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John Allen
View of Benedict XVI from a Vatican 'insider'
"Still an Insider at the Vatican & Now with All Things Catholic."

That was the title of a lecture last Thursday (Sept 14) by John Allen, Jr., Vatican correspondent for The National Catholic Reporter and analyst for National Public Radio, CNN and ABC. Making his fourth appearance at John Carroll, Allen once again proved he is, indeed, a Vatican insider, in his prepared remarks as well as his responses to audience questions.

One of the questions (#5 below) dealt with the breaking news of the day -- a reference by Pope Benedict XVI to Islam that offended Muslims worldwide.

The Donahue Auditorium presentation was sponsored by The Cardinal Suenens Center and the Division of Student Affairs. Earlier in the day Allen spoke to a lunchtime audience about his recently published Opus Dei, the first serious journalistic investigation into the highly secretive and controversial organization. Previous books include, The Rise of Benedict XVI, All the Pope’s Men, and Conclave.
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Click to hear audio streaming<--John Allen soundbite (1:40)
Click to hear audio streaming<-- Introductory remarks by Suenens Center Director Doris Donnelly with response by John Allen
Click to hear audio streaming<-- Presentation by John Allen
Questions & Answers
Click to hear audio streaming<-- 1. Is it true that he plays the piano? ("Yes") Is it true that he keeps cats? ("Yes") Is it true that he smokes?
Click to hear audio streaming<-- 2. What is the story behind the departure of Joaquin Navarro-Valls as Vatican spokesman and what happened to the secretary of state (Cardinal Angelo Sodano, succeeded by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone)?
Click to hear audio streaming<-- 3. I read where Benedict used the term "ecclesiastical community" in referring to "separated brethren." Are we to read anything into that regarding ecumenism?
Click to hear audio streaming<-- 4. What is the status of the proposed meetings between the Pope and the Russian Orthodox Patriarch?
Click to hear audio streaming<-- 5. Could you tell us about the report today that the Pope had said something that offended Muslims?
Click to hear audio streaming<-- 6. Is the election of the woman bishop in the Episcopal Church going to complicate the relationship between the two faiths?
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