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Last week the bishops called another press conference to "clarify" matters. "I make no apology for the position we've taken on abortion," said Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, president of the conference. But Bernardin also noted that "we are not supporting religious-bloc voting, nor are we instructing people for whom to vote. We reject any interpretation of the meetings with the candidates as indicating a preference for either candidate or party...
Clear Signal. The bishops said that they were "encouraged" by Ford, while they had been "disappointed" by Carter, who had invited them in a week before. There was, however, still room for improvement in Ford's position. Declared Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops: "Saying we are encouraged is not to say that we are totally satisfied. We feel there are better approaches than states' rights...
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...
...Archbishop Joseph L. Bernardin of Cincinnati, John Cardinal Carberry of St. Louis, Terence Cardinal Cooke of New York, Archbishop John J. Maguire of New York, Bishop James W. Malone of Youngstown and Bishop James S. Rausch, general secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops...
...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...