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March
21, 2005 
VOL.
43, NO. 6Oakland,
CA
A Catholic cardinal and movie mogul Mel Gibson
were among those joining supporters of Terri Schiavo as the brain-damaged
woman awaited the court-ordered removal of her feeding tube on March 18,
after The Voice went to press.
Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia urged that care continue for Schiavo,
a Florida woman who was a parishioner in his archdiocese and a graduate
of one of its high schools.
“It is a tragic situation that has grave implications for the future
treatment of those who are vulnerable and reliant upon someone else to
provide their sustenance and decide the level of medical care they receive,”
Cardinal Rigali said March 14.
Gibson, a Catholic layman, weighed in on the controversy with a March
11 statement for a weekend rally that was held on Schiavo’s behalf.
