Word: bishops
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Some Catholics, left behind in this outpouring of new energies on what was considered "their" issue, seem to be running to catch up. Auxiliary Bishop Austin Vaughan of Newburgh, N.Y., has gone to jail with Operation Rescue, and Cavanaugh-O'Keefe claims other bishops are considering that step. The threat of increasingly harsh penalties for sit-ins, especially under the suspect RICO anti-racketeering statute, brings out more defiant rhetoric from the pro- lifers. Some leaders have sold their homes and disposed of other property to live in imitation of Andrews, who gave up her worldly goods to pursue...
...conscience and tender mercies of the Harvard Corporation and administration--the outlook would be grim indeed. We are proud of our history, proud of those who continue the battle for social justice and hopeful for change at Harvard and in the world. Is it too much to hope, as Bishop Tutu has said, that Harvard might be remembered for its contributions to the effort rather than for its opposition? The answer rests partly with you--but far more with the students, faculty, staff and alumni/ae whose University Harvard truly is. We place our faith in them...
...should be making sure that the racism and sexism here should not be tolerated. We have a chance to bring social responsibilities to Harvard by electing Bishop [Desmond M.] Tutu [to the Board of Overseers]," said Domenic M. Bozzotto, who heads Local 26, the Harvard dining hall workers' union...
...Harvard administration are very concerned that the dissident petition slate of five candidates, headed by Bishop Tutu, may play havoc with, the administration of Harvard unless more than the usual effort is made to encourage the election of candidates selected for nomination through the normal channels," Malkin wrote in the letter...
...religiously oriented briefs wassubmitted on behalf of Catholic Bishop AustinVaughn of New York. The first half of the documenttraces the first 1400 years of Christianity andthe Catholic Church's position on abortion, saysattorney Robert L. Sassone, its author. "Thesecond half contains other religious arguments,"he adds...