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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, April 15, 1992
Dome of holy shrine to be restored at last
The Associated Press
JERUSALEM — The massive lome of the church over the traditional site of Jesus' tomb, damaged by an earthquake and blackened by soot, soon will come ablaze with the colors of the sun.
It is the final step in a restoration project that has gone on for more than three decades, dragged out by wrangling among the clergy.
the three rival denominations controlling the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Christianity's most venerated site, have agreed at last on a ceiling design: silver rays on a gold field.
The basilic in the heart of Jerusalem's walled Old City was built by Crusaders 900 years ago. It marks the site where tradition says Jesus was buried. Pilgrims on Good Friday carry crosses to the church to commemorate Jesus' crucifixion. Sunday services mark his resurrection.
The 115-foot-tall dome will remain hidden by scaffolding for this year's Easter rites, starting Friday. But soon after, clergy hope, painting will begin.
A fire in 1808 and an earthquake in 1927 seriously damaged the dark, cluttered shrine. It was not until 1961 that the three communities in charge — the Armenian Orthodox, the Roman Catholic and the Greek Orthodox — agreed to start the restorations.
Thereasonfor the delay: The clergy jealously defended the codified rights each has to specific parts of the church and to joint areas, such as the tomb and the main dome.
The large task remaining is finishing work on the great dome.
Organ donation case in Italy spurs debate
The Associated Press
ROME — Two weeks after an anguished debate in the United States about Theresa Pearson, a baby born without a full brain, has ended, a similar drama is dividing Italy.
The Italian infant, Valentina Grupposo, was born Friday with anencephaly, in which the brain fails to develop beyond the stem. Babies born with the condition die within weeks.
since there are signs of reflexes in Valentina's brain stem.
Valentina's parents want to donate her organs to other children. But an Italian judge has ruled against them,
The law allows transplants only when all brain activity has ceased.
As in the case of the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. infant, who died March 30, the "Baby Valentina" story has gripped the country and prompted an emotional debate among doctors, judges and others about the nature of death.
"This law is absolutely unjust," said Primo Vanadia, head of the intensive care unit at Palermo's Civico Hospital. who is treating the infant.
Vanadia has appealed to President Francesco Cossigà to intercede after a ruling by a state judge, Pietro Giammanco, against removing Valentina's organs.
"I think about so many babies born with deformities that could use the organs taken from Valentina," Vanadia said. "We are facing a dramatic problem."
Cossiga has not responded yet, but Italy's health minister said yesterday there would be no exemption.
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