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...meetings with close aides, Kennedy used profanity, which his library archivists did not delete. He occasionally exclaimed, "Christ!" or "God!" Like most Presidents, J.F.K. was keenly concerned about press play. He suggested to aides that maybe they ought to "knock down" an unfavorable story by the New York Times's James Reston, adding, "That's just kicking that Reston right in the balls...
Steering clear of overtly political references, John Paul delivered a sermon on Christ's famous beatitude "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." In a powerful and resonant voice, the Pope made a passionate plea for national reconciliation. Said he: "Inch by inch and day by day, it is necessary to build up trust-and to deepen trust." But the word solidarity kept cropping up. He told all those who worked that he brought his "solidarity and that of the church." A "hunger for righteousness," he explained, developed from "love...
Clad in a golden chasuble and wearing his gold mitre, John Paul held a crucifix in his left hand as he spread his arms wide to offer his blessing to the multitude. The Pope stood beneath a 40-ft. white crucifix with the image of Christ in reverse relief, as if the body had been scooped out of the cross, and delivered a homily in which he called for national reconciliation through "mutual dialogue and agreement." The crowd broke into applause when he declared that "I, too, have lived deeply the whole experience of these years since August...
...more than an object of Roman Catholic reverence. It is a source of historical continuity, a cause and remembrance of national liberation from foreign enemies, and a fount of miracles. The 4-ft. by 2½-ft. gilt-and-tempera dark-hued portrait of the Virgin Mary and Christ child is laden with gems and silver. By legend, the painting is attributed to St. Luke the Evangelist, and was executed on a table top from the house of Mary, Joseph and Jesus in Nazareth. It origins are unknown, but it may date as far back as 6th century Greece...
...18th century New England, small groups of Congregationalists rebelled against such doctrines as eternal punishment and the worship of Jesus Christ and, indeed, against the very idea of binding creeds. The separate movements that became known as Universalism and Unitarianism originally thought of themselves as Christian. But later on each developed contingents of "theists," who worshiped a vague or impersonal God, and "humanists," who did not believe...