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...brokered peace agreement was signed in 1984. John Paul, who is no stranger to powerful military rulers -- from former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to Poland's Wojciech Jaruzelski and Haiti's former President-for-Life Jean- Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier -- was not about to allow Pinochet to use the papal visit for his own purposes...
...theological experts, the text contained no major surprises, since there has been a long development of consistent papal teaching on reproductive technology. But the statement is dramatic because it collects points from scattered pontifical addresses and other church pronouncements into a strong, coherent policy about medical techniques that have become widespread...
Even though it was armed with earlier papal speeches on biological ethics, Rome decided to prepare a formal document in response to requests from many bishops as the new techniques were becoming more widespread. In fact, some worried Catholics think the Vatican has been too cautious, rather than too bold, by waiting so long to speak out. The Pontifical Council for the Family has received letters from scores of couples, most of them American, asking for guidance or expressing concern about the technologies. The doctrinal congregation spent 20 months writing the text, consulting some 60 moral theologians and 22 scientists...
Born in Cicero, Ill., of Lithuanian heritage, Marcinkus has been a member of Pope John Paul II's entourage, and for 17 years served as a papal advance man. In 1970 Marcinkus used his 6-ft. 4-in. frame to thwart a knife attack on Pope Paul VI in Manila. The Archbishop was once thought to be on the Vatican fast track, but after the Ambrosiano affair his rapid career advancement came to a stop. He was not named a Cardinal as anticipated and did not rise to become President of Vatican City, another post that he was expected...
Though the overall budget of the Holy See is a well-kept secret, church officials estimate that it ran a deficit of $56 million last year. The freeze means that the Cardinals who run Vatican ministries will go without a pay raise and that papal ambassadors around the world will have to watch their expense accounts. The Pope will not have to curb his travel schedule, however, since his trips are mostly paid for by local churches...