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...Church, John Paul has one foot in the dimension of history (where mess, error, violence, fanaticism and stupidity flourish merrily) and the other in the dimension of eternity (where, he must insist, the holiness and infallibility of the church as the mystical body of Christ remain intact). It is awkward: How does infallibility own up to its fallibilities and yet remain infallible? The Pope's solution: by being vague about the actual sins and by attributing them, in any case, to men and women who are Catholics and not to the Catholic Church itself...
LOOK MA, NO HANDS Most cell-phone headsets are goofy and awkward,dangling tiny microphones in front of your face. Not this one: Body Glove's new EarGlove, available in stores this month for $25, fits comfortably around the ear, and a street test found the sound quality quite good. It's ideal if you must make calls while driving. And you'll certainly get your share of looks chatting hands-free as you stroll down the avenue...
...while, it worked. Although Bradley was not considerably more exciting or attractive, many of his ideas resonated with Democratic voters, and his authenticity seemed a far cry from the forced smiles and awkward Macarena dances of the creator of the Internet. By November, Bradley was on par with Gore in New Hampshire, and the media had criticized the Vice president's lack of campaign focus...
...Buffy is grief-stricken when it turns out that Angel has a life-threatening illness. After several awkward encounters with Buffy, Angel flees to Cancun to be with himself for awhile. Ashamed of her behavior, Buffy goes south of the border to be with Angel in his final days...
...among many injustices that might deserve reparations. When there are so many ancient crimes that could be grounds for compensation, how does one decide which victims to reimburse, and on what scale? Paying monetary reparations for crimes many generations after the fact places governments in the morally awkward position of deciding which groups have suffered more than others and thereby deserve larger cash payments...