Word: candor
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...record seemed to show a man of prudence and patience, a scholar with a certain sense of humor, a priest full of humility and candor. But how would the Cardinal's qualities prove out when tested by the intricacies of church policy? During his years in Venice, parish priests found him open-minded, but unwilling to budge a millimeter when doctrine was at stake. "He is a hardliner on orthodoxy," says the religion editor of Venice's leading daily. Luciani has been hostile to the worker-priest movement and to many workers' Communist attitudes, but has defended...
...visitors were mildly surprised at the candor of their hosts. Officials freely admit, for example, that bribery occurs within the Vietnamese bureaucracy, though they insist that corruption is "not common." In fact, it is very common indeed. An exit visa can be bought with $2,000 in gold, and the cost of other services varies accordingly...
...spry 90, did not participate much in the campaign, but he joined Nancy in one TV ad. Said Nancy: "Don't you think the President has shown a lack of leadership?" Replied Alf: "When the trumpet sounds uncertain, how can you go into battle?" Remarked Nancy with cheerful candor: "It has been said that I am riding on the coattails of my dad. I can't think of any better coattails to ride on." She will doubtless continue to use them when she faces the Democratic primary winner, Bill Roy, 52, a former Congressman and a physician...
...check-out counters. The editors, aiming at young spenders, obviously know their market. But if punk-rock music doesn't interest you, a punk-rock star's life won't either-being totally occupied with self and titillating, if at all, only for the offhand candor about living arrangements and drug experiences. A historian, an architect, a playwright, a woman Cabinet member, a Nobel scientist-all of these have lived longer, reflected more, rubbed up against more experience and have more to say. An oddity of this kind of journalism (well known to the unyoung among...
...Kraft from scheduling appointments to advising on political matters. Says Kraft: "Jimmy places the greatest stock in her judgments of people. Her word is gospel." Adds Press Secretary Jody Powell: "Her political judgment is very good. She senses repercussions, impact, the way things come across, very well." With characteristic candor, Powell admits to a reservation: "We respect her judgment, but we don't always agree with...