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PAGE 4 — The Georgia Bulletin, February 15,1990
STATEMENT
MANDELA FREE — Black nationalist
leader Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie
greet supporters Feb. 11 as they walk out of the
South African prison where Mandela was a
RESOUND
TO HAVE OR TO HAVE NOT
To the Editor:
On the night of Feb. 10, about 300 to 350 of the Catholics
who have of North Georgia attended a black tie dinner ex
travaganza at the Regency Hotel in downtown Atlanta to
collect funds for the Catholics who have not.
For about one hour before dinner, we had some cocktails
and hors d’oeuvres and time to talk to old friends and to
meet new ones, just to have a good time.
At the dining room, we were served delicious exotic
dishes with wine and coffee. The entertainment was done
by a pianist from Miami and a good orchestra playing
American and Spanish songs and we really danced the
night away.
But something strange (to me at least) happened at the
time that was allowed for the speakers of the event. I am
still debating in my mind if it was only a coincidence, or if it
was premeditated, and this is the reason of my debate: Why
Mr. Andrew Young had to talk to us?
He ignored the Cuban Marielitos when they were at the
federal prison for seven years (Cubans are also Hispanics
even if we are forgotten). And then among other things, Mr.
or Rev. Andrew Young was in the Atlanta Journal on Sun
day, Feb. 11, just a few hours after he appeared before us,
stating on Section C, Page 5, second column, that he would
oppose abortion restrictions including the current Georgia
Statute requiring parental notification before teenagers
could get an abortion.
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prisoner. Southern African bishops say
Mandela’s freedom was vital to South Africa’s
future. (CNS photo from UPI-Reuters)
I am dumbfounded (but I am not dumb) that these things
happened in the city where Randall Terry spent four
months in jail due to his fight against abortions.
But I believe that I will finish my debate, just for my
peace of mind, believing that it was just a coincidence and
it just happened that Mr. Young was cruising around
downtown Atlanta and he saw our fiesta and he came in.
Is this an election year?
Francisco M. Macias, M.D.
Atlanta
SOUTH AFRICAN DEBATE
To the Editor:
It’s profoundly disturbing to see that The Georgia
Bulletin supports the legalization of the communist-backed
African National Congress in South Africa. The assertion
that President de Klerk’s government still falls short of
racial equality is specious. In this world, unfortunately, we
will probably never see absolute equality among ethnic
groups.
One of the “bishops” making the most noise is of course
Bishop Tutu, ANC supporter (“Look, I support the ANC. I
support them to the hilt.” London Sunday Times, December
29, 1985). Tutu, an Anglican bishop, advocates bloody
revolutionary violence to overthrow the white dominated
multi-racial government of South Africa and replace it with
a communist-backed black government...
It’s fair to ask; how many of your readers approve of
your support of these revolutionaries and hqw many think
South Africa would be better off under their rule?
The ANC itself, including convicted terrorist leader
Nelson Mandela, have many times repeated their intention
to overthrow the government by force...
I personally do not approve of “apartheid” in South
Africa any more than I approve of it in the U.S.S.R., China,
Cuba or any other nation where it is a fact of life...
Having said that, it must be added that blacks are better
off in South Africa than are blacks in any other nation on the
African continent and economically far better off than most
other people on Earth.
South African border guards must patrol its borders; not
to keep people from escaping but to keep out the flow of
blacks trying to get into South Africa where their welfare
will be immediately improved many times over that
available to them in their homelands...
Jack Chesney
Stone Mountain
PARISH THANKS
To the Editor;
Thank you very much for the article and picture in the
January 25th Georgia Bulletin: “Sts. Peter and Paul Aids
BIB.” Your constant concern to provide equal access to all
parishes is a source of encouragement to me, and our
parish. This vibrant, active community enjoys worshiping
with each other as well as sharing with a larger county
community.
Thanks for helping us serve others.
Father Richard P. Wise
Sts. Peter and Paul Parish
Decatur
The Week In Review
NAMES AND PLACES — Pope John Paul II has named
Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston to be a member of the
Pontifical Council of Migrants and Travelers. The appoint
ment of Cardinal Law, who also serves on the U.S. bishops'
Committee on Migration, was announced at the Vatican
Feb. 10. Members participate in the annual plenary
assembly of the council, which concerns itself with the
pastoral needs of migrants, nomads, tourists and travelers.
JESUIT FATHER Fred Kammer, who directed the
Senior Citizens Law Project of the Atlanta Legal Aid Socie
ty from 1977 to 1983 and served as executive director of
Catholic Community Services for the Diocese of Baton
Rouge, La. from 1984 to 1989, has joined the staff of the U.S.
Catholic Conference. He will work primarily on issues of
health, family and the elderly for the Office of Domestic
Social Development. A lawyer as well as a priest, Father
Kammer, 44,was born in New Orleans and has been a Jesuit
since 1963. He earned his law degree from Yale University
School of Law in 1972 and a master of divinity from Loyola
University of Chicago in 1977. He has been admitted to the
bar in Georgia, Illinois and Louisiana, and to the U.S.
Supreme Court.
*****
AROUND THE NATION — On a 92-4 vote, the U.S. Senate
Feb. 8 passed legislation to help fight crime motivated by
hatred of race, religion or other circumstances. Nearly
identical to a bill approved by the House of Representatives
in June, the Senate proposal requires the federal govern
ment to keep statistics on crimes committed out of hatred
for another person’s religion, race, ethnic background or
sexual orientation. Nationwide record-keeping is con
sidered a first step toward more effective law enforcement
efforts to eradicate such crimes. The legislation was back
ed by President Bush, by Catholic, Jewish and Protestant
organizations, including the U.S. Catholic Conference, and
by a broad assortment of civil rights, police and public in
terest groups.
DESCRIBED BY Bishop William H. Bullock of Des
Moines as “But one thread in the seamless garment of life
issues,” a shelter for homeless families opened Feb. 5 in
Des Moines under diocesan auspices. The shelter, formerly
used to house homeless men, was operated by the Kindred
Community, a group loosely affiliated with Mitch Snyder,
the Washington-based advocate for the homeless. But it
was taken over by the diocesan Catholic Council for Social
Concern when the community’s staffing decreased and it
was forced to close some of its operations in Des Moines.
The city had no shelter for homeless, although there was
space for homeless men and battered women.
*****
INTERNATIONALLY — The British House of Lords, by
a large majority, voted Feb. 8 to allow experiments on
human embryos up to two weeks after conception. The
234-80 vote defeated a motion by the Duke of Norfolk,
leading Catholic peer in Parliament’s upper house, which
would have barred the storage of gametes and embryos for
'treatment and research — effectively stopping experimen
tation.
Archbishop's Schedule
SUNDAY, FEB. 18
— 10:30 a.m. Confirmation at Queen of Angels parish,
Thomson.
MONDAY, FEB. 19
— 7:30 p.m. Meeting with archdiocesan Task Force
on AIDS, archbishop’s residence.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21
— 10 a.m. - noon. Council of Priests’ meeting,
Catholic Center, Atlanta.
THURSDAY, FEB. 22
— 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Chaplain for the day, Georgia
House of Representatives, state Capitol.
— 7 p.m. Shepherds’ Night dinner for clergy of arch
diocese, hosted by Serra Clubs of Metropolitan Atlan
ta, Sloppy Floyd Building, Atlanta.
FRIDAY, FEB. 23
— 3:30 p.m. Meeting with visiting evaluation team on
permanent diaconate, Lenox Inn, Atlanta.
SATURDAY, FEB. 24
— Travel to Washington.
SUNDAY, FEB. 25
— 3 p.m. Celebrant, homilist at 50th anniversary
Mass for Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
— Return to Atlanta.