{"id":6314,"date":"2006-08-24T10:43:44","date_gmt":"2006-08-24T10:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/things-change.html"},"modified":"2006-08-24T10:43:44","modified_gmt":"2006-08-24T10:43:44","slug":"things-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/things-change.html","title":{"rendered":"Things change…"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Vatican observer writes to remark on how things have changed around the place:<\/p>\n

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An interesting sign of the way things are done now at the Vatican.  Today the Message for World Tourism Day was released (probably won’t make the NBC news).<\/em><\/div>\n
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In 2004<\/strong>, the Message was signed by Pope John Paul II.<\/em><\/div>\n
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In 2005<\/strong>, the first year of Benedict, it was sent "on behalf of the Pope" by Cardinal Sodano.<\/em><\/div>\n
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This year:<\/strong>  It’s signed by Cardinal Martino in his capacity as President of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, and it ain’t on behalf of nobody.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Sadly, Martino isn’t even in Rome – he is in Amarillo, Texas!<\/em><\/div>\n
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I agree that the Pope should not have a message sent over his name for every single thing on earth – but, it is still kinda sad.  Do you know how much the WTO looked forward to its annual message from the Pope?!?<\/em><\/div>\n
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Books we wish would be written:  <\/strong><\/u>How to Delegate <\/em>by Pope Benedict XVI. I think he’s an expert. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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