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FRIDAY evening the Church of the Covenant in Boston was the scene of an extraordinary spectacle. Hundreds of people stood in lines, jammed the pews, and knelt in the aisles of that grand and holy edifice, seeking an odd mixture of sacrament and blasphemy, tradition and revolution, ritual and riot--in a word...
...Dominican Republic, the island where the Catholic evangelization of Latin America began. Here the first missionaries to the Americas recited Mass in 1494 during Columbus' second voyage, and here were built the first cathedral and convent in the Western Hemisphere. At the airport, the white-clad Pontiff knelt to kiss the ground. Unexpectedly, four U.S. Cardinals were there to greet him. After a motorcade he celebrated Mass at the main square of Santo Domingo for a crowd of 300,000 or more...
...government had received a vote of confidence in Parliament. This formality completed, the weary Shah turned and made a brief statement. "As I have said before, I am going on a trip, a vacation, because I am too tired," he said. An army officer kissed his hand. Another knelt to kiss his shoe, but the Shah, his eyes brimming with tears, raised him to his feet. Then, accompanied by his wife, Empress Farah, who had spent the last two weeks choosing treasures from their palaces to take with them, the Shah boarded his plane and flew...
...Peter and spiritual leader of some 700 million Roman Catholics. As the Cardinals of the church filed forward to pay him homage, he spoke warmly, and often at length, with each, disregarding the presence of television cameras. The most electric moment came when Poland's Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski knelt to kiss the papal ring. John Paul lifted his stern old mentor to his feet, embraced him, then kissed the Polish primate's own ring...
Next came the turn of those who wished to present their petitions orally. Some knelt before Fahd, who was now seated. Others whispered in his ear, addressing him simply by his first name. The Prince listened to all patiently, occasionally murmuring instructions to his assistants. Among the first petitioners was an aged, crippled, nearly blind man, barefoot and leaning on a cane. He was destitute and was asking for money. Another petitioner had a pregnant wife; he also pleaded for princely largesse. A third needed help to rebuild his house, which had burned down. Another came from a remote district...