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...Doctrine of the Faith.-In arguing for its view, the Vatican emphasized that Christ "was and remains a man." It placed even more emphasis on Christ's decision not to call any woman, not even the Virgin Mary, as an apostle, and on the church's "unbroken tradition" of male priests ever since. Declaring that priests must have a "natural resemblance" to Christ, it said that with a woman celebrating the Mass "it would be difficult to see in the minister the image of Christ...
...traditional Roman Catholic doctrine that Jesus Christ appointed Peter as the first Pope ("You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church"), and that the papal succession has continued unbroken ever since. The 20-member commission's statement, completed at a meeting last summer in Venice, skirts the dogmatic problem by describing the papacy as a position of leadership that evolved to meet the needs of a growing church. It says that the see of Rome originally became "prominent" because both Peter and Paul died in that city, and it "eventually became the principal center...
...gestures, the rhythms and the sounds indicate an unbroken totemic relationship with animals. The members of the troupe slither like snakes, stalk like the great cat family of the jungle, stamp and trumpet like elephants. This is all done with agility, grace and energy that is breathtaking...
Behind the Crimson top trio came Yale captain Dan Schlesinger and an unbroken string of five Princeton runners, all at a safe distance. Stein Rafto was plagued with knee trouble and hit the tenth spot...
...treasurer's office at night to count all the state's money. Its youngsters are not required by law to attend school. Its people have the lowest per capita annual income in the nation ($3,803). Its dominant Democratic Party has grown sluggish after 100 years of unbroken rule. But as it approaches a gubernatorial election on Nov. 4, some new breezes are blowing on the old magnolia. Two sometime mavericks are locked in a close race, and for the first time in memory the Democrat is no shoo-in. TIME Correspondent Jack White reports...