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Wojtyla wrote last year that Jesus Christ is "a reproach to the affluent consumer society ... The great poverty of people, especially in the Third World ?hunger, economic exploitation, colonialism?all these signify an opposition to Christ by the powerful." Advocates of the Marxist-influenced "liberation theology" in Latin America thus hope that the Pope will be sympathetic to their program. But knowledgeable observers in Rome expect the opposite. Asked on West German TV last year whether Marxism could be reconciled with Christianity, Wojtyla replied bluntly: "This is a curious question. One cannot be a Christian and a materialist...
...response to criticism, the sub-committee has revised its guidelines for the ways in which fasts should be conducted. The new guidelines stress the need to provide some activity, such as a movie during the meal time, to raise people's consciousness about world hunger, Graham Gardner '79, a subcommittee member, said yesterday...
Typically, students who agree to a fast donate the price of their meal to a sponsoring organization, which transfers the money to hunger relief programs overseas. Such fasts require CHUL approval...
James R. Cervantes '79, a member of the Harvard Hunger Action Project, said yesterday, "This year we will be offering a number of programs to help educate people about the fast." Such programs will include a forum with the professors the day before the fast, explaining how individuals can help to alleviate the world's food problems. Robert Rubin '79, a member of CHUL, said yesterday part of the problem is that "students want to help out but they don't want to fast. "Although we don't feel we can legislate morality, we do need to raise consciousness" about...
...nightmare. Says Frank Soler, 35, who fled to the U.S. at age 17 and is now editor of El Miami Herald, a Spanish-language edition of the Miami Herald with a daily circulation of 50,000: "Suddenly we lost everything and were confronted with potential poverty and hunger. Fear spurred us to work our tails off to regain what we once had." Result: 40% of the county's Hispanics earned more than $12,000 last year. Nearly two-thirds own their own homes...