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...John Paul II's longevity that has made him synonymous with the papacy in the minds of many of his own flock, and the wider world; he has dramatically redefined the role with his relentless evangelical energy. Most of John Paul II's predecessors were almost prisoners in the Vatican, and had rarely ventured beyond the walls of the Holy See. John Paul II took the Catholic Church out on the road, ministering every year to millions of the faithful ecstatic at his presence in their midst. And his travels, more than anything, may have helped him reinvigorate and grow...
...relationships might be legitimate in God's eyes. But since his enthronement in February, he has taken a tougher line, emphasizing the need to consider how one church's choices can impact those in other nations. Two weeks ago, after meeting with Pope John Paul II, Williams told Vatican Radio that Anglican teachings on sexuality were the same as those of the Roman Catholic Church (which calls it an "objective disorder"). The statement - and his successful effort to convince John to renounce his appointment - suggested that Williams has subordinated his own views to sustaining ecumenical ties and protecting the Communion...
...Zahawie, who had been Iraq's ambassador to the Vatican until 2000, President Bush's statement suggested an unlikely coincidence. The Iraq diplomat had, in 1999, visited Niger - a large-scale producer of yellowcake - during an unsuccessful tour to persuade African leaders to break the UN embargo and visit Iraq. "Could it be the same trip?" he wondered. But he tried to let it pass. After all, he had been in the Foreign Service since 1955, since the days of the monarchy, had no affiliation to any political movement and was generally respected in the diplomatic community. But al-Zahawie...
...last January, al-Zahawie was summoned back to Baghdad for what he had expected would be a request to help Iraq's Foreign Service plan for deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz's planned visit to the Vatican. Instead, upon landing in Baghdad, al-Zahawie was taken to meet with UN weapons inspectors. Five inspectors interviewed him in a 90-minute session, he says...
...They asked why I went (to Niger), why I was chosen, when I left Rome and whether there were any other Iraqi diplomats at the Vatican," he says. "But then they asked who had the seal of the embassy and where I had left...