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To: tejek who wrote (170769)	6/6/2003 6:47:49 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580072

Pope, in Croatia, Has Message for Women's 'Special' Role By FRANK BRUNI DUBROVNIK, Croatia, June 6 — Pope John Paul II beseeched women here today to pay heed to what he called their "lofty vocation" as wives, mothers and nurturers, saying they possessed a special sensitivity that was needed in the modern world. "In a special way, God has entrusted children to your care, and thus you are called to become an important support in the life of every person, especially within the context of the family," the pope said to an audience of tens of thousands in this storied city, a centuries-old resort on the Adriatic. "The frenetic pace of modern life can lead to an obscuring or even a loss of what is truly human," John Paul said. "Perhaps more than in other periods of history, our time is in need of that genius which belongs to women, and which can ensure sensitivity for human beings in every circumstance." He went on to instruct the women of Croatia to be "conscious of your lofty vocation as sives and mothers" as they exhibited "the sensitivity born of your maternal instinct." The pope's remarks, which he delivered in Croatian, came during a ceremony that beatified a Croatian nun, Sister Marija Petkovic, leaving her just one step short of sainthood. Sister Petkovic died in 1966 after founding a religious community, the Daughters of Mercy, that tended to the sick and poor in Croatia and Latin America. Sister Petkovic's road to sainthood began when the Vatican attributed to her the miracle of saving the lives of men aboard a Peruvian submarine that was hit by a Japanese fishing boat in 1988. An officer on the submarine said his prayer to the nun helped prevent the vessel from sinking. The beatification ceremony was a principal reason for the pope's trip to Croatia, his 100th foreign journey since his papacy began in 1978. He arrived in Croatia on Thursday and is scheduled to return to Vatican City on Monday. As the pope praised Sister Petkovic's works during an open-air mass under a punishing midday sun, he presented her altruism as an inspiration for women today. Her example, he said, reminded him of "all the women of Croatia." To some extent, his words seemed to affirm his traditional, conservative views on family life and gender roles. The pope has spoken passionately against abortion rights and rejected the idea of ordaining women as Roman Catholic priests. But nothing in his remarks today cast women solely as wives and mothers. His obvious intent was to pay them tribute. "Your presence is indispensable in the family, in society, and in the ecclesiastical community," the pope said. The crowd that greeted him here late this morning was atypically small. The setting was also unusual. His stage rose from the lip of a gorgeous cove, ringed by green hills and craggy mountains, and a small portion of his audience listened to him from the decks of their vacation boats on the water. Many of them wore bathing suits. Up the coast a bit, almost within the pope's sight line, was a cruise ship with a ripe, red, cartoon-like set of lips painted on its bow. Dubrovnik, which includes a walled city from medieval times, was the site of heavy bombardment by Serbs during Croatia's war for independence from the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990's. The pope referred only briefly to those battles today, acknowledging "wives and mothers" whose lives "were forever changed by the grief of losing a family member in the cruel war of the 1990's or by other bitter troubles which they have endured."

To: tejek who wrote (170769)	6/7/2003 3:54:19 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580072

Ted, Is it because you've never seen how honorable people behave and you're confused? Honorable? It seems you're the one who's confused. According to a report I've read, the editors were forced out by their employees. Raines knew about the scandals going on and had the power to stop them, but didn't because of his "politically correct" agenda. That, plus his management style that has been called "bizarre" at best, all got ignited once Jayson Blair spilled the beans. Raines is not an "honorable" person. He has damaged the reputation of one of the most respected newspapers in the world, and his resignation is well-deserved. Tenchusatsu