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...Some churchgoers expressed to us the sentiment that Benedict had succeeded not only in putting them more at ease regarding his understanding of the abuse scandal, but had gone a long way in turning himself into a moral icon on a par with his religious importance as Christ's vicar. Yet not everyone is so impressed. Asked today if the trip had made her feel better about the church, a mother of young girls at the Miami church pursed her lips and said "No, not really. We've still got a long...
...student groups, in particular the Woodbridge Society, Terrien said. White is head of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, a non-profit organization that works with religious and political leaders and provides humanitarian relief to impoverished areas in the Middle East. In addition, White is vicar of St. George’s Church in Baghdad, the only Anglican church in Iraq. Calling White “a real hero,” Leach said White will bring an interesting perspective on the Iraq war. White’s fellowship schedule was delayed because...
...landholder she could gain little by seducing a "penniless teenage boy, with nothing to his name but a grammar school education." Religious mores render the femme fatale interpretation even more unlikely. Had she entrapped an unwilling innocent in God-fearing Stratford, Anne would "have found herself up before the Vicar's Court in less time than it takes to sow a wild...
TIME Magazine called him the "vicar of visuals," the man who changed U.S. politics by expertly choreographing Ronald Reagan's public image. As one of Reagan's closest White House aides, Michael Deaver arranged masterful photo ops--Reagan on the Great Wall of China, Reagan on a cliff overlooking the English Channel on the 40th anniversary of D-day--that capitalized on the former actor's appeal. In 1987, two years after leaving the White House, Deaver was convicted of lying to agents investigating his lobbying activities. Ever loyal to Reagan, he insisted he would not accept a pardon, which...
...Anglican archbishops gathered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Akinola extracted major concessions despite initial deft handling by Williams. The gathering attached a strict deadline - Sept. 30 - to the usual cease-and-desist demands on the Americans, and added one more: that they arrange with the Communion for a "primatial vicar" to provide religious leadership for disgruntled conservatives, an idea the U.S. Episcopalians rejected almost instantly. Williams' reputation sank further...