Word: papally
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...welcomed Pope John Paul as a dramatic new personality on the world stage. The inevitable excitement about the first papal tour of the U.S. overshadowed the stern admonitions that John Paul delivered on church teachings and discipline. Since then, the Pontiff and Vatican officials have taken a number of widely noted actions to apply those admonitions. Some of the most controversial: temporarily limiting the authority of Seattle's liberal Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen, firing the Rev. Charles Curran from his professorship of moral theology at the Catholic University of America, threatening nuns with expulsion for declaring that pro-choice opinions...
...planned papal speeches have been drafted by U.S. writers and revised by the American prelate in the Vatican with the most regular access to the Pope. He is Archbishop Justin Rigali, a Los Angeles native who heads both the Holy See's diplomatic school and the English-language section of the Secretariat of State. Vatican insiders expect that John Paul will reaffirm some of his basic policies but without scolding. Says Vatican Press Spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls: "He will convince not with authority but affection...
...Papal powers over lay opinion and action are limited in any case. What matters more is John Paul's handling of the bishops, as well as priests and sisters involved in the local, day-to-day operation of the American church. Despite the concern of some conservative Catholics, there is little indication that the Pope is worried about the involvement of bishops and theologians in the antinuclear campaign and other social issues. But Rome has many other worries, particularly a growing personnel shortage, which could radically change the way the church's work is done...
...morning, when showers are least likely. City officials in Los Angeles, contemplating the nightmarish prospect of the Holy Father's being trapped in his Popemobile in the city's snail-like traffic, ordered up a helicopter. "Even God can't negotiate the freeways," acknowledged Robert Spann, coordinator of the papal visit for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. In San Antonio, heat is a big concern; after planners of the outdoor Mass allotted only 6 sq. ft. of standing room for each of 500,000 expected worshipers, the Metropolitan Health director, Dr. Katharine Rathbun, quit. "It's too dangerous...
...Pope's gesture seems to have cleared up concern about the atmosphere that would prevail there. "It was a thoughtful letter, one charged with emotion," said Theodore Ellenoff, president of the American Jewish Committee. Participants in next week's papal exchanges were also pleased. The Pontiff has asked for 90 minutes of open, frank dialogue on Catholic-Jewish relations, without set speeches. "We were told the Pope wanted a man-to-man, heart-to- heart discussion," said Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum of the American Jewish Committee. "We took it as a sign of good faith...