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...Commencement loomed, Limpert began mulling over his career options. John H. Updike ’54, his predecessor as Lampoon president, encouraged his literary pursuits...
...Catholicism never experienced that because there was always the Church as a mediator to explain the texts." He adds that it is too early to judge Benedict's intentions: "They say the office changes the man." The convulsion of public mourning that greeted the death of Benedict's predecessor, Pope John Paul II, interests Eco. He assumes that many who pressed into St. Peter's Square didn't even believe in God. "That means it needs more than a religious explanation," he says. "It was more like a mythological gathering. It's a sign that people today have a need...
...laborious stages of fact checking and peer review. Then Wales discovered wikis, and the pathological optimist had his eureka moment. His new goal was to create a free encyclopedia for all, in their own language, written by anyone. It took Wikipedia just two weeks to grow larger than its predecessor...
...Succeeding an icon like John Paul II is never easy. Being elected to do so requires the right personality and a myriad of skills. As one of John Paul's closest confidants, the new Pope knows best where to begin his pontificate, presumably without departing significantly from his predecessor's agenda. Benedict may well fool his critics by becoming more than the intellect-driven, dogmatically conservative transitional figure they expect him to be. My first impression of his papacy is that it is promising. Daniel Breitenmoser St. Gallen, Switzerland Praise God for a conservative Pope. The world does not need...
...Succeeding an icon like John Paul II is never easy. Being elected to do so requires the right personality and a myriad of skills. As one of John Paul's closest confidants, the new Pope knows best where to begin his pontificate, presumably without departing significantly from his predecessor's agenda. Benedict might well fool his critics by becoming more than the intellect-driven, dogmatically conservative transitional figure they expect him to be. My first impression of his papacy is that it is promising...