1. Some Catholics interviewed Thursday seemed encouraged by the Vatican meeting. 2. But one official, speaking on condition of anonymity, noted the patriarch does not carry the full support of the Greek church in his Vatican meetings. 3. But one official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the patriarch lacks the full support of the Greek church in his Vatican meetings. 4. But the symbolism-packed Vatican meeting was the highlight of the trip. 5. Gregory refused to give details of the Vatican meetings, but acknowledged that the sex scandal was a central issue. 6. In the poll, only one in five said they were satisfied, at the least, by the Vatican meeting to come up with solutions. 7. McCarrick said he was not sure if specifics of the plan would be spelled out in a final statement from the two-day Vatican meetings. 8. Monsignor Giampaolo Crepaldi said the two-day Vatican meeting with the heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank produced no breakthrough. 9. Normally, Vatican meetings of this importance are prepared months if not years in advance. 10. Washington Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, meanwhile, said he hopes a national zero-tolerance policy for pedophiliac priests will emanate from the Vatican meeting. |