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...subjected to grueling 10-hour marches, ravaged by poisonous plants and insects, and terrorized by ruthless guards. And those are just the details we know about. She admits that worse - perhaps including sexual threats - remain concealed, probably until she writes her memoirs. Now she's planning to visit the Pope, and on Monday will receive the Legion of Honor from Sarkozy at a Bastille Day ceremony. Meanwhile, Chile's President Michelle Bachelet has said she intends to nominate Betancourt for a Nobel Peace Prize. Little wonder that the Financial Times (not usually breathless) asked last week: "Ingrid - A New Mandela...
...papal precedent has the power to reverberate to all corners of the planet. So as Benedict XVI sets out for Australia, on what will be the longest and farthest voyage of his papacy thus far, many are wondering what effect the Pope's bold response to priest sex abuse during his recent American trip will have on his visit Down Under and on other travels that will follow...
...McCanns proved adept at keeping her disappearance in the public eye; not since the death of Princess Diana has a story fostered such a media circus. Celebrities like David Beckham appealed to the public for information regarding Madeleine's whereabouts, and the McCanns secured an audience with the Pope...
Still, in the end, the Pope has not budged on the issue. The 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist held firm to the total ban for remarried Catholics who have not obtained an annulment. And Sunday, following Berlusconi's public request to his bishop, Benedict spoke about Communion to a gathering in Canada by video hookup. Though he didn't specifically cite divorce, the Pope said: "We must do all in our power to receive it with a pure heart." Again he offered his empathy for "those who cannot have Communion due to their situation," and urged them...
...Pope has expressed special concern for those devout Catholics who may face circumstances beyond their control: people who were married in the Church without being true believers, and only later marry a second time in full consciousness of their commitment to Catholicism; Catholics who wanted to stay in their original marriage, but were left by their spouse; victims of marital abuse. Many, however, are more like Giuliani and Berlusconi: ordinary sinners in search of a taste of salvation when Sunday rolls around...