woman's reaction to abortion is determined by her pre-abortion

psychological state, with existing problems likely to be exacerbated.

In his presentation Francis Mara also stressed the importance of objectivity and offered the word SOAP, standing for Subjective, Objective, Assessmen~ and Plan, as a reminder of the best W~lY to handle a crisis situation.

Subjectivity, he said, covers getting information from the client; objectivity means checking the faclts given; assessment means deve10pment of a plan of action; and plan involves a knowledge of community resources.

He said that volunteers should be aware that they may be deceived by clients, hence the necessity of checking facts, and he also stressed the importance of building a client's self-image by pointing out her strengths.

"Did she finish school? Has she supportive friends or family? Has she job skiIls? All these are plusses."

At a discussion session it was brought out that whereas 95 percent of unwed mothers kept

their babies two years ago, today only about 60 percent are doing so. Ms. Anderson opined that reasons for the change are mainly economic.

And Susan Anderson noted that the unwed mother picture has changed greatly since Birthright began in the Fall River diocese eight years ago.

"Families and extended families are much weaker," she observed, saying that drugs remain a great problem and girls asking for help frequently have parents who are alcoholics.

"Very few are pregnant accidentally," she said, explaining that pregnancy is often a girl's way out of an unbearable family situation. "Babies are having babies," she added.

Adolescence is a difficult period at best, she said, and when the mood swings of pregnancy are added to it, girls find themselves under tremendous presure.

Birthright, however, ds there to help and the StonehiII weekend recharged members' batteries, participants indicated. :

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"We needed to raise money for this," related Mrs. Munroe, for this," related Mrs. Carol Munroe, "so we put a notice in a newsletter that goes to all the Encounter groups in our area.

We hoped for around $300, but we received ·more· than $1200."

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was required ,for the: vacation ,week, but the' Encopnter. menibets then realized, another pressjng need. Silva': afOQferbefore his illness, had been unable·to firiisli ' work he had in progress at 'his small East Freetown home. The roof and an outside wall needed shingling and completfon of an 'Unfinished attic had been planned as bedroom and study space for the Silva children.

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Let's Set the Record Straight The revelation of divine truth is, to Catholics, twofold in nature: the Sacred Word and the handing on of that Word; that is, Scripture and Tradition. Nowhere is it stated that a Catholic must also consider the secular media a Source of divine truth.

It is nevertheless evident that our local newspaper, radio and television personalities have in recent days been attempting to define the deposit of faith.

A Catholic bishop who has been entrusted by the Holy See with the administration of a particular diocesan community has the responsibility as chief shepherd to teach as Jesus taught in all matters pertaining to faith and morals.

This is not merely his prerogative but his duty.

Such is the case with the volatile abortion issue, incredibly distorted by the media in their attempt to ridicule and insult the faith and its teachers.

What right have the secular media to demean and decry the religious responsibility of a bishop? Who gave the secular press the right to defame a bishop when he is shepherding his flock? Why should the demagogues of open line and open mouth radio shows assume that they can establish church teaching by means of public rambling?

The bigotry lately unleashed by the secular media of this state against the Catholic Church is worthy of the Know Nothings or the American Protective Association.

More was done in one week to set public opinion against the Catholic Church than had been achieved by the Ku Klux Klan in its entire his~ory.

Would these same people dare criticize the Jewish community's concern for the state of Israel? Have you ever heard the secular news media aj:tack the Black community with the fury and vengeance they have vented on the Catholic community? Do the media presume to interpret the teachings of any other religious body as they do those of the Catholic Church?

The answers are obvious. The media would not criticize Jewish belief and practice any more than they would discourage the mores and motives of minority groups. Why then their blatant anti-Catholicism?

The answer is the fact of truth. The church is a thorn in the side of those who would be their own god and would live for themselves.

The church declares that conscience cannot be involved in one situation and denied in another. The church declares that one must render to Caesar what is Caesar's but to God what is God's. .

Caesar, on the other hand, has always tried to declare that he is both god and state and current legislation affecting moral and ethic issues is an example of interference by the state into the life of the church. Establishment of judicial procedures aiding and abetting this morality has become the new goal for those who seek to reverse this country's basic practice of separation of church and state.

The Catholic community must realize that it is under constant fire. It must not let the voice of materialism persuade it to dilute or diminish its faith for the sake of the convenient or expedient.

Neither must the Catholic community be overcome by the awesome power of the secular media. It must unite not merely to defend the faith against electronic persecution but also to bear witness to that faith in such a way that its members' lives will in themselves set the record straight.

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'Choose life!' Deut. 30: 19

World population Each day an average of survey show that in most de300,000 women have a baby and veloping nations half the mar120,000 have an abortion. This ried women aged 15-49 do not means that for every five live want any more children. But of birth in the world, there are two those only half are using modabortions. ern birth control methods.

The statistics were released in The report cites this "unmet a study titled "The State of need for knowledge and the World Population 1980," issued "means to plan birth" as a reason by the United Nations Fund for for the U.N. agency's call for $1 Population _Activities. billion in international populaThe report says that a world- tion assistance by 1984.

The report says "the battle wide decrease in the fertility rate is occuring but that almost hymn of the (population) revotwo billion more people will be lution is that large families are added by the end of this century more a result of poverty than a to the present population of 4.5 cause."· Population assistance is not a new euphemism for conbillion. doms, loops and birth control Of the 300,000 babies born per day, 10 of 11 will be born in the pills, it adds.

In the past five years "the Third World. However, the eleventh baby, born in an industrial- whole issue of natural family ized country, wiE have a far planning has been revolutionized greater impact on the earth's fin- and a new understanding has ite resources and fragile ecosy- , been born," it says. stems than will the other 10 The report says that where babies combined, added the reo there are no old-age pensions, no port. medical services and no unThe report also warns against employment compensation, chilthe "aspiration bomb." It says dren are the main source of that the "aspiration explosion" economic security. It adds that among young people of the Third "preaching small families to World is likely ·~o become a people who need more children tremendous problem in its im- is not only insensitive (but) it is pact on limited resource·s and also ineffective." on the struggle against mass If and when rising living stanpoverty and the world's political dards provide the motivation for economic and social fabric. smaller families, then family In its abortion discussion, the planning can provide the means, report says preliminary results it says. of a $40 million world fertility At the same time interest in

natural family planning is also rising.

"Today, family planning is coming to be seen by many parents as an integral part of improved health services," says the report. It adds that family planning could improve community health.

Every year in Africa and Asia alone half a million women die from "maternal causes," leaving behind more than a million motherless children, says the report. In Latin America illegal abortion is now the "number one killer" of women between the ages of 15 and 39, it says.

Other worldwide statistics include: Twenty-five million women a year suffered serious illness and complications during pregnancy and childbirth.

Fifteen million of the 125 million babies born each year will not reach their first birthday.

The report says that the availability of family planning methods alone "cannot cure all these ills." It says that inadequate food, lack of education, poor health services and back-breaking manual labor add to the risks of pregnancy and birth for mother and child.

The availability and a~cept­ ability of family planning by men and women "could be crucial in reducing this heavy toll on human health," the report. concludes.

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By Kathleen C. Enzler

Throughout the country parishes are initiating ministries for the aged based on personal sharing and concern. As expressed well by authors James and Evelyn Whitehead, these ministries help the aged "to grow old among Christians."

The United States today has increased numbers of aging citizens who do not fit into any single category. Good health, education and care promote longevity. Although many elderly people go to nursing homes, 80 percent remain at home or with relatives.

There is concern for the elderly person who is alone, but little is heard of the aging couple, perhaps because these people have each other. Yet couples too suffer from physical, emotional and financial problems. Older people have a high suicide rate, including some spouses who would rather ,die than burden their loved mates with long illnesses and the depletion of life savings.

In spite of failing health and diminished physical abilities,

'Some old couples display a sweetness and serenity which come from their shared love and compassion. They demonstrate the tri'llmph of the human spirit.' some old couples display a sweetness and serenity which come from their shared love and compassion. They demonstrate the triumph of the human spirit.

Age and poverty, however, can leave a couple prey to crime, illness, poor housing and inadequate care. Social Security is not enough for them. And many older people also feel useless, while some miss contact with persons of similar interests.

Sometimes the lonely deaths

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of an elderly husband and wife in seemingly trag ic and avoidable circumstances are reported.

Living by themselves, perhaps one becomes ill and the other either cannot or will not leave the stricken partner. Or one spouse may die, leaving behind a bedriddenpart:.1er who also dies before help comes.

How can Christians help prevent neglect and assuage loneliness? How can路 parishioners reach out to older couples? The

parish task is to discern needs and then to meet them with love in a variety of ways. Individuals must be motivated to extend private and personal charity as well.

With tact and warmth, older people can be welcomed into the parish community for themselves, not for their assets or achievements.

Older couples contribute wisdom and experience and provide valuable witness to younger people on how

the aging process can be managed.

Some couples need help during illnesses so they can remain together. In some homes one partner may want periodic relief from a long-term nursing burden. Others may need help with shopping or household duties.

Some aged couples yearn for transportation to church. I remember a couple approaching retirement who planned to sell their home and find one within two blocks of the parish church.

Daily communicants most of their lives, this was a priority for them. Others would consider it a great boon to attend church weekly.

Another avenue of ministry to the aged involves organizations.

In some areas substitute grandparent programs flourish. An older couple is unofficially adopted by a young family and serves by visiting, listening or providing a haven for students after school.

Other programs feature older persons aiding one another.

Volunteers in organizations such as "Telecare Call" and "Telassure" phone regularly to make certain all is well with older people or to arrange for meals on wheels.

In the Fall River diocese many parishes sponsor senior citizen groups where elder parishioners can enjoy, often in company with lifelong friends, recreation, trips, informative programs, frequently health services such as blood pressure checks - and, most of all, the feeling that their church truly cares for them.

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The Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home The Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home of' Fall River is a 35-bed facility providing care fo:r incurable cancer patients.

Open to all, it has only two requirements: that a person have incurable cancer and that he or she is unable to pay for I:are. It is supported, say the Hawthorne Dominican Sisters who :staff it, "by the generosity of a sympathetic public." Remuner;lltion is never accepted from patients or families.

Instead, the sisters "place their trust in the loving providence of God. That trust has never failed."

The goal of the home is to provide spiritual, physi.::al and psychological comfort for its residents. and in that it succeeds beyond belief. In its homelike, peaceful atmosphere it is not unknown for patients tel exceed the century mark, an acc~m­ plishment for anyone, fIlr more a victim of cancer.

In love and compassion, the sisters replace fear with serenity for their patients. Sister Mary Emmanuel tells of a woman whose belongings, on arriving at the home, included a loaded gun.

But the strength to continue living was restored to her by the concern of her new friends.

Given a chance, she was able to overcome fear, as did a man who had been an expert gardener but had lost all interest in the art. At the Rose Hawthorne he recaptured his delight in gardening as he took over an old greenhouse and nurtured choice plants to maturity to adorn the home.

Nursing care is focused on relieving pain and maintaining maximum comfort. Tender loving care is dispensed in large amounts, evidenced in such touches as bright furnishings, flowered bed linens, plants, chirping birds and deliberately

Hawthorne to request it of Mother Rose, then Mother General, at a time when she was quite sure it was impossible due to financial problems. But the morning mail that very day contained a letter saying that a legacy of $35,000 would be paid within a month.

small wards where each patient is appreciated as an individual.

Spiritual care is given top priority, with patients encouraged to visit the beautiful home chapel and to use their suffering as a means of attaining a closer union with God. A resident chaplain is available daily, while clergymen of all denominations are always welcome to visit members of their churches.

The Rose Hawthorne Home is one of seven staffed by the Hawthorne Dominicans, and was the fourth to be founded. A pamphlet issued by the community tells the interesting story of its establishment~

"The fourth house of the Servants of Relief for Incurable Cancer, the official name of the community, was to bear the name of the foundress, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, in her own native state. Bishop James E. Cassidy of Fall River arrived in

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"She lost no time in communicating the good news to Bishop Cassidy, and within a week was on her way to Fall River to inspect property. The one chosen was the former Bay View Hospitalon the eastern shore of Mount Hope Bay. Its splendid location would afford the patients magnificent views, especially sunsets, a never ending source of joy. The home was blessed on July 31, 1932, and the first patient arrived a few days later on Mother Alphonsa's feast day.

Sister M. Agnes was the first superior. Eventually two new wings were added to double the

bed capacity.

"It seems appropriate that in this home there is a flourishing Chapter of Third Order Dominicans who meet at the home once a month for Mass, Office and discussion.

"Of the many visitors, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, the noted author, has been extremely kind in mentioning the home in her many lectures. In her latest book, "Questions and Answers on Death and Dying," she introduces it as an ideal institution for caring for the terminally ill.

"Through the years a multitude of charitable friends have not only provided the necessary funds to continue from day to day, but have made possible many improvements and extensive landscaping, as well as the addition of a chapel and convent.

They have given services and money; they have also given the Sisters courage."

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Oct. 2, 1980

UN sets Year of Disabled UNITED NATIONS (NC}-At least 500 million persons around the world are mentalIy or physicalIy. disabled, providing. the world's conscience with a complex human problem.

Complexity prevails even at the most essential level: What is the definition of a disabled person? Two broad categories are the most popular: One includes physicalIy handicapped persons whose mental capacity is normal; and the other refers to people who are mentalIy disabled or retarded. In some countries diabetic people are categorized as disabled, while in others the focus is on extreme physical handicap or mental retardation.

To help clarify some of these issues and to help the disabled have an impact on world public opinion, the United Nations General Assembly in 1978 designated 1981 as the International Year of the Disabled Person (IYDP).

"One of our goals is to reach an international understanding on the definition of the disabled," said Libyan Ambassador Mansour Klghia, chairman of the IYDP advisory committee.

The developed world has established advanced institutional arrangements to accommodate the disabled. But it is criticized for over-institutionalization. The developing Third World retains a strong family structure and the necessary human contact which

disabled persons need. But it lacks institutions capable of proViding adequate medical and therapeutic services.

Disabled persons are often victims of genetic disorders.

"Work accidents, traffic accidents and wars are also highly important 'factors which cause disability," Kikha said.

The IYDP program establishes prevention as one of the basic issues in dealing with disabled people.' .

Another basic problem is finding funds for the disabled and for necessary courses and treat-

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Working from the office at St. Anne's Hospital, the Apostolate actively "seeks the isolated deaf and endeavors to bring them into the mainstream of life."

Many social activities' are planned, a newsletter is issued regularly and sign language classes are offered to anyone interested, often including hearing persons who wish to facilitate communication' with family members or friends.

Spiritual Director Rev. Edmund Fitzgerald Assoc. Spiritual Director Rev. Thomas Lopes Lay Director Norma Olivier Dartmouth

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The Diocesan Deaf Apostolate, directed by Father Joseph Viveiros and Sister Kathleen Murphy, OP, offers a wide variety of services to the hearing-impaired.

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ment. Many governments are either unwilling or unable to accommodate the needs. Private initiative has become an essential element for providing the economic resources to upgrade the status of disabled people in society.

Even established institutions in the developed world, however, face an acute problem of finding devoted and experienced staff.

The problem of training and education is further magnified in the Third World which remains in urgent need of advanced tech"'

Other services include interpreting where needed and home and hospital visitations. Masses at which the liturgy and homily are rendered in sign language are scheduled regularly at diocesan churches and religious education is available to alI age groups.

The International Catholic Deaf Association is active in the diocese, noted Father Viveiros" with the local unit named Christ the King Chapter 91. The ICDA initials also stand for "In Christ I Can Do Anything," the organization's motto and inspiration, said the priest.

TIDS BEAUTIFUL youngster is one of a half-billion disabled persons throughout the world who are the focus of the UN's 1981 International Year of the Disabled Person.

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Nazareth Halls reveal riches At Nazareth Hall, Fall River, a motto hangs on the wlllll: "The greatest good we can do for others is not just to share our riches with them but to reveal their riches to themselvl~s."

Translating those words into action is what the Nazareth Halls in Fall River and Hyannis are all about.

Both are day schools designed to meet the educational needs of developmentally disabled children and in Fall River there is. also a vocational component for students from ages 18 to 22.

The latter offers evaluation services, on-the-job and vocational training and, as possible, eventual job placement.

The Sisters of Mer'cy who, with a staff of lay persons, direct the Nazareths state as their

philosophy a belief in the idividuality of their students. "We believe in their worth and dignity and strive to challenge them to growth in all areas," they declare.

"We hope to unlock their potential so that their lives will become as rich and full as their capabilities will allow. We believe that they, in their own uniqueness, have much to teach us and society."

The Nazareths began in Fall River in 1956 at the instigation of retired Bishop James L. Connolly. Over the years they were a diocesan undertaking particularly close to his heart and he was a frequent visitor eagerly awaited by the Nazareth students.

The pioneer Nazareth director

was Sister Maureen Hanley, RSM, who was succeeded in 1976 by Sister Maureen Mitchell, RSM. Sister M. Carolita Schmith, RSM, is director of the Hyannis Nazareth.

Students are referred to the Nazareths by their local school systems or privately and are evaluated for their ability to profit from the schools' program before acceptance.

That program includes academic and social training, speech therapy, psychological services and physical education. An important part of school life is participation in the annual Special Olympics sports program and a large collection of ribbons and medals attests to the abilities of Nazareth students. An outstanding area of the athletics pro-

gram is swimming, which sees related Sister Maureen Hanley, students coached regularly by a then the Fall River principal, corps of community volunteers. "we received a call: 'He's gone Also offering community sup- to God, thank you.''' port are students from nearby On another occasion a priest Bishop Connolly High School requested prayers for a hospital. who have for years done one-on- patient who refused to see him. one tutoring of Nazareth young- . On his next hospital visit he sters, at the same time uncon- was passing the door of the sciously acting as peer group patient when he was beckoned role models. in. "He wants to see you now, Nazareth has invisible as well Father," a family member whisas visible functions. Over the· pered. years the schools have become And Nazareth children could spiritual powerhouses, receiving give lessons to many on the almost daily requests from di- subject of brotherhood. The ocesan residents for their some- school, said Sister Maureen Hantimes spookily efficacious pray- ley, had just accepted its first ers. black child when a pupil who Once the· children were asked had never seen a black rushed at 12:15 p.m. to pray for the up to her. "Hey Sister," he happy death of a hopelessly ill shouted, "doesn't Billy look and suffering man. "At 12:25," beautiful in that color?"

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Front an unwed mother The following letter was written by an unwed mother who gave her baby up for adoption.

Dear Mother-to-be: I believe I can say that I know how you feel because last year I was in your shoes. :For me it seemed like the end of the world.

All the people from Birthright helped me very much. But it would have been helpful for me to have talked with a girl who had also been pregnant and not married, and to have seen how she made it through it all. That is why I am telling you my story.

In February 1979 I began to suspect that I was pregnant. I was 27 and an elementary school teacher. I was supposed to be a model for the children. Pretty good model, eh? I wasn't too proud of myself.

The father of my baby was not someone I loved very deeply.

Marriage would have been a mistake - for me, for him, and for the baby. I had alreacly made one mistake. Why make another?

In the yellow pages I :found a listing for a center offer:.ng free pregnancy tests. I went there and had the test. The results were positive. They set. up an abortion for me - March 14, 1979, at 4 p.m. It wodd cost $150.

Let me tell you how attractive that seemed. It would be quick, cheap, and less humiliating. It seemed like the only solution.

How else would I make it through the school year without people finding out? And because of my age (and my shame), I didn't want to tell my parents.

What if I began to show? What could I do? Where could I go?

What about money? I had it all rationalized. In my situation abortion was the only answer.

Although I was sure no one could help me, I decided to call about an alternative. At least later, after the abortion, it might salve my conscience to know. I had looked into an alternative, but there was just no solution.

When I called Birthright, I talked with Marge. I told her I wanted to go somewhere far away. "I won't have any money to support myself. An impossible request,right?" Wrong. She said there were lots of places where I could go.

I made an appointment with Marge, and we found a home out of state. And that's where I went.

Let me tell you how happy I am that I went there. The people helped in every way. And I felt really loved and accepted.

I chose to have my baby adopted. I felt I had nothing to offer my baby that I would have wanted it to have. I could hardly make ends meet for myself.

I suffered a lot. I cried a lot of tears. For myself. For the child that would never be mine.

For all the weight I gained, for my stretch marks, for my shame,

and because I did not have a man that loved me. Lots of times I felt like a real loser.

On November 9, 1979, I had an eight pound baby boy. I saw him for the first, last, and only time on November 14, 1979.

When I held that little life in my arms, I knew that I had done the right thing. Let me tell you how proud I am of myself. I have guts and backbone.

Every year, more than a million women out there have abortions.

That means that there are a mililon women out there this year who did not have enough guts to do what I did. I'll never be ashamed of what I did.

And I know my baby will always be happy for what I gave him.

I hope this letter has helped you see that it can be done. I made it. I know hundreds of girls who have made it. And I know that you can make it too.

Love, C. If you are pregnant and facing seemingly insurmountable prob. lems, check the phone book for an emergency pregnancy service that will help you choose life for yourself and for your baby. They can be found under such names as Lifeline, Birthright, Birthcare, etc. Often they are listed in the yellow pages under "social service agencies."

Or stop in any parish rectory and ask the priest to put you in touch with an agency that will help.

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For nearly a year Hospice Outreach of Greater Fall River has helped terminally ill cancer patients and their families to experience each day of life as fully as possible.

So successful has the allvolunteer program been that it is expanding and needs new workers, said Rev. Jones B. Shannon, retired Episcopal minister from Westport Point who is its director.

He explained that volunteers are trained to bring comfort and dignity to patients being cared for in their own homes. Without duplicating services offered by other organizations, Hospice Outreach sE!eks to help families and patients cope with the emotional burdens of terminal ill路 ness and eventual bereavement.

"Home care volunteers must be sensitive, caring persons who are well adjusted in their own lives," said Rev. Shannon.

Prospective workers enter a training prorgam which includes information on the hospice concept, exploration of personal feelings about death and development of listening skills and support techniques.

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Hospice Outreach is an autonomous nonprofit corporation with headquarters at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River. Administrators from St. Anne and Charlton Memorial hospitals are among its directOrs and Dr. Frank Lepreau is its honorary medical director.

Those interested in the volunteer program are asked to inquire about it by Wednesday, Oct. 8, either by calling the Hospice office at 673-1589 or contacting Marcia Zuehlke, coordinator of volunteers, 674-8601.

Prayer路day WASHIlNGTON (NC)-President Carter has proclaimed Monday, Oct. 6 as this year's National Day of Prayer. He urged that it also be observed as a fast day.

Congress in 1952 passed a resolution calling on the president to set a National Day of Prayer each year.

"As we pray, let us never forget the American citizens in Iran who remain hostages iIi fundamental violation of the teachings of the world's religions," said Carter.

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By James Fiedler

DENVER (NC) "I don't have to pray for a miracle," 24year,old Carla Trujillo of- Denver said; ."I've already got one."

That miracle is her five-year. old (son, J6hp, who has brain damage, is blind, cannot hear, is unable to walk, and so far can· . not talk.

"He weighed only two pounds and ~ one-and-a-half ounces when he was born. He was premature and ::they didn't expect him to . live. He lost weight and went down tOQne pound. and 11, ounces. But·' he has ccme stich a long way.,Ehave .faith in God,:' she said.'·' . : W~en Jo!l~'wa~ born dq~t;Ot:~ ,:asked if s~~.w~ilI4 be abl~J9: " take ;~are of i}1im' and suggesti~ns were, :made.-~pout. piltting.!t.im in ~n ,~Stitl.lti~,but slJ,e w.o!<tldn't .. heaibf it.', .

She. is n0t"married and> when : she , : 'was~~gnant" tlier~ '.were sorri~.peopIe. Mjss 1:rujilio:,sald, ' wh¢:':wante'd ' her' :,to li~ve an .abortjon. ,But she wouldn't. hear of tiiat either. " , .

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"When John was born is when I r~ally started to believe in Goq". They didn't expect him to .live;:and I wanted him so bad.

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There are 373 stairs that lead to the giant statue honoring the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the top of the Mount of Sacred Heart.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (NC) Miss Trujillo 'carries John to the top and back down again. An original "family liturgy" has been created by Dr. C. Alexander He weighs 30 p,0tinds.

She exercise§.,:with weights Peloquin, compo~er and choir ,that herfath~r.;~:~,~riieI Trujillo, director at the Cathedral of St. has made 'forne:(i)l' order to be Peter and Paul, Providence, for able to centiiriJ~:;cafJjing'John. . Bespect Life Sunday, Oct. 5.

"I don't~ant~i<Jn~'takinghim :-\:'T~~ 'irihsic, "The Lord of Life: away fr6~ 'me;,' 50"1 have to Uturgy-for the FE.mily" is to be . learn to handl~ltim: by myself," 'performe'd for the first time in she said. : .

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The mUSIC was comn'issionc people call the' "holy dirt."· The Chimayo shrine contains by Cardinal Tere:nce C Joke a small hole in the floor from New York, chairman 0; he I\ which 'people obtain dirt that tional Conference of ~atho they believe has miraculous, Bishops (NCCB) Comm; Llee it; powers.

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Co-sponsored by the Catholic Health Association and the Pope John XXIII Center for Medical-Moral Research and Education, the program drew 240 physicians, nurses, administrators and pastoral care specialists.

Joseph M. Boyle, professor of philosophy at St. Thomas College in St. Paul, Minn., tc,ld the conference that refusal of medical treatment by a competent adult cannot be override:n simply because such refusal would predictably lead to death.

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Chicago attorney Dennis J. Moran said that since 1970, 25 states have adopted statutes defining death. "Brain death statutes constitute a legislative de... termination which is really no different than the common sense insight that shouldl have been made by physicians 10-to-15 years ago," Horan said. "When the brain has irreversibly ceased to function, then the person is dead in spite of the fact that respiration and circulation are artificially maintained."

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Crossroad has acquired from Seabury a backlist of 2:00 titles and will continue sub!itantially the international publishing programs developed originally under the Herder and Herder imprint and carried on by Linz; at Seabury. These include works by German Jesuit Father Karyl Rahner; Dominican Father Edward Schillebeeckx, professor of theology at the Catholic: University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands; and Pope John Paul II,

Respect ]life Continued from page one to human life and dignity. Program objectives are to make American Catholics more aware of ways to promote respect for life and to motivate people to establish a just social order "in which the rights and dignity of every man, woman and child are assured and protected," the 1980 Respect Life Manual states.

"Historically, the United States has had a long-standing tradition of protecting human rights. Our Declaration of Independence proclaims ea,::h citizen has the right to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,''' the manual's introduction states.

"Paradoxically, in our society .today we hear about the 'right' of a woman to control her own body by destroying h,er unborn child, t1l.e 'right' not to be born at all if one will be born with a serious disease which might limit hi$ or her potential for a normal life, the 'right' to choose the time of one's de8lth."

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The two companies will not be rivals, Linz said. Seabury, an official publishing house of the Episcopal Church, will continue 1ts Episcopal and ecumenical orientation, he added.

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Church unity CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy Pope J ohnPaul II urged Anglicans and Catholics to continue to work toward the unity of the two churches. Meeting with the 20-member AnglicanRoman Catholic International Commission, the pope said the quest for Christian unity "is not a task for man unaided."

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Continued from page one of instability in many areas of the Third World."

Brodie said the USCC considers energy as the next most critical problem considered dn the report. "Effective adaptation to high oil prices and increasingly Scarce supplies is essential if both developed and developing countries are to maintadn satisfactory rates of economic. and social progress," he said.

Leadership by the administration and Congress is essential, Brodie said, if the United States is to meet the challenge projected in the report.

"The outlook dn this regard is far from reassuring," he continued. He said the administration and Congress seem to have ignored "The Report of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger" issued last spring and another report by an international commission dealing with many of the same issues addressed in the "Global 2000 Report."· "At the recently concluded special session of the United Nations to prepare for a new round of North-South global negotiations," Brodie said, "the United States was one of three lindustllialized countries which blocked agreement on procedures to govern :the negotiations. And Congress has become ,increasingly reluctant to appropriate funds for economic development. No foreign assistance appropriations bill was passed for fiscal year 1980 and this failure well may be repeated again for fiscal year 1981. The United States also .is .in arrears on its commitments to a number of multilateral development banks. Last year the U.S. had the poorest record on aidgiving among the industrialized countries. "n may be," Brodie sa'id, "that these are temporary d~velop­ ments reflecting the national preoccupation wdth pressing domestic economic problems and the upcoming elections. But in the meantime they are raising serious doubts both ihere and abroad about the willingness and commitment of the United States to address seriously the sorts of problems raised in 'The Global Report.' "

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