Word: failings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Mahony wants a special conference where 30 to 40 bishops can review what he calls "problem sections." Without such surgery, opponents imply, the new Mass may fail to win the necessary approval from the bishops conferences in English-speaking nations -- and the Vatican, which must also give its blessing. Mahony's conservatism is in tune with headquarters, and Rome would doubtless be relieved if he and his allies succeed in their resistance. "These gender-sensitive issues always seem to start in the U.S., but the U.S. does not represent the entire church," says a Vatican official -- a view that...
...finally gets the story moving by describing his find-himself trip to Europe, it is only to add another persona to the cast: the Parisian Stephanie. The other youngsters hate her because she acts coolly above the fray of life, which is something they try very hard at but fail to do. Stephanie strolls the plot along by moving Tyler to Hollywood, but once she disappears, the story stalls again...
Representatives of Raza, the Mexican-American student organization, and La O, the Puerto Rican student group, have said that such methods are a possibility if administrators fail to listen to their requests...
...been looking at it as normal, but in fact it was a fascinating anomaly." While a strict reinforcement of traditional family roles is already under way in parts of the Muslim world and a backlash against feminism has occurred in the West, such counterrevolutions are likely to fail. "The fact of change is the one constant throughout the history of the family," says Maris Vinovskis, a professor at the University of Michigan. "The family is the most flexible, adaptive institution. It is constantly evolving...
...become 24-hour family-support systems offering child care, quiet study places, a sanctuary for abused or neglected youngsters, even a place to sleep for those who need one. At the same time, government computers will be far more efficient about tracking the legal obligations of citizens. Parents who fail to meet child-support payments will find it hard to hide...