Word: church
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...Washington Mall on his last Sunday in the U.S., John Paul is expected to express his profound concern about the disintegration of family life everywhere, especially in the U.S. He is disturbed about the prevalence of divorce and the ease with which Catholics can obtain annulments from American church authorities. He is distressed by the widespread use of artificial birth control among U.S. Catholics, and he regards abortion as a violation of human rights...
...raising these sensitive issues, John Paul faces the delicate problem of projecting an image of clarity and certainty, and at the same time not offending those Catholics who disagree sharply with him. He still finds the American form of church dissent something of a puzzle. Explained a Vatican source: "In the Pope's native Poland, the church is a compact, tightly knit unit, holding together against the Marxist enemy. It is hard for him to understand those Americans who disagree publicly and loudly with church teaching, yet consider themselves good Catholics...
...estimated 1 million people praying with him, will provide a momentous end to the Pope's journey, which began last weekend when he left Rome aboard a specially equipped Aer Lingus jumbo jet bearing the name Naomh Padraig (Gaelic for Saint Patrick). Aboard the 747 were some 180 church officials and journalists and 16 stewardesses...
...traveled in the upstairs lounge, which was furnished with a sofa, a table with four chairs, and a bed made up with Irish linen. On one bulkhead hung a wooden crucifix of Celtic design, a reminder of Ireland's role as an ancient and proud daughter of the church. A man with a hearty appetite, John Paul was offered a sumptuous menu that included fresh fruit, bacon and sausages, black-and-white pudding, cheese and biscuits, and tea or coffee...
...throughout the country. Some 12,000 women, many drawn from the ranks of furanderas (herb doctors), have visited 60% of Mexico's remote villages. Roughly 40% of the country's 15 million women of child-bearing age have been persuaded to use some form of contraception. Although the Catholic church has not directly attacked the program, population control is resisted in some parts of Mexico. There are men who feel that having many children is a proof of virility. Village mores still dictate that girls should be married at twelve and have large families before they are out of their...