Word: frailness
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...rule, old popes don't retire; they sit upon St. Peter's throne until called to their reward. John Paul is of the mold. Though he turns 80 in May and suffers from Parkinson's disease and a bad hip, the frail Pontiff has given no hint that he will be the first in six centuries to resign. Certainly John Paul will at least finish out Jubilee Year 2000 as Pope--God willing...
...tears streaming down her face as that strapping young priest--now the frail, elderly Pontiff--laid his hand gently on her arm. After meeting Zierer and five other survivors in the memorial's Hall of Remembrance, John Paul opened his heart. Recalling "friends and neighbors" who perished, he said, "Men, women and children cry out to us from the depths of the horror that they knew. How can we fail to heed their cry?" He continued, "I assure the Jewish people that the Catholic Church, motivated by the Gospel law of truth and love and by no political considerations...
...noble a standard as loyalty sets, there is simply too much fear, self-doubt, opportunism and ambition in our makeup to expect our frail species to adhere to it. How many loyal free-agent ball players can one name, or publishing executives, or authors? "I do" is a promise of loyalty that often lasts until the first Finnair hostess comes down the aisle. Carville notes that more people turn on Presidents than stick--though there are ways of doing both, as Peter Edelman of the Department of Health and Human Services proved when he waited for the passage of Clinton...
...cancer patients are 65 or older, yet they make up only 25% of the patients enrolled in trials of new cancer treatments. There are reasons. Medicare doesn't reimburse the cost of experimental procedures, and older folks often have complications like heart disease and diabetes, making them too frail to tolerate aggressive new therapies. Don't despair. There are trials suitable for seniors; you need to shop around...
...flesh-and-blood Gandhi was a most unlikely saint. Just conjure up his portrait: a skinny, bent figure, nut brown and naked except for a white loincloth, cheap spectacles perched on his nose, frail hand grasping a tall bamboo staff. This was one of the century's great revolutionaries? Yet this strange figure swayed millions with his hypnotic spell. His garb was the perfect uniform for the kind of revolutionary he was, wielding weapons of prayer and nonviolence more powerful than guns...