European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes tuesday october 15, 1991 v pontiff says priests should not marry take part in politics Pope John Paul ii Waves to a crowd gathered at Congress Square in Natal Brazil. Sao Luis Brazil a John Paul ii has issued a Strong Rebuff to brazilian clergy who advocate allowing married men into the Priesthood or support the involvement of priests in politics. In his third Day of a 10-Day visit to Brazil the Pope was skirting the Amazon Basin monday. In the past decade some top brazilian Church officials have called for the ordination of married men to alleviate a growing shortage of priests. At a worldwide Synod of Bishops in Rome last year Cardinal Aloisio Lor Scheider disclosed that two married men in Brazil became priests with Vatican approval. The statement was an attempt to circumvent a ban on such discussions at the meeting of 200 Bishops. A this is not the Way to circumvent the serious Lack of priests a the Pope told a group of priests sunday in the Cathedral of Natal before flying North to Sao Luis. Lorscheider the archbishop of Fortaleza first disclosed the existence of the two married priests in a Magazine interview. One of them Ivo Schmidt who lives in a Southern brazilian diocese was married in 1947. Because of malpractice by a midwife however his wife lost a baby resulting in a Hysterectomy and complications that left her physically unable to have sex. At that Point the couple began living in celibacy. Schmidt applied for permission to be ordained in 1986, submitting a document from his wife certifying her inability to have sexual relations and formally promising they would sleep in separate Beds. In december 1986, his Bishop authorized ordination after receiving clearance from Rome. Celibacy did not become a requirement for roman Catholic priests until the Middle Ages. Protestant denominations allow ministers to maintain Normal married lives As do some Eastern orthodox and Eastern rite Catholic churches. In the United states dozens of married episcopal priests have become Catholic priests and have been Able to continue married lives. The celibacy Rule which Lorscheider called an a a anachronism at the Synod is based on the View that sex and marriage would prevent the priest from giving Complete attention to the work of god. In his speech to National representatives of priests and religious orders John Paul also ruled out format political activity by priests. The priest must avoid a the temptation of becoming an earthly political or social Leader but must tirelessly promote Justice and the cause of the least privileged a he  women Drivers reportedly to regain passports Manama Bahrain apr saudi arabians King fahd has ordered that passports be returned to the women who defied a ban on driving cars last year travellers from the kingdom said. The King also ordered financial compensation for those who lost income As a result of the punishment that followed said the travellers who arrived Here Over the weekend. The travellers spoke on condition they not be named because the Issue is delicate in the conservative Muslim kingdom. They said the women plan a new form of protest against the Mutawa saudi arabians powerful religious police. On nov. 7, the approximate anniversary of the a drive in a women a and men who agree with them a plan to stay away from their favorite shopping centers. A its a peaceful form of protest where no one can get arrested by the religious police or the traffic police a said one of the travellers a no one knows who first started the idea and no one is campaigning. It is just going  the Mutawa estimated at about 90,000, Lead Friday Sabbath prayers where they regularly denounce women a education work or driving. They also patrol shopping centers and other Public areas to make sure women dress modestly and enforce a ban on conducting business during islamic prayers. Saudi women must be covered from head to toe in All enveloping Black Bayas and cannot move about unless escorted by a male family member. Some say the Riyadh drive in by the 40 to 50 women last year Shook saudi society almost As severely As the iraqi occupation of neighbouring Kuwait. But the travellers said the Kings actions should not be seen As either a Concession to liberals or a setback for conservatives. A we Only see it As a gesture from the King because the woman is a Horma in our society a said one of them. Horma is a Muslim term meaning women should be Sac redly and fondly preserved including protecting them from evil and the eyes of men who could tempt them into sin. The Muslim Faith was born on the arabian Peninsula. King fahd custodian of islam a holiest shrines at Mecca and Medina is committed to its precepts. Fahd has been steering a course Between conservatives represented in the Mutawa and liberals. The defiant Drivers were stopped by the Mutawa and escorted to police stations. They were banned from speaking to others including the press and their passports were withdrawn. Some who were professors at All female colleges at Riyadh University were banned from teaching and their paychecks stopped. The ban on speaking out against the prohibitions remains in Force the travellers said. The Interior ministry formalized the ban against women Drivers with an edict and followed it up by forbidding women to own cars. Sheik Abdel Aziz bin Baz the kingdoms chief Muslim authority issued an edict saying driving by women was undesirable because it created situations for sinful  colonel mans Alamo dividing kurd iraqis Zakhoo Iraa api a the Western troops have packed their bags and the kurdish refugees have left their Camps but . Army col. Dick Naab remains on the Job at the last Dusty coalition outpost in Iraq Naab the .-led allies negotiator with Iraq during the kurdish refugee crisis mans a lonely but critical office. From a three bedroom Concrete House with a porch swing and rows of marigolds the colonel and his Small team Are trying to maintain the precarious balance Between Saddam Hussein a government and the kurdish minority a a it a the Alamo a joked Naab 50, sitting on a shiny Brown checked sofa in a spartan living room setting. Naab who works with seven other coalition officers is the last link in Iraq with one of the biggest Aid operations in . History. More than 13,000 coalition troops including 8,000 americans were in Iraq last Spring at the height of the operation. They helped resettle the estimated 1.5 million iraqi kurd who fled to the Borders after their uprising against Saddam was crushed at the end of the persian Gulf War. These Days Naabe a office is trying to ensure that Saddam does not conduct a repeat performance against the kurd. Naab insists the Western troops will return if Saddam again turns on the kurd. But the coalition came under fire from some kurd last week for not intervening when fighting flared in the As Sulayman Yah area about 80 Miles Northeast of Baghdad. Quot the coalition guarantees Are there a said Naab a Silver haired former notre Dame football player who dealt with the soviets during the fall of the Berlin Wall. A they iraqi troops understand they can to go too  Naab noted that the fighting last week occurred Well outside the old Al lied a Security zone in Northern Iraq. A a there a a great Deal of uncertainty on How it started a he said. He added that since kurd and iraqi troops intermingled in the area sometimes sharing duties it would be difficult for Western troops to step in. Still he said a i think Saddam understands that if he does something really untoward to the kurd hell be  the coalitions last ground troops stationed across the Border in Turkey went Home last week. But the allies still have air Force planes in Turkey in Case the kurd encounter trouble. Naabe a iraqi counterpart Brig Abdul Ahab turns up regularly in Zakhoo in his White Oldsmobile to discuss the kurdish  As Naabe a assignment stretches into its seventh month much of his time is spent on humanitarian projects. For example Naab helped arrange a mine Clearing operation in Northern Iraq carried out by unarmed iraqi soldiers a under the scrutiny of the kurdish rebel forces. In six weeks he estimated the three mine Clearing teams have unearthed More than 10,000 mines. A a it a very important in what i Call the reconciliation process a he said. But he admitted that the two sides have a Long Way to go. Talks Between the kurd and the government aimed at working out an autonomy Accord for the minority have stalled. The fighting in As Sulayman Yah he said is a a symptom of the bad state of play its  a there May be forces that really done to want an agreement a he said. Another problem he said is the Large number of iraqis who Are armed and can easily provoke violence. A a it a like the wild West a he said