Word: protestantize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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"The place of the priest," a churchgoing Italian is likely to grumble, "is in the sacristy, not the public square." In the 92 years since Italy became united, it has had for Premiers one Protestant, one Jew, several agnostics and many Freemasons, but never a practicing Catholic until Alcide de...
Faced with a rise in divorce, the U.S. Protestant Episcopal Church in 1946 liberalized its marriage canon; bishops got authority to decide whether or not divorced people could be remarried in church. Faced with a similar divorce rise, the synod of Germany's United Evangelical Lutheran Church has decided...
The Brothers. The three Ford broth ers not only differ markedly in looks but in personalities. Henry, now 35, is tall (6 ft.) and plumpish, has an air of casual charm, a ring of earnestness in his voice, and an articulateness that makes him an ideal spokesman for the company...
Last week the East German government formally banned the Junge Gemeinde as a sabotage organization directed by the Western powers. Evangelical Bishop Otto Dibelius promptly hit back with a proclamation that "the battle against the Junge Gemeinde is a battle against the church." Berlin's Catholic Bishop Wilhelm Weskamm...
"This incident," proclaimed the bishops of the biggest U.S. Protestant body, "is indicative of a trend in our American life that threatens the security of our institutions and causes us to fear for the future of our long-established liberties . . . We heartily commend efforts being made by legally constituted authority...