Word: roman
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...am an ex-Catholic, ex-seminarian who walked the slums of South America, teeming with devout Roman Catholics, after Pope John Paul II's visit in the 1980s. I know he saw the same poverty I saw. I was appalled and wished I could help. The Pope had the power to mitigate the worldwide overpopulation problem, yet he chose to continue the policy banning contraception, which, like the foolish rule of celibacy for priests, has no convincing basis in Scripture. I hold John Paul II accountable for millions of children who roam the earth unloved and unwanted, leading lives...
...more than a quarter-century, John Paul II served as the emblem of the Roman Catholic Church, and during his papacy he enjoyed a previously unknown amount of exposure and public affection. He traveled to all corners of the earth and appeared in front of millions. He also became the first pope to visit a synagogue or a mosque. His pontificate was lengthy enough that he appointed all but three of the Cardinals eligible to vote for his successor, ensuring that his impression would continue to be felt well after his death. In a final testament to his popularity, over...
...play is a thinly veiled roman à clef of legendary director and “The Aviator” subject Howard Hughes’ final, hermetic years. In the play, Shepard names his version of the legendary recluse Henry Hackamore and provides him a modicum of companionship in the person of his obsequious manservant Raoul...
Wearing white chasubles, a grand assemblage of Roman Catholic bishops will file through St. Peter's Square and into the basilica next Sunday to con-celebrate a Mass with Pope John Paul II. The stately ritual will mark the beginning of a two-week world synod of bishops, summoned by the Pope to commemorate and evaluate the results of the Second Vatican Council, which concluded 20 years...
...most influential aide on internal church issues. The cardinal spelled out his views in a series of forthright interviews that were published in book form this year in several languages (U.S. version, published last month: The Ratzinger Report, Ignatius Press, $9.95). Ratzinger's remedy for the "self-destruction" of Roman Catholicism over the past 20 years is to "reconstruct the church" by returning to "the authentic texts of the original Vatican...