Word: bernardine
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Despite Carter's efforts, the bishops remained unimpressed. Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, later declared: "We continue to be disappointed with the Governor's position." He added: "Personal opposition is not enough...
...great gap between church teaching and practice troubles Cincinnati's Archbishop Joseph L. Bernardin, president of the U.S. Bishops' Conference. Said Bernardin in an interview in U.S. Catholic: "So many consider themselves good Catholics, even though their beliefs and practices seem to conflict with the official teaching in the church. This is almost a new concept of what it means to be a Catholic today...
...other nuns, laywomen-some 1,200 in all-met in Detroit last November to discuss and coordinate their cause. Says Elizabeth Carroll, a Sister of Mercy working at Washington's Center of Concern: "The arguments for women in the priesthood are unassailable." The bishops do not agree. Archbishop Bernardin argues that "serious theological objections" still stand in the way of women priests. Many Catholics are open to the idea, however, including an elderly woman at St. Columbkille's. "If a woman wants to be a priest, that's fine with me. The important thing...
...group includes ten Third World cardinals and one American: mild-mannered Archbishop William W. Baum, 49, of Washington, D.C. His election brought the number of American cardinals to an alltime high of twelve. Paul did not name Cincinnati's Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, the president of the U.S. bishops' conference. A possible explanation: Paul named as cardinals only two of the nine members of the permanent secretariat elected by the 1974 international Synod of Bishops, thus bypassing Bernardin and other likely candidates. By one Roman reading, he is retaliating against the synod, which aroused papal anxiety with its bold...
...halt U.S. church "deterioration." As for the schools, he expects further dwindling of enrollment unless the bishops let the laity take control of fund raising and administration. Says Greeley: "If I were a bishop and I saw this data, I'd call a panic meeting." Archbishop Joseph L. Bernardin, head of the U.S. bishops' conference, appeared, however, to be composed. "Catholic truth," he replied to inquiries about the book, "is not determined by sociological data or analyses...