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Article: Trivial pursuits.(important issues ignored at meeting between Pope John Paul II and Roman Catholic bishops)(Column)
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- The Humanist
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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The reporter who filed the November 1997 Associated Press story on the Synod of Roman Catholic Bishops from North and South America seemed greatly impressed by the bishops' costume. Meeting in Rome, the church's grandees were decked out in gold vestments and twin-peaked hats for the pope's opening address. While it is customary for the frivolous rich to don extravagant gear for big occasions, it's a touch strange for the followers of a Nazarene carpenter to follow suit. We had been led to believe that the Roman gathering was serious business; the bishops were there to discuss weighty issues. However, it turns out that gold vestments were in keeping after all, as the ...