the daily Nun challenges Pope's position WASHINGTON (UPI) ' Pope John Paul 11, challenged face-to-face by one of America's leading nuns to give Catholic women full priestly rights, ended his U.S. pilgrimage yesterday with a ringing rejection of abortion and birth control. '' "I do not hesitate to proclaim before you and before the world that all human life, .from the moment of conception and through all subsequent stages, is sacred," the pope said during his final mass on Washington's mall. "The church defends the right to life." A'roar of approval burst froth the crowd of 175,000 a far cry from the 1 million that had been expected . to line up shoulder to shoulder from the Capitol to the Washington Monument and the bishops attending the mass rose as one to applaud. First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Chief Justice Warren Burger were among those attending the windy, over cast mass. President Carter, who met with the pope Saturday in the White House, attended Baptist services in the morning and did not go to the mass. Holding tightly to the pages of his text to keep them from being whipped by the wind, John Paul, looking both solemn and, fatigued, stressed the sanctity of marriage, denounced contraception and warned of the dangers that face people in a "society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence." "Decisions about the number of chillren and the sacrifices to be made for them must not be taken only with a view to adding to, comfort and preserving a peaceful existence," he'said. - As he had throughout his week-long American tour, Johh Paul gave no encouragement to that section of the U.S. Catholic Church that questions church bbliey on University plans of rape prevention map By LISA GREENBERG Daily Collegian Staff Writer The University' this week will release a rape prevention map that will highlight well-lit, frequently walked paths and emergency telephones on campus, said Raymond 0. Murphy, vice president for student affairs, on Friday. The map is being drawn by . ,the Office..ofilesidential: Life. as. part of the Univ . ersity's efforts to combat the rape problems' encountered earlier this term. Murphy said the map will outline "walking arteries" such as Curtin, Pollock, .Burrowes, Biglc' . and Shortlidge roads, and the campus Mall. These are some of the better-lit paths on campus, he said, but added that "all the lighting in the world will not eradicate, the problem." Emergency telephones near the Business Administration Building, alker and Deike buildings, and hen& from the HUB will also be 'highlighted on the map. Murphy said the maps will be put on . University bulletin boards and sent to apartment buildings. He also said a copy of the map could be printed in The Daily Collegian. - "We'll try every way we can to each everybody," he said. A second way of fighting the rape ptoblem was recently suggested by Smock brings fire and brimstone to save students 1111 , 16ERY , •-•; ":202 • • Monday, Oct. 8,1979 Vol. 80, No. 55 16 pages University Park, Pa. 16802 'dents of The P , --- grants State Unh 111, Undergraduate Student Government senator Joe Healey. Healey has suggested a mandatory rape prevention class for all students. Healey said the class wouldn't be anything in depth. "It might be only one credit. or so, and could' run only for five weeks, one class period per week, I doOknow, though, I am only guessing," he said. ' ' "I've talked to a lot of students and they support the class. TheY said they would be willing to * take out some of their time for it," Healey said. . Murphy said," however, , that requiring all students to take a mandatory class might cause a strong student reaction. He said the course could possibly be offered within the University's health education program. Healey said he thinks the class is necessary because "it's a social problem and people must be made aware." Healey said he plans to form an ad hoc committee to work on keeping the pubic aware of the dangers of rape. "We have a rape prevention program up here, but its membership only builds up after there are some rapes," he said. Murphy said the "high level of consciousness" which occurs after a number of rapes tends to diminish after a period of time. Jed Smock 4 Z COPUS divorce, abortion and artifical contraception. But the pope was challenged directly on the issue of ah all-male priesthood by Sister Theresa Kane who asked him at a morning meeting with nuns to consider giving women full priestly rights. John Paul sat impassively and made no direct response. But when she finished speaking, the gray haired nun moved to the altar of the Magnificent National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and knelt before the pope. He gently touched her head. The initial reaction to Sister Theresa's speech was mixed. "I think the church will need women priests, and when that time comes, the church will ask women to become priests," said Sister Helen Breighner, who teaches school in Cumberland, Md. Two young Trinitarian brothers dressed in flowing white and red robes, reacted by saying, "Absolutely not ... no, never. It's all wrong. It will never happen.", ' The pope began his last day in the United States before returning to Rome with . the meeting of nuns and then told a gathering of theologians they 'should not stray .from' the church's traditional• teaching. He also attended an ecumenical prayer service with eight Protestant and orthodox religious leaders, calling for discourse toward "full unity" of the world's Christian faiths. Meeting with about'loo journalists who had covered his week-long trip, John Paul said he hopes to return to the United States in the future. "I hope to, I hope to," he said. "Maybe someday. You Americans have supported me quite well, quite well." The final mass in Washington was not nearly as large •as the crowds that welcomed him to Boston, New York, release Cunningham to propose divorce amendment By LINDA CAMPBELL Daily Collegian Staff Writer Rep. Gregg Cunningham, R-Centre, said Friday he will propose a com promise amendment to reinstate unilateral divorce into the Divorce Reform Bill when the House votes on the bill Tuesday. • Unilateral divorce, which would anew one spouse 'to dissolve a marriage after one year of separation, was removed from the Divorce Reform Bill by 'the House. But opponents of its removal have threatened to send the bill back to _the House, Judiciary donimittee in an attempt 'to have the unilateral provision reingtated. Cunningham said returning the bill to the committee would kill it. "The bill 'would not be let out of committee unless sufficient support of its passage was acquired," Conningham said. "Recommital would 'mean no divorce reform for this year," In an attempt to •reconcile the proponents of unilateral divorce, Cun ningham has formulated an amendment that would reinstate 'unilateral divorce into the , bill, but with an extended separation requirement. Cunningham said his proposed two year separation requirement has received the support of Rep. Anthony J. Scirica, R -Montgomery, the major supporter of unilateral divorce. Although Cunningham initially voted to remove unilateral divorce from the bill, he said [le has not changed his original opinion of it. "This amendment is not a change of heart, it is a practical argument. Unilateral with a separation of two years is dramatically different from unilateral Editois note: The Mall around Schwab Auditorium was livened up last week by the fiery preaching of nationally known evangelist George "Jed" Smock. Smock, who claims he was a hippie until he saw the Lord on the beaches of North Africa, travels to college campuses exhorting people to repent and follow Jesus Christ. His "fire and brimstone" preaching style has caused. many students to take offense to what he says and dreW crowds as large as 250 people last week. Daily Collegian staff writers Elyse Chiland and Bruce Becker in terviewed Smock in his motel room on Wednesday morning. The following is a transcript of that interview, edited for length and clarity. COLLEGIAN: Why do you preach on college campuses? SMOCK: Jesus in Mark chapter 16:15 said "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved. He that believeth not shall be damned." That's what brings me to Penn State because most students on this campus do not profess to be believers in Jesus Christ; therefore, they are damned. There is, hope for them if they will repent for their sins and believe and be saved and receive God's gift of eternal life. COLLEGIAN: I thought that part of coming to believe in Christ is a personal revelation and yet you say that you could prove through the scriptures that Christ is their, savior. Which of the ways does it take to come to believe in Christ? Published by SW Philadelphia, Des Moines, lowa, and Chicago. Some, like speech pathologist Nancy Kaplan from Con necticut, left in disgust because of the poor turnout. "I think people in Washington are so accustomed to seeing dignitaries that some didn't come out," she said. But mostly the crowd was gnthusiastic, waving flags and whistling. They broke in cheers when the pope said parents should give children brothers and sisters "who could help them to grow in humanity and to realize the beauty of life." Clearly the most dramatic moment of the pope's visit to Washington came when the 43-year-old nun challenged the leader of the world's 700 million Catholics before an audience of more than 5,000 people, predominantly nuns and other Catholic women religious leaders, while millions watched on television. Sister Theresa of Wheaton, Md., president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, an organization comprised of directors of some 400 American, convents, made the first direct appeal for women's rights to the pope during his U.S. visit. "As I share this privileged moment with you ... I urge you to be mindful of the suffering and pain" on the part of many women in the United States, she said. "I call upon you to listen with compassion and to hear the call of women who comprise half of humankind. As women, we have heard the powerful messages of our church. "As women we have pondered upon these words; Our contemplation leads us to state that the church, in its struggle to be faithful to its call for reverence and dignity for all persons, must respond by providing the possibility of women as persons being included in all ministries of our church." with a separation of 12 months," Cun ningham said. "Unilateral with a separation of_one year would be an alternative of first resort, but with a separation requirement of two years, there could be an effort of recon ciliation." , • Cunningham also , said unilateral divorce's major opponent, the Penn ' sylvania Catholic Conference, would not agree to support unilateral divorce under any conditions. • The Divorce Reform bill also includes consentub . l divorce, which allows a couple to- dissolve ,a marriage after a three-month . separaiion, and includes alimony in Pennsylvania for the first time. Two amendments under the alimony section, were proposed by Cunningham. The first allows the court to award alimony to an economically dependent Divorce compromise to be considered HARRISBURG (AP) In a bid to prevent the death of divorce reform, House members may push for a compromise this week that would make unilateral divorce more acceptable to its opponents. Unilateral divorce, the most controversial section of the reform package, would allow one spouse to end a marriage after a one-year separation. Rep. Joseph Rocks, R-Phila., said an amendment will be offered that would extend that separation to two or three years. But Rocks, a leader of the opposition to unilateral divorce, said it won't sway his vote. The reform package now calls for: —Mutual consent divorce, in which a couple would agree to dissolve a marriage after a three-month separation. —Creation of alimony. —Equitable property distribution. SMOCK: I would say it's probably a combination of the two. It's revelation God reveals ' the truth and it's God drawing them and God dealing with their souls. But my faith in Christ,- or any legitimate Christian's, is not a blind faith. Our faith is based upon reason. It's the very reasonable conclusions that we have drawn after examining the evidence of the claims of Christ. And so it is divine revelation. But Jesus said search the scriptures for then you think you find eternal life. You see, the person diligently seeking God is the one that God is going to reveal himself to in most cases. COLLEGIAN: What about people that have never heard of Jesus Christ, never heard of the Bible and haven't been educated that this is the Christ to accept the Christ? What about remote people who have never heard of God at all? Are you saying that they're dam ned? Is it really their fault? SMOCK: I believe that God speaks to every man through the creation. God has given us all a rational mind. Look at the universe and the rational mind has to conclude that there is a Creator that there is a first cause. Well then he might come to one of two conclusions: He might want to know that first cause, he might want to know that Interview Pope John Paul II greets people at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. Smaller-than-expected crowds turned out for the pontiff in the capital city. The pope ended his trip to America yesterday. spouse for a reasonable amount of time in which this spouse can begin to become economically independent. This con dition on the awarding of alimony would not deny alimony to a sick spouse or to a spouse who has the custody of children requiring care, Cunningham said. During Friday's press conference Cunningham also commented on the efficiency of Governor Dick Thorn burgh's administration. "The governor has made enormous strides in improving the economic in tegrity of Penn Sylvania," he said. "He ha's also slashed away at the size of the bureaucracy in Pennsylvania," Cub ningham said. But Cunnignham also said he disagrees with several points the governor brought out in his address to the General Assembly last Tuesday. In respect to the governor's creator or go on his merry old way and he couldn't care less. God also speaks to every man's conscience. So, therefore, Paul concludes in Romans, Chapter I that all men are without excuse before God. Now say a person looks up to the heavens and he sees the sun rising, the sun setting and he says, "Well, there must be a God. I'd like to know him." Well, at that point, Jesus Christ is obligated to reveal himself to him. Typically, it would be through a missionary. But hes not limited to working through missionaries. God will give everyone the opportunity to know him, to know the person of Jesus Christ, if they really want to. Now, let's face it, most of these students aren't searching for God. They're searching for sex, booze, drugs, and rock and roll in regards to their social life. Others are just interested in getting their degree so they can go out and pursue their career and make lots of money. COLLEGIAN: Getting back to what you said about sex, booze, drugs and rock and roll, could you elaborate a little on your feelings towards each? SMOCK: Yes. The Bible says in Corinthians, chapter 6:9, "Be not deceived. Neither fornicators, nor TWo weeks ago, the House upheld unilateral divorce, but stripped it from the divorce bill a day later after intense lob bying by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and Catholic legislators. A cold shoulder We will see a brief respite from the rain today, with mostly cloudy skies during the morning giving way to plenty of bright sunshine by afternoon and a cool high of 57. Tonight will become increasingly cloudy and cool with showers toward morning with a low of 47. Toinorrow will be cool, with oc casional rain and a high of only 52 degrees; however, tem peratures will begin falling during the afternoon. Sharply colder tomorrow night with a possibility of rain turning into snow flurries. proposition to reduce the number of people on the state welfare rolls, Cun ningham said, "I favor the Workfare Bill to the governor's suggestions. There are able-bodied citizens who deserve Welfare because of a lack of jobs in some areas. The Workfare concept is meritous and can be, implemented without adding to the bureaucracy." The Workfare Bill would require eligible welfare recipients to register for public work programs in order to receive their welfare payments. Cunningham also disagreed with the governor's proposal , to eliminate the paiole system , in Pennsylvania. - "Parole in my judgment is a useful means of correction," Cunningham said. Cunningham said he believes the governor's proposals will be in corporated into proposals for legislation by Republican leaders in the General Assembly. adulterors, nor the effeminate or homosexual, will inherit the Kingdom of God." So God expects , moral purity from Christians. Jesus put it this way in the Sermon on the Mount, "Whosoever looks on a women to lust after her has committed adultery with her in his heart." 'And so you might have some students who are still no doubt virgins. Now, some are virgins out of moral or religious con victions, but others... The only reason they are virgins is they just haven't had the opportunity to have sex. If they had the opportunity, they wouldn't be virgins. And so God looks upon them as being sexually immoral because they desire to do this sin that's prohibited by God's law. Now sex is a good thing. God has given us a sexual appetite and sexual urges. I don't like to use the term "drive" because that implies that sex is just something that controls you, something you're driven by and that's true with a lot of thpse students. But sex is something that we ought to be in control of. The only legitimate expression of sex is in the sanctity of holy matrimony. The Bible says if the marriage is honorable, the marriage bed is undefiable. The whores, whoremongers, the sexually immoral God will judge. Even within marriage, sex is not only for . procreation. It's also a physical ex pression of our love for our mate and there's nothing wrong with a husband and wife 'taking pleasure in one another's . bodies. Not only is there nothing wrong with it, it's a *Rive good. Continued on Page 6.
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