European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes tuesday september 5, 1978 new York at mass the priest spoke out against a newspaper column which had been written from Rome before the election of the Pope about a nun who was interviewed As she carried garbage from her Convent. The nun derided the notion that 111 men could pick the spiritual Leader of 700 million catholics Over half of whom were women. They think Only a Man should run the Church because Christ was a Man she said cynically. The priest at mass said such a Story does not serve the Catholic Church which is in need of help and he thought that it would be far better for catholics to extol their religion rather than criticize it. As i was the one who had written the article about the nun in Rome i Slid to the Edge of my seat preparatory to arising and in front of All in Church defending my column. I had done this before in about the same circumstances and looked Forward to shocking priests and parishioners again with my great boldness. However something held me Back. A few minutes earlier on my Way into Church i thought i experienced a sudden inexplicable loss of breath on the Church Steps. I immediately lunged inside the Church dropped to my Knees and began praying for the Grace of a Happy death in Case one occurred. And now As the priest excoriated my column i Felt that it was too soon after my prayers of penance. Uttered in terror for me to arise and attack the Church in the form of the priest on the Al tar. Therefore i remained silent and the moment passed. But it was a wonderful illustration of How the Catholic Church has lasted for these 2,000 or so years. One Chest pain does More to keep catholics in line than All the might and spleen Dor of Rome. Let a Catholic renounce and denounce his Church. Let him walk away from it into the mists of daily life and remain away for decades. Then late of an evening while turning Over in bed let him experience a Good twinge or two in the Chest. Immediately Rac ing through his mind Are words he Learned in grammar school of my god i am heartily sorry for having of fended thee. " often the Man prays for forgiveness with such Fervour that he Breaks into a sweat and the sweat heightens his feeling that he is about to die and causes him to Pray even harder. In the annals of the Vatican there Are countless Case histories to attest to priests be ing injured when called upon to give the last rites to catholics who had left the fold Many years earlier had turned agnostic and atheist and now upon the death bed reach up and grab the priest s Arm so tightly that the sock ets become unlocked. At the Vatican this is officially known As italian Uncle s  however the affliction is not limited to ital Spain puts the squeeze on fans under 14 years Barcelona Dpi in a Surprise move government officials have enforced a 1929 Law that bars children under age 14 from Bull fights. If minors Are prohibited How Are we going to build an enthusiastic following for the National pastime said sex Matador Angel Agu do who added that he made his debut in the bullring at age 13. At the ticket windows of the Barcelona bullring fathers lined up to get ticket refunds. The Arena bristled with freshly painted signs Reading those under 14 not admitted to this  although the Law barring minors dates from dec. 21, 1929, old timers said they could not remember it having Ever been enforced. A spokesman for bullfight promoter Pedro Balana said the ban was the result of a government order in Madrid it was business As usual at the bullring with no order to ban minors an employee there  official veterinarian of the Barcelona bullring Jesus Linan said this measure is crazy when you consider that Spanish state television often cancels children programs in order to broadcast  As the head of a family Linan said i want to energetically protest because this pre vents me from taking my children to the Are a and because if minors Are not admitted the National pastime is going to  Picador Jose Martinez argued in France they let children into the bullring free up to the age of 12 in order to make new fans. Are the French going to be better defenders of our National pastime than we Are ians. I stand against All that you teach these Days i once said to a priest on a plane to ire land. I was drinking and expounding magnify , i know you do he said. Nothing personal it s just against your re Ligion i  course the priest said. And you re not going to change me i told  course not he said. But if anything happens to this plane please cling to my shoulder not my  they have placed the fear of the pains of hell and terror of the last judgment so deep into catholics that it overrides All other issues of their lives. Let the statisticians keep track of those said to be leaving the Church. But let them keep additional figures on the number who return in the Middle of the night and renounce their lives in three eighths of a second. Which does not assist the institution in its daily problems. The new Pope John Paul has in his initial statements called for a new sense of discipline within the Church. This shows his concern Over the behaviour of catholics who quarrel with the chuch Over birth control divorce and the role of women. Mean while the Vatican in Rome has been almost consumed by italian politics and it has failed to show concern for or perhaps even hear the complaints of hundreds of millions around the world. And now Pope John Paul Steps up and seems to speak out against change. If he Means that catholics should accept the Church As it is he is a visionary in a desert. But these Are Only temporal arguments. And after All the disdain the need for the Grace of a Happy death dominates anyone who has Ever been a Catholic. My grandmother became ill at age 83, seriously ill but not fatally ill and was placed in a Hospital where she spent at least some of her waking moments looking around to see if there was a cold bottle of Beer in the room. Suddenly in rushed a hysterical daughter in Law who arrived from out of town and car ried a Large Black Crucifix. The daughter in Law thrust the Crucifix at my grandmother who thinking this meant that she obviously was going to die clutched the Crucifix and be Gan praying for the salvation of her soul. In the midst of her terror she dropped her head onto the Pillow and passed away. Everybody in the family says that she was Able to say her prayers before death came and this is All that really matters to catholics whether you see them in Church on sunday or c Chicago . 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R answer to yesterday s Puzzle. 20 weep bitterly 21 fancy tire 22 take the prize 23 guided 24 consumed 25 Large cask 26 menu item 27 Spanish Bravo 28 ship shaped clock 29 solidify 31 anger 34 footed vase 35 summon 37 aircraft guide 38 scheme 39 Steak order40 opera feature 41 English River 42 withered 43 pallid 44 arabian seaport 48 bakery product 47 College dance 12 15 18 23 3o 33 4& 51 24 25 21 36 16 19 31 46 49 52 26 22 37 20 35 8 n 32. 47 50 53 21 42 to 2b 45 29 9-5 Onn Landers dear Ann Landers i m an unwed Mother with a four year old son. The problem is i live with my Mother and father. Mom is crazy about my Little boy and he is very attached Tol her. The other Day he said a love my grandma so much i wish she was my  this just about killed me. I must work to support my child. I m afraid the longer this situation goes on the closer my child will be to his grandmother and i will mean nothing to him. F please give me some help. I need my baby Back dear need it is not uncommon i for children to make such re Marks. Don t attach too much importance to them. Try to spend As much time with your son just the two of j you As possible. Weekends of j course Are Best. After the boy starts school he will become less attached to your Mother. Cheers up. Your fears Are Normal but magnified. Dear Ann Landers i m very fond of a Young woman who is te-1 Rifici company and has Many super qualities but her neck is Al a ways dirty. This is no gag. I m serious. What do you suggest in Earnest dear earn Tell the woman she May not realize that her jew a Elery is disc Loring her  this May be the Case or she could have a skin problem and her neck May not be dirty at All at any rate Don t Duck the Issue discuss it. Dear miss Landers i was de lighted with your response to the lady who objected to the no Senj Sical words of Rock and Rol and the immorality of the music. Nonsensical syllables were an integral part of the 16th and 17th Century ballads. Techni-1 Cally it is called a Burden a re Frain used after each verse such As he i Ying Ding diddle la la Day a Ding a Ling of a burder from the Kentucky mountains. Music historian Burney in if. Called Waltzing a Rollin in the  the words Waltz and jazz actually carry with ther obscene implications. In fact the Waltz was considered lascivious because it was he first dance that allowed a Man to put his arms around a woman in Public. No wonder the clergy called it the rhythmic incantation of the Devil let us emancipate ourselves from the myth that music has anything to do with morals. Muj sic is As amoral As the sound of Al babbling Brook or the whistling wind. The tones de and c can be Sung to the words i love you i hate you or three Blind  it might interest self appointed guardians of morals to know that silent night was con a deemed in 1897 by music director George Weber of the Mainz Cathedral As a vulgar Mischi Elj and void of All religious Anc Christian  the letter1 writer Maurice Zam is a con Cert pianist and musicologist Anco former director of the los and Geles conservatory of music and program annotator of the Holly Wood bowl musicology in dear musicologist thanks for the music lesson. I enjoyed it immensely c 1971 Field enterprises inc