Word: celestino
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Benedict's envoy to the United Nations, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, has announced that the Vatican will oppose a proposed U.N. declaration calling for an end to discrimination against homosexuals. At first blush, no one should be surprised to find the Catholic Church hierarchy butting heads with gay rights activists. But this particular French-sponsored proposal, which has the backing of all 27 European Union countries, calls for an end to the practice of criminalizing and punishing people for their sexual orientation. Most dramatically, in some countries, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, homosexuality can be punished by death...
...Years It's taken me three-fourths of a century to realize that history is really composed of a large collection of absolutely fascinating stories such as the pieces on Jamestown [May 7], which included pictures and wonderful graphics. Why do textbooks have to be so miserably boring? Sally Celestino, PALM COAST, FLORIDA...