Word: christi
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...Staff Michael Deaver to warn that the situation was looking grim. Deaver then convinced the President that policy had to be changed. An order went out through Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger to Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, who obediently bowed: a Navy attack submarine initially christened Corpus Christi (which means "body of Christ" in Latin) will be renamed, probably City of Corpus Christi. That persuaded Christian Activist Mitchell Snyder, 38, to end a 64-day protest fast during which he had taken only water and lost 59 of his 185 Ibs. Said Snyder: "We won. We secularized...
...port city of 332,000 rather than the sacrament of the Eucharist. But many Roman Catholic priests and bishops insisted that selecting such a name for a warship that may well be armed with nuclear-tipped missiles was, in the words of Bishop Thomas Drury of Corpus Christi, "very nearly sacrilegious." Lehman, a Catholic, replied that church doctrine recognized the "unavoidable necessity of building and operating deterrent systems." Nonetheless, the protests swelled, and Representative Tony Hall, an Ohio Democrat, introduced a House resolution demanding a name change. That, and Snyder's fast, apparently prompted O'Neill, a Catholic...
...register by the government. Should inductions begin, registrants will have only ten days to file claims for exemptions or deferments. We urge those faced with the decision of whether or not to register to seek draft counseling (available from American Friends Service Committee (661-6130) and from Pax Christi (354-4354). Rely on your conscience. If you decide not to register, you will not be alone.Jeff Knopf Jenny Trascher John Lindsay at Radcliffe-Harvard Peace Alliance
...National Conference of Catholic Bishops feels the naming of a nuclear sub Corpus Christi is "very near sacrilegious" [Dec. 21]. What then do they call the methods of their "brother," Father Corrado Catani [Aug. 17], in promoting his "Jesus-Jeans," in which he uses a titillating Playboy-type poster bearing the caption He Who Loves Me, Follows Me? Now that I would call sacrilegious...
...Trafalgar the biggest battleship was the Spanish Santissima Trinidad. It was destroyed by Nelson's fleet in spite of its name and 30 guns. The crew of the Corpus Christi should not expect any special protection, at least in this world...