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...serious danger of stalling. As he prepared to negotiate yet again, he sounded a familiar theme: "It is clear tonight that the task will not be easy, but what is in play is so important that everyone has to apply all the strength possible to achieve a political accord." What was in play was nothing less than the threat of war. In personally mediating the crisis over the Falkland Islands, Haig had committed the prestige of his office-and that of Ronald Reagan's presidency-to a goal of preserving peace. He had also in a highly visible...
Last week's accord, though, did not clear the path to resolving fully the lingering Polish debt crisis. The U.S. and its NATO allies have said that they will not consider rescheduling the $2.2 billion owed to Western governments unless Poland eases the martial law that was imposed on the country last Dec. 13. The hard-line Western stand effectively bars banks from seeking a separate agreement...
...Roman Catholic Christian, I read with great joy your article on a possible Anglican and Catholic accord. I believe separated Christians feel a deep loneliness for one another and wish that "all may be one." Our hope and joy, translated into prayer and love, will hasten that blessed...
...other big hurdle was Vatican I's declaration that the Pope has the power to define teachings of faith and morals infallibly. Here the two sides could not reach unanimity. But once again the Anglicans were remarkably open to papal authority. The accord concedes that there are occasions when the primate may need to state the judgment of the church without consulting a synod involving other leaders. But to do so, says the report, he must first seek to "discover the mind of his fellow bishops and of the church as a whole," a requirement which is light-years...
...trouble and debate that clearly lies ahead, the commission's accord is still a major milestone on the ecumenical road. Said Cambridge Religion Professor Henry Chadwick, one of the Anglican negotiators: "This is not an agreement to differ - it is an agreement. We have agreed that the papacy should be the focus of Eucharistic communion of all the churches...