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LETTERS, Page 8Overriding Concern
The article "All the Pope's Men" could give your readers a
false impression about recent appointments of Roman Catholic
bishops (RELIGION, Jan. 16). There is no truth to the statement
made by your source that papal representatives "are basically under
sealed instructions to nominate conservatives." In all cases the
overriding concern is to identify a candidate who has the moral,
spiritual and intellectual qualities and other talents needed to
fulfill the office of pastor for the good of the church. It might
be useful in this context to emphasize that in making these
nominations the Holy See has always respected the existing
ecclesiastical and civil norms. This was clearly the case in the
appointment of the new Archbishop of Cologne.
Joaquin Navarro-Valls
Director, Press Office
The Vatican