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To some dissident liberal Catholics, of course, John Paul's Polish heritage is a mixed blessing. They see him as the product of a conservative, patriarchal church, which helps explain his increasingly autocratic and negative pronouncements on such subjects as the ordination of women and artificial birth control. For all...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Paul II : Lives of the Pope | 12/26/1994 | See Source »

Of all the entries on our best and worst lists, you would think one would perfectly sum up the year 1994. Love! Valour! Compassion!, the title of Terrence McNally's new play, No. 2 on our Theater list, doesn't really do it; but would the top choice, Three Tall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best & Worst of 1994 | 12/26/1994 | See Source »

Obviously, instead of searching the Bests for this year's perfect metaphor, we should be studying the Worsts, some of which we have also identified. The Environment rubric "A Little Is Too Much" refers to the discovery that even trace amounts of dioxin can be harmful. Doesn't it also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best & Worst of 1994 | 12/26/1994 | See Source »

There has been, of course, the success of the Pope's Crossing The Threshold Of Hope. (Harper Collins, not to be outdone by Knopi's coup, will be publishing the Dalai Lama's Essential Guide to Human Liberation, which is touted as offering "10 clear steps toward the peace and...

Author: By Lorraine Lezama, | Title: Angels In America | 12/20/1994 | See Source »

As a political statement, cutting welfare may make more sense. For voters who moved into the Republican column in November, welfare has a significance that goes beyond the numbers. For some, of course, it's just a racial code word, even though most beneficiaries are white. For many others it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down on the Downtrodden | 12/19/1994 | See Source »

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