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Law's power a symbol of deeper crisis.(EDITORIALS)
National Catholic Reporter
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April 22, 2005
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The flap over Cardinal Bernard Law's appearance as celebrant of one of the nine Masses at St. Peter's Basilica during the period of mourning for the late Pope John Paul II may seem a minor dustup in the long trajectory of the clergy sex abuse scandals.
After all, only two people showed up to protest, the Mass went on as scheduled, the controversy was not expected to have an effect on the conclave, and the headlines faded quickly.
What will not fade, however, is the power of symbol to evoke deeper truths and to raise unsettling questions. Law's presence in ...
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George VI was flawed, yet dignified.(Arts)(Critic At Large)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times
; ...should recall the dignity of King George VI. As Martin Sieff, State Department...what if he doesn't like it?" George VI perhaps understood the difficulties...by his bier. One author claimed George VI's genius was in convincing Britons...
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A Spirit Undaunted: The Political Role of George VI.(Review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review
; ...superb study thus: by the reign of George VI, the Monarchy 'had come to depend...this book is devoted to the reign of George VI, the first four chapters are devoted...author devotes much time to exploring George VI's war-time political work. While...
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Was there a George VI style? Now that the story of British architecture and design in the twentieth century is less often distorted by over-emphasis on the modern movement, the variety and quality of what was produced can be appreciated afresh. Alan Powers argues that new stylistic terms are needed for mid-century design, among them the concept of a 'George VI style'.
Magazine article from: Apollo
; ...examples of the hitherto unrecognised 'George VI style'. British postage stamps...that these conditions are met. The George VI style cannot include everything produced...suddenly and fully formed, and the George VI style had antecedents even in the...
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Comment: The King of appeasers Forget the Duke of Windsor, says John Charmley; a worse example was set by George VI and his Queen
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; ...photograph of the Prime Minister and George VI together - loyal subject and loyal...on Nazi Germany and appeasement. George VI's ostentatious support for Chamberlain...doubt. George V, Edward VIII and George VI all deplored the prospect of another...
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King George VI suspected Blunt was Russian spy
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; ...historian Kenneth Rose discloses that George VI and his courtiers believed that Blunt...had proof of Blunt's treachery. George VI, however, allowed Blunt to continue...past." It is not known whether George VI shared his fears with post-war...
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Britain says proposal to place King George VI statue among Hong Kong zoo monkeys 'does seem a pity'
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...district councilors want to remove King George VI from a prime perch in a downtown...sen is more important than King George VI _ this is Chinese soil, said Wu...to His Most Gracious Majesty King George VI, saying it was erected to commemorate...
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Poetic reference to George VI
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph
; ...read to the nation by her husband George VI at the outbreak of war in 1939...also inscribed on the gates of the George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor where...before she died. The poem was read by George VI in his 1939 Christmas Broadcast...
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A loss to remember before we rejoice in the Jubilee George VI founded the modern monarchy which we celebrate this year, says Andrew Roberts
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; ...daughter's Silver Jubilee. King George VI's death from lung cancer at only...relatively few Britons now remember George VI - only a minority have lived under...mother by changing them. It was George VI who helped the British monarchy to...
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Days out King George VI Chase: Still fragrant with Orchid's bloom.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England)
; KING GEORGE VI CHASE The King George VI Chase was always the highest profile race of the Christmas period...Desert Orchid, also includes Arkle and Wayward Lad. The King George VI is the main attraction but there are five other Boxing Day races...
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Death of king George vi puts country in mourning
Newspaper article from: Lincolnshire Echo
; ...1952, with the news that King George VI had died in his sleep. The sudden...Sandringham in his usual health. George VI had been catapulted on to the throne...Bar. After lying-in-state, George VI's funeral was held on February...
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