1.   A few said on Thursday that they were satisfied that the Vatican had taken the upheaval in the church seriously enough to summon the cardinals for a dialogue.

2.   The fact that the pope is summoning the cardinals to Rome is an indication that that strategy is no longer operative.

3.   Pope John Paul II summoned the cardinals for three days of talks on challenges facing the church in the third millennium.

4.   The pope summoned the cardinals for three days of talks on challenges facing the church in the third millennium.

5.   The pope summoned the cardinals for two days of closed-door talks after American prelates made clear the scandal was undermining the confidence of American faithful.

6.   The pope summoned the cardinals after American prelates made clear the scandal was shaking the confidence of American faithful.

7.   The pope summoned the cardinals for two days of closed-door talks after American prelates made clear the scandal was shaking the confidence of American faithful.

8.   The Vatican finally showed a sense of urgency in April, when John Paul summoned American cardinals to an extraordinary summit on sex abuse.

9.   The Vatican Monday night confirmed that the cardinals had been summoned by John Paul.