Today’s stories on the 23 new cardinals named by Pope Benedict XVI include one memorable anecdote: Cardinal-designate John P. Foley was incognito in St. Peter’s Square when his name was called out:
He said a pilgrim standing next to him asked him if he knew any of the men the pope had just named to be cardinal.
“I said ‘Yes, I know quite a few of them.’ And I said ‘I am one of them,’ Well, I don’t think he believed me,” he said laughing.
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