Word: confessio
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...columns and great bronze canopy of Bernini. By the time Vatican archaeologists, burrowing from below, entered the subsurface grave, the shrine had been altered almost beyond recognition: the two upper niches had been combined to form the present Niche of the Pallia, two small chapels, the Covered and Open Confessio, had been added, and the whole shrine was encased by the present high altar...
Like so many people who present their credos in today's turnroil, Professor Sorokin, in a recent article in the Progressive, starts his confessio fidei with a criticism of the modern day plan of attack upon existing evils. Like any would-be reformer, he tears up the proffered plans for reorganization as inadequate. However, the importance of his criticism lies in his concentrated attack on the basic attitude of most contemporary students of society. Furthermore, while pressing the attack, he lays the framework for a new approach...
...Confessio Medici," written anonymously...
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