Word: papally
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sociologist whose insights have provided "a better understanding of today's religious crisis." Swiss-born Theologian Hans Küng of West Germany's Tübingen University was described as "devotedly Roman Catholic" although he has a deserved reputation as a radical for his criticism of papal infallibility. Howard University Theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether-the only woman on the list-was cited for seeing traditional Christianity as "an ideology of oppressors" and trying to transform it into "a gospel of liberation...
...Papal Mercy. Barely a century ago, thieves would have been none too happy to find themselves subject to the Vatican's often draconian justice. It was said of the Papal States' public executioner, Mastro Titta, that he could crush bones with his bare hands. Today, however, the defendants are probably lucky that they were not turned over to Roman civil authorities. They were released on bail, which is rarely allowed by Italian courts. Also, they are getting a speedy trial, which is even more unusual in the litigation-swamped Italian system. On top of that, the Vatican...
...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...
Pontifical secrecy? Papal wiretaps? It all sounds strangely familiar...
Troubled by recent such disclosures of sensitive information, and amid rumors of illegal papal wiretapping schemes, the Vatican has issued a new set of regulations tightening up security procedures. The instructions, which appeared within a week of The Times article, quoted from Ecclesiastes that there is "a time to keep silence and a time to speak...