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Article: New Vatican appointments: slight shift to center. (Nation/World).(Brief Article)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- October 11, 2002
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In what amounts to a shuffle of senior cabinet officials, Pope John Paul II has appointed a theological conservative whose primary language is English to the church's top liturgical post, and put two moderate-to-liberal prelates in line to join the college of cardinals.
In terms of potential impact on the next papal election, the Oct. 1 appointments seem to confirm the front-runner status of two longtime favorites, but also to shift the balance of power slightly in favor of a more wide-open race.
Cardinal Francis Arinze, a Nigerian who has served as the pope's top officer for interreligious dialogue since 1984, was tapped to head the Congregation for ...