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...terrorist regimes and democratic societies. There may be no moral equivalence between a terrorist attack and a retaliation, but let's at least be honest about it. Both are - and should be called - atrocities. We should let Amnesty International alone. To attack its work is truly immoral. Simon Hytten Rome Cruise Acts Out Your article on tom cruise and his over-the-top profession of passion for actress Katie Holmes on the Oprah TV show was right on the money [June 6]. Cruise certainly didn't need to jump up and down on a sofa to prove...
John Paul's grueling tour is part of a long-range effort to strengthen Rome's spiritual ties with the important African church. The ranks of Catholics on the continent tripled between 1950 and 1970, and now grow by 2 million per year. (Current total: an estimated 77 million out of the more than 200 million Christians in Africa.) In line with his strategy, the Pontiff had few kind words for the West, and even offered one apology: "Men belonging to Christian nations did not always act [as Christians], and we ask our African brothers who suffered so much...
...tension at the moment is mainly that of competition in seeking converts. In Cameroon, during one of several meetings he arranged with Muslim chieftains, John Paul addressed them as "brothers," and urged them to "walk hand in hand" with Christians "to serve God and humanity." Before returning to Rome this week, the Pope for the first time was to accept an invitation from the head of an Islamic state, King Hassan II of Morocco, to deliver an unprecedented speech to 60,000 Muslim youths gathered in Casablanca for the Pan-Islamic Games. The Pontiff hoped that this appearance would encourage...
SIMON HYTTEN -- Rome...
...always been as a champion of Europe. And now that brand has been damaged." Prodi indicated last week that he would sacrifice his own ambitions if necessary for the good of the coalition: "The project comes before the roles, and the roles we'll decide together." Some are promoting Rome's Mayor Walter Veltroni, 49, as a fresher alternative. "Veltroni is a uniter. He's a classic big-tent candidate," says an opposition spokesman. And that's what may be needed to control the center-left circus. For the moment, Veltroni continues to express loyalty to Prodi...