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...practice "incompatible with Scripture." But in 2003 the Episcopal Church, the Anglican body in the U.S., made Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, bishop of New Hampshire. Unlike Roman Catholicism, the Communion lacks definitive doctrine to aid decisive solutions. Nor does it have a universal leader such as the Pope - the Archbishop makes no claims to infallibility and cannot dictate to his flock. The years since have featured a series of angry meetings, threats of secession, half-met demands and unmet deadlines. The next full-scale opportunity to negotiate - or fight on - will be at the Lambeth meeting in July...
...They are a very nicely contrasted pair,” said Pope Professor of the Latin Language and Literature R. J. Tarrant, who chairs the selection committee for the orations. “The Latin oration is very light, and very timely...The undergraduate English has a very universal message...
...upcoming trip, Kalb will be lecturing on the relationship between Rome and the Vatican, focusing on the plot to kill Pope John Paul II, but insists he is “there to be a buddy...
Estimated number of people who attended Pope Benedict XVI's May 13 Mass in Aparecida, north of So Paulo, during which he condemned abortion and contraception. Brazil, the world's largest Catholic country, recorded some 125 million followers...
...Bush, 83, gave the keynote address, and praised Graham for sparking a moral awakening in the U.S. and later, in communist countries. Graham, along with Pope John Paul, "helped tip the balance of history in freedom's favor." Bush also thanked Graham for ministering to four generations of his own family, starting with his mother and continuing through to his children and grandchildren. "Billy guided our kids, including our daughter Doro and the President, through their own spiritual journeys." Graham, said Bush, "is a spiritual gift to all of us," briefly choking up as he spoke...