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...Pontiff has just named to fill his old job, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is harder to pin down. San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada is, for one thing, the first American ever to reach such an influential position in the Roman Catholic hierarchy. A native of Long Beach, Calif., who headed the diocese in Portland, Ore., before moving to San Francisco in 1995, he is known for his diplomatic skills, which temper his conservative positions on most doctrinal issues. For example, though a vocal opponent of Mayor Gavin Newsom's flurry of gay weddings...
...Pontiff has just named to fill his old job, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is harder to pin down. San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada is, for one thing, the first American ever to reach such an influential position in the Roman Catholic hierarchy. A native of Long Beach, California, who headed the diocese in Portland, Oregon, before moving to San Francisco in 1995, he is known for his diplomatic skills, which temper his conservative positions on most doctrinal issues. For example, though a vocal opponent of Mayor Gavin Newsom's flurry of gay weddings...
...great day for all Catholics when Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was elected Pope. He will maintain Roman Catholic tradition as he teaches the world about the truth of Jesus Christ. As for the so-called liberal Catholics, who have been pushing for social change in the church, they should not expect this Pope to take up their cause...
...long Danube kicks off in Germany's Black Forest and flows eastward through 10 countries to the Black Sea. Once part of the Roman Empire's border against barbarian hordes to the north?and of vital strategic importance to contending armies during the two World Wars?the Danube is now a more lighthearted place. On any given Sunday, whole stretches of it are abuzz with dog walkers and horse riders as well as runners...
...Central Market Hall. Can't choose between them? No matter. The three bridges that connect the two sides allow you to zigzag to your heart's content. Afterward, you can soothe your aching muscles with a soak at the city's famous bathhouses. Two top picks are the neo-Roman Gellert Baths and the Lukacs Baths, both on the Buda side of town...