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.../collection. Policies Unchanged Author James Carroll's evaluation of the legacy of Pope John Paul II, praising the Pontiff's "renunciation of coercive force" and his effort to heal the "ancient breach with Judaism," would have been more valid had it been wider [April 11]. The Pope was a compassionate and pious disciple and a strong and charismatic leader. Yet he did nothing to alleviate the inequality that exists between Roman Catholic women and men. I support the full inclusion of women in all aspects of prayer and ministry, including ordination. The failure of John Paul II to extend...
Although the Pope would have understood the worldwide sense of loss at his death, I do not believe he would have viewed this outpouring of compassion as necessary. He faced death the same way he faced life, with perseverance and faith, knowing that life is not ours to control. He...
Author James Carroll's evaluation of the legacy of Pope John Paul II, praising the Pontiff's "renunciation of coercive force" and his effort to heal the "ancient breach with Judaism," would have been more valid had it taken a wider perspective [April 11]. The Pope was a compassionate and pious disciple and a strong and charismatic leader. Yet he did nothing to alleviate the inequality that exists between Catholic women and men. I support the full inclusion of women in all aspects of prayer and ministry, including ordination. A number of Catholic women have experienced a God-given call...
The easygoing former family practitioner is expected to be more of a team player than Heckler, whose clashes with White House insiders, mainly Chief of Staff Donald Regan, led to her downfall. Bowen served as chairman of the Advisory Council on Social Security, which helped rescue the foundering system in...
We didn't know what to make of Marla Ruzicka. Young, blonde, relentlessly buoyant and sometimes giggly, she stood out among the tired, cynical hacks and aid workers that usually populate war zones, so much so that battle-weary journalists nicknamed her "Bubbles" in the early days, uncertain what to...