Word: rome
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...come off as silly, but what is even sillier is the majority opinion which does not ever really deal with the overt religious symbolism of setting up a creche. It says that the scene is acceptable, because "We are unable to perceive the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Vicar of Rome, or other powerful religious leaders behind every public acknowledgement of the religious heritage long officially recognized by three constitutional branches of government. Any notion that these symbols pose a real danger of establishment of a state church is far-fetched indeed...
...Nativity scene to be a "passive" symbol and its presence in the display "no more an advancement or endorsement of religion than...the exhibition of literally hundreds of religious paintings in governmentally supported museums." Said Burger: "We are unable to perceive the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Vicar of Rome or other powerful religious leaders" lurking behind...
...Dominski met with parents at the Mietno school and tried to have them sign pledges that their children would obey school rules; the parents refused. Though local church officials were firmly on their side, Jozef Cardinal Glemp, Poland's Primate, offered only tepid comfort. Stopping over in Rome after a three-week trip to Argentina and Brazil last week, Glemp said, "Since the end of the war, we have always had problems with the crucifixes. All of that is normal...
DIED. Tito Gobbi, 70, Italian baritone considered one of the finest singing actors of his generation, best known for such operatic roles as the sinister Scarpia in Tosca, lago in Otello, and the title character in Rigoletto; of cancer; in Rome...
...Glemp does not yield, Nowak's disgruntled flock could take the case to Rome. But Pope John Paul II could only have been dismayed by the troublesome protest. Like Glemp, the Pontiff has apparently come to believe that the Solidarity era is now a thing of the past. During a meeting with a group of Polish pilgrims in Rome last week, John Paul used the past tense in referring to the union. "Solidarity," said the Pope, "has been invested in the history of the Polish soul...