Silent for centuries.Regarding "A Gay Priest Speaks Out": church leaders have succeeded in keeping gay clergy silent for centuries. They have done so by keeping gay priests separate from one another, isolated in their fear and shame. Detached de·tached adj. 1. Separated; disconnected. 2. Standing apart from others; separate. and without political power, gay priests were weak and no match for the strength of church leaders. Then over time some priests began to understand God's words in Genesis: "God saw what he had made and said, 'It is good; it is very good.'" That realization has allowed some priests to publicly acknowledge their orientation. Jesus Jesus, persons in the Bible Jesus, in the Bible. 1 Jesus Christ, see Jesus. 2 Son of Sirach, author of Ecclesiasticus. 3 Jesus Justus, converted Jew in Rome. 4 Hero of the book of Joshua. too has given his brother priests instructions: "The truth shall set you free." A primary mission of the priest is to speak the truth as Jesus did, and let the consequences be damned. DONALD W. WHIPPLE Whip·ple , George Hoyt 1878-1976. American pathologist. He shared a 1934 Nobel Prize for discovering that a diet of liver relieves anemia. , CSC (Card Security Code) A three- or four-digit number printed on the back of credit cards for security purposes. Called "Card Verification Value" (CVV) by Visa, "Card Validation Code" (CVC) by MasterCard and "Card Identification (CID) by American Express and Discover, North Dartmouth, Mass. |
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