Word: bishops
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Among the other countries whose Catholics have made claims for a cardinal is the Belgian Congo, with more than 4,000,000 Catholics and 28 apostolic dioceses. Said the Congo's Apostolic Delegate to a friend recently: "I wouldn't be a bit surprised if a Negro bishop made his appearance to get his red hat at the next consistory...
From the garden of his London house, Henry Bishop peered at the red-faced stranger in the yard next door. The man was staring straight up at the bathroom where Bishop's wife was making splashing sounds in the wash basin; suddenly he burst into a clumsy dance of delight and blew a kiss to the window...
...Henry Bishop, a middle-aged shopkeeper, trembled with shock. Was that kiss the first? Had Madge encouraged it, had she smiled back at the man? A muddled rush of feeling seized him: pity for himself as a rejected husband, envy of the stranger's virile appearance, guilt that he had failed to step up and challenge the fellow. Bishop felt even more confused when the stranger bounced over to introduce himself as the new neighbor, Charles Diver. The man invited them to dinner, and Madge, who had come downstairs, cheerfully said...
This sad and ridiculous situation is the starting point of William Sansom's smoothly joined and brightly told study of middle-aged delusional jealousy. Henry Bishop yearned for the days when people gently chased butterflies with nets; by contrast, he found modern life crude and vulgar. Until Diver's appearance, his 20 years of marriage with Madge had been plain, placid and passionless. Diver was all energy and heartiness. To Madge's amusement, he thrust trick gadgets at Henry-a golden dog whose eyes lit up, a dinner plate that leaped up convulsively...
...ever equaled Cesare Borgia's record for quick promotion. Cesare was the bastard son of Vatican Vice-Chancellor Rodrigo Borgia and his mistress Vanozza de Catanei. When he was only six, he was made Canon of Valencia. At 15, he became Bishop of Pamplona; at 16, archbishop of Valencia; at 17, a cardinal. Only the papal throne itself stood ahead of young Cardinal Borgia, but since that was now occupied by his crafty father (who had become Pope Alexander VI), the frustrated youngster started looking around for other worlds to conquer...