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...that many of the major Protestant churches accept women as ministers, expectations have been aroused that the Roman Catholic Church might also abandon its tradition of an exclusively male priesthood. Pope Paul VI chilled those hopes in 1975 when he declared that such a change would not be "in accordance with God's plan for his church." Nonetheless, delegations of U.S. Catholic priests, nuns and laity meeting in Detroit last October appealed publicly for the ordination of women priests. Last week the Vatican formally declared that no matter what other churches may do, the Roman Catholic Church "does...
Cambridge and University police spokesmen yesterday refused to release any information about the case, but Cramer said the police suspect that the thief will have to abandon the car because he does not have a key to the gas tank...
...hounded and villified by the state for six and a half years and have been imprisoned for two years. I do not recognize the right of the state to a single day of my life, but I do recognize its power to take that and more. I will never abandon my political commitments in exchange for favors from the system...
...readiness to protect West Berlin as far back as the 1948 blockade, later American muscle-flexing quickly persuaded the Kremlin to back down from efforts to instigate crises. In 1961, by rushing U.S. tanks to the Brandenburg Gate and calling up reserve units, President Kennedy forced Nikita Khrushchev to abandon his plans to change the status of the divided city...
...many persons, many of whom are federal and state officials, elected or appointed to many of the most responsible positions in this country, would lead us to abandon the efforts which began to show some positive results during the Martin King...