Word: bishop
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...negotiations between Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith's white-minority government and leaders of the black nationalist movement became deadlocked last month, and no one seems sure of the direction events are going to take. Smith's feelers toward moderate blacks may result in a black-white coalition if Bishop Muzorewa or Reverend Sithole accept the offers; but none of the three have control over the Zimbabwean freedom fighters, whose leaders have said repeatedly they will not accept a transition government in which the whites remain in control of the country's armed forces. And Smith continues to demand that...
Hooray for Bishop Moore! A person who feels that he or she was intended by God to be a priest should become one. That person's sexual preference should make no difference...
...tragic and fateful." The Briton had reached cautious accord with leaders of the five black "frontline" countries surrounding Rhodesia-Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Angola. He had also talked with four black nationalist leaders, Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo of the hard-line Patriotic Front, and the more moderate Bishop Abel Muzorewa and the Rev. Ndabaningi Sithole. Only Smith, said Richard, had balked completely. "Smith wants to settle on his own terms. That's not settlement by negotiation. That's settlement by ultimatum...
...little like Sunday morning. The choir sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Bishop William Cannon delivered some Methodist thunder. There was wisdom from the prophet Micah. Jimmy led the discussion about hope, humility and sacrifice. Archbishop John Roach closed the service with a touch of Roman Catholic poetry. Then Jimmy and Rosalynn walked hand in hand back home down the avenue...
...Venice statement" discreetly proposes certain limits on papal authority. It argues that a chief bishop of a church, whether regional or worldwide, should consult with other bishops before speaking on matters of faith and should only "on occasion" take a personal initiative. An ecclesiastical primate "respects and promotes Christian freedom" and "does not seek uniformity where diversity is legitimate or centralize administration to the detriment of local churches." The statement's main conclusion: to unite all Christians, primacy "needs to be realized at the universal level. The only see which makes any claim to universal primacy and which...