* "Yes" after Lifetimes of "No!": THE LEGACY MOMENT

Doing the Unexpectedly Radical: Old Men in Search of a Legacy Change the World

President Richard M. Nixon and Chairman Mao Tse Tung

President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev

Benedict’s comments on condoms seem in some ways to be a profound provocation, indicating that although he is not changing church doctrine, he is insisting that condoms can be a responsible option in preventing disease.

New York Times 11/14/10



http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/world/europe/24pope.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=globaleua2