Word: statement
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...apply to oneself a creed of acceptance and toleration such as Christianity espouses carries some responsibility with it. The history of Christians' attitudes towards race is especially troubling, and the new Church statement clarifies and emphasizes many Catholic ideas denouncing racism...
...statement, which is not a papal encyclical but simply an advisory document put out by the Church's Pontifical Commission on Peace and Justice at the Pope's request, condemns South Africa by name for its apartheid system. It also calls on the South African regime to overcome the prejudices which motivate it so it may "build the future on the principle of the equal dignity of every person...
...case of racial equality at least, the Church has provided the world with a statement which all concerned with human rights should heed. It's a pity that many Americans, Catholics in particular, aren't listening...
Dukakis, sounding indignant, replied "that's absolutely incorrect, Jerry. That's an outrageous statement. Of course they...
...implications of a statement like that are far-reaching. If the Court were to rule that life begins at conception, not only would abortion be legally considered murder, but oral contraception and the IUD, which prevent initial implantation of the embryo in the lining of the uterus, would also become illegal. Fortunately, it is unlikely that the Court will rule to overturn the District Court's decision on this point...