Word: rome
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...earlier document but knits its warning about false, atheistic schemes into a positive discussion of human liberation as the work of God. The document affirms social justice as an essential responsibility of the church and even offers a carefully couched allowance for political revolution. The obvious aim: to position Rome as the leader of "authentic" liberation, as distinguished from unworthy forms...
...cleansed the atmosphere before publication of the document," said Boff, who teaches at a seminary in Petropolis. He believes that the lifting of sanctions demonstrated a new Vatican attitude of openness and "confidence in the (Brazilian) bishops," two-thirds of whom side with some form of liberation theology. Nonetheless, Rome's action has not eliminated the rift between Boff and conservatives in the hierarchy. Moreover, it is still uncertain whether Rome will require Boff to retract some of the arguments in his troublesome book Church: Charism and Power (Crossroad), which described the relation between the hierarchy and laity in terms...
...such counterterror tactics conflict sharply with what one Italian airport official calls the "commercial philosophy" of Western airlines. Says an Interior Ministry official in Rome: "A commercial airport is asked to give tourists a pleasant, welcoming image. Is this consonant with stripping passengers, body checks and shaking out their clothes?" Such inconveniences on the ground may be the price that travelers pay for peace of mind...
Gaddafi's most worrisome ally is the shadowy Palestinian radical Abu Nidal, who is reported to be living in Libya. The U.S. has accused him of carrying out the Rome and Vienna airport assaults, using passports provided by Libya. It also holds Abu Nidal responsible for hijacking an EgyptAir passenger jet to Malta last November, an act that ended in disaster when 60 people were killed as Egyptian commandos stormed the plane in a rescue raid. Much of Gaddafi's mischief has been aimed at his political foes. Since 1980, more than 15 anti-Gaddafi Libyan exiles have been assassinated...
Drucker's article is an attempt to capture a number of fundamental changes that in his view have altered the global economy and created some startling paradoxes. Only a decade ago, he notes, the influential Club of Rome predicted that the world would suffer a desperate shortage of raw materials by 1985. Instead, resource markets are glutted and stockpiles are still growing despite the lowest prices for commodities since the Great Depression. Food supplies have likewise increased, in large part because of heavy subsidies for production and dramatic improvements in agricultural techniques. Only the Soviet Union among major nations needs...