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...been nearly two decades since the defeat of the Communist atheist-materialism that had long been Public Enemy No. 1 in the eyes of the Catholic Church. But if Pope Benedict XVI's latest encyclical, "Spe Salvi," is any indication, the spirit of Karl Marx is still alive and well in the halls of the Vatican...
Thankfully, reform may be underway. Last week, Interim Dean of the College David Pilbeam announced the creation a committee to consider Ad Board reform, bringing the call made last spring for Ad Board reform from former-Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 to fruition. But as progressive as this may sound, it seems that the Dean Pilbeam has already reinforced the status quo of Ad Board opacity: he named only three anonymous faculty members and no students to the committee. Without undergraduate representation, this committee cannot legitimately purport to reform the Ad Board, an organization...
...Although most universities offer health plans to their students, many require that students procure separate prescription drugs through an external insurance plan. UHS, however, provides direct prescription coverage for the roughly 20,000 students on the Harvard Student Health Plan. According to the director of pharmacy services at UHS, Benedict J. DiRusso, before last year, the generous discounts on contraceptives enabled UHS to offer these medications at a lower price. Once federal law abolished such subsidies, the formerly discounted drugs increased to a higher price. When UHS’ stock of contraceptives ran dry, University doctors switched students from brand...
...British sailors held by Iran - a decision that Ahmadinejad called "an Easter gift" - came just a day after the Pope had sent a private letter asking for their liberation. "There was respect for the request of the Pope," said Fahima, who also cited a Rome meeting in May between Benedict and former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami as a sign of the mutual good will. "The policy of the Holy See is important throughout the whole world," the diplomat said...
...Benedict is maintaining a low profile. During his September trip to Austria, the Pope chose not to address the Iranian nuclear question in a key speech to world diplomats in Vienna, which is the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Though Vatican officials say they are concerned about Iran's development of nuclear arms, the pontiff is both doctrinally bound and personally inclined to pursue a negotiated settlement at almost any cost. In 2003, then serving as a senior Vatican Cardinal, the current Pope was firmly behind John Paul II's opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq...