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Papal favor has positioned C.L. well for expansion. Already the group is active in more than 20 countries and steadily growing, especially in Latin America. In the U.S., there are about 150 members, mainly in large Eastern cities. New York City's John Cardinal O'Connor, an ardent preacher against American materialism, went to Rimini last year and, impressed with what he saw, promised his support. The group's strong Italian identity, however, may hamper its effectiveness elsewhere. Says a Vatican spokesman: "They must de- Italianize their terms to grow in the world...
Rose was first admitted to the Supreme Court bar in 1982, when he was a Denver attorney. Although a majority of the court approved his application, Burger, joined by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, fired off a widely publicized dissent. As Burger saw it, "Rose's professional conduct does not meet the standards the court should require." The Chief Justice based this view on the findings of a Colorado bar investigation. Though Rose was licensed to practice law in that state in 1981, his first application in 1975 had been rejected. In that initial round, a state bar investigating committee...
...plan worked. The court unanimously readmitted Rose. In a brief concurrence, Burger, again joined by O'Connor, said the record now demonstrated that "the applicant is 'of good moral and professional character.' " Burger maintained, however, that his earlier attack on Rose was justified on the basis of the information then in the court's possession. Rose is satisfied that the outcome proves his point. "Big people and big institutions can be wrong," he says. "You've got to allow for that...
...fact is that original intent, as Attorney General Meese uses it, simply melts when held up to the flame of history. Justice Sandra O'Connor reaffirmed the point not long ago in her concurrence barring Alabama's moment of silence in public schools: "It is unlikely that the (framers) anticipated the problems of interaction of church and state in the public schools," she wrote, for the simple reason that, in the 18th century, there was virtually no public education as we know...
...Catholic Archdiocese of New York may join the crusade. John Cardinal O'Connor, Archbishop of New York, said last week that he is considering organizing a giant antidrug youth rally, possibly in Yankee Stadium. The Cardinal is also contemplating increasing the ranks of drug counselors at the city's Catholic schools and holding a series of prayer vigils...