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...again promoted Montini in 1952, making him a Pro-Secretary of State,* but the Pope and his protege were drifting apart politically. Pius was so hostile to Communism that he sometimes trembled when he spoke of it; Montini, on the other hand, was sensitive to the social and economic distress of postwar Italy and elsewhere, and more understanding of those who were driven to radical solutions. When Pius named Montini Archbishop of Milan in 1954 but failed to give him the Cardinal's red hat that normally went with the see, some Vatican insiders viewed the promotion...
...first, the distress call seemed routine. The Soviet oceanographic vessel Zarya asked permission to enter Norwegian waters, claiming engine problems. Later the captain added the information that the ship's hull was leaking. But when a Norwegian naval officer and an engine expert clambered on board, they found no signs of water or of mechanical trouble. Instead, they glimpsed an enormous amount of sophisticated electronic gear. Local authorities ordered the boat out of Norwegian territory. Once in international waters, the Zarya turned on a miraculous burst of speed...
Lesbians were found to be nearly as well adjusted as the heterosexual women, though they scored slightly lower on self-esteem and were more prone to thoughts of suicide. Homosexual males, however, showed more signs of emotional damage than heterosexual men in nine areas of psychological distress, from depression to paranoia. Twenty percent of the gay men had attempted suicide, vs. 4% of the heterosexual males. Thirteen percent of the gay males, and 5% of females, were listed as "dysfunctional" -those tormented by their homosexuality and plagued with severe psychological, social and sexual problems...
Prince Charles, when the Vatican refused a church wedding to Anglican Prince Michael of Kent and his Catholic bride, Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz: "It seems to be worse than folly that Christians are still arguing about doctrinal matters which can only bring needless distress to a number of people...
...rail line, still alive, crying, with his leg severed at the shin and the shinbone sticking out like a white cornstalk. He must have fallen under the wheels of the train. Then another man, still alive, his hip mangled and bloody. But the blood was not my chief distress; it was my inability to make any sense of what I was seeing. In a famine, where no one kills but nature, there are no marks on the body when people die; nature itself is the enemy-and only government can save from nature...