Word: roman
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Only one scandal disturbed the Royal homecoming. Crown Princess Astrid of the Belgians, Their Majesties' Swedish daughter-in-law, was flayed last week, by a fanatically Roman Catholic news organ, Le Vingtieme Siècle. Wrote its Priest-Editor: "A recent photograph of Her Royal Highness shows her seated, with the skirt somewhat above the knees. The radiant beauty of the Princess aroused sufficient admiration in itself without the addition of such a piece of trivial daring. The example coming from the throne, or even the steps of the throne, is the most substantial bar that can be opposed...
...Ancient Roman Emperor Augustus, a great bath lover, would have joyed to behold the swimming pool on his namesake ship. It is on the top deck, under the sunshine, where it ought to be. All other big ship pools are many decks down, steamy, stuffy...
...oath, he swore on both a Koran and a Bible. Observers saw in this an indication that he had not given up his reported desire to marry the Princess Giovanna of Italy. Signer Benito Mussolini is reported to desire the union. But King Vittorio Emanuele, Princess Giovanna's Roman Catholic father, objects...
Having thus arrived at a burning issue -the struggle between the Mexican State and the Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Mexico-President Calles said...
...publication of a comparatively complete report of the oft-reported but still mysterious Malines Conversations. In its statement, the Times asserted that at the time of the Malines Conversations an unofficial representative of the Vatican expressed Rome's willingness to grant the British Primate a rank in the Roman hierarchy "equal to and perhaps above the cardinals," should he desire to accept the Roman Catholic faith...