Word: rome
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...have been thinking about it at the time, but Pope Benedict, in the course of his recent U.S. visit may have dealt a knockout blow to the liberal American Catholicism that has challenged Rome since the early 1960s. He did so by speaking frankly and forcefully of his "deep shame" during his meeting with victims of the Church's sex-abuse scandal. By demonstrating that he "gets" this most visceral of issues, the pontiff may have successfully mollified a good many alienated believers - and in the process, neutralized the last great rallying point for what was once a feisty...
...founding of the National Alliance party. Alemanno served as agriculture minister in Berlusconi's 2001-2006 government, and was allied in the mayoral run with Berlusconi backers in the newly formed Freedom Party. After years of centrist Christian Democratic mayors and a 15-year grip by the center-left, Rome now has its first rightist mayor since World...
...with "saluti Romani" - the Mussolini-era stiff-armed salute that was later adopted and made notorious by the Nazis. Alemanno has moved quickly to quell fears that he still espouses fascist ideals. Among his first gestures after the victory was to send telegrams to both Pope Benedict XVI and Rome's chief rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni. "I will be the mayor of all Romans: for those who voted for me, and those who didn't," he said. "We won't get dragged into the past when we're heading toward the future...
...After no mayor candidate secured a 50% majority in April 13-14 elections, Rutelli and Alemanno upped their attacks against each other in the closing days, with much of rhetoric circulating around the issue of public safety after a high-profile rape case in Rome. Rutelli said Alemanno's populistic exploitation of law-and-order issues helped explain his victory...
...much as any sharp rightward turn in the capital, Alemanno's win is a sure sign that the center-left is in a dismal state. Veltroni, who was pummeled by Berlusconi two weeks ago, said the loss of Rome to the center-right was cause for "reflection." One question sure to be reflected on deeply in coming days: whether Veltroni himself can survive as the head of the opposition having presided over two such cutting defeats in the course of a mere two weeks...