Word: catholicization
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When the Pope lifted the excommunication of four ultra-conservative Roman Catholic bishops earlier this year, he was plunged into one of the worst controversies of his pontificate. Since then, the Vatican has been trying - not always with success - to explain that the group isn't fully back in Rome...
The man tapped by Pope Benedict XVI to lead Vatican negotiations with the Lefebvrite movement says the controversial group remains in schism with the Catholic Church and that only its acceptance of the Second Vatican Council and obedience to the Pope can bring it fully back into the fold. In...
3 | Cameroon A Pontiff in Africa On his 11th trip abroad, Pope Benedict XVI is traveling in Africa, where Catholic ranks have swelled some 20% since 2002. His Holiness courted controversy at the start of his voyage by reiterating the church's stance against condoms, saying their use "increases the...
Harvard attempted to institutionalize religious diversity in 1974, when the Stendahl Committee recommended that a troika consisting of a Protestant minister, Roman Catholic priest, and Jewish rabbi replace the single minister of Memorial Church. President Bok rejected the proposal, claiming that it limited, rather than broadened, the university�...
Claiming that Protestant Memorial Church is simply another outlet for religious life at Harvard—akin to the Harvard Hillel or the Catholic Student Center at St. Paul’s Church—is unrealistic. Memorial Church is favored not only because of its place in the center...