"It was Vatican II, [when] the rhythm method was considered OK, but barrier methods weren't.
Though John XXIII reigned before he was born, Raji was aware that it was Vatican II that had set in motion the process that allowed the Holy Mass to be recited in local languages.
But it has one defect: it is Vatican-centric.
That was a trick question – Catholics only do procreational sex and only approve of interior decoration if it's of Vatican-esque proportions, i.e. gold, tacky and made by slaves.
In the Catholic Church, there was Vatican II, when the Pope said, Let's revisit these old, legalistic, stifling ways.
For Ingrid Rowland, it was the Vatican Virgil; for Anthony Grafton, it was Lorenzo Valla's translation of Thucydides; for Jacqueline Hamesse, it was an autograph of Thomas Aquinas.
"It's like the Vatican just passed out get-out-of-jail-free cards to these priests, and it's a great concern that they will be reinstated," said Claudia Vercellotti, co-coordinator of the Toledo chapter of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
(laughs) It's in the Vatican that all the porno books are kept.
It was, the Vatican said, "absolutely routine".Benedict had been toying with resignation for almost four years.
