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...Faithful Young I appreciated your article about the Roman Catholic Church's efforts to connect with young Europeans [Aug. 15]. In referring to Pope John Paul II's popularity with young people, you quoted a German Cardinal: "The girls in St. Peter's Square who cheer the Pope have the Pill in their pockets." I don't think the Cardinal was referring simply to contraceptives. He was making a general statement about many aspects of contemporary sexuality and behavior proscribed by the Catholic Church. Some Cardinals are concerned that we young people are given too much freedom. In fact there...
...reported that Pope Benedict XVI may reaffirm a ban on homosexuals entering the seminary [Oct. 3]. The Pope may be intent on a "thorough cleaning up of the priesthood." But given the Roman Catholic Church's history of sexual abuse of children by the clergy, why has it taken so long to act? Can it be that aberrant behavior is finally costing the church big money...
...Number of sexual-abuse claims filed against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, which released files on 126 accused priests last week and could pay as much as $500 million in civil settlements...
...This lecture is only a part of the unfolding three-year program sponsored by the Mellon Foundation’s mega award,” McCormick said. “The other things the grant will fund include launching a program to study isotopes and DNA of my Roman and medieval skeletons....I’m also trying to convince the University to help me create an undergraduate internship in medieval archaeology in Oxford, starting next summer.”McCormick said he wants to make research into medieval life an interdisciplinary project. Speaking of a project involving the study...
...their intellectual achievement, leadership, and creativity in one of five classes: mathematical and physical sciences; biological sciences; social sciences; humanities and arts; and public affairs, business, and administration. Members work together to study issues of contemporary importance through multidisciplinary analysis. The Academy’s seal depicts Minerva, Roman goddess of victory in war and wisdom, a rising sun, and the motto “Sub Libertate Florent.” Established during the Revolutionary War, the Academy was founded to represent some of the brightest minds and hopes of a new country, as well as the belief that...