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Indictments in the papal plot...
...three Bulgarians and Bekir Celenk, a shady Turkish Mafia figure accused of lining up Celik and Agca for the job, have insisted that they had nothing to do with the papal shooting and that they never even knew Agca. Martella claims to have contrary evidence on both counts. A problem for Martella's case, however, will be his chief witness, the inconsistent and sometimes unbelievable Agca...
...letter to bishops published last week with papal approval, the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship once again allowed limited use of the old Tridentine Mass (after the 16th century Council of Trent, which established it). The Vatican explained that permission was granted so as not "to alienate groups of the faithful who feel particularly tied to the [old] rite, which may be especially dear to them...
...justice." But, he said, his visit was "essentially pastoral." As Pope John Paul II launched a twelve-day, 8,000-mile voyage across Canada last week, it seemed as if the Pontiff had decided to avoid major political or doctrinal controversy. Instead, on his 23rd foreign tour, the first papal visit ever to Canada, John Paul concentrated on his forte: warming the crowds who come to see him, then using the glow he inspires to stir reflection...
...unity are better among Protestants than Catholics. Pope John Paul, for his part, has made friendly overtures and is prepared to go to great lengths to reach an accommodation. Vatican officials indicate the Pope would be willing to accept the 41 Patriotic Catholic bishops, whom the Chinese installed without papal approval. He would also probably agree to withdraw the Vatican's diplomatic recognition of Taiwan. But neither the Peking regime nor the Patriotic Catholic hierarchy shows any interest in negotiating...