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Unlike John Paul, who had a big-tent approach, Ratzinger has always favored bright theological lines and correspondingly high walls between creeds he regards as unequally meritorious. His long-standing habit is to correct any aide who calls a religion other than Christianity or Judaism a "faith." Prior to his papacy, the culmination of this philosophy was his office's 1999 Vatican document Dominus Jesus, which described non-Catholics as being in a "gravely deficient situation" regarding salvation. The fact that this offended some of the deficient parties did not particularly bother him. Notes the same assistant: "To understand each...
Forecasting is always a dangerous habit for opinion journalists. A quick perusal of the predictions made by leading conservatives in the week before the election—“Santorum can pull it out!” “Allen will never lose!” “What backlash?”—shows just how inaccurate one can be. Yet it still seems safe to say that this year’s tailgate, a huge part of the Harvard-Yale experience, will be a major disappointment...
...projects, as well as group projects and case studies. Thomas D. Hadfield ’08, who is enrolled in the course, credited Edwards for his accessibility, noting that “he meets with students every week to discuss their projects.” Other students laud his habit of challenging his pupils to go beyond their academic comfort zones. “Harvard needs more professors like him,” Sandra L. di Capua ’07, who is also enrolled in the course, wrote in an e-mail. “Professors that inspire...
...pressure on each other, but to be the best we can be, to get what we know we deserve.” Pressure or no pressure, sky’s the limit for this group of talented classmates. And someone who’s made a habit of hoisting Ivy championship trophies realizes what this group can accomplish.“It’s unbelievable what this class can do this year and as they get progressively better,” Delaney-Smith says. “From the way they look right now, it’s scary...
...religious life is about more than earthly bliss. For Johnson, 21, it is the ultimate commitment. As a nun, "you are very public about your beliefs," she says. "Every day you wake up and put on your habit and say to the world, 'I am standing for Christ...