Word: pardoner
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...Holy Cross to the Basilica of St. John Lateran, half a mile away. As the chill autumnal dusk darkened the Roman sky, a priest began to chant the ancient litany; from the throats of thousands of cardinals, bishops, priests and laymen came back the droning, prayerful response: "Pardon us, O Lord." At the rear of the procession, beneath a scarlet and gold baldacchino, walked Pope Paul VI dressed in red cope and carrying a crucifix in which were inlaid three tiny relics of the cross on which Christ died...
...crime, but has taken a somewhat distasteful situation and converted it into a diplomatic mission. Since he has done so much to ease and elevate the Turkish view of America, I can see no reason why the U.S. Army can't find the compassion in its heart to pardon Mr. Baldwin...
...Bartkus. Reluctantly, the Supreme Court twice rejected his arguments on the grounds that Americans must obey both state and federal courts, but the Illinois legislature was so impressed that it passed laws preventing any repeat of the Bartkus case. In 1960 Fisher got the now wholly rehabilitated Bartkus a pardon-completing roughly $75,000 worth of free legal service. "This case," Fisher insisted, "is important for freedom in this country." - Detroit's Albert Best, 39, is a former Sunday editor of the Detroit News who switched to law largely because of fascination with constitutional rights. Best spends about...
...Wednesday night, a second year law student studying on the south side of the Langell Library reading Room turned to his neighbor and said "pardon me, but when was your last shower...
...Pardon, what did you say?" asked the myopic student, but Bundie merely stared at the parcel. The student muttered something and turned back to his seat...