March 5, 2013
(Romereports.com) Tuesday marked day two of the pre-conclave. A wave of journalists
surrounded all cardinals as they walked out of their meetings. The one
question that was heard the most was: When will the conclave start? But
cardinals mostly responded with silence.
Silence
The second response to this question was a generic greeting, but nothing more.
Hello, Good Morning.
The third most heard response, was to have patience.
“It all went well, thank you. I'm very happy. I'm sure you'll all have a press briefing later.”
These
were the most common responses given by cardinals. It's not really a
surprise, since they all swore, before a Bible, to uphold a vow of
secrecy and not share what is discussed in the meetings.
Others politely explained that they simply couldn't talk, wishing journalists a good day.
CARD. SEVERINO POLETTO
Archbishop Emeritus of Turin (Italy)
“You're
making me famous with all this attention. I'm sorry I cannot give you
any answers. I must be at peace with my conscience. Have a good day on
the job though. I know you have to do your job, but I have to do mine.”
All
the cameras, microphones and journalists are also attracting the
attention of tourists who ask the media what all the fuss is about. The
answer is simple though. It's all part of the election process before a
Pope is elected.
OFL @ odelafu /KLH
SN / MG
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