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...since the Second Vatican Council ended in 1965. The stereotype of the working-class ethnic Catholic is no more. Catholics today are having smaller families, earning higher incomes and becoming better educated than Protestants. And their attitudes toward their religion have changed along with their circumstances. Once regarded by Rome as among the most dutiful sons and daughters of the church, many American Catholics now believe they have a right to pick and choose the elements of their faith, ignoring teachings of the church they disagree with. Nonetheless, more than in most Western nations where dissent is widespread, American Catholics...
...finger wagging. As with his dramatic 1979 U.S. visit, John Paul's Sept. 10-19 journey will feature blessings and warm homilies to huge and friendly crowds (see following story). But this time he will rely far more on advice from American bishops, who conferred with him in Rome, and he is expected to avoid confrontational speeches. The trip, through the Sunbelt and California to Detroit, will acknowledge U.S. cultural pluralism and deal with a few political necessities as well...
...Jews did not play an important role in the Pope's vision of the world." In fact, John Paul has made a number of significant overtures to Jews. His 1979 journey to Auschwitz was the first by a Pontiff to a concentration camp. His visit last year to a Rome synagogue made him the first known Pope to enter a Jewish house of worship since St. Peter. But last May he beatified a nun, Edith Stein, a convert from Judaism, as a heroic Christian martyr. Jews had protested that Stein was gassed at Auschwitz not for her faith...
...ever at the pool. Anthony Nesty's record swim in the 100-meter butterfly brought out a bright national banner with the wonderful slogan A DIRT WAGON CARRIES DIRT, BUT IT DOES NOT CARRY SHAME. There were old names too. Saving her heptathlon for the coming world championships in Rome, the regal Jackie Joyner-Kersee focused on the long jump and equaled East German Heike Drechsler's 24-ft. 5 1/2-in. world mark. With Carl Lewis standing by for his own turn at the long jump and Greg Louganis still perched on his diving pedestal, thoughts of 1984 were unavoidable...
Europe: Christopher Redman London: Christopher Ogden, Roland Flamini Paris: Jordan Bonfante, B. J. Phillips, Adam Zagorin Bonn: William McWhirter, John Kohan Rome: Sam Allis, Cathy Booth Eastern Europe: Kenneth W. Banta Moscow: James O. Jackson, Ann Blackman Jerusalem: Johanna McGeary Cairo: Dean Fischer, David S. Jackson Nairobi: James Wilde Johannesburg: Bruce W. Nelan New Delhi: Ross H. Munro Bangkok: Dean Brelis Peking: Richard Hornik Hong Kong: William Stewart, Jay Branegan, Bing W. Wong Tokyo: Barry Hillenbrand, Yukinori Ishikawa Ottawa: Peter Stoler Mexico City: John Borrell, Laura Lopez, John Moody Rio de Janeiro: Gavin Scott