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...search for causes of the violence in Brussels went on, those touched by the tragedy made an effort to come to terms with their feelings. At a Requiem Mass held in Liverpool's Roman Catholic cathedral, the Archbishop of Liverpool, Derek Worlock, summed up the feelings of shocked and puzzled citizens. "If it comes to responsible human conduct and moral behavior," he said, "the answer lies in ourselves." At a service held in a hangar at a Brussels military airport on Saturday, Belgian Prime Minister Martens paid his final respects to 25 of the riot victims. He spoke...
...reluctant to celebrate a military victory over a now important ally, but agreed to an official service in Westminster Abbey after the Royal British Legion and other patriotic groups insisted on marking the anniversary. Before Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and other members of the royal family, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, reminded the congregation that the war had a noble purpose: "The victory which closed down Belsen, Buchenwald and Auschwitz is, itself, sufficient cause for thanksgiving...
...sometimes uncomfortable period of re-examining the Nazi past. The mood was perhaps most appropriately reflected in an ecumenical service in Cologne Cathedral attended by West German government leaders and clergymen from throughout Europe. Referring to the four decades since the cease-fire, Joseph Cardinal Hoffner, the Archbishop of Cologne, pointed out that in Scripture, "forty signifies a time of trial, of testing, of toil, of endurance and of reflection...
...Gallagher said that despite the anti-abortion stance of Archbishop Bernard F. Law '53 the Boston Catholic community is divided over the issue. She cited a February poll by WBZ which showed that 76 percent of Boston Boston feel women should be able to choose. Law's position. She said, "is profoundy intermeshed with the church negative attitude towards women and toward sexuality...
...MILLION PRAYING FOR YOU, TANCREDO, read a banner outside Sao Paulo's Heart Institute. Television broadcasts mixed Easter week religious messages with prayers for President-elect Tancredo Neves, 75. In Neves' home state of Minas Gerais, an archbishop led special prayers at a Mass attended by 10,000 people. Outside the institute, hundreds of Brazilians, some weeping, waited for the latest medical bulletin...