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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday May 5.1087 Pope Calls for spiritual Unity continued from Page 1 Cathedral the Pope raced the history of christianity in Europe. John Paul said the people who reigned when construction of the huge Cathedral at Speyer Wai begun knew their Powers Over others did not de rive from themselves but were entrusted to them by  modern rulers be said abuse that Power. Absolutist rulers or the Modem age however have Laid claim 10 Powers of government thai were completely detached from god and ensued solely from thir own will John Paul said cooperation not Force would solve the problems of the increasingly secular world. It is not police or military authority not dictatorial measure that Are Able to resolve fundamental issues remove anxieties add establish an Equi table social order the Pope said. Nations will Roxy find the path to a belter future to world peace and to fruitful cooperation. On the basis of this guiding principle god wants people to serve him voluntarily not under compulsion. Only on this basis will it be possible to Over come the menacing International confrontations of slates and alliances and to create a new United Europe from the Atlantic to the ural  earlier monday in Augsburg Joan Paul denounced popular ideas of women s liberation and urged women and youths not to be led astray by false or shortsighted Freedom the associated press reported. Today a great Deal is being said about liberation and emancipation John Paul told nuns and Young women involved in Church related work but is the person who docs nothing but shake off commandments and obligations really free be said. Is such a person Able to find his or her Way out of the Captivity of egoism and hate if he or she views every sort of authority with suspicion let me ask you dear Young people Don t let yourselves be led astray by false or shortsighted Freedom. You bit not be free if you Are merely Able to do what you feel like doing or what your Wallet allows you to  the Pope said Many people in Germany appear to believe everything can be bought including happiness the a reported. More than 2,000 police from neighbouring areas were brought to Speyer to help control the More than 60,000 people n the City during the Pope s visit. About 43,000 people live in Speyer. The police were supported by Vatican and Federal German Security specialists. John Paul s Germany trip his second was relatively quiet. Feminists Gantt and greens protested in Cologne thursday and Friday. Friday morning before the Pope beatified Edith Stein in Cologne a Catholic Church outside Cologne was destroyed by a fire. Officials Are not sure what caused the tire. Saturday arsonists burned a lutheran Church in the Bonn suburb of Roettgen police said. The Inci Dent took place shortly before the Pope spoke to workers in the Ruhr Valley. After the mass at Speyer the Pope was to meet with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl before Fly ing to Stuttgart to Board a plane for Rome. Pope says mass of history linked site Speyer. Germany is Pope John Paul n said mass monday in front of the Speyer Cathedral one of the most history Laden churches in Europe. Eight emperors and Kings three empresses and a Princess of the Salian dynasty Are buried in the Calpe the foundation for the Cathedral once the largest in Western christianity was Laid in 1030 and Conse crated in 1061. In his Sermon during High mass in front of the Cathedral the Pope said the Cathedral probably has More links with the history of Europe than any build ing on the continent. He called it a testimony to the greatness of Christian Europe. The Power of the Salian dynasty reached from this Small town North into the Netherlands and South to Sicily and into what today Are Austria Hungary Czechoslovakia and parts of Poland and Yugoslavia. Emperor Heinrich Iii was of such importance for Europe and the Church that Pope Victor ii the last of the five German bom Popes attended his funeral inthe unfinished Cathedral in 1056. Speyer also was important to Edith Stein the jewish convert and carmelite nun murdered by the nazis i Auschwitz. John Paul beatified Stein Friday in co Logne. Stein lived in the dominican Convent of St Magda Lene for More than eight years. \ Bronze column in the Yard of the dominican Convent of St. Magdalene is dedicated to her and to All the victims of the Holo Caust. The classroom in which Stein taught in the con vent school has a permanent exhibition of mementos of her life. Reagan from Page 1 played in Western Europe in the event medium rang systems those with ranges from 1,080 to 3,300 Miles Are removed. The soviets have proposed a Zero ceiling on both Els of missiles in Europe. Ronald Lehman head of the . Negotiating team on Start said in an interview before monday s announce ment that the latest proposed Accord reflects steady though  Over the last nine months. Lehman said both sides Are close on numerical Lim its. For example on limits for Large missiles such Ashe soviet is is land based missile the United states proposes a limit of 1,650 warheads. The soviets by using a different formula have come up with a limit of Sod. There is general agreement that both sides would be limited to 6,000 nuclear missiles or bombers. The americans have proposed neither Side could have More than 60 percent of that number in any Type of weapon meaning the soviets would be limited to 3,600 ballistic missiles. The Kremlin again using a different formula bos agreed in the past to a minimum of 3,300 of any one weapon a difference of less than 10 percent from the . Position. A member of the Rhine River pilgrimage climbs a sever Street sign to get a better View of the pontiff. Pilgrimage from Page 1 who lives in Paul Revere Village in Karlsruhe. She escorted a youth group to see Pope Paul i in Rome in 1977 while her husband was stationed in meierhof Germany. Ofelia Barrios said monday s event happily coincided with the birthday of her 14-year-old daughter who also look the River trip. Sec. Robert Osborne sait fhe look his older daughterly see John Paul ii when the Pope visited Mainz in 1981. His younger daughter eighth grader Jennifer got her turn monday. The closer you arc the More excitement there is Osborne said just before the imposing Speyer Cathedral drifted into View. If i get a Chance to see him once twice or Ihne times i would do  army set. Mark Wilson a Baptist from Syracuse,n.y., considered his attendance at the Pope s outdoor mass to be an educational experience. I Nave Bee seriously considering becoming a Catholic. That s one of the reasons i m making the trip he said. His wife Sherry Wilion said her aim was to see somebody who s dedicated their life to being a Christian not just on  the americans had Little sympathy for the views of protesters who staged demonstrations criticizing the Pope s visit to Germany. Barrios expressed particular disdain for the 15 naked people who led a crowd of protesters Friday in Cologne. That to me shows Bow much intelligence they be got she said adding about the Pope i really adm Rehim for standing up Tor what he believe in the voyagers disembarked in Speyer and discovered the rain had stopped but they arrived too late to get a Good View of the pontiff. As he began the mass in front of the Cathedral police had barricaded accept to the first few blocks of Maximilian Strasse. The Broad Street which leads to it. But his voice rang clearly through the loudspeakers which Hung from buildings All along the Street and the americans joined with the throng in singing hymns. The River travellers faced a four hour trip Home be cause the boat moves upstream Only half As fait As it does downstream. But Tuch inconveniences did bother Rosa Valero of Paul Revere Village. This is maybe my Only Chance to see the Bead of the Catholic religion she said Dodds from Page 1 there s a problem. One of the problems Dodds has is to be Universal enough so that kids can fit in More easily when they get Back Home. I be found that they  Schrinkler in his 24th year As a school principal said Germany Region schools have overcome Many of the problems he saw during his first visit. They used to have a huge Supply problem he said in an interview thursday. Books would not be Here when the school year started or orders would be screwed up. Now schools can order direct from pub Lishers. Before orders had to be centralized and that took  pointed to an increase in special Educa Tion teachers and a decrease in the time needed to hire classroom teachers As improvements. He said special education within Dodds is very richly staffed. But inadequate facilities continue to plagued Odds he said. Some of the schools have not been rehabilitated they re German Barracks from 40 years ago. In someplace you la have two buildings in one place and an other building a couple of Miles away. That makes it hard to control. One elementary in Butzbach was built for 500 kid and has 900 kids. There s temporary buildings allover. Specialists have offices in stairwells and meet with kids in the Middle of the  but All Dodds schools also operate under a num Ber of favourable circumstances sch ranker said. There Are no unemployed parents. More of the students live in Homes that Are adequate. Kids have Amore stable environment even if they move every two years. And the military helps with school discipline. If a child become an extreme discipline problem. They Send the family Back Home to the states. The Catholic schools in the states have the tame thine they excommunicate  military overseas schools face the association s scrutiny every five years. Teams of nine to 10 educator including at least two from the United states evaluate All areas of a school s operation. Deficiencies ranging from inadequate classroom space to poor morale Are cited. Schools have two Yean to solve the problems or lose accreditation. The association rates schools within a l6-St�te re Gion in addition to those within Dodds. Nine schools Tost accreditation last year Schrankler said but none were Dodds schools. Schran Lder said colleges and universities no longer require incoming freshmen to have graduated from accredited schools. But i like to think of it acce dilation As the Good housekeeping Seal of approval. It s More of a Consumers guide Type   
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