Word: silvestrini
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...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 Baggio, prefect of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. In a business-as-usual decision, such a power bloc would have won hands down. But this was an unusual...
...Pope's travel decisions will be made with the aid of two sagacious Vatican diplomats: Secretary of State Agostino Cardinal Casaroli and Archbishop Achille Silvestrini, Secretary of the Council for Public Affairs (in effect the Vatican's foreign minister). As heavily as he is relying on anyone, John Paul is leaning on these two highly experienced advisers. But "the Pope is very much his own man," remarks one Vatican observer, "and will make up his own mind." He does not appear to be basing his decision on the counsel of the British Catholic hierarchy. But he will...