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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 30, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 3 protests predicted As Pope begins visit to 11 German cities Bye Dukavis staff writer and de met7ler assistant City editor Pope John Paul it faces opposition from feminists jewish groups and lib eral catholics As he begins an ii City tour of Germany today. The trip John Paul s 34th outside Italy since he became Pope in october 1978 and his second to Germany be gins in Cologne and ends monday in Stuttgart. On German television last weekend John Paul told the nation s 27.4 Mil lion roman catholics he will use his visit to Honor catholics who resisted the nazi regime. Hate shall never have the last word said John Paul quoting a jew ish born nun who died in a nazi concentration Camp and whom he will be ratify Friday in Cologne. Beatification is a step toward sainthood in the roman Catholic Church. John Paul will beautify sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross a jewish con Vert who was born Edith Stein in Bros Lau Germany in 1891. The City is now in Poland. Sunday in Munich John Paul will beautify the Rev. Rupert Mayer a Jesu it imprisoned for fighting nazism. Jewish groups have objected to Sis Ter Teresa s beatification saying she was killed not As a Martyr to her faithful because she was born a jew. Some also fear thai by honouring a jewish convert the Pope May seem to been Cou raging such conversions. The Vatican contends the nun was killed not Only As a jew but in Retalia Tion for a pastoral letter from dutch Catholic Bishops condemning the deportation of dutch jews to concentration Camps. The tour will Lake the pontiff Tohonn Cologne much Star Kev Clair Bottrop Essen  Munich Augsburg and Speyer. Monday he flies from Stuttgart to Rome. In addition to the beatification Cere monies the Pope will meet with politicians visit mine workers in the Ruhr Valley and speak briefly with representatives of the protestant and jewish faiths. John Paul s 1980 visit was hailed As a Milestone in cooperation Between catholics and protestants. The nation s population is divided roughly in half Between catholics and protestants. Hans killing a Catholic theologian censured by the Vatican in 1979. Said the Pope s visit lacks substance and Only will strengthen conservative elements in the Church. What i am against is the show the theatrics Kuung told the stars an stripes wednesday in a Telephone interview from his office at Freiburg Germany University. The Church is m deep trouble in Germany there s diminishing membership less baptisms marriages and priests taking vows. And Here comes the Pope to Tell us about How bad unemployment inthe mining Region is. We know that and the problem is being addressed. We want to face the problems the vat ican has made for its  women in the Green party accuse the Pope of anti feminist views and have planned demonstrations along the Lour starting thursday in front of the Cologne Cathedral. The demonstration will be followed by an All night women Only party. The following Day the women will Lour the Sites of medieval Witch Burn Ings in Cologne and finish with a rally near the Cathedral. The Federal working group of greens women said it would use the Pope s visit to Call attention to the Many sided woman despising policy of the Church and its role in tying Down women in motherhood and keep ing them out of Public  officials expect demonstrations to be peaceful and relatively Small but Cologne police chief Heinz Stork said Security concerns for John Paul s visit Pope John Paul s visit to Germany Home Are far greater than during the pontiffs first rip. He said Security officials consider John Paul a highly endangered personality following his May 1981 attempted assassination and threats made during other papal trips. Posters showing the face of John Paul set in gun sights and pasted on Cologne buildings this week further in creased police concern where he Pope can be seen Friday Cologne at 10 30 . He will beautify Stein in Muongc Rudorfer stadium. Muenster at 5 30 . John Paul will celebrate evening mass on the Schloss Platz and give a Sermon on the Cathedral Square. Saturday Kev Klaer Al 9 40 . John Paul will give a Sermon in Huel Sparec stadium. Essen at 4 20 . The pontiff will give a Brief speech on the Burg Slalz. Gelsenkirchen Al 5 30 . He will celebrate mass in the Park stadium. Sunday Munich at 10 45 . The Pope will celebrate mass and beautify Mayer in the olympic stadium. Augsburg at 6 30 . John Pau will celebrate mass at the Spona Niage sued. Monday Speyer at 3 30 . He will Colo Bralic mss and give a Sermon on the Cathedra Square. Bradley to begin trip to Europe in Berlin los Angeles up mayor Tom Bradley left tuesday for a 10-Day trip to Germany Belgium and Switzerland to promote Trade and celebrate the 150thanniversary of Berlin. Bradley plans to slay in Berlin a los Angeles Siste City since 1967, for four to five Days before travelling to Brussels and Antwerp Belgium to meet with govern ment officials. The mayor will conclude his trip in Bern and Zurich Switzerland with Swiss officials. On his return May 8. Bradley will have spent 25 Days abroad since he was Defeated in his bid to oust gov. George Duck maj ,.tn in the november election. Ati Webb Bradley s press Secretary said the travel expenses of the trip will be paid for by the countries he is visiting. Bradley also has received �60,000 from the City Council for additional expense related to the trip. Most of that Money 550,000 will go to pay for the costs of sending Andre Previn and the los Angeles philharmonic orchestra to Berlin to perform two con certs As pan of a 25-Day, 1 a concert tour. The other si0.000 will be used to pack and crate works by 15 los Angeles area artists for an Art exhibition in conjunction with the trip. Webb did the airfare for transporting the Art was donated. Webb and Bee Canterbury Lavery. Bradley s chief of protocol will accompany he mayor an the trip and about 70 los anodes area residents will join in the festivities in Berlin. Flag bearers adding their bit la the Celebration of Berlin s 750th anniversary tame Young Weil berliners unveil an unofficial Berlin american Flag. They replaced the Patch of stars on old glory with is Small Bents standing for Ber Linthus symbolizing West Berlin s close tics with the United slates  
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