University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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VADRE Itrf . - ' ' ,,a John Mootv WAVING BLESSINGS: Mamie Lara of Victoria cheers as the Popemobile drives past. WELCOME, HEAVENLY FATHER: Julia Donez of Corpus Christi waits patiently for the pope. Abigail Chapir Pope ' s Visit 29

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Some came out of love, others out of faith; still others came simply out of curiosity or convenience, but all turned out to see the fore- most Catholic leader, John Paul II, in his his- toric trip to San Antonio, September 13. Students from the University Catholic Center joined the 855,000 Catholics and non-Catholics in San Antonio for the papal celebration. Seeing the pope was an important event to Catholic students because he is a living symbol of the faith of our religion and what our church is all about, Father Paul Raspond, of the University Catholic Center, said. In his first tour of the Southern United States, Pope John Paul met with Jewish and Protestant religious leaders, denounced depri- vation of minorities, stood firmly by Catholic discontent at Catholic doctrine in the form of riots and protests during the pope ' s tour of the U.S. The silent majority of American Catholics no longer associate with the Church because it has moved too far to the right, Daniel Maguire, Marquette University theology pro- fessor said to People magazine. The Church has attempted to silence people but the age of silencing is at an end. Generally, students attending the mass dis- agreed with the national move to change Cath- olic doctrine. The pope is trying hard to keep church values in our society, Valerie Martinez, pharmacy freshman, said. Martinez also said that the Catholic doctrine the pope adheres to brings people closer to the church, and if these rules were abandoned or bent, the religion have no impact on his views, Leonard Swidlei a Roman Catholic theologian at Temple Unt versity, said. Stenson said conflicts between some Amer ican Catholics and the pope sprang from dif ferent cultural views. The American publi finds the pope ' s stable stance on Catholic doc trine difficult to accept because the Unitei States views Catholic issues as they do polictica ones, Stenson said. When individuals disagree with the pop) and his teachings, the American people believ ' that they can simply change the laws, but th Catholic church is not set up in a democrat! way, he said. The discord created by the pope ' s visit ben efited public awareness, according to Joan Horn T lSrX A S doctrine and prayed for world peace. The pope ' s visit provoked national contro- versy concerning the pontiffs rigid stance on Catholic teachings such as prohibition of abor- tion and artificial contraception, refusal to or- dain women as ministers and rejection of ho- mosexual relations. Despite instances of dispute within the American Catholic Church, the students at- tending the papal mass said the controversies were subordinate to the inspirational and the- ological uplifting experience, Jennifer Alex- ander, communications junior, said. In response, students who attended the mass said they support the pope ' s opinions on abor- tion, homosexuality, artificial means of birth control and women ' s position in the church. I support the pope on all issues. If I did have a disagreement with one of the issues, I would try to suppress it and support the pope, Al- exander said. Nationally though, many Americans voiced would break apart. Concerning church policy, John Stenson, pe- troleum engineering graduate student, said that church doctrine is based on the Bible. The Bible is not changing so there is no reason our church doctrine should change. Some, however, disagreed with the church ' s objective. They said the church should help support the congregation, and alienating those who disagree was unfair. In my mind, issues like divorce and abor- tion are consequences of underlying problems and people need the support of the church in times of crisis, not to be abandoned by it, Elizabeth Caldcleugh, international business sophomore, said. Although the pope heard this dissent during his visit, policy changes supported by many Americans were unlikely to come about, na- tional theologists said. It is pretty clear to me that he has not listened at all to what people are saying. They administrator of the University Catholic Centei The fact that the issues have life to then conveys that the people aren ' t complacent abou the role of religion in their lives and that they beginning to think about that role, she said. Since the Catholic doctrine raised controversy some students ' beliefs incurred problems. Fathe Raspond said, when counseling students whc disagreed with specific Catholic doctrine, th importance was to focus on the central Christiai belief. Students need to understand that the; can disagree with the church in theory, but the; must understand and accept the consequence from this freedom of conscience, he said. Although national dissent arose during thi pope ' s visit, curious onlookers and faithful wor shippers alike joined in the once in a lifetimi celebration and were entranced by the charism; and renown of Pope J ohn Paul II. by Michelle Moon Pope ' i Visit 28

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