Word: forthright
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...Deicide. The text was the fourth presented to the council. The first one, prepared at the behest of Pope John' was a brief but forthright statement clearing the Jews of "deicide" in the death of Jesus; it was written by Augustun Cardinal Bea, chief of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity. Between the second and third sessions of the council, however, conservatives succeeded in getting a new draft that softened the references to Judaism and incorporated them within the framework of a longer declaration outlining the church's attitude toward other non-Christian faiths-including Islam. This draft...
...Jewish organizations responded favorably to the vote for the declaration, although their enthusiasm was something less than ecstatic. That there should be debate at all on the question of Jewish guilt seemed wrong to some; others felt that the bishops had compromised by adopting a statement that was less forthright and to the point than it might be. Particularly annoying were the omission of the deicide clause, and a reference to "Jewish authorities" and their followers who had pressed for the death of Christ. "Nevertheless," declared Morris B. Abram, president of the American Jewish Committee, "we view the adoption...
...real tests of the council's commitment to renewal, many Catholics believe, are still the schema on "The Church in the Modern World" (Schema 13) and the declaration on non-Christian religions. Probably the most heavily rewritten of all council documents, Schema 13 is forthright on questions of peace and war-it upholds the right of conscientious objection and denounces massive bombing of civilian centers-but it appears evasive and unsure in dealing with marriage, and it says nothing about birth control. The prospect is that it will get further revision. "We could use another year to work...
Indian and Pakistan passions run so deep on Kashmir that not even the U.S. likes to take a forthright stand. Britain and the U.S. are busily looking in other directions: Britain helped solve the Rann of Kutch dispute but is bypassing the Kashmir fighting; though heavily arming both sides, Washington has no intention of becoming embroiled...
Spreading Out. Most of the credit for this resiliency belongs to Howard L. Clark, 49, Amexco's relaxed, forthright president. Clark joined the company in 1945, fresh from wartime duty as a lawyer in the Navy (where he worked with a fellow lieutenant named Richard Nixon). Hired as assistant to President Ralph Reed, Clark watched and learned the business over Reed's shoulder, developed a strong group of young executives, succeeded his boss in 1960. He promptly began reorganizing American Express, giving existing divisions more autonomy and, most important, spreading the company into many new fields...