Word: vow
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...modern Pope has tried more earnestly than Paul VI to control the proudly independent Society of Jesus. When the policymaking General Congregation of 235 Jesuits from 80 countries convened three months ago in Rome, Pope Paul made known that he wanted no changes made regarding the "fourth vow" of special loyalty to the Pope, which some Jesuits take in addition to the three usual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. His reasoning: to extend the elitist vow to all Jesuit priests (fewer than 50% are now allowed to take it) would weaken it as a commitment. Undaunted, the Congregation...
...these, TIME learned, was called "Faith and Justice." It asserts that Jesuits must attack poverty and injustice even if that means in some cases struggling against oppressive governments. Life within the order would be changed by another much debated document that would ensure that Jesuits live up to their vow of poverty. Funds earmarked for Jesuit schools and institutions would be kept separate from those of the Jesuits' own living communities. Other legislation would streamline candidates' training...
...authority in the course of recent events." After presenting the Jesuits with a valuable crucifix, he announced that he had approved the four documents he had received so far from the Congregation -including one that could provide a back-door way for more men to take the fourth vow...
...poem is both about Hopkins' spiritual odyssey and an elegy for five Franciscan nuns who drowned when a German liner struck a sand bar off the Kentish Knock in November 1875. Enderby's film producers shift the story to pre-World War II Germany, add a (pre-vow) affair between one of the nuns and "Father Tom" Hopkins, and lavishly document the rape of the nuns by a congregation...
...church charter-a relatively easy gambit. Hensley's Universal Life Church in Modesto, Calif., will do the honors by mail for a $2 ordination charge and a monthly $2 chartering fee. Then, to qualify for the tax break, aspiring holy men-or women-must take a vow of poverty, conduct almost any kind of religious services, turn over their income to their church, and meet the IRS's paperwork requirements. In return, the church can grant them a modest, tax-free living allowance (IRS might pass $8,000) and provide a "parsonage," including upkeep costs (in all, perhaps...