11.   He said a priest can ask permission to marry from his bishop, who in turn asks for dispensation from Pope John Paul II to recognize the wedding.

12.   The Catholic priest is asking that police make the rounds at the cathedral.

13.   The priests have asked them not to bring weapons into the church compound.

14.   Very few Filipino priests ask permission to leave the priesthood to get married, he said.

15.   It said the priest has asked Interpol police officers to escort him to the tribunal building for his safety.

16.   Paris police said early Thursday that sanitary conditions had become deplorable in the church, and the parish priest had asked for the church to be cleared.