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Cardinal had a dream VATICAN CITY (NC) - Here is the text of an oral intervention at the world Synod of Bishops given by.Cardinal George Basil Hume. of Westminster, England. I speak in my own name, and in my own name alone. I have listened to many speeches intently and attentively - well, that is not quite true. I confess that I have from time to time fallen" asleep. During one of these, I had a dream. I will speak of my dream. I heard a voice speaking, and it spoke of the church, and I saw in my dream a vision. It was a vision of the church. I saw a fortress, strong and upstanding. Every stranger approaching seemed to those who defended it to be an enemy to be repelled; from that fortress the voices of those outside could not be heard. The soldiers within showed unquestiening -eHeieRGe, and that was much to be admired: "Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do or die." It seemed thus in my dream, and then I remembered, upon awakening - it was only just to do so that dreams distort reality. They exaggerate. Then I had another vision. It was of a pilgrim, a pilgrim through history and through life. That pilgrim was the church. Tum to Page Six
Synod goes • mto secrecy
VAnCAN CITY (NC) - A shroud of secrecy has descended on the world Synod of Bishops in its critical final week which involves voting on' conclusions and a synod message. On Monday Archbishop Joseph ,Bernardin of Cincinnati presented a draft synOd message to the world and West German Cardi. nal Joseph RatZJinger presented a draft list of -50 propositions that the 200-plus synod fathers could approve, disapprove or amend. The synod ,is scheduled to end Sunday. But the drafts were issued "sub secretc:( (under secrecy), and at AT WAREHAM CLERGY CONFERENCE: Father Roger LeDuc, Father James Lythe end of the morning session ons, Bishop Daniel A. 'Cronin, Sister Jose Hobday, OSF, speaker at both conference and the bishops were told in three Catholic Education Convention, Father Marcel H. Bouchard. languages that they were not to be released. IInformation obtained by NC News Serv.ice indicated that the draft propositions presented by By Pat McGowan among -Indians honor is shown to with people trying to get their Cardinal .Ratzinger, the synod's leaders by asking them to lead a act together." relator, consisted of 50. items. sp~':e~~m~: :P:~t~;::~?;~ :::r~,Uiba1.,dam:e. ....Sbe.rela.tad tha.t-iQ.... €itrtt~-teld1he--~uca1:ors;'"' "'NCNewsals61earned that the d a consultf ds a sign of life. "In the old draft of the synod message, comrowed black dress, looked like a Arizona, wherer she is misplaced grandma who'd rather ant in spirit~a .l'ty an Indian a - days you couldn't be sure if con- posed by an elected five-member , fairs to the diocese " of Tucson; vent parlors were for visitors or committee, consisted of six have been dn the kitchen making 12 bishops meet'1Og to diSCUSS for surgery. But iot's untidy and parts: soup (it turned out she's good at h h . tId' cure serv.lce, 0 n lans, were exciting to be building faith,'''' -An introduction saying that that too). th h d onore. On the other hand, she cauthe message is directed to all us She opened her mouth. Magic. "But no one knew the dance, tioned, "the spirit comes • into families. The 450 attendants at- Sunday's session of the annual Catholic ·so I taught them," she said, add- the swept floor, the cooked -A descr.iption of the. situaEduca'tion Convention of the ing that the prelates did a won- meal," And she reminded har- tion that the family finds itself diocese were her captives, and derful job when they'd shaken ried.COD instructors that at any in today. cost they must not become the -A doctrinal part, placing she played them like a harp, in- off their inhibitions. .terjecting "God bless you" at To diocesan religious educa- kind of people who scream at a family life in .the context of every audience 'sneeze, jumping tors and teachers she spoke of roomful of rambunctious kids: God's 'plan for salvation and emthem to ,their feet every few. how spiritualioty prov.ides power "Sit down and shut up! I'm go- phasizing ,the witness to God's to crea.te a faith community. ing to tell you the good news of plan of love and life' to -the per. t f t h d h If J Ch . t . ht '" manence of marriage and the mmu es or a stre c .an, a way through her first talk, wavShe descr.ibed Ca~olicism as esus' ns ng now. transmission of life to which .jng farewell to Bishop Daniel A. -harboring "the most riffraff, beSister Jose said "The gospels Chllistian families are called. Cronin, departing for another en- dng the messiest church and the give us a road into everything. -A section of the response of gagement, with a hollered "Next one with the best sense of hu- The proCligal son, the prodigal The 21st conference of the t · mol" about I·tself. daughter-that's us.' Everything people to God's plan. I I'll t h t Ime come, eac you 0 -A section on the church and New England Councils of Cathdance," "We're a church of variety," ,in the Bible is us," olic Nurses will open tomorrow the family. She listed fears, fatigue and -A conclusion encouraging Sister Jose Hobday, of Seneca' she declared, "with a high tolat the Sheraton-Regal Inn, HyIroquois descent, explained that erarfce for sinners and patience Tum to Page Three families ,to meet the challenges annis. Its theme, "Ethics: What God of Chllistian family life today. Expects of Us" will be addressed Theme of the synod :is: "The by Dr. Thomas A. Shannon, asRole of the Christian Family in sistant professor of social ethics the World of Today," at Worcester Polytechnic InstiDetails of the 50 proposhions tute; Dr. Josephine Flaherty of were not ,immediately learned, Ottawa, a consultant and adviser but probably include: to North American universities -A reaffirmation of "Huand schools of nursing; and Mamanae Vitae," the 1968 papal ria Leandro, RN, staff education encyclical that said the use of instructor at Providence Veteartificial means of contraception erans Administration Medical is intrinsically wrong, and a call Center. for fuller understanding of that 'Dr. Shannon will consider teaching and better explanation cases where medical treatment of it in terms of a pos~tive is refused, informed consent to theology of human sexuality, treatment and the ethics of hu-'A reaffirmation of the ind.isman experimentation. Dr. Flah-' solubility of marriage, but a call erty will discuss nursing ethics for better pastoral care for diin.the health care f,ield; and Ms. vorced and remarried persons. Leandro's topic will be "Spirit-· -A reminder of the essential AT EDUCATION CONVENI'ION: Sister M. Laurita Hand, PBVM and Sister Ann elements ,in the rite of matriuality in Nursing." Delegates are expected from Moore, CND, both of Diocesan Department of Education, greet Father Thomas H. Groome, mony, but recognition .of the Tum to Page Six a principal convention speaker. Turn to Page Eleven
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