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PAGE 6—The Georgia Bulletin, July 2, 1981
Wilson Interview Questions
Vatican View On El Salvador
BY LIZSCHEVTCHUK
NC News Service
When William A, Wilson,
President Reagan’s
personal envoy to the
Vatican, said recently that
the Vatican supports U.S.
government policy on El
Salvador despite the
opposition of the U.S.
bishops to military aid, he
raised questions on both
sides of the Atlantic.
The Vatican has
expressed interest in
Wilson’s remarks, but as of
June 29 made no public
comment on the issue.
In Washington Bishop
Thomas C. Kelly, general
secretary of the National
Conference of Catholic
Bishops-U.S. Catholic
Conference, said June 26
the Vatican has never
indicated disagreement
with the U.S. bishops on El
Salvador or agreement with
the U.S. position on
military aid.
The issue was raised
when Wilson said in Rome
that the Vatican supports
the U.S. government’s
position on El Salvador. His
comments were made in an
interview with NC News
Service, which sent out the
story June 25.
On June 27 the Vatican
Press Office, which is
supervised by the papal
Secretariat of State,
indicated interest about
Wilson’s statement and
asked to see the NC News
article.
The press office
declined to comment
immediately and indicated
that the decision about
whether there would be a
public response to Wilson’s
remarks would be made at
higher levels.
Wilson, 66, a Los
Angeles businessman who
has held the unpaid envoy
position since February,
said he had recently
reported to Vatican
officials on the current
United States role in El
Salvador. “They appeared
to receive the report well
and to approve of the
actions taken by the U.S.
government,” said Wilson.
He declined to reveal
details of the report or the
name of the Vatican
official with whom he had
spoken.
Wilson said he was aware
of the U.S. bishops’ public
opposition to arms
shipments to El Salvador’s
civilian-military
government and that his
report had been requested
by the Vatican in light of
the U.S. bishops’ stand.
After Wilson made his
comments Bishop Kelly of
the NCCB said: “It is
difficult to know what
significance to attach to
reactions attributed to
unnamed officials
responding to a report
which has not been made
public.”
“In any case, the U.S.
bishops’ conference has
heard nothing from the
Holy See to indicate that it
supports U.S. government
policy in El Salvador or
disagrees with the
conference’s position on
U.S. military aid,” the
American bishop said. “It
should be noted that the
conference has been in
frequent and continuing
contact with the Holy See
on this matter for many
months.”
The U.S. bishops’
opposition to military aid
to El Salvador predates the
assassination of
Archbishop Oscar Romero
of San Salvador, El
Salvador, in March 1980.
Only hours before the
archbishop was killed, the
U.S. Catholic Conference,
public policy branch of the
NCCB, urged Congress to
follow Archbishop
Romero’s advice and not
supply military aid to the
Salvadoran government.
Within nine months of
the archbishop’s death,
four American Catholic-
women missionaries were
murdered in El Salvador,
prompting further outcry.
Thousands of Salvadorans
also have died in the
violence, in which
government troops are
combatting leftist guerrillas
and para-military rightwing
squads are believed to be
killing numerous others.
Pope Sees First Visitors,
Tapes Message On Lebanon
BY NANCY FRAZIER
ROME (NC) - After six
days of almost total privacy
and rest Pope John Paul II
began receiving visitors
again at Rome’s Gemelli
Polyclinic June 27 and
taped an eight-minute
message the next day
commenting on his illness
and calling for peace in
Lebanon.
The recorded message
wasjplayed at the noontime
Angelus June 28 in St.
Peter’s Square. The pope
thanked those who have
helped him “in these
difficult weeks and
months” and said that
peace in Lebanon has been
a constant subject of his
prayers during the recovery
period.
“I know negotiations
and meetings are being held
to restore peace and safety
to the people of that
nation, which has been
suffering for a long time,”
Pope John Paul said.
“During these weeks of
my illness, I have never
ceased to pray for the dear
nation of Lebanon,” he
added. “Today, I invite
everybody to pray to the
Virgin Mary for the success
of these peace initiatives.”
The pope was alluding
to the shuttle diplomacy of
special U.S. envoy Philip
Habib, who had been
traveling to Lebanon, Syria
and Israel since May in an
effort to arrange a
cease-fire.
Except for medical
personnel, the pope had
seen only his two private
secretaries and Cardinal
Agostino Casaroli, papal
secretary of state, since his
return to the hospital late
June 20 for treatment of a
persistent fever.
But the 61-year-old
pope, recovering from an
assassination attempt May
13, surprised U.S. Cardinal
Timothy Manning of Los
Angeles and Orthodox
Metropolitan Melitone of
Calcedonia when he asked
to meet with them
personally when they made
courtesy calls at the
polyclinic June 27.
Cardinal Manning was
enroute to Drogheda,
Ireland, where he was to
represent Pope John Paul at
celebrations July 5 marking
the third centenary of the
martyrdom of St. Oliver
Plunkett, former
archbishop of Armagh and
primate of all Ireland. He
left Rome shortly after his
private papal audience,
which lasted a few minutes.
Metropolitan Melitone
headed a three-member
delegation of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of
Constantinople, present in
Rome for celebrations of
the feast of SS. Peter and
Paul June 29.
“It seems to me he is
well and his spirits are up,”
the Orthodox leader said
after the meeting.
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A PICNIC of their own awaited hard-working camp
volunteers June 24 at the Snitzer residence in Atlanta. The
party for Camp Promise workers, particularly those who have
come from other states to give their time to the camps, is one of
several to be hosted by archdiocesan families this summer.
Above left, three sisters from Pennsylvania, Sister Sharon,
I.H.M., Sister Mildred, C.S.J., and Sister Rose Veronica, C.S.J.
with Alyce Holland, director of the Ss. Peter and Paul Camp.
Above right, seminarian Eddie Kelly, from St. John’s Seminary
in Waterford, Ireland, and Sister Louise Delisi, C.C.V.I., and
Sister Eileen Mannion, S.H.G., both from San Antonio, Texas.
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you feel you’re needed
like ‘This is the place
should be right now.’”
Angela Waller
considered her time at
Camp Promise “quite an
adventure.”
“You never knew what
was going to happen or
what the children were
going to say,” she laughed.
She found the children
“very affectionate,”
anxious to “sit in your lap,
hold your hands.”
Like most of the
volunteers, Angela
admitted it was “very
tiring,” a time when you
give totally of yourself.
But, she said, “I’m glad I
did it. If mother goes back,
I probably will, too. I’d like
to work with the little ones
in the day care center.”
A sense of humor is a
requirement for all Camp
Promise volunteers. Fran
Waller’s favorite story is of
the day the field trip fell
through.
“One Friday, Sister
Marguerite and I were going
swimming with the kids. A
bus wasn’t available so I
borrowed a pickup truck
from my husband’s service
station,” she remembered
with a gleam in her eye.
“The truck was all
cleaned and shiny for the
occasion. The children
were so excited to be riding
in a truck!” she continued.
“Some teenagers rode in
the back with them and we
all took off for the pool.”
But when the hot and
dusty bunch arrived, they
found the pool closed to all
comers.
“They did get their ride
in the truck,” said Fran,
and a nature walk in the
vicinity of Saint Anthony’s
provided last-minute
entertainment.
According to Fran, that
nature walk was “really a
lulu. Sister Marguerite had
on a pair of sandals with
heels and hose” and was
heard to observe wryly,
“I’m really dressed for the
occasion . . .”
After they picked their
way gingerly through trees
and briars, an exhibit hall
was waiting at the end of
the trail. There the children
combined pine cones and
leaves to make a “take
home” project.
“There were some
animals, too - and a real live
skunk. The children were
covering their eyes,”
fearing a spray of unwanted
scent from the rarely seen
four-footer, said Fran.
“They had a full day that
day and so did we!”
At Saints Peter and'Paul
Church in Decatur, Camp
Promise is also in full swing.
Parishioner Pat Schadl
generously donates her
afternoons from noon to
four o’clock teaching art to
summer campers. Her
charges range in age from
five through 13 years and
she works with them in
groups throughout the day.
“It has been hectic, but I
can see the very positive
attitude everyone has,” Pat
observed. “The program is
so well-rounded that I can’t
imagine any child being
unhappy about being here.
There’s enough to hold
their interest.”
Saints Peter and Paul’s
camp included reading and
math skill-building as well
as art, crafts and
recreational periods. A
number of sports are
offered, as well as modern
dance, movies and - a real
treat - a magician to delight
the church’s young visitors.
Pat Schadl’s two sons,
Mark, nine, and Scotty, 10,
accompany their mother
on her afternoon jaunts to
Camp Promise. Both boys
are students at Saints Peter
and Paul School and are
right at home for the
summer activities.
“They come and assist
and thoroughly enjoy it,”
said Pat. “They understand
what the program is about
and feel ‘I am really big!’
when they are able to
help.”
Like Fran Waller, Judy
Schroll is making Saint
Anthony’s Camp Promise
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with five busy children of
her own ranging in age from
four through 15, giving up a
Monday each week during
the summer can’t be easy.
But Judy does it with
grace, style and good
humor. The Saint Thomas
Aquinas parishioner from
Alpharetta claimed “It’s
good for (my) kids. I don’t
let them watch television
and the television’s
probably on all the time
when I’m gone! They like
the responsibility of being
on their own -- the
freedom.”
Judy’s Monday
officially begins when a car
pool from Saint Thomas
leaves at 7:45 a.m. She
returns home after five
o’clock in the evening and
admits, “It is a distance,
but if it’s only one day a
week you have the rest of
the week to recuperate!”
At Saint Anthony’s,
Judy takes charge of about
30 six-and-seven-year-olds.
Helping out in the
classroom has been her
nine-year-old daughter,
Mary.
Judy’s home-front
policy was “Whoever
wanted to come could
come,” and Mary elected to
accompany her mother
while her brothers and
sisters tackled the laundry
and housecleaning at home.
“Mary has been my
legs,” Judy said proudly.
“She really helps a lot,
getting art supplies and
assistance when I need it.
And she thoroughly enjoys
it.”
Fourth grader Mary
Schroll described her duties
in no-nonsense terms. “I
read to the class and take
them to the bathroom. It’s
fun!”
Her mother readily
concurred, noting the
fellowship that has
Monastery
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developed friendships with
people. In the ghetto, you
are dealing with life and
death situations. You get
into the tempo and you
don’t want to give it up.”
He also found himself
searching for spiritual
counseling that would
clarify the relationship
between the demands of his
job and trying to be a
Christian. “I was terribly
alone in the situation,” he
said. “I wanted someone to
tell me, ‘Yes, do your job.’”
No one gave him the
kind of rock bottom
answer he was looking for,
and now he considers it
fortunate that no one did.
“I was just thrown back
completely on my trust in
God,” he said. “I just threw
the whole thing in the
Lord’s hands and it worked
out.”
At 35, after seven years
on the force, he was
prodded by a chance
remark he heard to act on
the desire of his youth.
Someone made the
observation that if dreams
aren’t acted on while one is
young, they pass by.
Patrick Duffy joined the
Franciscans’ Third Order
for two years, continuing
his work and searching for a
monastery. “When the two
years were up, I made up
my mind,” he said. “But it
wasn’t as easy as I thought
to make the leap. I liked the
police department. But you
have to take those leaps.”
Father John O’Brien
grew up in Somerville, an
industrial suburb of
Boston, and after school
entered the U.S. Marine
Corps for three years,
coming out as a sergeant.
He returned to Boston
for a time, but then went to
Washington, D. C. to attend
American University.
During his three years at
the university, he began
working for several
different banks and was
launched on the career he
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followed from the camp’s
activities.
“I’m sure it’s helping.
The kids like it a lot.
They’re all from different
schools but they all get
along even though they
don’t know each other
well.”
For the Wallers, the
Schadls, the Schrolls and
others like them, working
at Camp Promise has
offered the opportunity to
be part of a larger
community in which
people are reaching out to
others in a generous spirit
of concern and caring.
“Many people feel it’s a
waste of time - that it can’t
be done,” said Judy
Schroll, reflecting on the
immensity of the summer
undertaking. “It’s work -
hard work - but good
work.”
And the work - and the
workers - go on. Camp
Promise continues.
would pursue until 1973, as
an auditor for commercial
banks.
Working out of
Washington, D. C., he
would travel and visit
clients, including one in
Atlanta. Over five or six
years, he combined
business trips to Atlanta
with visits to the monastery
in Conyers and gradually
became familiar with the
community and its
lifestyle.
He was particularly
attracted to the
community because of its
openness and the variety of
work performed by the
monks.
In his own case, he was
surprised and relieved to
find that he was not
assigned accounting to do.
Instead, he works in
maintenance and in the
bakery - and cooks twice a
week. “I couldn’t boil
water when I came in,” he
said, “but it’s surprising
how much I like it.”
While the monks are
restricted to a vegetarian
diet, unless health dictates
otherwise, he finds that in
spirit at least, “I can see
what Julia Child has been
talking about all these
years.”
Father Patrick Duffy,
however, has at least one
occupation which is still
the same. In addition to
working as an electrician at
the monastery, he was
sworn in recently as a
Rockdale County sheriff.
While not armed or on
active duty, he does have
the “leverage of the shield”
in his work as security
officer around the
2,000-acre monastery
grounds, particularly
warning off hunters during
the hunting season.
But it is not the same as
Brooklyn. “I wouldn’t
arrest anyone,” he said.
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