Word: catholicism
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This objection is easily countered by noting that many other student groups at Harvard, especially religious ones, are formed by students with a common interest based on their individual affiliations with outside organizations. Consider, for example, the Catholic Students Association, the Korean Baptist Koinonia and Christian Impact (Campus Crusade for...
The church already is changing, whether Rome likes it or not. "We are the church," says Mary Anne Barry, 71, whose faith remains unshaken by her strong differences with the Vatican. "I'm really not an admirer of John Paul II," she says. "He still thinks that sexual sins -- I...
Travel agents said last week that few passengers were canceling flights, despite their increased anxiety. Said Chicago travel agent Carol Peters: "A lot of people see these things as acts of God." But the Rev. John Peter Pham, a Catholic priest flying from Chicago to Peoria, disagreed: "I would object...
Other possible Italian candidates include Silvano Piovanelli, 70, of Florence, and Pio Cardinal Laghi, 72, who heads the Congregation for Catholic Education. Both have conservative credentials. And then there is Giacomo Biffi, 66, the Archbishop of Bologna. Biffi, for whom John Paul reportedly has a soft spot, likes to bait...
Among the Italians, the best-known candidate is Carlo Maria Martini. As the Archbishop of Milan, Europe's largest archdiocese, Martini, 67, is promoted by moderate Catholics as the single most papabile prince of the Roman Catholic Church. Suave, brilliant, cosmopolitan, he hews closely to John Paul's dogma but...