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An American Cardinal opposes abortion and executions
At New York City's Fordham University last week, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin of Chicago, perhaps the most influential U.S. archbishop, defended the linking of opposition to both abortion and capital punishment by arguing that these "prolife" policies constitute a "seamless garment." Bernardin also spoke on a subject with which...
In his Fordham speech, Bernardin followed the lead of other U.S. prelates in extending the "life" agenda to questioning human genetic engineering, opposing mercy-killing and advocating Government aid to the needy. The same commitment to life, said the Cardinal, underlies the bishops' repeated criticism of Reagan Administration policy...
This was Bernardin's first full-dress policy statement since he succeeded the late Terence Cardinal Cooke as chairman of the bishops' Pro-Life Activities Committee. Bernardin's speech appeared to signal a renewed effort by the American church to redirect the country's thinking on...
The book's roster of guests shows that Lowell has made ample use of its funds. The list includes Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, gourmet cook Julia Child, columnist Ellen Goodman, journalist Oriana Fallacci, songwriter and comedian Tom Lehrer '47, the late Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, anthropologist Margaret Mead, and actors Burt...