European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 02, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 monday december 2, 1985 stylishly unhealthy a new Campaign has begun throughout Britain to Cut Down on death.1 caused by smoking since recent Fig ures show an annual death toll of 100,000. The Mes Sage however Dwyn t seem to a e reached this Lon Don woman. She s wearing one of a new Range of fun designs by Graham Smith for a hat company. World today 2 interrupt Vatican conference advocate ordination of women Vatican City a a former nun from Belgium and an american nurse seeking ordination of women priests saturday interrupted a Vatican news conference at which a top Cardinal warned against attempts to introduce democracy into the roman Catholic Church. The second Vatican Council decreed that any discrimination based on race social class or sex has to be uprooted As contrary to inc will of god said Maric to Csc son Moy Halfway through the hour Long session attended by some 500 journalists. The Cardinal from Zaire and two Bishops from colom Bia and India calmly listened to the women s statements and told them the Church cannot change inc historical reality of what god the two women spoke after being recognised by vat ican spokesman Joaquin Navarro. Who later said he thought the women were reporters. The two week extraordinary Synod w hich opened last sunday was convened by Pope John Paul 11 to assess the reforms of inc second Vatican Council 1962-65 which fashion no far reaching reforms in Catholic Liturgy ecumenism Seminary education Relig. Us life and Church government. The Bishops Fielding a variety of questions also rejected liberation theology which sometimes uses marxist analysis to support social and political activism in third world countries. We can never use hate As a system for change. If 1 see a Church with a machine gun. Then i can l so the crucified Chrisl in that Church said colombian Bishop Lloys Dario Castrillon. Secretary general of the latin american Bishops conference. Cardinal Joseph Malula of Kinshasa a co president of thu Synod also warned against attempts to introduce to inc Church the concepts and notions which we do find in civil it is important to remember that the Church is a mystery of communion he added. You should t introduce democracy As we know it and experience in civil social the prelate made inc comment in response to a question Why inc Synod has appointed rather than elected representatives who Wil draw up a final message of the Bishops Assembly. Our Bishops our holy father whom we love could t he give us the word. We Are All waiting for asked Vonmoy who said she is a former nun who Heads the action and research Institute for women in religion in Brussels. Babi Burke a from it. Laud Crdal fla., said the Yoke of the Church on the woman has to be another member of the group Sylvia Chavec Garcia of san Antonio Texas told the associated press that the group is demanding not Only the ordination of women but also the elimination of All sexist language from the Church. She said women also should be allowed to take pan in decision making groups such As a Synod. No woman has Ever been invited to a Synod As a Vot ing Mem Ber. Vonmoy in her late 50s, quit her order after serving nearly 30 years when the pontiff introduced harsh disciplinary measures into the life of nuns including an order Hal the nuns should Wear habits All the time said Cha Viz Garcia a psychotherapist. Responding on behalf of the Bishops Indian archbishop Henry Sebastian d Souza Secretary general of the asian and Pacific Bishops conference said inc refusal to ordain women is not a Mailer of it is a historical reality of what god did he said adding that god has Given different Church roles to play for men and women. . Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston on Friday Aiso opposed ordination of women because the priest in his ministry. Images Chrisl and Christ was a the Bishops who ended five Days of general debate on Friday arc meeting in different language groups for More detailed discussion. They will resume plenary sessions next tuesday. British judge prohibits closing of boys Only school in Bristol i Ondon api a High court judge has ruled Hal the proposed closing of a boys Only school in Bristol would be in violation of Laws of inst sex discrimination. Judic Pelcer Taylor said Avon county authorities decided to close the merry Wood Boss school because of the falling number of pupils. Bui he said the authority decided to keep merry Wood girls school and another girls school open partly because of inc area s Large moslem Community which requires single sen education for religious reasons. The judge said to deprive toys but not girls is to trial boys less favourably and he quashed inc county Council s proposal to close the school. 9th-Century Book of gospels auctioned off for $2 million London a an illustrated Book of gospels produced in 9th-Ccntury France has been sold for Llic equivalent of $2 million at rotheby s auction House. Rotheby s spokeswoman Anne Marie arpels said on unidentified european buyer purchased the Man Scip. The auction Catalon said he Book contained inc gospels of Matthew Mark Luke and John and was written at the Abbey of St. Amand near Valenciennes in Northern trance. The Catalon said it was produced Aboul b60 to 880, making the Book about 75 years younger than a similar work Ireland s Book of the manuscript called the gospels of St. is illuminated with drawings of Birds faces dragons and leaves in coloured Ink and Gold and Silver. Principal fired for racist remarks is ready to leave English school Bradford. England a a local school Princi pal accused of making racist remarks said he is prepared to take a financial settlement and leave his school in this Northern English City after months of Public controversy. Ray Honeyford in a Leller to his employers said i would now allow negotiations aim cd at a possible settlement to a Lonceford 52, who is White was suspended in april from his Job As headmaster of Drummond Middle school in Bradford s asian Quarter after writing a Magazine Arti Cle saying that White pupils suffer from educational poli cies geared for ethnic minorities. Honeyford took his ease to the courts winning his Job Back in a High court ruling in september but then losing it again in a court of Appeal decision in november. 5 Are killed when explosion destroys 4 houses in Glasgow Glasgow Scotland a an apparent Gas explosion ripped through a Row of four houses in Glasgow killing five people and injuring four others police said. The blast started a fire and demolished the four attached houses. The Force of the explosion blew out win Dows in neighbouring houses. Police said the bodies of a Man two women and two children one of ilium u baby were found i the rubble. At Leas four of the victims were thought to be members of the same family a 66-year-old Man was being treated at Victoria infirmary for smoke inhalation and was reported in poor Condi Tion. Three others were released Afier treatment for Shock officials said. The scottish Gas Board said a Gas main with a 4-Inch fracture was found near the site of the explosion. Mexican Oil Price hike to have Little . Effect analyst says Mexico City a Mexico has increased the Price of one Lype of crude Oil but inc Price hike will have a negligible effect on what the . Consumer pays for Gaso line at the pump a leading Petroleum Market analyst says. Under the new pricing schedule the Price of Light Grade isthmus Oil will go up by an average of 76 cents a barrel Starling sunday for the rest of december. The Price of heavy Grade Maya Oil will stay the same. Mexico is the world s fourth biggest exporter of crude Oil and the United states largest supplier. Oil is also Mexico s principal source of Revenue netting it close to 515 billion last year. In Angeles Oil Industry analyst Dan Lundberg said the Price increase will have almost no effect on . Gaso line prices in the near future
