Cardinal Bertone Names Vatican Secretary of State

It's official. Pope Benedict XVI has named Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone of Florence to become the Vatican Secretary of State, replacing Cardinal Angelo Sodano.  There's be a great deal of speculation about the matter.

Here is CWN's story on it: http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=44894.

Here isCNS's piece: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0603584.htm.

Here is the AP article: http://www.nola.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-18/1150979978138470.xml&storylist=international.

Times Online has this: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2238176,00.html.

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Comments

[Ed Peters]

Good appointment, IMHO.

[Michael Barber]

This is a big move. For tons of information and links check this out:
http://singinginthereign.blogspot.com/2006/05/next-secretary-of-state.html