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’ope calls for America to be moral
uperpower in post-Cold War Era
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Pope John Paul asked
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lessings with others,
dueling its own poor
md disadvantaged.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Pope
ohn Paul II returned Wednes-
ay to America as a self-de-
ribed pilgrim for peace, echo-
g Pope Paul VTs 1965 appeal
o the United Nations: “No
acre war, war never again.”
In remarks before President
Ilinton and about 2,000 Catholic
choolchildren, the pontiff said the
leals behind the founding of the
Jnited Nations 50 years ago are
till needed in a world where “an-
from
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ner, is
cient rivalries and suspicions still
compromise the cause of peace.”
Unlike their meeting two years
ago in Denver, the pope did not
challenge Clinton on his support
for abortion rights. But John Paul
repeated his call for America to be
a moral superpower in the post-
Cold War era, and he reminded
the nation’s leaders not to forget
the poor as Congress considers
cuts in social spending.
“Your country stands upon the
world scene as a model of a demo
cratic society at an advanced
stage of development. Your power
of example carries with it heavy
responsibilities,” John Paul said.
“Use it well, America! Be an ex
ample of justice and civic virtue,
freedom fulfilled in goodness, at
home and abroad.”
A leading figure in the fall of
Communism in Eastern Europe,
the pope will address the United
Nations General Assembly today.
John Paul comes to the Unit
ed States at a peak of personal
popularity, with a best-selling
book, “Crossing the Threshold of
Hope,” and polls showing that he
is admired by large majorities of
U.S. Catholics.
But being personally beloved
has not enabled the pope to sway
many U.S. Catholics to follow
traditional church teachings on
issues such as artificial birth
control and divorce.
In his airport speech, the
pope asked America to continue
to share its blessings with oth
ers, particularly its own poor
and disadvantaged.
Associated Press
Pope john Paul II is expected
to address the United Nations
today during of his fourth trip
to the United States.
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP)
- Hurricane Opal, the most powerful storm
to menace the upper Gulf Coast since Camille
devastated Mississippi in 1969, spun fero
ciously toward the Florida Panhandle with
150 mph winds Wednesday.
Twenty-seven-foot swells produced by
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“We’re certainly concerned,” he said.
"We’re telling people to be very careful and
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tremely high tides over the next two days.”
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Although the United States and Caribbean nations have been plagued by hurricanes in 1995, the treacherous
storms once occurred much more frequently. Hurricane Opal is the strongest to threaten the Gulf Coast since 1969
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Associated Press
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