John Allen on the Vatican on Obama

News from NCRonline.org May 4, 2009 National Catholic Reporter

This story has been posted to NCRonline.org   Vatican's moderate line on Obama has deep roots Vatican balances competing interests on multiple fronts By John L. Allen Jr. When L'Osservatore Romano published an essay this week suggesting that U.S. President Barack Obama's positions on abortion and other life issues "have not confirmed fears of radical changes," it provided the latest confirmation of a glaring difference in tone between the Vatican and the most ardently pro-life circles in the American Catholic church, including a growing number of American bishops. Read more.