Pics from St. Peter's for the Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul

Missed EWTN coverage of the Mass...



Pope Benedict XVI holds his pastoral as he leads a solemn mass to celebrate the feast of Saints Peter and Paul in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 29, 2006. REUTERS/Max Rossi (VATICAN)

Pope Benedict XVI bestowes the pallium, or a woolen shawl, on Donald William Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington DC, during a mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Thursday, June 29, 2006. The Pope bestowed the pallium on 27 metropolitan archbishops from around the world, to symbolize their bond with the Vatican. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)


Pope Benedict XVI bestowes the pallium, or a woolen shawl, on George Hugh Niederauer, Arhbishop of San Francisco, CA, during a mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Thursday, June 29, 2006. The Pope bestowed the pallium on 27 metropolitan archbishops from around the world, to symbolize their bond with the Vatican. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

Pope Benedict XVI (L) is presented with a new Volvo XC90 sport utility vehicle at the Vatican June 28, 2006. EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES NO ARCHIVES REUTERS/HO/Volvo (VATICAN)

Why does everyone want to give the pope a car? One doesn't want to refuse gifts because of charity, but on the other hand, perhaps Rome should be taking a strong stance on fossil fuel dependence. Now it might not seem to be such a great evil, but it props up industrial and post-industrial economies which stifle the family and the proper use of freedom; the combustion of carbon probably contributes to global warming as well.


Newly elevated Italian Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone from Genoa, waves after attending a Cardinal meeting at the Vatican, in this Oct. 17, 2003 file photo. Pope Benedict XVI has decided to appoint longtime aide Bertone as the Vatican's No. 2 official, Italian news agencies said Thursday June 22, 2006. As the Vatican's secretary of state, he would replace another Italian, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, who has held the post for 15 years and at 78 is three years past the normal Vatican retirement age. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)
Will he be able to aid Benedict XVI in reforming the Curia? Some have said that his appointment is part of Benedict's plan to restore the CDF to being the most important of the curial offices, with a renewed emphasis on doctrine and pastoral work.