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Those who will never agree with the Pope on birth control, abortion, homosexuality and so on may nonetheless have benefited from hearing him speak out. Says Father Thomas Reese of the Woodstock Theological Center in Washington: "He's the one keeping these issues alive, things people should reflect on morally. He can't force them to do things, but he provides a constant reminder that these are moral questions, not simply medical or economic ones...
Then there are the differences between the two men, which in part reflect the times in which they came to maturity. The year John was born, Chester Arthur was President, Disraeli had just died, and Picasso had just been born. In many ways John was a Victorian, and the church in which he rose to be Cardinal-Patriarch of Venice had not changed much since the 16th century. John was perfectly well adjusted to this old-fashioned church, but there were aspects to it he found stifling and frustrating...
...Reflect with cheerful mocking...
...parents that he's old enough to run his own life. The fact is that the Harvard I applied to, the Harvard that I want to live and work and study in, is a place committed to establishing the broadest definition of the word "education" -- a place that reflects the enormous differences between people that exist in the real world and that calls on us all to reflect and correct our own stereotypes. If we continue to perpetuate a system that still leaves some houses with "disproportionate numbers of varsity athletes, or members of certain ethnic or religious groups...
...sliding sets enhance a pleasing sense of a world turned slippery at the edges, and certainly much has slipped away geopolitically since the play premiered in London six years ago. Although Stoppard has modified the text slightly to presage the downfall of the Soviet Union, his characters continue to reflect the ironies of flawed vision in the world of surveillance. While the electrons dance, an empire crumbles...