Hard-Liner With Soft Touch Reaches Out to U.S. Flock.

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      BENEDICT XVI, Pope, 1927-2022; POPES; CATHOLIC Church; HOMOSEXUALITY; FAITH
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      Americans often tuck their leaders into tidy boxes of conservative or liberal, charismatic or dull, nice or not. When Pope Benedict XVI arrives on Tuesday to visit America and its church, the overall experience may be one of watching easy categories melt away. His reputation over many years is as a man of doctrinal hardness, who condemns homosexuality and abortion, who regards Catholicism as the only true faith -- positions at times difficult to digest in a diverse America. This reputation, for admirers and detractors alike, is well earned. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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