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John Paul, who had received advance texts from the four archbishops last summer, responded to Bernardin merely with a reaffirmation of the church's traditional hierarchical structure. But his words took on an electric intensity when he answered San Francisco Archbishop John Quinn's general observations about troublesome moral issues, notably birth control, homosexuality and abortion. The Pope unleashed a vigorous defense of the Magisterium (the church's teaching authority), firmly rejecting the pick-and- choose approach toward church doctrine among many lay U.S. Catholics. "It is sometimes claimed," intoned the Holy Father, "that dissent from the Magisterium is totally...
...Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee, after boldly describing the counterproductive dangers of an "authoritarian style," made a forthright appeal for women to become "equal partners" within the church. "There are no words to explain so much pain on the part of so many competent women today who feel they are second-class citizens in a church they love. That pain turns easily to anger," he warned, as many come to resent "male superiority and dominance...
...Pope held out a special hand of reconciliation in advance to Catholic homosexuals, who had been outraged at comments made by Archbishop John Foley, the American who heads Vatican communications. Foley had described the scourge of AIDS as a "natural sanction for certain types of activities." Aboard Spoleto, John Paul said homosexuals "are in the heart of the church," along with "all people who suffer." In his first-ever remarks on AIDS, the Pope said, "The church is doing all that is possible to heal and especially to prevent the moral background" of the disease...
...Moscow and Constantinople, his friendly reception and lengthy talks with Russia's Pimen strengthened Orthodox unity, as well as Dimitrios' influence as "first among equals" in the Orthodox hierarchy. In coming months the Patriarch will visit the churches of five other nations, then meet the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury. Expected in 1988: a return to Moscow for the millennium of Eastern Slavic Christianity...
...additional $1 million. Such seemingly large outlays have angered some who believe the money would be better spent on the poor. Charges Margaret Traxler, a founder of the feminist- leaning National Coalition of American Nuns: "Twenty million dollars for a ten-day visit is immoral!" Not at all, responds Archbishop John L. May, president of the Bishops' Conference: "The church spends that amount of money on the poor every two or three days." John Paul's visit, the St. Louis prelate adds, will "help a lot of us reaffirm our commitment to our Catholic tradition." Conference Spokesman Carl Eifert calculates...