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...Vatican pronouncements in many years, a group of prominent Catholic theologians from Europe, Latin America and the U.S. defiantly championed the ideas and practices of the liberation movement. The response came from a group of prominent and liberal theologians called Concilium, among them the Revs. Hans Küng and Gustavo Gutierrez, a prime architect of Liberation theology. Said the statement: "As these movements are a sign of hope for the whole church, any premature intervention from higher authorities risks stifling the Spirit, which animates and guides local churches...
...tales, not only about notable discoverers like Columbus and Magellan but also about the half-forgotten Cheng Ho, a Chinese eunuch who set forth in the 15th century with a gigantic fleet of more than 300 vessels and nearly 40,000 men. Exploring as far as Zanzibar, Chêng Ho brought back to the imperial zoo its first giraffe, which the Chinese were convinced was a unicorn, whose horn was said to provide the most powerful of aphrodisiacs...
...Essentially, it was some support more than anything else," recalls Eve Yee Wah Ng '84, a former Upward Boundr. "There was someone on your back to give you a mudge and make you not going on your work...
...once religion editor of the Washington Star. Reporter-Researcher Michael Harris attended a Roman Catholic seminary for five years, and taught ancient and medieval philosophy, Latin and Greek at another seminary for three. New York Correspondent Bruce van Voorst has interviewed theologians from Rudolf Bultmann to Hans Küng, while Chicago Correspondent J. Madeleine Nash covered the final days of Bernardin's controversial predecessor, the late John Cardinal Cody. Says she: "After the remoteness of the old-style bishops, Bernardin seems refreshingly approachable...
...assure wary residents that Britain was aware of its "moral obligation to the people of Hong Kong. Our differences can be reconciled," she insisted. "We can reach a solution acceptable to China, the people of Hong Kong and Britain." Most Hong Kong residents remained unconvinced. Said Newspaper Columnist Margaret Ng: "People here are not confident that the Chinese government or the British Prime Minister will put the interests of Hong Kong people first...