No honors for Rice. say B.C. theologians.BOSTON -- Members of the theology faculty of Boston College Boston College, main campus at Chestnut Hill, Mass.; coeducational; Jesuit; est. and opened 1863. Actually a university, the school's Chestnut Hill campus comprises colleges of arts and sciences and business administration, the graduate school, and schools of nursing distributed a letter protesting B.C.'s award of an honorary doctorate to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Drafted by Father Kenneth Himes and Father David Hollenbach, S.J. and citing Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II) born Karol Józef Wojtyła , the statement argued that Rice's "approach to international affairs Noun 1. international affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" world affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" is in fundamental conflict with ... the values of the Catholic and Jesuit traditions." About 100 faculty members signed the statement, reports the Boston Globe. Not all faculty members agreed, however. "This is the only time these people have cited Pope John Paul II on anything," said adjunct adjunct (aj´ungkt), n a drug or other substance that serves a supplemental purpose in therapy. adjunct philsophy professor Father Paul McNellis. Rice received the honor at the May 22 commencement. |
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