November 18, 1994
The Message -- for Catholics of Southwestern Indiana
ocese
from page 1
Pand membership on the Tri-
Commission on Re-
Life and Ministry to in-
clude, the. recently established
.Ouncfl of Major Superiors of
The commission was formed
and is COmposed of repre-
sentatives of the NCCB, Lead-
rship Conference of Women
eligious and Conference of
Superiors of Men. The
council of women's supe-
p WaS formed in 1992.
reliminary discussion of
the proposed revisions to the
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nearly 20-year-old "Ethical and
Religious Directives for
Catholic Health Care Services"
-- now in its 10th draft -- was
generally positive, but the doc-
ument seemed destined for fur-
ther revisions.
The 48-page document looks
at such questions as abortion,
euthanasia, care for the poor,
medical research, treatment of
rape victims, surrogate moth-
erhood, in vitro fertilization,
prenatal testing, nutrition and
hydration for the terminally ill
and organ donation.
The directives, to be voted
on Nov. 17, break no new
ground on those topics, but
bring together in one document
church thinking in those areas.
The proposed document on
violence -- scheduled for a
final vote Nov. 15 -- "speaks to
the moral and human conse-
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a detailed analysis or a partic-
ular program," said Auxiliary
• Bishop John H. Ricard of Balti-
more, chairman of the bishops'
Domestic Policy Committee.
Violence, the proposed mes-
sage says, "is destroying the
lives, dignity and hopes of mil-
lions of our sisters and broth-
ers. Fear of violence is paralyz-
ing and polarizing our
communities. The celebration
of violence in much of our
media, music and even video
games is poisoning our chil-
dren."
The pastoral reflection on
women, called "Towards
Strengthening the Bonds of
Peace," calls for a churchwide
dialogue on women's "leader-
ship in the church, equality of
women and men and diversity
of gifts." A vote on the docu-
ment was expected Nov. 16.
The statement says there
should be increased roles for
women in governing the
church and collaboration be-
tween women and men in serv-
ing the church. It singles out
language as a source of prob-
lems for women who feel
pained by sexism and encour-
ages the use of inclusive lan-
guage whenever possible.
Others matters pending be-
fore the bishops were election
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of a new general secretary to
succeed Msgr. Robert N.
Lynch; a decision on whether
to extend 11 ad hoc committees
set for automatic phaseout in
November; and election of com-
mittee chairmen.
The topic of sex abuse was
raised inside and outside the
hotel where the bishops were
meeting. Each bishop received
a manual, titled "Restoring
Trust," that urges all dioceses
to have written policies on sex-
ual abuse of minors, with spe-
cial emphasis on education and
prevention and on a pastoral
response when an allegation is
made.
Further discussion of the
topic was expected Nov. 16
when Bishop John F. Kinney of
Bismarck, N.D., chairman of
the Ad Hoc Committee on Sex-
ual Abuse, was to report to the
bishops on his panel's work.
Members of the Survivors
Network of Those Abused by
Priests held a press conference
outside the hotel to announce
what they called "the most
dangerous dioceses in America
for victims of sexual abuse by
priests." The six were Camden,
N.J.; Kansas City, Me.; Provi-
dence, R.I.; Milwaukee; Santa
Fe, N.M.; and Chicago. But
bishops heading the named
archdioceses and dioceses told
Catholic News Service the
group's accusations were un-
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Church/World
Pope gives thanks
Thanksgiving is a day to
reflect on humanity's rela-
tionship with creation and to
pray in a special way for
farmers, Pope John Paul H
said. The pope marked the
Italian Thanksgiving Nov.
13 after his midday Angelus
address. In Italy, Thanksgiv-
ing is a church-sponsored
day of prayer focusing on the
country's agricultm'al sector.
NRSV Dialogue begun
Officials of the Canadian
bishops' conference said they
have begun a dialogue with
the Vatican that may lead to
changes in a Lectionary
based on the New Revised
Standard Version of the
Bible. The Vatican'sdoctri-'
for liturgical use in the
United States. Vatican objec-
tions center on the text's use
of inclusive language, or
gender-sensitive terms,
Seeking inclusion
About 70 people; including
Auxiliary Bishop Thomas,:,
Gumbleton of Detroit, took
part in a vigil ceremony ask:
ing the Catholic Church for
greater inclusion of women,
including the priesthood.
The vigil took place Nov. 14
on the front lawn of the
Basilica of the National
eral meeti
The vigil was conducted by
Benedictines for Peace;
founded in 1980 by Benedic-
tine Sisters in Erie, Pa
