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...tapped by Pope Benedict XVI to lead Vatican negotiations with the Lefebvrite movement says the controversial group remains in schism with the Catholic Church and that only its acceptance of the Second Vatican Council and obedience to the Pope can bring it fully back into the fold. In his first public comments since Benedict lifted the excommunication of the four bishops in January, Vatican doctrinal chief Cardinal William Levada tells TIME that important, and potentially insurmountable, differences still separate the Vatican and the group known as the Society of St. Pius X. Pointing to the Pope's letter last month...
...religious liberty is one of the key issues that the Society has problems with." Lefebvre always opposed the reforms aimed at reaching out to other faiths. Levada insists there is much ground to cover in order to find out if the breakaway group is ready to rejoin the fold. "We will want to review the entire catechism of the Church with them," Levada adds, referring to the far-reaching document approved under the reign of Pope John Paul II that outlines fundamental Catholic teaching...
...that do not abide by the NPT—India, Israel, North Korea and Pakistan—have all developed, or are suspected of developing nuclear weapons capabilities of some sort. The Obama administration should work with all four of these nations to bring them back into the international fold (the U.S.-India bilateral accord of 2006 is a good starting point), and hopefully persuade them to give up their nuclear armaments...
...supporters out to the election. At first, says Hyderabad-based political commentator Jyotirmaya Sharma, the "BJP didn't know what to do." It was riddled with internal rivalries and without a solid election plank. "Now it's obvious they're delighted about a Gandhi being in the right-wing fold...
...religionists in the insurgency and sided with a Shi'ite-led government. (The Americans have dropped to fourth on the enemies list, he adds, after Iraqi security forces and all those who work in the government.) Low-level Sahwa members have been encouraged to return to the jihadis' fold. Indeed, in mid-March, the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), al-Qaeda in Iraq's main front group, posted a communique on several jihadist websites announcing an amnesty for "every Muslim in Mesopotamia, even if he acted badly in the past," urging them to return to the insurgency. "This new stage...