Word: orthodox
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...most attention, there is plenty more for observers to ponder. It questions some of the more important episodes of church history in the Middle Ages, such as the Crusades, in which military campaigns ordered by the Vatican resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Muslims, Jews and Orthodox Christians, and the Inquisition, in which the Vatican authorized torture as a means of extracting confessions from "heretics." The document challenges many of the practices of the church in the New World, by criticizing forced conversions and stressing the need to bring converts to Catholicism by the example of "living...
...leading candidate to succeed John Paul II. In a theological discussion on the Antichrist, the cardinal opined that it was very likely that the beast was already among us, disguised as a philanthropist supporting creeds such as vegetarianism, animal rights or pacifism - or advocating Catholic dialogue with Orthodox or Anglican Christians, a longtime passion of John Paul II's. Cardinal Biffi's comments, perhaps, signal the extent of conservative opposition in John Paul II's path and therefore his extraordinary achievement in bringing his church this far. But even the fact that he has opened up such profound debate confirms...
...shocking, considering the fact that Serbia hosts almost all of the one million refugees outside the Kosovo province, and that non-Albanians who fled north of Kosovo therefore do not receive sufficient aid. The only organization that extends its aid further than Kosovo in Serbia is the International Orthodox Christian Charities, with some additional assistance coming from the U.N. and International Red Cross. Most of the major humanitarian agencies are still not present there for political reasons. The U.S. policy directive seems to be that the real help will come only after the Yugoslav President Milosevic is replaced. The logic...
...should date people who have never heard of her--ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jews who don't watch TV, tribesmen in Papua New Guinea. She should put her energies into impressing one guy instead of 240 million Americans. She should not be afraid to be vulnerable. That sign of humanity is what will...