Word: sinfulness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other boost came from the Roman Catholic Church. With some 13,000 priests and nuns spread across the country, the church is probably the only | force in the Philippines that matches the organizational might of Marcos' political machine. Two weeks ago Cardinal Sin sent a letter to all 2,200 Philippine parishes instructing the faithful to vote for "persons who embody the Gospel values of humility, truth, honesty, respect for human rights and life." Few Filipinos had to guess whom he meant. Aquino, says the Cardinal, "is always listening...
...Maria Euphrasia, who emphasized gratitude as the basis of the order's faith and works. "Vous avez un coeur fait pour aimer, fait pour etre reconnaissant." (You have a heart created to love and to be grateful.) Theologically, the tenet of gratitude is seen as the opposite of original sin because it grasps God as the source of all that is good. Mary Paul translates this idea into appreciation: "The staff truly appreciates the people they represent." Both she and Geraldine de-emphasize the role of religion in the center's work. It never seems to be mentioned, and both...
...moralist, a writer who takes his corruption and evil seriously. Much contemporary satire gets by on contrived conspiracies, abstract villainy and stock victims. The Building offers an older and more enduring view of human nature. Its characters get no points for race, religion, origin, social position or physical condition. Sin is apportioned without prejudice. The only salvation is madness or art, which may be the same thing. One tenant lectures to cockroaches; a painter cannot turn off his vision: "If he stops it will continue to come, escaping through his head into...
...early Wednesday afternoon, Aquino and Laurel had each met separately with Jaime Cardinal Sin, the influential Archbishop of Manila, who has been a frequent critic of the Marcos regime. Sin encouraged both to subordinate their personal ambitions to the greater interests of the country. Later Aquino and Laurel met at the house of Maur Lichauco, the sister of Aquino's husband, slain Opposition Leader Benigno ("Ninoy") Aquino. In just 20 minutes, the two candidates agreed to revive their deal for a unified slate. At 10:30 p.m., Aquino and Laurel returned to COMELEC and re-registered. By agreement...
...Newstour went to Clark Air Base, where Major- General Gordon (Gordy) Williams and his counterpart at nearby Subic Bay Naval Base, Rear-Admiral Edwin Kohn, described the strategic importance of the two U.S. facilities. The guest journalists met with a broad range of political figures, including Jaime Cardinal Sin and the widow of assassinated Opposition Leader Benigno Aquino. They spent a total of five hours with President Ferdinand Marcos, first in a rigorous question-and-answer session (see WORLD) and then at a banquet that evening...