Word: papally
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Papal Aftershock
...articles "Aftershock from a Papal Visit" and "Hard Questions on the Issues" [Oct. 22] go behind the pageantry of the Pope's visit and deal directly with some of the problems his papacy faces...
Things look rosy at the wedding until Cardinal Pandulph, the Papal Legate, orders France not to ally herself with England as long as John refuses to support the Church's choice for Archbishop of Canterbury. In the ensuing battle, John captures Arthur and orders Hubert, a faithful servant, to kill the boy. Hubert cannot bids him escape, claiming Arthur died in his sleep...
...papal tour, before a gathering of Roman Catholic academics from around the nation, John Paul sought to soothe anxieties, offering a "special word of gratitude" to theologians. But then he proceeded to declare that "true" academic freedom must balance independence with responsibility to the magisterium (the church's teaching office) in unity with the papacy. "It is the right of the faithful not to be troubled by theories and hypotheses that they are not expert in judging or that are easily simplified or manipulated by public opinion...
...Peter's Square in a U.S. helicopter. The Curia, feeling that this represented enough martial trappings for one day, suggested that Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird not be included in the audience that the Holy Father would offer. However, as the official party was moving into the papal chamber for the general audience, Laird, a politician of considerable ingenuity, suddenly appeared, chewing on his ubiquitous cigar. Asked what he was doing there, he mumbled something about looking for the helicopters, though it was not clear what he thought these might be doing inside the Vatican when they were...