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...press conference last week in advance of the annual meeting of the N.C.C.B. "I for one never even thought of the possible impact on the elections," says Bishop John O'Connor, auxiliary military vicar and one of the document's coauthors. Says Chicago Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, who chaired the five-bishop panel: "I am sure no one really believes that we made public our draft to influence the elections...
...first draft that labeled deterrence "marginally justifiable." Instead, they declared that deterrence must only be "a step on the way toward progressive disarmament," and could not be used to justify the continued arms race. "We have pretty well accepted the Holy Father's view of the deterrent role," Bernardin told TIME Correspondent Wilton Wynn in Rome last week. "But we are going forward in applying these principles to very concrete situations...
...debate will be fully aired at a four-day meeting of the bishops' conference in Washington beginning Nov. 15. The tactful and diplomatic Bernardin, who is called a "George Shultz of the Catholic hierarchy," will work to mold a consensus around his committee's draft. A special meeting will be called, probably next spring, to vote on the final version. If it passes by a two-thirds margin, it will be sent to all parishes to become a guide for Catholic teachings. Even if adopted, the letter is likely to remain a matter of controversy among members. Says...
...week's emotional high point was a candlelight prayer service in Holy Name Cathedral, where Bernardin told a congregation of priests, "I need your great talent, energy, collaboration, faith, loyalty, challenge and honest counsel." Then he spoke touchingly of his troubled predecessor. "I was four years old when the Cardinal became a priest. We are men of different generations and different experiences. I was saddened by the pain, suffering and conflict that seemed to cloud his final years. By any objective measure, Cardinal Cody did many good things for Chicago that make my work easier. If any hard feeling...
...Desmond Hampton, 41, a handsome London real estate broker, has chartered the 56-ft. ketch Gipsy Moth V from the family of the late Sir Francis Chichester. Hampton's only companion will be a tiny stuffed koala bear presented to him for good luck by his daughter. Guy Bernardin, 37, a French business executive who will skipper the 38-ft. Ratso II, accepts the loneliness of the long-distance sailor. "For a race such as this," he says, "you must clear out all the responsibilities in your life. Anything can happen. You must clear your mind from all problems...