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But who can resist a smirk when a female network broadcaster observes that with respect to celibacy in the priesthood, “the pontiff remains firm.”
The governor assured disappointed supporters that he will execute other people: "I continue to support capital punishment, but after careful consideration of [the pope's] direct and personal appeal and because of a deep and abiding respect for the pontiff and all that he represents, I decided last night to grant his request."
Church officials defend the practice, says the Post , as a way of avoiding charging the poor to see the pontiff.
At one point, when it is mentioned that the major growth in the Catholic Church is now taking place outside Europe and the United States, the pontiff replies, "It was so at the beginning."
The pontiff is credited with inspiring the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, persuading liberal democracies that freedom must be girded by public morality, and opening a dialogue with other religious leaders.