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SOUTH TEXAS
CATHOLIC
Vol. XXXI, No. 1
..to inform, inspire, catechize, and evangelize the people of the Church..."
January 12, 1996
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th Michelangelo’s Last Judgment fresco as a backdrop, Pope
_nn Paul II baptizes Martina Palatta, one of 20 children who
Iceived the sacrament on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jan.
iin the Sistine Chapel.
Pope baptizes babies on
feast of Lord’s baptism
ill destined for eternal life, says pope
'Cindy Wooden
[VATICAN CITY (CNS) —
nding before a small bronze
ptismal font dwarfed by
liehelangelo’s towering fresco of
! Last Judgment, Pope John
bul II baptized 20 infants from
|ve countries Jan. 7.
I Baptism is the beginning of
•hristian life, ‘‘the threshold of all
fe other sacraments and of
^generation for that immortal life
'f which the marvelous frescos of
Michelangelo speak," the pope
®id during his homily.
Celebrating the feast of the
baptism of the Lord in the Sistine
Tipel, the pope welcomed the
• 0baby boys and 10 baby girls
“the mystical body of Christ,
which is the church.”
The babies, most of whom were
two or three months old, came
from Italy, India, Holland, Poland
and Spain. Their parents and
godparents did the readings and
the prayers of the faithful, while
their older siblings brought the
gifts of bread and wine to the
altar.
The practice of baptizing
infants is a recognition that all
people are destined for eternal
life, the pope said. But because
the children are initiated into the
Christian community before they
are able to understand what that
means, infant
See BAPTISM, page 19
Concerns of the Church
Peace Week' begins with Martin Luther
King Day, ends with Roe vs. Wade
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The
chairman of the U.S. bishops’
African American Catholics
Committee has urged Catholics to
participate in anti-violence "Peace
Week" activities Jan. 15-22.
The weeklong effort to offset
violence begins with the birthday
of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
and ends with the anniversary of
Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court
decision legalizing abortion.
"These eight days should
constitute a ‘Peace Week,’ when
we work to promote an attitude of
nonviolence and particularly to
offset the violence of racism and
abortion," said Auxiliary Bishop
Curtis J. Guillory of Galveston-
Houston, committee chairman, in
a Jan. 8 statement.
Following the release of their
statement, “Confronting a Culture
of Violence," in November 1993,
the bishops focused on the same
week in 1994 to suggest prayer,
reflection and action against
violence. Bishop Guillory urged
Catholics to again lake part in
church and civic events that
highlight action against racism
and abortion.
“All Americans have concern
for violence in the United States,”
Bishop Guillory said. "Both
racism and abortion not only
exemplify but also spark violence
in our society. This is an espe-
cially appropriate time for
redoubled opposition to all forms
of assault on human life.”
“Examples of racism abound
and can be seen throughout the
workplace, in urban, suburban
and rural areas and across all
economic lines," the bishop said.
“We all must examine our own
feelings toward different races
and must act to show solidarity
with those who look different
from us.”
He called abortion “an assault
on innocent lives," and said it
contributes to a general assault on
all life. “The more abortion we
permit.” he said, "the cheaper the
value of everyone’s life."
(See notice of local Martin
Luther King Day observances
on page 2)
Migrants, host
countries both
have obligation,
pope says
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY (CNS) —
Migrants are obliged to obey the
laws of any country they enter,
but those countries also have an
obligation to respect and protect
the human rights of anyone who
comes to their borders, Pope John
Paul II said.
The fact of people fleeing their
homes because of violence,
politics or economics is “one of
the most remarkable phenomena
of our times," the pope said Jan. 6
after reciting the midday Angelus
prayer with visitors in St. Peter’s
Square.
“It is a phenomena which often
creates problems for societies, and
for that reason, I renew my appeal
to governments that they always
confront immigration with full
respect for human rights,” the
pope said.
Upholding a nation’s laws and
See RESPECT, page 19
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Observances
planned for
Roe vs. Wade
anniversary
Jan. 13 Hispanics for Life, Hispanos
pro Vida, will set up crosses forming the
Cemetery of the Innocents on the comer of
Saratoga Blvd. and Kostoryz Rd. in Cor-
pus Christi.
Jan. 22—(The anniverasry of Roe vs.
Wade)—5:30-6:6:30—A candlelight ser-
vice at abortion clinic at Crosstown Ex-
pressway and Morgan
Jan. 26—11:30—Bishop Gracida will
lead area middle school and high school
students in procession from Cemetery of
the Innocents to Most Precious Blood Par-
ish for the celebration of Mass at noon.
Theresa Gilbert clutches a poster and a
rosary as she prayed with other men,
women and children Jan. 6 in front of a
Corpus Christi abortion clinic on the
corner of Morgan and the Crosstown
Expressway. (More photos page 12)
STC photo/Paula Espitia
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