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Friday, October 13, 1989
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Inner peace seen as world's hope Bisho)? calls for conversion, repentance, reparation' "Terrorism is the new face of peace and condemns the frightfulness of war in all its forms .... war and it threatens the whole world," said Bishop Daniel A. "Peace," he explained, "consists Cronin in his homily at the 15th of the following positive elements: annual Columbus Day peace prorespect for the dignity of human cession and Mass. persons; mutual respect and ·safeHe spoke at St. Anne's Church, guarding for the plurality of values Fall River, where an estimated among peoples; respect for indi1,000 worshipers attended Mass vidual freedoms; mutual trust and after processing with lighted can- interdependence among peoples dies from St. Mary's Cathedral to and nations; and the practice of the huge chur-ch fronting Kennedy heartfelt fraternity among men and women of all races and creeds. Park in the south end of the city. "Peace is the fruit of basic human Undaunted by a windy evening, the marchers sang hymns and pray- justice. Moreover, peace is not ed the rosary on the half-mile merely the work of justice, but the fruit of love, which goes beyond route between the churches. what justice can provide. "A significant segment of the world today," the bishop told the "The message of Fatima, which THESE MEMBERS of the Greater Fall River and New Bedford chapters of Massachu- peace marches, woo represented we recall today in this pilgrimage setts Citizens for Life were among 20,000 participating in a recent Respect Life Walk in Boston. many diocesan parishes, "is begin- for peace, has always been a mes(Booth p h o t o ) ' ning to appreciate and work for sage of peace. Moreover, it is a call ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I peace. The latest achievements of or invitation to the whole human the United States and the Soviet race to pray and to work for peace Union witness to this. So many in the world. parts of the world, however, still "Pope John XXIII termed the experience the ravages and sufferFatima message 'the world's greating of war. We. see it in Lebanon, est hope for peace.' And speaking By Catholic News Service to become one in peace and jus- ed was 'attended by more than I as well as other parts of the Middle to a million pilgrims in the Cova tice," he said at the closing Mass of million people at Seoul's Youido East, and in Ireland. And all over da Iria on May 13, 1967, Pope Pope John Paul II, the most the congress, which police estimat- Plaza. The entire Catholic popula- the world, war has taken a new traveled pope in history, has visited Paul VI said: 'We have come to the tion of South Korea is 2.3 million, form. I mean the scourage of terKorea and Indonesia during his feet of the Queen of Peace to ask according to 1988 Vatican figures. rorism. Terrorism is the new face current Oct. 7 to 16 trip. He was in her for the gift of peace which only Catholics form 5.5 percent of the of war, and it threatens the whole Korea Oct. 7 to 9 and will leave God can give.' population. world, not merely sections of it. Indonesia tomorrow. "The greatest enemy of peace on The North Korean Communist His last stop will be in the "The Second Vatican Council," earth is sin: both personal sins government did not allow its CathIndian Ocean country of Mauritius. he continued, "speaks very elo- which we ourselves commit, and olics to attend the congress, In Korea q~ently of the noble meaning of Turn to Page 16 although 20 lay people were forPope John. Paul II preached WASHINGTON(CNS)- Tens mally invited. Vatican officials said reconciliation in a divided Korea and said the Asian peninsula's pol- of thousands of marchers, from there are no bishops or priests in North Korea. itical status is symbolic of the his- parish council members to HollyCongress organizers invited 14 torical and ideological divisions wood stars to the homeless, descended on Washington Oct. 7 to Vietnamese bishops, but only two hindering world peace. were allowed to attend by their During his visit, the main pur- demand affordable housing and govern~ent. pose of which was to close the 44th , an end to homelessness. Two bishops came from Burma, International Eucharist Congress Waving colorful handmade plain Seoul, the pope's activities also cards and banners that read, "2,000 where the government greatly restricts travel inside and outside the included: years and still no room in the inn," - Saying publicly for the first and "May we borrow Kennebunk- country. Regarding South Korea, the port for the winter," protesters time that he wants to visit China, pope asked greater respect for huwhere Catholics are divided be- called on the federal government man rights and a continued movetween a pro-government church to put housing higher on its priorthat does not accept Vatican author-· ity list. President Bush's summer ment toward democracy. He also opposed violence and hatred as a home is in Kennebunkport, Maine. ity and a clandestine church loyal means to overcome the country's to the pope. Under blue skies, the marchers ills. converged on the Capitol. Many - Meeting bishops from trouAt the same time, the pope said bled Asian nations where normal paraded from the Pentagon to the situation had greatly improved contact with the Vatican has been emphasize what they saw as the since his first visit in 1984, after a link between too much military interrupted. series of bloody encounters between - Asking for continued human spending and too little affordable . police and students protesting the rights improvements in South housing. policies of a military-led governOutside Washington's St. AloyKorea and praising the governsius Catholic Church a group of ment. ment's progress toward democracy. At an Oct. 7 Mass for youths, Theme of the Oct. 5-8 congress some 300 Catholics gathered before the pope warned that "violence was "Christ Our Peace," and the the march te:> participate in a "soliddestroys" when used to further pope asked Catholics to help over- arity prayer service." socioeconomic and political goals. come divisions by sharing Christ's Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. SulDuring the Mass youths gave "life-giving love through service'~ livan of Brooklyn, N. Y., chairman BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN stands at door of St. t.he pope a miniature tear-gas canto others. of the U.S. Catholic Conference ister and a miniature·. Molotov Mary's Cathedral as peace procession participants preparing "The Korean nation is symbolic Committee on Domestic Social of a world divided and not yet able to begin march to St. Anne's Church. (Gaudette photo) Turn to Page 16 Turn to Page Five
Three nations on papal tour Thousands march for housing