Observers call papal encyclical firm call for historical morality. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: October 5, 1993| Author: Macklin, William R. | Copyright information 
    PHILADELPHIA _ On the very first page of his latest, longest (and, some would say, most impassioned) encyclical, Pope John Paul II acknowledges that being obedient to a traditional Judeo-Christian standard of morality ``is not always easy.'' 
    But the difficulty of applying ancient Christian teachings to the demands of a modern pluralistic society is no excuse for abandoning church teachings, he argues. And in 179 scripture-infused pages, John Paul un-apologetically asserts that th...

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