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To: Richnorth who wrote (46289)	12/25/1999 1:22:00 AM
From: Richnorth	Respond to of 116972

OT? Pope Starts Catholic Millennium Celebrations 6.30 p.m. ET (2330 GMT) December 24, 1999 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY. Pope John Paul II, opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in a solemn Christmas Eve that began Catholic millennium celebrations, prayed Friday that 2000 would be a year of reconciliation and peace. The 79-year-old pontiff, wearing a multicolored cape, opened the door and then prayed at its threshold to begin what he has proclaimed to be the Church's "Great Jubilee of the Year 2000." The pope, who needed help from aides to negotiate steps, intoned in Latin "Aperite mihi portas iustitiae" (Open for me the doors of justice) and gently pushed the two parts of the large bronze door in the atrium of Christendom's largest church. Two uniformed ushers on the other side pulled it completely open. The opening of the church's millennium celebrations, which end on Jan. 6, 2001, marked a personal milestone for the Polish pontiff, now in the 21st year of his historic papacy. He has set himself a goal of leading his billion-member church into Christianity's third millennium despite his failing health. "Look with kindness, O Lord, on us, who in this night that is resplendent with light solemnly open the holy door and happily start the year of the Great Jubilee," the pope said in prayers during the ceremony. "May it be a year that pleases you, a year of grace and true freedom, of reconciliation and peace." The pope has said in the past that the church must use 2000 as an opportunity to seek forgiveness for its past errors, including its treatment of Jews. He has said the year should be a time of reconciliation among peoples and an opportunity to promote Third World debt relief and an end to the death penalty worldwide. The door opening ceremony before some 8,000 people in the packed basilica was a blend of traditional Latin chanting and music from the Far East and Africa to symbolize the universal nature of the church. After the door was opened, faithful from Asia and the Pacific adorned its jambs with flowers and perfumes as music was played on a traditional instrument called a Koto. The pope then entered the basilica and walked slowly up the center aisle for a traditional Christmas midnight mass. The Holy Door in the basilica is kept closed except during Holy Years ? the last one was in 1983. Holy years are commemorative years when the faithful can receive special indulgences if they fulfill certain conditions. Indulgences are remission of temporal punishment ? suffering in either this life or the next in order to purify the soul of sins that have already been forgiven in confession. In 2000, Catholics can gain indulgences by making pilgrimages to Rome, the Holy Land or certain churches in their countries, or by doing good deeds such as visiting the ill, the imprisoned or donating to charities. Some 30 Million People Expected in Rome For 2000 Some 30 million people are expected to come to Rome during 2000, up to six times the number in a normal year. And nearly all of them will want to pass through the Holy Door, many on their knees, to pray in St. Peter's. The Polish pope has been determined to make it to this day and beyond. Driving the pontiff on are the words whispered to him by Polish Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski moments after his shock election in the Sistine Chapel on Oct. 16, 1978. "If god has chosen you, he has chosen you to lead the church into the next millennium," Wyszynski told the pope. Physically, the pope is a pale shadow of his younger self. The ruddy, chiseled Slavic features have given way to the puffy and sometimes distant, stiff face that outside observers attribute to medication. His left hand shakes, sometimes uncontrollably, in what is believed to be another sign of Parkinson's disease ? a degenerative malady the Vatican has never confirmed or denied the pope suffered from. At noon on Christmas Day, the pope will deliver his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) blessing and message from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. In the afternoon he will go to Rome's Basilica of St. John in Lateran to preside at a vespers service in which he will open that church's Holy Door. foxnews.com

To: Richnorth who wrote (46289)	12/25/1999 4:55:00 AM
From: d:oug	Respond to of 116972

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To: Richnorth who wrote (46289)	12/25/1999 5:24:00 AM
From: d:oug	Respond to of 116972

A time capsule holds many artifacts to let those in the distant future obtain a grasp of life in our present time. Along with examples of the good intentions of people is included a simple example to highlight the ungood. For the Twenty First Century: Outright selling and investment into the Brooklyn Bridge to persons who just arrived to New York City, fresh off the turnip truck. For the Twenty Second Century: Barrick contends it can defer forward contracts for up to 15 years. also "From our point of view, hedging doesn't effect the gold market at all." said Vince Borg, a Barrick spokesman.