Word: fanelli
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Bovio Fanelli is known in his village of Riccia, Italy, as a Communist and militant atheist. When he appeared in church to be godfather at a baptism, the priest, Don Alfonso Manocchio, declared Fanelli unacceptable and refused to baptize the baby. Then and there Communist Fanelli scooped up a pitcher of holy water and poured it on the baby's head, saying: "I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost...
...Fanelli committed a grave sin in thus performing a nonclerical baptism in the presence of a priest, said the Vatican last week. But nevertheless, he had made a new Christian. Because baptism is the only means of entry into the Christian community, canon law recognizes the validity of a baptism (according to the correct ritual formula and with the intention to baptize) by anyone-even an infidel...
This summer, two of TIME'S visiting faculty members were from Dartmouth College - George Theriault and Alexander Fanelli (who has since transferred to Mississippi State College). Theriault is a member of the faculty steering committee for Dartmouth's required "Great Issues" course, which introduces seniors to some of the problems the students will face as citizens of their communities. A part of this course is known as "Voices of Issues," an analysis of the way these problems are treated in the press...