11.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said that even though the phrase was ommitted, it remains an official papal announcement.

12.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said the pontiff is at his vacation palace outside of Rome and preparing for a trip to Hungary on Friday.

13.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls says the silence is out of respect for the pope.

14.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro declined to comment about the invitation or about Chinese protests over the audience.

15.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro said it was the first time he knew of any female head of state doing so.

16.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro said the Vatican was not informed of the threats and that the only deviation on the motorcade route in Manila was near the airport.

17.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro said the Vatican was not informed of the threats.

18.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls insisted that the pontiff eliminated the material from his remarks purely to save time.

19.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said John Paul was moving toward making a final decision on the meeting.

20.   A papal spokesman said then that the pope comforted the woman, but he did not believe John Paul performed an exorcism.