Word: popes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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HAVANA: It could be that Fidel 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...
Your story again raises the often debated question of the relevance of a President's personal life to his ability to govern. We need to remind ourselves that we elect a President, not a Pope. Although Kennedy may have been losing the battle with his personal demons, he certainly brought forth the better angels of our nature. This is shown in the legacy he created: an extraordinary resurgence of pride in being an American and a rekindling of the notion that public service is a noble calling. Kennedy's true stature should be judged by his public accomplishments...
...This year the Pope has formally apologized for many, many things, including Galileo and the Inquisition," Landry said in a telephone interview...
DIED. BOB JONES JR., 86, unreconstructed chancellor of the Christian Fundamentalist Bob Jones University; in Greenville, S.C. Jones reportedly once compared Pope John Paul II to the devil...
...Stalin asked sarcastically when it was suggested that the Pope join the Yalta talks: ?How many divisions does he command?? Wei had been one of the most celebrated opponents of the Communist regime in Beijing, but freedom and exile may propel him into the political wilderness...