Word: pontiff
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...used to clone a human being, a possibility Wilmut finds dismaying. The father of three argues that it is every child's birthright to be regarded as unique, not a counterfeit version of someone whose strengths and shortcomings have been revealed. The President of the U.S. and the Pontiff in Rome sounded alarms. Laws were debated; ethical questions raised; scientists were hauled before legislative panels and warned not to trespass on human territory. But how can one un-know science? The issue is one posed by Blake long ago: "What the hand dare seize the fire...
...Castro is auditioning for the role of a reformed Ebenezer Scrooge, who wakes from his troubled sleep with time left to spread the holiday spirit. It's more likely, however, that he just wants to impress Pope John Paul II, who at the end of January becomes the first pontiff ever to visit this Caribbean island. That's the thinking behind Castro's unprecedented decision to make Christmas an official holiday in Cuba this year...
...audience with the Pope is one thing, but the Pope for an audience is quite another. So when Bob Dylan was asked to perform at a concert for the Pontiff, it was just assumed he'd be there, even if Dylan hadn't actually assented. "The Pope, huh? I guess if the Vatican is reporting it, it must be happening," the folk singer told USA Today. Is this what's meant by papal infallibility...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Pontiff set to see Dylan jam at Eucharistic Conference in Italy...
...Redemptrix of humanity and "Mediatrix" of all graces. That would make her a participant in salvation--along with her son Jesus Christ. There has long been talk of such a move, since devotion to Catholicism's Queen of Heaven is never far from the heart of this Pontiff...