Birmingham schools hit by major teachers strike FINAL Edition

• Published in: USA today (Arlington, Va.)
• Main Authors: John Bacon, Kathy Grossman, Stone, Andrea
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: McLean, Va USA Today, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc 16.11.1999
• Subjects: Abraham, Nathaniel
• ISSN: 0734-7456

  CATHOLIC CLASH: The president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops rejected appeals from gay and lesbian Catholics to reconcile with homosexuals and offer more sensitive pastoral care. New Ways Ministry published a petition with 4,551 signatures this week in the National Catholic Reporter asking the NCCB, meeting in Washington, to call on the Vatican to reverse a July ban on teaching by a nun and a priest who pioneered outreach to homosexuals. The ministry statement also complained about the church's use of language such as "evil" and "disordered." Bishop [Joseph Fiorenza] issued a statement reiterating the Vatican's position that Sister Jeannine Gramick and Father Robert Nugent were barred from teaching for "failing to fully reflect the constant teaching of the church that homosexuality is intrinsically disordered." -- Kathy Grossman Awaiting a decision: Linda and Larry Faillace stand among their sheep in Warren, Vt. Officials want to destroy 350 East Fiesian sheep, imported from Belgium and the Netherlands by two U.S. farms, saying they may have been exposed to 'mad cow' disease. The disease is incurable and, the USDA says, can spread to humans. The USDA banned the imports shortly after the sheep entered the USA in 1996. The Faillaces say the sheep, quarantined pending a final decision, are healthy. PHOTO,b/w,Toby Talbot,AP; PHOTO,b/w,Lee Sims,AP; Caption: Awaiting a decision: Linda and Larry Faillace stand among their sheep in Warren, Vt. Officials want to destroy 350 East Fiesian sheep, imported from Belgium and the Netherlands by two U.S. farms, saying they may have been exposed to 'mad cow' disease. The disease is incurable and, the USDA says, can spread to humans. The USDA banned the imports shortly after the sheep entered the USA in 1996. The Faillaces say the sheep, quarantined pending a final decision, are healthy. At Yosemite: Black bears break into cars in 1997.