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...Stein, who became Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, mistakenly focuses on her death at Auschwitz ((RELIGION, May 4)). The reason for her beatification has to do mostly with the quality of her life, her deep belief, profound intellect and inspired spirituality. Far from dishonoring her Jewish roots, the Roman Catholic Church now honors her faith and the triumph of her spirit through her tragic death at the hands of the Nazis...
HOSPITALIZED. John Krol, 76, staunchly conservative Roman Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia and Polish-American Cardinal who is one of the handful of Americans closest to Pope John Paul II; for treatment of diverticulosis; in Philadelphia...
...were students the only South Koreans involved in what amounts to a deepening confrontation with Chun's rule. A congregation of about 1,200, including 800 Protestant and Roman Catholic clergymen, took part in an overnight prayer vigil for political reform at the Ahyun Methodist Church in downtown Seoul. About 40 participants had their heads shaved by amateur barbers as a sign of their determination to carry on the protest campaign. An estimated 750 riot police surrounded the church to prevent additional people from entering. Eventually, the police broke up the meeting with force, injuring 27 participants...
...liberal advisers charge that the vigilantes threaten to become the Philippine equivalents of Latin American death squads. Says Haydee Yurac, a former member of Aquino's Presidential Commission on Human Rights: "It's a dangerous phenomenon that can easily get out of hand." Conservatives, including many officials of the Roman Catholic Church, counter that the people have a right to self-protection. The vigilantes, says Jaime Cardinal Sin, the outspoken Archbishop of Manila, represent the "people reacting to the violence of the rebels." Says Army Commanding General Rodolfo A. Canieso: "It is the inherent right of a citizen to defend...
This week Pope John Paul II will beatify Sister Teresa at a Cologne stadium during the Pontiff's five-day visit to West Germany. In the ceremony -- the final step before Teresa is declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church -- the Pope will be further drawing his church into a dispute that seems to be aggravating Rome's history of strained relations with Jews. John Paul will be stepping directly into the controversy on his West German visit, during which he will also beatify Rupert Mayer, a German Jesuit priest who opposed the Nazis and died...