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An Ambiguous Papacy

Birnbaum, Norman | April 25, 2005 issue

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Offers a look at the papacy of Pope John Paul II. Role of John Paul in condemning exploitation, violence, globalization, war and the death penalty; Criticism of John Paul's views on women and gays; Way in which John Paul dealt with the liberation theology movement in Latin America; Role of the Catholic Church in the development of the American welfare state; Discussion of the opposition of the U.S. Catholic Church to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

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JOHN Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005; POPES; PAPACY; SOCIAL reformers; CATHOLIC Church; PUBLIC welfare -- United States; CATHOLICS -- Political activity
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