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Article: Bishop condemns HLI leader's remarks. (Archbishop Harry Flynn of St. Paul and Minneapolis angered by remarks from Human Life international's Paul Marx)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- April 11, 1997
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Inflammatory accusations linking Jews to abortions have prompted Archbishop Harry Flynn of St. Paul and Minneapolis to cancel plans to celebrate Mass during mid-April meeting of Human Life International in his archdiocese.
In a statement issued April 2, Flynn said he was "particularly troubled" by statements attributed to the organization's founder and chairman Benedictine Fr. Paul Marx. Flynn categorized the statements as "divisive and harmful, especially to our Jewish brothers and sisters."
"I will asked instead," the archbishop said, "that a statement be read at the Mass that expresses my concern regarding these issues. In addition, I have decided ...