Word: forbiddenness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When the synod's working sessions began on Oct. 1, however, Lucas Cardinal Moreira Neves of Brazil reminded the bishops that Pope John Paul II has forbidden even discussion of the possibility of a married clergy. But a few bishops and interested observers suggested obliquely that the whole issue of matrimony and holy orders still needed airing. The subject got new life two weeks ago, when Brazil's Aloisio Cardinal Lorscheider disclosed that the Pope had permitted two married men to be ordained in remote regions of Brazil, where the shortage of priests is severe. (The priests had to promise...
...this a healthy trend? Psychologists generally give it their blessing. They see homemade erotica as a safe way to spice up a couple's sex life; there's the thrill of the forbidden but none of the danger of, say, an affair. "Frankly, I'd wonder about anyone with a camera who hadn't thought of doing it," offers Kate Wachs, a Chicago psychologist. "It's usually a fun thing done by people who have absolute trust in each other, are relaxed about their sexuality and adventuresome. It's the equivalent of making love on the beach or the kitchen...
...active social life. For them, it is an entrance into a support group of alumni. But other members say making connections has little to do with their decision to join the clubs. In fact, they say, clubs have policies concerning networking. At one final club, under-graduates are forbidden to request jobs from alumni...
...removes the most formidable barriers to church life, starting with the absence of property rights for religious groups. Previously, houses of worship existed at the whim of Communist bureaucrats, who confiscated tens of thousands of churches and mosques. Charitable and pastoral work beyond church walls was forbidden, while atheists had power to meddle in church affairs and propagandize against belief in God in schools and the media. Seminary training was severely restricted, and rank-and-file clergy were even cut off from formal food privileges. No faith could conduct religious education of children...
...board's standards. Agreeing to the new classification marks a defeat for the film -- and for provocative films to follow. Bernardo Bertolucci's The Sheltering Sky, a Christmas release starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich, is rumored to be cruising for an adults-only rating. The X was the forbidden zone, which strong directors could fight, sometimes successfully, to avoid. The NC-17 is different: a limbo rating. Will the board award it more freely? Will the studios declare it taboo? What if a cynical porno distributor submits his hard-core film for a rating and gets the same...