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In a bravura balancing act, on May 13 Benedict simultaneously fast-tracked John Paul II for sainthood and appointed San Francisco Archbishop William Levada as his own replacement to head the Vatican office on doctrine. The first announcement may run counter to Benedict's natural inclinations: he appears to frown...
That nicely offset the independence Benedict signaled by choosing Levada. "Everybody," says a powerful Rome-based Cardinal, "was expecting a European" for the key slot. Rome was certainly not anticipating a relatively obscure Archbishop from the scandal-plagued U.S. church. By tapping Levada, a personal acquaintance with a reputation as...
In his first extra-Roman excursion, to the Adriatic port of Bari on May 29, Benedict seemed uncomfortable with the chants of "Be-ne-det-to!" by young Catholics eager to pick up the old "Gio-van-ni Paolo!" tradition. (In subsequent weeks, he even shushed them.) "John Paul built...
His former colleague calls this part of Benedict's attempt to "simplify the papacy" and "deflate" the Pope's image in favor of his ideas. He expresses those ideas simply so that the author's style does not obscure the primacy of Christ. Observes Cardinal Kaspar: "John Paul would make...
On behalf of the Kenya Union of Journalists, I wish to express solidarity with New York Times reporter Judith Miller for standing firm on the cardinal principle of ethical journalism: to protect sources even on pain of imprisonment. Journalism will be the better after this trying moment if we remain...