Blessing Bush.Regarding "Bishops for Bush" (Et Cetera ET CETERA. A Latin phrase, which has been adopted into English; it signifies. "and the others, and so of the rest," it is commonly abbreviated, &c. 2. Formerly the pleader was required to be very particular in making his defence. (q.v. , October 22): On October 21, Cardinal Justin Rigali performed what has become a quadrennial quad·ren·ni·al adj. 1. Happening once in four years. 2. Lasting for four years. quad·ren  ni·al n. ritual: the tacit public endorsement of the Republican
candidate for president by the archbishop of Philadelphia. The mechanism
was a front-page article and picture of the cardinal with President
George W. Bush in the Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia InquirerMorning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. . There are two interesting points about this occurrence: First, the meeting was evidently orchestrated by Guy Ciarrocchi, executive director of the Pennsylvania Bush-Cheney campaign and former public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. director for the Philadelphia archdiocese; and, second, although the article said that the cardinal was willing to meet with both candidates, no comparable meeting or photo with Kerry was publicized, despite the fact that Kerry was at a rally around the corner from the Philadelphia chancery several days later. In the almost forty years I have lived in the Philadelphia area, I have seen a succession of Philadelphia prelates, starting with Cardinal John Krol John Joseph Cardinal Krol, JCL (October 26, 1910—March 3, 1996) was a Polish-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1961 to 1988, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967. , support the Republican candidate for president. I have found it incomprehensible how this great church, with its rich legacy of social-justice teachings, could unequivocally support a political ethic which champions the desires of the "haves" over the needs of the "have-nots." JOSEPH P. SPAMPINATO Wayne, Pa. |
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