Word: mackillop
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Philippines' bishops, who have been engaged in a running battle with the government over population control, John Paul avoided raising the subject of sexual morality. He touched only briefly on the question of women, who are still barred from the priesthood: before the beatification ceremony for Mary MacKillop, a pioneering 19th century social worker, he said the church ``faces the challenge of finding fresh and creative ways of recognizing and integrating the specific charisms of women.'' Bantering with reporters toward the beginning of the trip, the Pope was asked how he felt about having been named Man of the Year...
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