Word: railings
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...sacrament that more than any other symbolizes a Catholic's ongoing connection to the faith. At least one of those leaders--Colorado Springs, Colo., Bishop Michael Sheridan--has even suggested that unrepentant Catholics who so much as vote for a pro-choice politician should stay away from the Communion rail. Kerry meanwhile insists that he will continue to practice both his faith and his politics as always, and so the watch is on. Can the Democratic nominee travel the country throughout the next five months of Sundays without a priest turning him away? As Kerry campaigns this week in Colorado...
...Andrew Sullivan's essay "Showdown At The Communion Rail" [May 24]: As a Roman Catholic, I was appalled to learn that some bishops would actually withhold Communion from believers because of their views on abortion. One would hope that the upper echelons of the church hierarchy would have learned tolerance by now and ceased engaging in petty political machinations. Has the church come to terms with the numerous allegations of sexual abuse of young boys by priests? Is it possible that all priests who are giving or taking Communion are without sin? I think not. Withholding a sacrament from...
...which security forces have broken up cells, arrested and killed terrorists and thwarted major attacks. Yet despite well-publicized moves to curb radicals in Saudi schools, mosques and charities, the government remains reluctant to fight a war against extremist ideas. The regime continues to allow Saudi imams to rail against Crusaders and Jews in much the same manner that al-Qaeda does. When the country's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Abdullah, blamed the Yanbu outrage on Zionists, reformers felt he was once again appeasing hard-line opinion. Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., seemed...
...recommended improving existing shuttle services and river crossings and suggested considering building a new bridge, installing a tram, creating a rail line from Allston to the Longwood medical campus in Boston or enhancing the bridge on John F. Kennedy Street to become a “Ponte Vecchio on the Charles,” to mirror the historic shop-lined Florentine bridge...
...task force also recommended that planners investigate the less feasible proposals of constructing a new bridge by Soldiers Field Road and developing a regional transportation center, with commuter rail, a T stop and Harvard shuttle stops, in the area...