Word: catholicization
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Nevertheless, few subjects escape the artist's bleak skepticism. Still lifes tend to comment on the transience of things, but Goya's piles of lifeless fish and game lend unexpected violence to this theme: the white fur of a rabbit's belly exposes the wound where it was shot; the...
ENDANGERED FAMILIES Benedict's worries about American and Catholic faith led him to a related criticism: a fear regarding the advanced corrosion of families, whose welfare (the Catholic ones, at least) he said is the American bishops' specific responsibility. He explained that as children become adults, a "healthy family life...
The Pope Vs. Catholic Academe In 1990 the Vatican issued a strongly worded demand that Catholic academics be more supportive of a Catholic way of life and that the Church approve the appointment of theologians in Catholic educational institutions. Initially highly controversial, the document has been less stringently enforced than...
The Latin Mass Benedict, who recently made it easier for priests to celebrate the mass in Latin (the norm prior to the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s) will be sprinkling Latin throughout his visit. But the highlight may be at his 5:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer service and meeting...
Non-Catholic Christians Benedict will lead an ecumenical prayer service on Friday at 6:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church in Manhattan. He will stress commonality in Christ.