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...Youngstown, Ohio, the president of the bishops' conference, has been a strong supporter of such activity; he worked hard but unsuccessfully in the late 1970s to keep open the Youngstown Sheet and Tube mills in his diocese. More recently, Archbishops Bernard Law of Boston and John O'Connor of New York stepped into this year's election campaign by indicating that Catholics should consider a candidate's views on abortion before voting...
...nearly 300 bishops at last week's meeting roundly praised the letter. New York's Archbishop O'Connor said the draft would help "in stirring up a sense of personal and national emergency." Said Archbishop James Hickey of Washington, B.C.: "It challenges all ideologies...
Ferraro was less successful with the leaders of her own Roman Catholic Church. She was publicly criticized by New York Archbishop John J. O'Connor, among others, for her stance supporting free choice on abortion. Personal acceptance of the church's strict antiabortion teachings was not enough, they said; Ferraro was also obligated to press for their public acceptance. The clerical confrontation, which could not help but cost votes, was all the more galling to Ferraro's staff because it appeared to them to be inspired by the candidate's sex. Says an aide: "Teddy Kennedy had the same position...
...Office of the Arts regularly invites outstanding creative or performing artists to talk to students about their craft. Other artists scheduled for this fall include Carroll O'Connor and Glenn Close...
What a pathetic bunch of male jurists. Except for Sandra Day O'Connor, the Justices should all be replaced by the brilliant young ghostwriters who draft their opinions...