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;£5*?£5»—«!•*'- - 'Shadows' on '88 Pope John Pout II points to on Afla> can decision on women bishops and the schism with Archbishop Mattel Lefebvre as disappointments in Oft otherwise fiuftfol year* Page 4 Tournament triumphs Ihe boys' basketball teams from Aq- uinas Institute and Cardinal Mooney earned championship trophies as both teams «ook titles In holiday hoop to«r- nameftiss; Page 9* Pro-life (tenronstrirtors ^tKered Thursday/Dec. 28, in front of the doctors' office bu a doctor'* abortton practice\ at Park Ridge Hospital tojirotest toug Meszler Approximately 40 Catholic protesters joined in the peaceful, prayerful dem- onstration with no resulting arrests. Organizers claim that a doctor per- forms abortions in his suite in the Of- fice building. Hospital policy prohibits abortions in the hospital itself i Catholic activists conduct demonstration in Greece By Richard A. Kiley Rochester's Catholic community heightened its involvement in the ongoing battle against legalized abortion last week, as approximately 40 Roman Catholics demonstrated outside a su- burban doctors' office building. No one was arrested at the peaceful and prayerful demonstration, which took place in front of the professional building at the.Park Ridge Health Campus in Greece on Thursday, Dec. 28. The demonstration occurred on die Feast of the Holy Innocents, which commemor- ates King Herod's slaying of infants after learn- ing of Jesus' birth. Two diocesan priests, Father Anthony P. Mugavero and Father Anthony J. Valente, were among tiiose protesting. Demonstration organizers claimed that one doctor who occupies a suite in the office build- ing performs abortions. The Tuesday, Jan. 3, Issue of the Democrat and Chronicle, one of Rochester's two daily newspapers, identified that physician as Dr. Paul F. Caschetta. Efforts by the Courier-Journal to confirm this informa- tion — through calls to Park Ridge Hospital, me American Medical Association and the Monroe County Medical Society — revealed, however, that there is no licensed physician in Rochester by the name of Paul F. Caschetta. Park Ridge Hospital has a policy prohibiting abortion procedures within in the hospital, but that policy does not cover suites leased by prk vate practitioners in the office building. One of the suites in the building is leased to an obstetri- cian named Dr. Ralph P. Caschetta. On Monday, Jan. 2, Ken Matter, who helped plan the demonstration, declined to.identify which doctor the group was targeting. Maher did say that the doctor was Catholic and is de- scribed in telephone referrals made by Planned Parendioodof Rochester and The Genesee Val- ley Inc. as \grandfauierly.\ \It was our intention to meet with him prior to die 28th, but he would not do so,\ said Maher, justice and peace director for the Catho- lic Family Center. \We are going to (again) offer him the opportunity to talk, so we'd rather not identify him.\ Maher saidjthat a diocesan statement released in mid-December, supporting the right of its members to engage in non-violent civil disobe- dience, served as a \stimulus\ for the demon- stration. Dr. Barbara Fredericks agreed. ' 'We felt that Catholics were holding back ... until they got the OK (from the diocese) to protest,\ said Fredericks, who was arrested Oct. 2|> at the Brighton office of Dr. Morris Wormian and who also helped plan last week's demonstration. Fredericks, who had served with Wormian as a chief resident at Highland Hospital some years ago, added that by performing abortions, the doctor in question doctor was violating die Hip- pocratic oath. The oath — an ethical code for me medical profession — is generally taken by students receiving medical degrees. Maher said he was disturbed by reports in the Rochester media that the demonstration was in- tended to provide an alternative to \rescue mis- sions,\ which are usually organizedby Project Life of Rochester Executive Director David E. Long. \David Long was aware of tins effort. He was consulted and he even supplied part of the information qn the site,\. Maher said. .\There definitely could be a rescue mission (involving many Catholics) similar to those of Project Life in the future.'/ Maher said mat a local demonstration may take place the week of the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., later this month. National proliife leaders have already announ- ced that a \Rachel's Rescue,\ led by pro-life women who have had abortions, is planned for the Washington-Maryland arfea. /% Maher said mat Operation Rescul received support from.the diocese in ; its statement,' and that Project Life's rescues \have met the criter- ia\ set forth in the/document! ' * . Like Maher, Father Mugavero, who was also arrested at the second -Brighton protest, was quick to express solidarity with Long. 'iBefore we went ahead with this, we talked with David; he's always called the- church to lead the fight, and he was completely suppor- tive,\ said the priest, who was among 99 ijnti- abortion protesters to plead guilty in Brighton Town Court to the violation charge of disorder- ly conduct in connection with Brighton action.' The protesters were charged with either resist- ing arrest, criminal trespass or obstructing governmental administration, all of which are misdemeanors. . Each was ordered to pay a $100 fine plus $25 in court costs. All but a dozen of the demonstra- tors refused to pay the fines and were sentenced to 15 days in jail. The protesters will be allowed to serve their sentences bn weekends. Father Mugavero said that he was \very en- couraged\ by the turnout in Greece last week, and thdt he believed that die church was'ready to escalate the effort against abortion. \Something is beginning to be slowly stirred up,\ the priest said. \It's a sign that the Holy - Spirit is at work, calling forth the different energies of the Church. People are startulg to be motivated.\ Thanks Giving Appeal pledges top$4 million mark By Lee Strong Thanks Giving Appeal (TGA) officials are crediting improved communications efforts for a successful 1988 campaign, which by Dec. 30 had raised a record $4,124,207 in pledges from 62,471 people. The appeal's goal had been 3,850,000. Amid satisfaction with the campaign's suc- cess, however, officials are concerned about an ongoing decline in the total number of prospec- tive donors to the annual campaign. Since the appeal began in 1981, this figure — the number of registered parishioners in me diocese — has dropped from 127,192 to 119,855. If the trend continues, the TGA will have to rely on fewer and fewer donors to help meet increasing goals. Nevertheless, TGA officials predict — based on results from previous campaigns — that final results for the 1988 appeal will top $4.2 million in pledges from more than 64,000 people. In contrast, the 11987 campaign .\received $3,905,264 in pledges from 64,361 donors. The average pledge in 1988 thus far is $65 per con- tributor, up fpm $60.68 in 1987'. \I think wfe're communicating better, letting the people .bf the diocese know where the money goesj\ explained Joan Ryan, 1988 ap- peal chairwoman. \I mink when it started peo- ple didn't know. Now they're getting a clearer picture.\ ' Patrick Suilivan, appeal director, likewise cited communication efforts in 1988 for helping the campaign exceed its goal. \That to me is a critical segment in making the appeal a suc- cess,\ he said. \If we communicate properly, telling the story,'1 have found that the pari- shioners in the diocese are responsive tothe needs in the diocese.'' , y^ According to TGA officials, one oKhe most successful communication devices employed this year was a 17-minute videotape shown to parish groups, campaign workers and pari- shioners during the appeal. The'videotape, nar- rated by Bishop Matthew H. Clark, explained Continued on Page 12 Q_^ 74470\73013 01 Around the Diocese.[.. Page 2 Calendar... ',.. Page 6 . Classifieds ].. \Page 13 Columnists \. Pages 10-11 Editorial & Opinion.;.. Page 14 Entertainment Page 7 Obituaries Page 5 Sports Page 9 ! World & Nation Pages 3-4 \ Youth Page 8
