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...Pope himself entered the fray in November, when he used the words "intelligent project" to describe the origins of the universe. Camillo Cardinal Ruini, Benedict's Vicar of Rome and head of the Italian Bishops Conference, went the next step a few weeks later, explicitly endorsing intelligent design. But others have been less eager to jump on the bandwagon, including the Rev. George Coyne, head of the Vatican Observatory, who said, "Intelligent design isn't science, even though it pretends...
...months now, Italian politicians, as well as his colleagues in the Church hierarchy, have been hanging on his words. Last April's election of traditionalist Pope Benedict XVI boosted the standing of conservatives like Ruini, 74. The Cardinal, the head of the Italian Bishops' Conference, also serves as the Vicar of Rome, charged with standing in for the Pope in many of his duties as official Bishop of Rome. In that role, Ruini forged close relationships with Pope John Paul II and with his successor, then Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, another top official in the Roman Curia. Vatican insiders say Ruini...
...killer bunny in a scene scarier--and even funnier--than Oliver Reed's hirsute metamorphoses in the old Hammer Studios' horror movie The Curse of the Werewolf. And the kids will giggle with pride as they spot the furtive gags, like the magazine hidden by the town's vicar (Pro Nun Wrestling) or the name of the author of a book on animal wounds (Claude Savagely...
...question of comfort level. But we've been praying for him to be ok in this role." Mertes, who admitted that Pope Ratzinger's doctrinal approach is "too conservative" for his tastes, is encouraged that he may be softening a bit in the new job. "He's the Vicar. He's the Pope, and we must move forward together as the body of Christ" said Mertes, standing on a muddy patch of turf in his Minnesota Twins shirt. "I have an open mind, I hope he does too." But others don't want the Pope to give any ground. Derek...
...Rules Are Rules Andrew Sullivan, in his viewpoint "The Vicar of Orthodoxy" [May 2], seems frustrated that the Catholic Church won't be swayed by those who want it to break with 2,000 years of consistent doctrine. The church, seen theologically as the spouse of Christ, has done what a good mother should do: teach us and guide us on the narrow path. She reminds us that the church family is not a democracy and that it is not her job to be our friend. She is our mother?consistent, a little old-fashioned?and she instructs...