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...CARDINAL KONIG, 98, progressive-minded prelate of the Roman Catholic Church; in Vienna. A savvy diplomat fluent in seven languages, K?nig was twice considered a candidate for the papacy. During the 1960s he was at the center of a movement to liberalize church policy, helping to organize the Second Vatican Council, which expanded the influence of the laity and famously absolved the Jews of responsibility for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Even after the church turned conservative again, K?nig continued to reach out, becoming the Vatican's point man for Eastern Europe and non-Catholics. "I wanted a dialogue with...
...will “give the pope and the Vatican very sound and moderate advice on issues that are important to the whole world,” Dershowitz said. “Mary Ann Glendon sees all sides of the issues...
Hand Professor of Law Mary Ann Glendon was named president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on Tuesday by Pope John Paul II, according to a statement released by the Vatican...
...Glendon headed the 22-member Holy See delegation to the U.N.’s Fourth Annual Conference on Women in Beijing. She was the first woman to lead a delegation from the Vatican to a U.N. conference...
...days before her appointment, the Vatican appointed two female theologians as Vatican consultants for the first time...