European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse A Choc b the stars and stripes tuesday. September 9, 1930 pontiff Calls contraceptives dishonest unworthy illicit Vatican City i o Pape John Paul ii. Reaffirming Raman catholicism s controversial ban on contraceptives said sunday hat artificial bind control is Dis honest against human and Chian ethics and unworthy of civilized society. The Pope s remarks among his strangest in the subject since taking office 23 months ago came during an afternoon visit to the town of vol Lutri 19 Miles Smith of Rome. The family ii the place of love and life the place where love generates life because these two realities would not be authentic if one is Rel accompanied by the other John Paul said. Noting thai the use of contraceptives had become More wide a d since the late Pujic Paul v first spoke out against them in 1963, John Paul described artificial birth control methods As attacks on fecundity itself with Means thai human and Christian civics must consider instead of increasing the amount of bread on the table of a hungry humanity As modern Means of production can do today he said " her arc thoughts of diminishing the number of those at the table through methods that Are contrary to honesty. This is not worthy of civilization he Pope said. Church experts noting the vehemence of the Pope s words said i remarks indicated birth control would be prominent among the subjects discussed at the world Synod of roman Catholic Bishops opening at the Vatican sept. 26, the Synod theme is modern family life. The Church harmed artificial birth control methods in Paul Al s controversial encyclical humane Vitae of human life issued in 968. In making Bis decision. Paul a overrode a Liberal majority report of his birth control study commission issued three years earlier. The Eney Chical Wai ignored by millions of roman catholics especially in the untied states provoked an outcry from Liberal inc aks Ginns and was described at the time As crisis of roman Catholic newspapers in the United states described the Birzh control ban As the most controversial papal document since Pope Boniface Vii claimed sovereignty Over All Europe s Kings in 1303. Dubliners get their Irish up Over Gas crunch Dublin a temper Short motor us in the Irish capital besieged filling sin Lions monday causing traffic jams amid a threatened gasoline famine caused by a Wildcat strike in the City by Anker Drivers of five a or of i companies. Police reported Many filling stations closed when they ran out of gasoline. Others Becan rationing As Drivers began lining up sunday night. The Tanker Drivers stoppage involved hundreds of men from five major distributors including to Niico Shell and British Petroleum. That leaves Only two major sup pliers still operating in Dublin. The Drivers who brought the country to a virtual standstill in a pay dispute in 1977, claim a significant drop in gasoline con sumption a la ing Oil Price hikes has meant i hair pay has fallen. 45-Mph speeds recorded . Blitzes foot powered car race dirt Grylls sols in vector human pow ered i Chin in Brighton Englund in the horsepower is All in your legs tier the curious Tye of a British policy than. Tbs machine powered by crylls1 legs hold the world record of 56.66roph for vehicle. A reports said formalities eased . Refuses visa forms of afghans Islamabad. Pakistan Japthe . Embassy refused to distribute visa applications to afghan refugees Here sunday although official american shortwave broadcasts reported . Entry formalities had been nude easier. About 500 afghans some of them wish family tics in the United Stales luvs approached the embassy in the past Zucek after the voice of America said refugees no longer had to travel to Athens Rome. Frankfurt
