The Roman Catholic Church's best-known exorcist led the way down a long hallway that was dark but not particularly spooky, dim in a way that evoked only thrift, to the small office where he performs his rite. The Rev. Gabriele Amorth, who is an awfully jolly priest, given his specialty, did not even take Christmas off this year. These are boom times for his opponent, after all, Amorth said. Exhibit A: the world. He sees 10 people a day, give or take, for demonic possessions,...
Nov. 24--Every day, millions of Internet denizens immerse themselves in the strange world of online chat.Cloaked in anonymity, genteel housewives suddenly become surly males. Dateless geeks bloom into Armani-draped gigolos; homely wallflowers morph into Lady Dianas. A trip through the thousands of chat rooms available through any modem-equipped computer can be a wild sociological ride. In its rawest form, the rolling text of chat looks like a running transcript of citizens band radio...
Q. My CD-ROM drive (E) has worked fine for three years. All of a sudden, after installing the PrintMaster desktop publishing software, the CD no longer wants to work. Each time I try to use it, a text message comes up saying that Drive E is not accessible. I've tried multiple disks and always get the same response. Has the drive gone south? Does it need replacing? Any other checks I can do?Ed Powell @pe.net A. Lots of folks can apply the answer you need to their own glitches...
* Rome THE Vatican has warned Catholic bishops and priests not to use the internet to hear ``online confessions'' in case they are read by ``ill-intentioned people such as hackers'' for purposes such as blackmail.The Holy See's judicial arm said there was a risk criminals would misuse confidential information intended for the eyes of a confessor only.It did not say if the warning had been prompted by an actual case of...
Holy cyberspace, was that a cardinal at the keyboard?Indeed it was, as Roman Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony of the Los Angeles Archdiocese vaulted into the on-line world Friday, taking questions from several hundred on-line disciples and a few critics during an America Online chat session. The conversation with the cardinal lasted for nearly an hour and touched on topics ranging from the chances that Catholic priests will ever be allowed to marry (uncertain) to Hollywood's...