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That practical streak may mean Pope Benedict XVI expects Levada, 68, to pay more attention to the administrative demands of his new job than to the ideological ones. A traditionalist inside the Roman Curia was initially shocked at the choice. "He's not at all the darling of the right," he said. But Vatican sources say the appointment was a sign of the trust and respect Benedict has for the American prelate, whom he has known since Levada served under him in Rome at the Congregation in the early 1980s. "For this job," says a well-placed Vatican official...
Sometime, the streak has to end. That’s what rivals whispered about the No. 1 Harvard heavyweights as they prepared to defend their Eastern Sprints title yesterday evening...
...Francisco, where at least 68 lawsuits over alleged abuse are still pending. Father Patrick Brennan, vicar at the Archdiocese of Portland, admits that Levada "had his detractors" but praises his warmth and intelligence. "He's not an academic theologian," Brennan says. "He's a practical theologian." That practical streak may mean Pope Benedict XVI expects Levada, 68, to pay more attention to the administrative demands of his new job than to the ideological ones. A traditionalist inside the Roman Curia was initially shocked at the choice. "He's not at all the darling of the right," he said. But Vatican...
...film revels in its sadistic streak, with many murders and a snatch of testicular electroshock torture, all played for laughs - smirks, anyway. More than once, the Downey narrator says, "I apologize, that was a terrible scene." Apologies are not enough. I demand reparation. A memorial on the Washington Mall, in testament to the wasted hours and coarsened sensibilities suffered by audiences who have sat through movies like this, might be a start...
...April and May, there was Harvard—and several boat lengths back sat everybody else. The 17-race win streak at season’s opening—the Crimson has not lost a dual race since 2001—swelled to 21 duals after this year’s perfect campaign...