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...Society of Jesus in 1929 and became known as a dynamic liberal Catholic intellectual. As a peritus, or theological adviser, to Vatican Council II in the mid-1960s, he was considered a moderate voice in church affairs; by decade's end he was a cardinal and an outspoken champion of papal authority. He came to deplore the "false concept of liberty" that he said resulted from a misconception of the council. In 1970, after the Dutch hierarchy had announced its opposition to mandatory priestly celibacy, Daniélou branded the action a direct attack on the Pope himself. Elected...
Despite occasional lapses into precoup type threats, the junta has already made good on its commitment to liberalize Portugal's stifling fascist culture. A judge in Lisbon last week summarily dismissed charges against three women on trial for writing an outspoken feminist tract. The authors, known as "the three Marias," had been arrested by the old regime and accused of "outraging public morals" and "abusing the freedom of the press" (TIME, July 23). In clearing them, Judge Artur Lopes Cardoso urged Maria Velho da Costa, Maria Isabel Barreno and Maria Teresa Horta to continue writing "works...
...Class Day committee's decision not to invite humorist Woody Allen, the senior's third choice, after an invitation to Solzhenitsyn proved impractical and Stone turned down the seniors' offer, may have been wise. Though likely to be much in political agreement with Stone, Allen is not an outspoken representative for the kinds of political concerns central to Stone's or Solzhenitsyn's work. But in going down its list still further and inviting a speaker whose political activities so dramatically contradict the humanitarian aims of the seniors' top two--and probably top three-choices, the committee made a mockery...
Several Cambridge city councilors have been very outspoken at times in directing criticism at Harvard for "not paying its share" and it is not unusual for residents to revert to the "look at all the billions Harvard and those spoiled rich kids who go there have" line. Of course, all educational and other tax-exempt institutions in the city have faced the same pressures, but Harvard seems to take the brunt of the heavy artillery...
...police headquarters following a 1969 shootout at a black church and immediately began releasing prisoners who were being held without counsel. Now presiding judge for a term of one year, Crockett is still tough on the cops, but has come to appear conservative by comparison with newer, still more outspoken judges...