Word: hope
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sign that Begin had any important new ideas to offer or concessions to make, even though he had a great deal riding on that meeting. Until then, his critics-the Israelis who regard their Premier as an obstacle to peace-will presumably sit on their hands and hope he will prove them wrong. But if the summit fails disastrously, his own aides admit, a disenchantment with Begin's leadership could quickly...
...thorough are the General Congregation's preparations for this conclave that Cardinals devoted 20 minutes last week to discussing whether ballots should be folded once or twice. The hope is that this meticulous preliminary work will speed the conclave, which will be a new experience for all but the eleven Cardinals who were at the 1963 conclave-three of whom also attended the 1958 conclave. Says one Vatican Cardinal: "We have got to get it over with as quickly as possible or it will create a very bad impression with the public," which will assume deep divisions exist...
...told an aide: "We do not know if we will return and how we will return." On the first day of August, the theme recurred. Driven to the wine-making hamlet of Frattocchio to visit the grave of an old friend, he said to a knot of onlookers: "We hope to meet him after death, which for us cannot be far away." Five days later, on the Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ, the Pope was dead...
Perhaps the most attractive Italian of all has almost no hope of election: Archbishop Anastasio Ballestrero of Turin. Installed a year ago, Ballestrero, 64, is a Carmelite friar noted for his spirituality. He was slated for a red hat. The Cardinals in conclave could choose him (in theory, any Catholic male can be named Pope), just as they are said to have considered Archbishop Montini in the 1958 election. But no non-Cardinal has been elected since the 14th century...
...should be a convincing herald of the good tidings of Christ, firmly rooted in a strong faith and unshakable hope...