Word: benedict
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...hand in hand with spiritual dialogue. Though the Vatican has adamantly claimed that this trip had no political overtones, the mildly Islamic government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan desperately needs a political hand for Turkey’s bid to enter the European Union. And true enough, Benedict landed at the political heart of the Turkish Republic, Ankara, before going to Istanbul today. Turkey can only benefit from the Pope’s visit...
...life. That action echoes the Pope’s important words in Ankara yesterday, claiming that Islam can indeed be a religion of peace. Moreover, it also brings Rome closer to Orthodox Christianity, as respected Patriarch Bartholomew I still resides in Istanbul, where he will receive Benedict today...
...relevant subcommittee of the Core Standing Committee, which determines whether the class meets the requirements set forth for the particular field.Sometimes, however, top Harvard administrators get involved in the process to speed things along.In September, Interim Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles and Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 were “made aware of the fact that most of the new Humanities general education courses had not, in fact, been considered by the relevant Core sub-committees (nor the Core Standing Committee) last spring, as candidate courses for Core...
...Istanbul is where Pope Benedict XVI chose to make his first visit to the head of a church. He was driven, observers say, by a desire to further the healing process begun in 1964 between the churches of East and West, and, more controversially, to highlight concerns over Christian minorities in the Muslim world...
...Orthodox church is hoping that Turkey's possible entry into the European Union will help give minority religions some political leverage. But given the increasing tension in relations between the E.U. and Turkey, the pronouncements of Benedict and Bartholomew will face intense scrutiny...