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When he was Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI was known as the hard-line enforcer of church doctrine for John Paul II. But the man the new Pontiff has just named to fill his old job, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is harder to pin down. San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada is, for one thing, the first American ever to reach such an influential position in the Roman Catholic hierarchy. A native of Long Beach, California, who headed the diocese in Portland, Oregon, before moving to San Francisco in 1995, he is known...
Readers responded to our stories on the new Pontiff, some with celebration, some with disillusionment. Conservative Catholics rejoiced in the selection of a man known as John Paul II's strong right hand. Progressives expressed a feeling that any hope for a reformist papacy will have to wait...
...Vatican confirms the appointment in the coming days, Levada, 68, would become the man responsible for overseeing all moral and theological matters for the Holy Father, who himself headed what as once called the Holy Office for 24 years up until his election last month as pontiff. If named, Levada would by all accounts become the most influential American ever in the Roman Catholic hierarchy...
...because we lost him; let's be thankful because we had him. Riccardo Lampariello Rome You can read additional articles from TIME's archives about Pope John Paul II at www.timearchive.com/collection. Policies Unchanged Author James Carroll's evaluation of the legacy of Pope John Paul II, praising the Pontiff's "renunciation of coercive force" and his effort to heal the "ancient breach with Judaism," would have been more valid had it been wider [April 11]. The Pope was a compassionate and pious disciple and a strong and charismatic leader. Yet he did nothing to alleviate the inequality that exists...
Author James Carroll's evaluation of the legacy of Pope John Paul II, praising the Pontiff's "renunciation of coercive force" and his effort to heal the "ancient breach with Judaism," would have been more valid had it taken a wider perspective [April 11]. The Pope was a compassionate and pious disciple and a strong and charismatic leader. Yet he did nothing to alleviate the inequality that exists between Catholic women and men. I support the full inclusion of women in all aspects of prayer and ministry, including ordination. A number of Catholic women have experienced a God-given call...