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The Southern Cross
DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH NEWSPAPER
Vol. 62 No. 20
Thursday, May 14,1981
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Pope John Paul II Shot In St. Peter’s Square
VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope
John Paul II was shot numerous
times May 13 as he entered St.
Peter’s Square in his jeep for his
Wednesday geheral audience.
The wounded pope was rushed
to a Rome hospital for
emergency surgery and the
Vatican later issued a statement
saying “hopes for recovery
seem to be well founded.”
The pope was conscious when
he arrived at the hospital and he
had no major damage to his
spinal cord or any other part of
his nervous system, said a
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Bishop Lessard
Asks Fervent Prayers
Bishop Raymond W. Lessard, of Savannah, was returning
to Georgia from a meeting in Springfield, Mo. at the time of
the assassination attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II.
When he landed in Atlanta, where he will attend a meeting
of the Bishops of the Atlanta Province, the bishop
telephoned the following statement to THE SOUTHERN
CROSS:
“I was profoundly shocked by the tragic news of the
attempt on the life of our beloved Holy Father. It is a
disturbing and frightening paradox - becoming all too
familiar in our day - that this universally recognized
prophet of peace, and staunch defender of human life and
the dignity of the human person, should, himself, be the
victim of a senseless act of violence and hate.
“I urgently invite all the Catholics of the Diocese of
Savannah, and all our neighbors and friends of good will, to
offer fervent prayers to our loving and merciful God that
Pope John Paul II will, not only be spared us, but will soon
be restored to full health.”
source at the hospital.
A Vatican statement said the
police arrested a foreigner in
connection with the shooting.
There were conflicting reports
about his identify.
After being shot the
Polish-bom pope fell into the
arms of his secretary, Father
Stanislaw Dziwiez, said Vatican
Radio.
The jeep drove off rapidly.
The Polish-born pope was then
taken by ambulance to the
Genelli Polyclinic, one of
Rome’s largest and most
modern hospitals, located about
two miles from the Vatican.
The pope’s 61st birthday is
May 18.
Witnesses in the square said
plump baby and hugged him.
Two women were also hurt in
the assassination attempt.
Seriously injured was Mrs.
Annie Odre of Buffalo, N.Y.
One of the bullets hit her and
she was listed in critical
condition at Santo Spirito
Hospital, a few yards from the
Vatican. Also wounded was a
Jamaican woman who was
listed in less serious condition.
Her name was not immediately
given.
Shortly after the shooting a
broadcast over the loudspeaker
system in the square said: “The
Holy Father has been wounded.
Please pray for him.”
According to eyewitnesses, a
man believed to be the assassin
communique at about 7 p.m.
Rome time. It said:
“At 5:19 p.m. today, May 13,
1981, John Paul II, who was
traveling, as is his cutsom, in his
white jeep in St. Peter’s Square
before starting his general
audience, was hit, apparently in
the abdomen, by a revolver
bullet shot by a foreigner who
was immediately arrested by
the police. The pope was
immediately taken by
ambulance to the surgery ward
of the Genelli Polyclinic.
(Continued on page 2)
Bishops of the Province of Atlanta concelebrated a Mass for Pope
John Paul II at 12:10 p.m. May 14, at Atlanta’s Cathedral of Christ
the King. The bishops were assembled for one of their regularly
scheduled meetings.
blood could be seen on the
pope as the jeep sped away.
The shooting occurred about
5:20 p.m. (11:20 a.m. EDT) as
the pope was riding through a
crowd of about 20,000
gathered in the square for his
evening audience. His white
Toyota jeep had just passed the
bronze portal on the right
corner of the ellipse.
Several seconds before being
shot, the pope picked up a little
was pounced upon by people in
the square and turned over to
police.
A man with a pistol was
arrested but police did not
immediately release any
information.
Father Romero Panciroli,
Vatican press spokesman, said
police apprehended a man who
fired four or five shots at the
pope.
The Vatican issued a short
Father Nicholas J. Quinlan Dies
Mass of Christian Burial was
concelebrated for Father
Nicholas J. ' Quinlan at
Augusta’s St. Joseph’s Church
on Sunday evening May 10.
Savannah’s Bishop Raymond W.
Lessard was the principal
celebrant and he was joined by
approximately twenty
concelebrants. Father died at St.
Joseph’s on May 8.
Monsignor Felix Donnelly
gave the sermon at the funeral
Mass. He praised Father
Quinlan as being a man of
sacrifice and service. He
described him as a humble man,
with no pretenses and of
having possessed a real sense of
humor. The homolist also
recalled Father’s deep interest,
work and influence among
young people.
Bishop Lessard said that
Father Quinlan had given us a
lesson in how to die. The
bishop said that as Father
approached, and accepted, his
coming death, he reassured the
rest of us. “He gave us an
impressive lesson, the bishop
said, “not by words or
teachings but by faith and
Christian hope.”
Father Quinlan was bom
October 13, 1905, in Waterford
City Ireland. He received his
elementary schooling in the
public schools in Boston, Mass
and at St. Mary’s, Van Buren
Maine. He attended High
School at St. Mary’s Manor, So.
Langhorne, Pa. and seminary
training was at Marist College,
Washington, D. C. and Belmont
Abbey, Belmont, N. C.
Father joined the Society of
Mary and was a member of that
order from 1927-1930, taking
temporary vows. He left the
Marists and was ordained a
priest for the Diocese of
Savannah at Savannah’s
Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist on May 21, 1932. The
ordaining prelate was Bishop
Michael Keyes of Savannah,
Fr. Nicholas J. Quinlan
who himself was a member of
the Marist Order.
Father Quinlan served as
Assistant at Blessed Sacrament,
Savannah, ’32-’33; and St.
Joseph’s, Athens, ’33-’35; He
was assistant at St. Anthony’s,
Atlanta, ’35-’42; was Pastor at
Nativity, Savannah, ’42-’46;
assistant at St. Mary’s, Augusta,
’53-’58; Pastor at St. Joseph’s,
Augusta, ’58-’71. He retired in
May 1971 but served as
Auxiliary Chaplain at the
Veterans Administration
Hospital, Augusta from 1957.
A Mass of Interment was
offered at 10 a.m. on Monday,
May 11, with burial following
at We stover Cemetery in
Augusta. Members of the Men’s
Club of St. Joseph’s served as
honorary pallbearers.
Father Quinlan is survived by
a brother Dennis L. Quinlan of
North Hampton, England.
Pope John Paul II
Andersonville Mass
Bishop Raymond W. Lessard of Savannah will be the
Principal Celebrant at a Mass of Remembrance on Memorial
Day at the Andersonville National Cemetery. Priests of the
area will join with their Bishop in offering Mass on Monday,
May 25, at 11:00 A.M.
Homilist for the occasion will be Fr. Allan McDonald,
associate pastor of St. Teresa’s Church in Albany. Members of
the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus will provide a
guard of honor for the Mass.
Following the Mass, facilities for a picnic will be made
available on the grounds. Those attending may bring a lunch to
be shared. A cordial invitation is extended to all to participate
in these ceremonies.
Two First Place Awards For “Southern Cross
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THE SOUTHERN CROSS received two first place citations at
the 1981 Catholic Press Association’s Awards Banquet in
Cincinnati. Held the evening of May 8, the banquet was the climax
of the Association’s annual three-day convention.
First place awards were received for “Best Spiritual Column” and
The Catholic Press Association
JOURNALISM
AWARD
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for “Best Front Page.” The award for spiritual column was for the
“No Greater Love” columns prepared under the supervision of the
Savannah Diocese^s Department of Christian Formation, which is
under the direction of Brother Joseph Teston. These columns were
chosen as the best in the Catholic Press in 1980, regardless of the
paper’s circulation. The Front Page Award was for newspapers with
less than 15,000 circulation.
“No Greater Love” was a joint effort of several Diocesan
Departments and agencies including, in addition to the D.C.F., the
Family Life Office, Education Office, Social Services, the Youth
Director’ Office, and the Diocesan Public Relations Office. Among
individual contributions were those of Father Douglas Clark, Mary
Kay Persse, Sara Lloyd, Tim Welch, Bonnie Ridge, Gillian Brown,
Sister Virginia Ross and Mary Hopkins of Pollack and Daly Studios
in Savannah, for photographs.
The SOUTHERN CROSS shared this first place award with THE
CHICAGO CATHOLIC for columns by Mary Jo Tully. The judges
said that they refused to choose between the two entries and cited
both for top honors “What makes them so outstanding is the fact
that both of them use graphics to call attention to the columns,
attracting readers by an imaginative use of photos and or art and
borders,” the judges said.
With specific reference to the “No Greater Love” columns the
judges said: “The material is always interesting and
thought-provoking; a really unique and informative approach.”
The judges’ critique of the SOUTHERN CROSS front page reads
as follows:
“THE SOUTHERN CROSS, Savannah, a consistent winner in
this category, secures first place this year. ‘This paper is not afraid
to use color,’ said the judges, pointing to its whimsical St. Patrick’s
layout. It uses it with imagination to enhance and interest, never
just for its own sake. The upper and lower case headlines are easy to
read, and there is a pleasing balance of photos and type.
The Catholic Press Association
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