Word: ecclesia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Vatican has framed this trip as an attempt to bridge the gap between the haves and have-nots in the Americas," says TIME religion correspondent David Van Biema. And President Clinton will find that the legendary crusader against communism has some harsh words for capitalism too. In his Ecclesia in America exhortation signed at the weekend, the pope denounced "unbridled consumerism" and a "system (that) considers profits and the law of the market as its only parameters." But to a U.S. President who considers the humming economy his greatest achievement, curbing consumerism will hardly seem like a good idea...
...were reminded at the inauguration, the Harvard seal used to say "Christo et ecclesia" in addition to the familiar "Veritas." But this traditional reference to Christ was similarly discontinued because it was considered too exclusive, even though it is still mentioned as a characteristic of the University's past...