Word: roman
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...mainstream churches have tried in various ways to adapt themselves to a secular age. The Roman Catholic Church made its liturgy accessible in the vernacular and turned increasingly from saving souls to saving society. The major Protestant denominations also increasingly emphasized social activism and tried to dilute dogma to accommodate 20th century rationality and diversity. Churches not only permitted the ordination of women -- long overdue -- but are seriously debating the ordination of homosexuals and the sanctioning of homosexual marriages. Fin de siecle...
Maher pointed out that because St. Patrick's Day is an official feast day on the Roman Catholic calendar, the holiday "is much more religious in Ireland...
JUDGE Rosmarie Maldonoando of the New York City Commission on Human Rights recently denied a motion to dismiss discrimination charges against the Ancient Order of Hibernians, a fraternal Roman Catholic organization. The group will now have to defend itself in court...
Malone will work on a study concerning the representation of Jewish people and Judaism in Catholic education. Another study will focus on references to Jews in Roman Catholic worship...
...nearly constant presence at her brother's side represents something of a homecoming for Bay. In 1982 she abandoned Roman Catholicism and married into the Mormon faith. On her father's orders, many family members -- including Pat -- did not attend the ceremony, and the marriage ended in divorce. Today the Pat-Bay relationship is close again, strengthened by their common mission: restoring the party to what they consider to be Reaganite conservatism...