Word: unbrokenness
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...also loom large, a fact that worries Archbishop Runcie. Since 1970, Anglicans and Roman Catholics have been discussing reunification, while for decades Anglicans and Orthodox churches have also discussed closer ties. But in 1975, the Vatican, forewarning the Anglicans in effect, declared that the all-male priesthood was "an unbroken tradition" that is "based on Christ's example" and "considered to conform to God's plan for his church." If those words allow any leeway, the Eastern Orthodox Church allows none, holding that priesthood for women is impossible. The result: while one long-sought liberal reform has moved...
...Gandhi or Nehru, and the place is India. An unofficial royal family that President Reagan aptly compared to the Adams family in the U.S. and that Indians liken to the Mogul emperors and maharajahs of ages past, the House of Nehru has reigned over independent India in one almost unbroken dynastic line, passing the scepter down from one generation to the next. By now the system of one-family rule has become so firmly entrenched that the newsmagazine India Today calls India "a democratic monarchy...
...rank, as he loses his community and family ties, sinking deeper into an almost unbroken isolation, also loses sight of any sort of purpose or joy in living--besides slapping down paint. An acquaintance of his says...
...ruled his tiny state for 46 years. But when Prince Franz Josef II, 78, stepped down this week the citizens of Liechtenstein (pop. 26,500) were assured that the regal line would be unbroken. In a quiet ceremony marked by a church service and the signing of documents, Franz Josef handed over the regency to his popular-and fervently modern-eldest son, Prince Hans Adam, 39. The Swiss-educated Hans, who for years has managed the family fortune, including an extensive art collection and real estate holdings, believes royalty still has a vital role. "The President of the United States...
...eventually cleared for free elections in Namibia, black rule is certain to be the choice of its 1.2 million people, 85.7% of whom are black. Are South Africa's ruling whites willing to allow that development, which would create an unbroken arc of black-ruled states along their border? The answer at the moment appears to be a qualified...