Verbatim. (News)."In this very critical time in our church, we need everybody to speak their mind and the truth of what they think is on their mind." --Ray H. Siegfried II, a member of the bishops' national review board, after the resignation of its chairman Frank Keating (Associated Press, June 15, 2003) "We can't change the past Track listing # Title 1. "Second Best" 2. "Starting Over Now" 3. "Highfives And Stagedives" 4. "Look Me In the Eye" 5. "For the Wrong Reason" 6. "Means the Most" 7. "Yesterday and Today" 8. "Break the Chain" 9. "Nothing Done" SSD Cover 10. , but we can do a lot about the future." --Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan, after taking over the Phoenix diocese (New York Times, June 19, 2003) "Perhaps more than in other periods of history, our time is in need of that genius which belongs to women and which can ensure sensitivity for human beings in every circumstance." --Pope John Paul II John Paul II, 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch Adrian VI (1522–23) and the first Polish and Slavic pope. (Catholic News Service, June 9, 2003) "In many parts of the world, the family is under seige. It is opposed by an anti-life mentality as is seen in contraception, abortion, infanticide infanticide (ĭnfăn`təsīd) [Lat.,=child murder], the putting to death of the newborn with the consent of the parent, family, or community. Infanticide often occurs among peoples whose food supply is insecure (e.g. , and euthanasia. It is scorned and banalized by pornography, desecrated des·e·crate tr.v. des·e·crat·ed, des·e·crat·ing, des·e·crates To violate the sacredness of; profane. [de- + (con)secrate. by fornication Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman who are not married to each other. Under the Common Law, the crime of fornication consisted of unlawful sexual intercourse between an unmarried woman and a man, regardless of his marital status. and adultery, mocked by homosexuality, sabotaged by irregular unions, and cut in two by divorce." --Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze, in a commencement speech at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. (Catholic News Service, June 10, 2003) "We're clearly no longer in the John Paul Superstar phase." --Papal biographer George Weigel, on the muted scale of the pope's trip to Croatia (New York Times, June 9, 2003) |
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