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These were but two of 17 changes made by John Paul in his most thorough shake-up to date of the church's powerful administrative body, the Curia-moves that Italian newspapers described as "il terremoto" (the earthquake). In doing so, the Pope further weakened the traditional influence of Italians on Roman Catholicism's bureaucratic machinery. When the Second Vatican Council began in 1962, twelve of 16 Curia offices were headed by Italians; as a result of the latest moves, 16 out of 22 are now headed by foreigners. There are rumors that the Pope is planning...
...twice a front runner in papal elections; after a heart attack; in Florence. As substitute Secretary of State under his friend, Pope Paul VI, Benelli earned the nickname "the Vatican Kissinger" for his shrewd grasp of international church politics and his tough, managerial style in running the powerful Curia from...
...checking accounts, transfers funds in and out of the Vatican and makes investments. There are, however, some interesting differences in the bank, which is tucked away in the medieval tower of Sixtus V. Depositors must be connected with the Vatican. The list of those eligible includes members of the Curia (the Pope has a personal account, No. 16/16), the 729 permanent residents of Vatican City, and a small group of clergymen and laymen who have regular business dealings with the Vatican. No others need apply. The bank's assets are thought to be modest by international standards. For that...
...highest councils of the church. Before John Paul's dramatic Mass for peace at the Vatican the weekend before last, with both British and Argentine Cardinals concelebrating, the lines were well formed. Arrayed in favor from the start were the British bishops. Opposed were key members of the Curia-and, most notably, Archbishop Ubaldo Calabresi, the papal nuncio in Argentina. Backing Calabresi were the Pope's top aide, Secretary of State Agostino Cardinal Casaroli; Archbishop Achille Silvestrini, his "foreign minister," who had once favored the trip but turned against the idea when the battles began; and Sebastiano Cardinal...
...British Catholic hierarchy was glum about the likelihood of a papal visit at a time of war, but a great deal was at stake. Very quickly, the British hierarchy launched a shuttle diplomacy effort designed to counteract the advice it knew the Pope was receiving from the ever cautious Curia. Archbishops Thomas Winning of Glasgow and Derek Worlock of Liverpool flew to Rome and at a hastily arranged luncheon in the Pope's private apartments, made a carefully prepared appeal, but it was soon clear that they were preaching to the converted. "I am convinced myself," the Pope said...