Word: honors
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...Vatican put the astronomer under house arrest for writing, against church orders, that the earth revolves around the sun. The point of the papal statement was not to concede the obvious fact that Galileo was right about the solar system. Rather, the Pope wanted to restore and honor Galileo's standing as a good Christian. In the 17th century, said the Pope, theologians failed to distinguish between belief in the Bible and interpretation of it. Galileo contended that the Scriptures cannot err but are often misunderstood. This insight, said John Paul, made the scientist a wiser theologian than his Vatican...
...Only Star: Tracy is not the only Crimson freshman to be named ECAC Rookie of the Week this season. Tracy's classmate and partner in goal, Aaron Israel, had the honor after his first collegiate start. Since then, Israel has not done so badly himself, posting a 2.95 goals-against average while sucking in 156 saves in five games...
...excited about scoring 1000 points," Flandermeyer said. "It is a great honor to do this at the Division I level...
...record, the Department of Athletics did take the women's lacrosse team to the White House after we won the 1990 national championship. To my knowledge, the department paid for the event. Not only was it an honor, but I must say it was good fun and the team loved...
...addition, although I was not able to be there, President Derek C. Bok honored the team with a dinner to acknowledge their achievement. This was a unique honor paid to the women's lacrosse team and one which the men's hockey team did not experience...