Word: imbroglio
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...current imbroglio started in 1975, when 2,000 Catholics who favored priesthood for women met in Detroit. The result was the Women's Ordination Conference (WOC), a group with 4,000 members -- and ceaseless debate. In 1977 the Vatican doctrinal office sought to halt the discussion with a decree insisting on an all-male priesthood. In 1979, during Pope John Paul's first U.S. visit, Sister Theresa Kane, then president of the organization for leaders of women's orders, publicly informed the Pontiff of "the intense suffering and pain" many churchwomen experience...
...that. It has never helped relations between the two communities that Albanians are predominantly Muslims, while Serbs in the region have tended to see themselves as descendants of Lazar, defending the eastern frontier of Christendom against the encroachments of Islam. During the 1980s, this classically Balkan imbroglio played a key part in the rise of Milosevic, who in turn has contributed so crucially to the disintegration of Yugoslavia...
...attempt to deflect attention from the House imbroglio, Foley has called for a review of Executive Branch perks and has created a bipartisan task force to recommend an overhaul of congressional operations. He brushed off Bryant's demand for his retirement by vowing to run for another term as Speaker. If he had shown the same zeal in dealing with Jack Russ, his re- election would not be in doubt...
...Only last October came embarrassing revelations that some lawmakers had written rubber checks totaling more than $100,000 at the House bank and had tallied $300,000 in free meals at House restaurants. Last month the House named a six-member bipartisan task force to look into a new imbroglio at the House post office...
...first glance, this imbroglio seems altogether annoying, as though the author has managed to gather up every PC gripe, put it in a pile, shove it in your face and then expect you to feel guilty. But in fact, the novel has the opposite effect. Franzen addresses the issues of the nineties with a sense of humor and honesty that sharpens interest, awareness and concern. He is able to articulate successfully sex and societal concerns. He craftily maneuvers his voice and his rich characters under your skin...