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Former professor led Vatican office that enforces doctrine of faith
Sun National StaffAs soon as his name was read from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Joseph Ratzinger was being considered a transitional pope because of his age - at 78, the oldest pontiff elected to lead the Roman Catholic Church in nearly three centuries. But when...Tags: Nazi Party, Church and State Relations, Benedict XVI, Vatican City, Christianity
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Godspeed you, Father Greeley
Over my lifetime, I've become less and less of a fan of the Catholic Church. But I've always been a big fan of Andrew Greeley, the controversial Catholic priest who died last week at 85. I feel incredibly blessed to have known him since we met in 1981....Tags: Oak Park, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Oprah Winfrey
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Funeral, wake set for Fr. Andrew Greeley
Funeral arrangements have been announced for the Rev. Andrew Greeley, the outspoken Chicago priest, novelist and sociologist who died this week at age 85. A wake for the Rev. Greeley is scheduled for 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Christ the King Catholic...
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Andrew Greeley dead: Priest, author, critic was 85
Chicago TribuneThe Rev. Andrew Greeley, the outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and sociologist known for his deeply researched academic appraisals and sometimes scathing critiques of his church, died Wednesday night, several years after fracturing...Tags: John Hancock Center, University of Chicago, Philosophy, Research, University of Arizona
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My brother Andrew
Andrew Greeley, who was so deeply involved in the things of time, broke free of its shackles last week to enter fully the eternity whose boundaries he had broken, as easily as a champion miler does the tape, on almost every day of his long and...
Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics
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Andrew Greeley, priest, scholar, novelist, friend, laid to rest
His final farewell unfolded as if he had choreographed every song and step. With people in the pews belting out the Celtic hymn "Lord of the Dance," the Rev. Andrew Greeley was carried out of Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Chicago's Beverly...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, John Hancock Center, University of Chicago, Christianity, Beverly
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10 things you might not know about Chicago authors
There's no point in getting wordy, so we'll simply remind you that the Tribune-sponsored 27th annual Printers Row Lit Fest takes place June 4-5. For now, here are 10 "chapters" of Chicago lit:
1 Ben Hecht, who co-wrote the play "The Front Page" and was a...Tags: Saul Bellow, Nobel Prize Awards, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ray Bradbury, Humboldt Park
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Choosing my religion
A colleague and fellow cradle Catholic once told me about a revealing conversation with her parish priest. When she had described an acquaintance as an "ex-Catholic," the priest objected. There were no ex-Catholics, he said, only bad Catholics. I...Tags: Benedict XVI, Vatican City, Christianity, Children, Protestantism
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Pope John Paul II Dies at 84
Times Staff WriterPope John Paul II, whose indomitable will and uncompromising belief in human dignity helped bring down communism in Eastern Europe and reshaped Christianity's relationship to Judaism, died today. He was 84. The Polish-born John Paul, indisputably the...Tags: Easter, Economic Sanctions, Family Planning, Ethics, Berlin Wall's Fall (1989)
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Priest Wary Of Hierarchy
Courant Staff WriterThe Rev. Andrew M. Greeley has been a Roman Catholic priest for 48 years. A native of Chicago, Greeley is easily the most famous cleric to dabble in the social sciences and literary arts. He has written nearly 50 books, including "The Catholic Myth," an...Tags: Bill Clinton, Social Sciences, Society, Vatican City, Sexual Assault
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Amid Questions, Priests, Nuns Back Key Doctrine
Times Religion WriterAt a time when Pope John Paul II is calling on wayward Roman Catholics to hew closely to church teaching, a significant number of priests and nuns in the United States are questioning many of the church's edicts. Celibacy for priests, the Vatican's...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Family Planning, Society, Religious Leaders, Vatican City
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