WRAP Cardinals comments as they arrive for general congregation

Описание: (6 Apr 2005)

Vatican City
1. Cardinal Janis Pujats of Riga, Latvia walking into meeting
2. Italian Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone speaking with Catholics
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cardinal Michael Kitbunchu, Thailand:
(Q: What is your impression about the crowds in the square?)
"Very great impression, very great impression. Very big. I came from Bangkok, Thailand to pay respect, homage to the late Pope and to join the conclave very soon."
(Q: Will you brief us about how the general council is going?)
"I think is going on well."
(Q: Do you think today they are going to open the testament? Are you going to open the testament?)
" I don't know, I don't know. I am not so sure about that."
4. Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze walking toward gate
5. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Cardinal Jose T. Sanchez, Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines:
(Q: What's your estimate date for the conclave?)
"Well the documents state that the conclave begins no sooner than 15 days following the death and no later than 20 days."
6. Italian Cardinal Giovanni Canestri walking into meeting
7. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Cardinal Giovani Canestri, Italy:
(Q: When do you think they will make a decision?)
"I hope this morning."
8. German Cardinal Ratzinger, the dean of the College of Cardinals, coming out of his apartment, refuses to talk and gets into car
9. German Cardinal Walter Kasper walking into meeting
10. Italian Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi of Milan walks into meeting

Rome
11. Exterior of Rome's Termini train station
12. Archbishop of Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn walking out of station
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, Archbishop of Vienna:
"It's not the time to give interviews, it's the time to pray and say thanks to the great Holy Father for this great pope and what he has given to us and to whole world." (Schoenborn is interrupted by nun, he greets her in Italian) "That's the moment now. To pray and to give thanks, to give thanks to God for what we have received from the pope."
14. Archbishop of Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn walking along platform next to train, surrounded by media

STORYLINE:

With Pope John Paul II's spiritual testament still sealed, the cardinals who will elect his successor resumed meetings on Wednesday to make the final arrangements for his entombment as pilgrims poured into Rome to witness the funeral pageantry.

The reading of John Paul's last writings, which may happen during Wednesday's meeting of the College of Cardinals, is unlikely to influence the choice of the 117 cardinals who will cast ballots later this month for the next head of the one (b) billion-strong church.

But it may reveal the identity of a secret cardinal John Paul said he had named in 2003 and held "in pectore," or "in the heart" - a formula that has been used when the pope wants to appoint a cardinal in a country where the church is oppressed.

Vatican officials have given no indication of what else might be among the late pontiff's final papers.

In a major change to a centuries-old practice, the Vatican said it planned to ring bells in addition to sending up white smoke to announce that a new pope has been chosen.

Black smoke coming from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signals no decision has been made after a papal ballot, while white smoke means a pope has been elected.

In another change from past papal elections, cardinals voting in the conclave will have access to all of Vatican City during the election, as opposed to being sequestered in the Sistine Chapel.





Schoenborn is among the possible candidates to become the new pope.



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