And we have the eternal paradox where women, historically reputed to crave stability, love change.

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Among the retrospective's titles are: "Satanic Rhapsody, " 1917: Borelli stars as an aging aristocrat who makes a deal with the devil: In exchange for eternal youth, she promises to never fall in love again.

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One suspects Beijing would love nothing more than to promote doctrinal fragmentation, isolating Chinese Catholics from the global and eternal communion of which they are a part.

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