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They also like, according to the TIME/CNN poll, to put the dictates of conscience ahead of Vatican doctrines, particularly in matters of sexual behavior. The paradox of U.S. Catholicism today rests precisely in this freethinking fractiousness among believers, who nonetheless continue to find common ground and fulfillment in the practice of their faith. Some of them advocate change; others resist it. But most have by now realized that change is inevitable in the U.S. church despite the best efforts of John Paul to hold it in check. Demographics, immigration, the allure of secular U.S. culture--all these forces and more...
...Vatican took delegates to the Beijing Women's conference by surprise in quietly backing a woman's right to refuse sex, even within marriage. But TIME's Greg Burke says that the Church is relieved that this relatively neutral issue is the main focus of the conference. "While the Church is concerned that Beijing delegates are defining the family to include alternative lifestyles, and that sparse attention is being given to motherhood, at least abortion is not the primary focus here. It was at Cairo, and there, they went all out to oppose...
...John Paulis in his own way a feminist," saysTIME's John Elsonabout the Vatican's open letter to women in which the Pope apologized for the Church's past treatment. The Pope wrote that there is "anurgent need to achieve real equalityin every area," calling for equal pay, fairness in career advancements andcivil equality.But the Church is not a democracy, John Paul says, and there is still no room in the priesthood for women. The letter, Elson notes, is "entirely consistent with his theme of the dignity of human life. He has expanded his horizons to emphasize the role...
...Ostling. "John Paul is not one to be intimidated. He beat the Communist leaders in Poland. He's denounced the IRA in Ireland, rebuked leaders for human rights violations in places like Brazil, and chastised the Supreme Court on abortion while just a few blocks down the Mall." The Vatican could face a stiff backlash. After the 1993 speech in Sicily, two church bombs exploded in Rome and a priest was gunned down in his church...
...past, graduates of this school considered two options after their graduation: to preach or to profess. Today, the most coveted job in Harvard's spring recruiting is at Walt Disney Company, or second best, the NBA. For us, piety emanates not from Jerusalem, the Vatican, Mecca, Kyoto or Banares. It's Los Angeles. The celebration of banality found in Los Angeles carries over to Harvard. We throw ourselves into the gorge...