Word: rota
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...concept of jurisprudence-guilty until proven innocent-instead of the Anglo-Saxon juridical concept, which embodies the opposite assumption. However much a petitioner may be convinced that his marriage exists in name only, the marriage bond is presumed to exist unless proved otherwise. The 639-year-old Sacred Roman Rota, the ultimate court of appeals in marriage cases (it annulled only 182 marriages worldwide in 1969), sets the pattern that diocesan and regional tribunals are expected to follow. When in doubt, judges in all matrimonial courts are required to rule in accordance with the ancient church dictum in favorem matrimonii...
Following the NATO conference, Rogers flew to Madrid, where he faced another set of problems. The difficulties centered around the negotiations for a new military agreement to supersede the 1953 joint statement. In return for continued U.S. use of the Polaris submarine base at Rota and airbases at Torrejón and Saragossa, Spain has been demanding a renewal of the pledge of American protection along the lines of the one in the existing agreement stating that "a threat to either country would be a matter of common concern." Because of the cautious mood in the Senate about U.S. commitments...