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tant fo the lead rship of the
church to e a strong vocal
and dive position agajnst the
cruel manifestations of racism
in Africa and' particular in
southern Africa.
Catholics re careful
to footno e their invo ement
and contributions to the vic­
to . es of the Civil . ts ove-
men! in the 1960's in the United
States. As are tempting now
to revitalize that mo ment for
freedom and justice, i is our
hope that the Church leaders of
11 denominations will join
together anew for this, great
ca
Whether or no there will be
m repentance from the
commission of the sin of racism
resul of this I test pronoun­
cement from the Catholic
Ii Church remains to be seen. It .
ho ever, step in the right
direction for Church leaders to
make the proper moral
and theological challenges
the great evils of this age.
In re pon to this statement
I s the Ro d Builders As­
soci tion d its h d, . Mar­
tin, to 0 some . trospection.
Discrimin lion start in the
privacy of your home. Sure ,
raci I minorities and omen,
uld . e to compete evenly,
bu bo do you legislate. eth­
nocentricity? .
In conclusion I s y to the
I dership of the city and tate,
pre s on for not turning the
cl c b c on racial minorities
nd 0 n. It will t e 20 years
or more to undo the destruction
th t the Reagan administration
h don.
The pre d of the attitude
th t it too to el ct D vid Du
in Loui . . not far from our
door tep. e must make col-
a
id
lective conscious efforts to
thwart this type of attitude in
our city, state and country.