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...been notoriously slow in apologizing to those it has slighted in the past (ask Galileo or the victims of the Spanish Inquisition). In this regard, the Pope’s response to the sexual abuse allegations represents an unusually quick reaction, and he was proactive in creating a council to investigate the abuses in Ireland. Even so, the Pope’s actions thus far are only a first step in what must be a long road toward forgiveness and progress. Pope Benedict’s letter is an impassioned apology, but the Church’s penance still lies...
...School Committee voted unanimously to refer the budget for the next fiscal year to the City Council at yesterday’s meeting...
This budget will be discussed in a City Council budget hearing...
...addition to the hotel labor order, the Council also passed a resolution to request that Harvard and MIT cease any further layoffs and cuts in hours, salary, or benefits...
Councillor Marjorie C. Decker, who pushed for the passage of both these resolutions, said during the meeting that while the City Council is pro-business, in order to be pro-business, they have to be pro-worker first...