At least 18 reported dead in Egypt hot air ballon crash. Gaza militants break cease-fire with rocket attack into Israel. Henry Chu first joined the Los Angeles Times in and worked primarily out of the San Fernando Valley office before moving to the foreign staff in He served as bureau chief in Beijing from to , Rio de Janeiro from to , New Delhi from to and London from to He was a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.
From he was international editor at Variety magazine. Boy who survived cable car crash must be returned to Italy, Israeli court rules. He referred to how some have suggested that by publishing the revisions now he was seeking to take an active role in debate surrounding the topic after this year's extraordinary synod of bishops on the family.
It is "utter nonsense" that his revisions to the essay were made in order to seek a platform in the post-synod conversation, Benedict explained.
Rather than being outspoken, Benedict said that "I try to be as quiet as I can" about these things. Benedict XVI noted how he had originally made the revisions in August, two months before the synod began, and that there is "nothing new" it what was recently published. He also clarified that he has "always taken the position" that it is "impossible" for those who are divorced and remarried to receive the Eucharist.
Show Caption. Hide Caption. What's in a name? People pick their papal name. Share your feedback to help improve our site! In the 20th century, three popes took the name Pius, one Benedict, one Paul, and one John. Choosing a new name as pontiff did not become a tradition until , when Bruno, the first German pope, became known as Gregory V.
Named after a pagan god, the 6th-century priest Mercury changed his name to John II upon becoming pope. Over the centuries, the most popular name has been John.
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