Posted on 04/20/2005 1:27:27 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
ROME — Even before he became Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger showed that the crush of the 24-hour news cycle was not going to get in the way of solemn church business. Last week's unprecedented decision to quell any pre-conclave press conferences or remarks by the 115 voting cardinals was made by the 78-year-old German cardinal, who headed the College of Cardinals. However, the cardinals also voted to silence themselves in an effort to avoid pressure, said Archbishop John Foley, the American-born president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
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Congress critters should take a lesson from this.
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