Word: papally
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Both the brevity of the papal conclave and the selection of a dark horse as the new Pope defied the predictions of worldly analysts. The inescapable conclusion is that the Holy Spirit intervened...
...greatest crises in its history. At the time of Pope Pius' election in 1939 there was little if any dissension within the church, and thus it was able to speak as a united voice against war. Today, unfortunately, that is no longer the case, and papal' authority is being challenged in many quarters. Pope John Paul's task, therefore, lies in binding the church together again, steering between traditionalists and progressives-and that certainly requires as firm a hand as that of Pope Pius...
DIED. Valerian Gracias, 77, one of India's three Roman Catholic Cardinals and the Archbishop of Bombay; of cancer; in Bombay. In 1953 Gracias became the first Indian-born Cardinal, and in 1964 he was host to Paul VI on the first papal visit to the Far East. Ill since last May, Gracias did not attend the election of Pope John Paul I in Vatican City...
...shapes and classes. They talk about the same plays on assembly lines, in shipyards, at academic meetings, during black-tie dinners on Beacon Hill, and at the stately clubs. Yale President A. Bartlett Giamatti wears a Sox cap. Humberto Cardinal Medeiros asked how they were doing just before the papal conclave. Senator Edward Kennedy upon his return from Moscow discussed with House Speaker Tip O'Neill the Yankees' four-game "Boston Massacre," an event that the Boston Globe's Washington bureau chief, Martin Nolan, called a "tracheotomy of the soul." Explains an M.I.T. psychology professor...
Rome did not get its first real look at this engagingly humble man until the next day, when 200,000 people filled St. Peter's Square for the weekly Sunday noon blessing. John Paul spoke for seven minutes, dispensing with the Papal "we," brimming with good nature, bringing forth an adoring roar. "Let us understand each other," he told the crowd. "I do not have the wisdom of heart of Pope John, nor the preparation and culture of Pope Paul. However, now I am in their place and must try to help the church. I hope you will help...