To Be Aired In Georgia
PAGE 9 — The Georgia Bulletin, May 21,1987
Pope To Lead Televised Rosary
BY JOHN THAV1S
VATICAN CITY (NC) — A worldwide rosary broadcast
led by Pope John Paul II will be televised June 6 by WAGA
TV 5 as one of at least 90 local stations in the United States,
the Vatican’s top communications official said.
The rosary recital, on the eve of the start of a special year
of devotions to Mary, is expected to reach the 50 largest
U.S. population centers, said U.S. Archbishop John Foley,
president of the Pontifical Commission for Social Com
munications.
The broadcast will be from noon to 1 p.m. EDT.
While none of the major U.S. networks picked up the pro
gram, most of the local stations that did are network af
filiates, Archbishop Foley said April 30. Most of the stations
have donated the time for the broadcast. In Atlanta, the
time was purchased by the producers of the broadcast.
The rosary will be led by the pope from the Basilica of St.
Enemy-Making
Process Explored
BY HENRY HERX
NEW YORK (NC)-How
it is possible for a nation
to go to war and for an
individual to kill are ques
tions addressed in “Faces
of the Enemy," the provo
cative documentary airing
Wednesday, May 27, 10
p.m. on Channel 8.
Sam Keen takes viewers
through a program based on
his book of the same title in
which he explores the pro-
CREATING AN
ENEMY —A U.S. an
ti-Nazi poster from
1942.
cess of enemy-making, the
systematic way in which
societies dehumanize their
opponents and turn them in
to objects of hate.
The process of enemy
making is common to all na
tions and all of them, in fact,
rely on the same sort of
visual metaphors and
hostile stereotypes. Itisasif
the propagandists of all na
tions “had gone to the same
art school,” Keen com
ments.
For examples, he uses
World War II propaganda
films and posters. On the
American side the process
turned the Japanese people
into the treacherous Japs
who were variously depict
ed in political cartoons as
monsters, barbarians,
demons, madmen and vile
animals, something less
than human that can
be exterminated without
regret.
Keen points out that this
process operates not only
between nations but also
within societies. The exam
ple shown is of Nazi pro
paganda which depicted
Jews as subhumans, the
first step towards the exter
mination camps.
Although his main subject
is the psychology of war,
Keen also interviews a Seat
tle man who murdered a
family of four because he
thought they were com
munists . The man is obsess-
ed with fear that com
munism is taking over the
world and considers himself
a soldier in a war defending
the Christian way of life.
This leads to a section of
the program devoted to so-
called Christian groups who
are off the scale on the right
of the political spectrum.
They are scary in their
preaching of a crusade
against godless com
munists and a rhetoric
which intermixes religion
and nationalism.
Keen makes no attempt
here to assess how large this
group is or how much of a
danger they represent. The
implication, however, is
that such rhetoric is
dangerous and can lead to
someone going off the deep
endand murdering innocent
people.
The real point to this seg
ment, though, is to recog
nize that nations in times of
war identify their cause
with that of God, turning
the enemy into evil devils.
It is a troubling point and
one to ponder in a time in
which some TV evangelists
identify Christianity with
the American way of life.
It chooses to be pro
vocative rather than con
troversial. Viewers will
have to decide whether such
political rhetoric as refer
ring to the Soviet Union as
an “evil empire" makes
impossible any rational ap
proach to co-existing with
an ideological enemy.
What it succeeds at is rais
ing relevant questions about
how best to proceed in
resolving international con
flicts in an age of nuclear
weapons. The viewer should
expect no answers but be
ready for some serious
thinking about questions of
war and peace.
Mary Major in Rome, believed to be the oldest church
dedicated to Mary. A London transmission center will link
the pope's recital with responses from 17 Marian sanc
tuaries throughout the world.
“As far as I know, it’s the first time a pope will have
prayed with this kind of international participation," Arch
bishop Foley said.
In the United States, he said, the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception in Washington is expected to be
filled for the event. Other shrines connected by satellite are
in Fatima, Portugal; Lourdes, France; Knock, Ireland;
Czestochowa, Poland; Cap-de-ia-Madeleine, Quebec;
Guadalupe, Mexico; Aparecida, Brazil; Lujan, Argentina;
Caacupe, Paraguay; Manila, Philippines; Bombay, India;
Dakar, Senegal; Mariazell, Austria; and a site in Bavaria.
Coordinating the worldwide telecast will be Global Media
Ltd., based in Marina del Rey, Calif. Dan Fendel,
spokesman for Global Media, said the broadcast, called
“Prayer for World Peace,” will require the use of 18
satellites.
The producer and director of the program will be Global
Media president Tony Verna, who in 1985 orchestrated
“Live Aid," the rock benefit concert broadcast worldwide
to raise funds for African famine relief.
Archbishop Foley said the pope will pray five decades of
the rosary, in English, Portuguese, French, Spanish and
German. He said the mysteries were chosen to reflect the
role of Mary and the Holy Spirit: the Annunciation, the
Visitation, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection and the des
cent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles.
In addition. Scripture readings will be made in Greek,
Dutch, Polish, Russian and Arabic. Archbishop Foley said
Russian was chosen to mark the millennial celebration of
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Christianity in an area that now forms part of the Soviet
Union.
The pope is also expected to give a brief talk in Italian at
the service, he said.
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The television schedule for the week of May 24 follows:
SUNDAY, MAY 24
THE CATHOLIC MASS — The Mass will be celebrated at
the following times:
8:30 a.m. on WOR-TV (Channel 47 on Prime Cable).
9 a.m. on WGN-TV (Channel 42 on Prime Cable).
10 a.m. on WVEU-TV (Channel 69).
10:30 a.m. in Spanish on AIB CABLE.*
MONDAY, MAY 25
SHARE THE WORD — This video edition of the Scripture
program produced by the Paulists features commentaries
on the Readings for the upcoming Sunday, May 30.
8 p.m. on AIB CABLE.*
VIDEO EDITION — Host Martha Tonsing welcomes
Bishop John Cummings of the Oakland Diocese and
theologian George Wiegl. The subject is Mr. Wiegl's recent
publications on the theology of world peace and communi
ty.
8:30 p.m. on AIB CABLE *
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
THE MASS — The Mass celebrated at the parish of Sts.
Peter and Paul in Decatur.
5 p.m. on AIB CABLE *
POOR PROMISES — Experiments in Economic
Democracy: Some alternative forms of economic par
ticipation are explored in this program. Special attention is
given to the Mondragon system. Guest: Dr. Terry Molner.
Arts: Molly Scott: “Like a Mist."
8:30 p.m. on AIB CABLE.*
CHRISTOPHER CLOSEUP — That All May Eat: A
distinguished actor and dedicated conservationist, Eddie
Albert, discusses his commitment to ending world hunger.
The program, which includes a look at agribusiness in
Africa, is hosted by Father John Catoir.
9 p.m. on AIB CABLE *
*( AIB CABLE is an interfaith channel on Cable 5 in North
DeKalb and on Cable 8 in Alpharetta, Atlanta, College Park
and East Point).
NEW YORK (NC) — Here is a list of films which the U.S. Catholic Conference
Department of Communication has rated on the basis of moral suitability.
The first symbol after each title is the USCC rating. The second symbol is the
rating of the Motion Picture Association of America.
These are the USCC symbols and their meanings: A-I — general patronage;
A-II — adults and adolescents; A-III — adults; A-IV — adults, with reservations
(an A-IV classification designates certain films that, while not morally offen
sive in themselves, require caution and some analysis and explanation as a pro
tection to the uninformed against wrong interpretations and false conclusions);
O — morally offensive. The word “recommended” appears behind the titles of
A
those films that merit such a designation.
Here are the Motion Picture Association of America symbols and their mean
ings : G — general audiences, all ages admitted; PG — parental guidance sug
gested, some material may not be suitable for children; PG-13 — parents are
strongly cautioned to give special guidance for attendance of children under 13,
some material may be inappropriate for young children; R — restricted, under
17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian; X — no one under 17 ad
mitted (age limit may vary in certain areas ).
This film list is a regular feature appearing each month.
Aliens, A-IV (R)
The Allnighter, O (PG-13)
Angel Heart, O (R)
The Aristocats, A-I (G)
B
Black Widow, A-III (R)
Blind Date, A-III (PG-13)
Burglar, A-III (R)
Children of a Lesser God, A-III (R)
Creepshow 2, O (R)
Crocodile Dundee, A-II (PG-13)
84 Charing Cross Road, A-I (PG) Recommended
Extreme Prejudice, O (R)
Gardens of Stone, A-III (R)
The Good Father, A-II (R)
H
The Hanoi Hilton, O (RI
Hoosiers, A-I (PG)
1
Ishtar, A-II (PG-13)
L
Lethal Weapon, O (R)
M
The Mission, A-III (PG) Recommended
N
Nightmare On Elm Street, III, O (R)
P
Platoon, A-IV (R)
Police Academy 4, A-III (PG)
Project X, A-II (PG)
R
Raising Arizona, A-III (PG-13)
Room With a View, A-III (No rating)
S
The Secret of My Success, O (PG-13)
Some Kind of Wonderful, A-III (PG-13)
Street Smart, O (R)
T
Tin Men, O (R)
