THE

Founded in 1840 10 October 1987 75p

TABLET The la ity tod ay

Opening sessions of the synod in Rome

M ise ry o f war in Sudan

Perplexities of aid in a divided country /

W om en and th e Church Monica Furlong laments their subordination Richard McBrien sums up in America

Incubus of Third World debt Sex change at the bar of Canon Law

Public opinion in the Church A REFORM BILL FOR THE SCHOOLS

Putting one’s faith in parents The core of the curriculum

Catholic identity crisis Floating off the sixth form