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...February, he has taken a tougher line, emphasizing the need to consider how one church's choices can impact those in other nations. Two weeks ago, after meeting with Pope John Paul II, Williams told Vatican Radio that Anglican teachings on sexuality were the same as those of the Roman Catholic Church (which calls it an "objective disorder"). The statement - and his successful effort to convince John to renounce his appointment - suggested that Williams has subordinated his own views to sustaining ecumenical ties and protecting the Communion from a mass withdrawal - which, as Duncan said, would leave him "the titular...
...jewel-box city over the Tagus river, Toledo was also a center of the Counter Reformation, which sought to mobilize the faithful and harden the lines of Roman Catholic dogma. In the face of the Protestant challenge, the inquiring spirit of the High Renaissance had been overtaken by the dogmas of the Council of Trent. Eager to exploit the power of art but wary all the same of wayward artists, Rome operated like the old Hays office in Hollywood, mandating what could be shown and how to show it. Spain in particular was a cockpit of militant piety, the forcing...
...quadrupled between 1997 and 2002, to more than 1 million a year, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Nonwhites present a special challenge for plastic surgeons, who for years were taught to give every face that came to them Anglo-Saxon eyelids and a classic Greek or Roman nose. Today plastic-surgery journals are filled with articles about rhinoplasty for African Americans and Hispanics and blepharoplasty (eye lifts) for Asians...
Larry Flynt, and what was your view on Roman Polanski winning an Oscar this year...
...movie was quite accurate. Woody Harrelson plays me better than I could play myself. But any time Hollywood is making a big budget film, obviously they’re going to concentrate on the most outrageous, bizarre aspects of your life for promotional appeal. As far as Roman Polanski goes, Roman is probably one of the most talented, prolific directors today. I’m not trying to justify his sex with a minor. I know a lot of people thought he shouldn’t be given the award, but if the movie was the best, then...