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...image of black lungs can?t quell your urge to smoke, perhaps the chance to nab a speedier ticket to heaven will do the trick. On Friday, the Vatican released an updated manual on indulgences, with several additions to the acts of faith that lessen a Catholic?s time spent in purgatory ?- the heavenly holding pen outside the pearly gates. The pope announced the church will now give "partial" indulgences to parishioners who quit smoking, even for a day. (A full indulgence is achieved when the self-restraint is accompanied by confession and communion.) The money that would have been...
...Eugene, Ore., Register-Guard learned about the recording and reported it. Oregonians were outraged. The Vatican sent a note of protest. Mockaitis sued, and won a $25,000 settlement after a federal court said the taping was wrong, in part because it violated the 1993 federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The reasoning was that the D.A. had interfered with Mockaitis' religion by taping a sacrament. But in 1997 the Supreme Court struck down that law, saying it was too broad; Congress could not dictate terms of religious conduct to every community with a single law. So the new bill...
...Pope John Paul II?s planned visit to the former British colony later this year. Chinese officials told the Union of Asian Catholic News Agencies Monday that Beijing blocked the pontiff?s plans to visit the territory -- where an estimated 370,000 Catholics reside -- on the grounds that the Vatican maintains diplomatic ties with Taiwan. In more confident times, China?s Communist Party leadership may have been prepared to overlook such a detail, but Beijing is in no mood to entertain unpredictable guests right now. "The challenge of the Falun Gong cult has rattled Beijing, and the official attitude...
Many of the demonstrators and speakers expressed disbelief that Harvard--with its famously burgeoning endowment--is financially unable to give a living wage to every employee. Several noted that Harvard is the second wealthiest not-for-profit organization in the world, behind the Vatican...
MICHAEL MANNICHEWITZ No known party, New York Resume: Lawyer, notary, judge, security guard Relevant experience: Stated jobs include biblical agent for Noah, Joshua, Job, Jesus, Eleazar; spy for Britain, France, U.S. and Vatican City; owner, Barnum & Bailey Circus; former King Platform: Not announced...