Low-key	JJ	<unknown>
start	NN	start
for	IN	for
new	JJ	new
Pope	NP	Pope
By	IN	by
David	NP	David
Willey	NP	Willey
BBC	NP	BBC
News	NP	News
,	,	,
Rome	NP	Rome
Eight	CD	Eight
months	NNS	month
into	IN	into
his	PP$	his
pontificate	NN	pontificate
,	,	,
the	DT	the
new	JJ	new
leader	NN	leader
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
1.1	CD	@card@
billion-strong	NN	<unknown>
Roman	NP	Roman
Catholic	NP	Catholic
Church	NP	Church
,	,	,
Benedict	NP	Benedict
XVI	NP	XVI
,	,	,
is	VBZ	be
still	RB	still
living	VVG	live
in	IN	in
the	DT	the
shadow	NN	shadow
of	IN	of
his	PP$	his
predecessor	NN	predecessor
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
II	NP	II
.	SENT	.
The	DT	the
new	JJ	new
Pope	NP	Pope
-	:	-
Joseph	NP	Joseph
Ratzinger	NP	Ratzinger
-	:	-
has	VHZ	have
so	RB	so
far	RB	far
given	VVN	give
us	PP	us
few	JJ	few
clues	NNS	clue
as	IN	as
to	TO	to
how	WRB	how
he	PP	he
intends	VVZ	intend
to	TO	to
tackle	VV	tackle
the	DT	the
daunting	JJ	daunting
problems	NNS	problem
that	IN	that
his	PP$	his
worldwide	JJ	worldwide
church	NN	church
faces	VVZ	face
.	SENT	.
Seen	VVN	see
from	IN	from
Rome	NP	Rome
,	,	,
these	DT	these
challenges	NNS	challenge
include	VVP	include
:	:	:
the	DT	the
de-Christianisation	NN	<unknown>
of	IN	of
Europe	NP	Europe
,	,	,
the	DT	the
poaching	VVG	poach
of	IN	of
believers	NNS	believer
in	IN	in
Latin	NP	Latin
America	NP	America
by	IN	by
evangelical	JJ	evangelical
sects	NNS	sect
,	,	,
the	DT	the
sex	NN	sex
scandals	NNS	scandal
involving	VVG	involve
Catholic	JJ	Catholic
priests	NNS	priest
in	IN	in
the	DT	the
US	NP	US
and	CC	and
other	JJ	other
countries	NNS	country
,	,	,
the	DT	the
deafness	NN	deafness
of	IN	of
countries	NNS	country
like	IN	like
China	NP	China
and	CC	and
Saudi	NP	Saudi
Arabia	NP	Arabia
to	TO	to
calls	NNS	call
from	IN	from
Rome	NP	Rome
for	IN	for
greater	JJR	great
religious	JJ	religious
freedom	NN	freedom
for	IN	for
Catholic	JJ	Catholic
minorities	NNS	minority
.	SENT	.
The	DT	the
unexpected	JJ	unexpected
election	NN	election
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
first	JJ	first
German	JJ	German
pope	NN	pope
in	IN	in
1,000	CD	@card@
years	NNS	year
in	IN	in
April	NP	April
led	VVD	lead
to	TO	to
speculation	NN	speculation
that	IN	that
there	EX	there
might	MD	might
now	RB	now
be	VB	be
a	DT	a
shift	NN	shift
in	IN	in
emphasis	NN	emphasis
in	IN	in
the	DT	the
governance	NN	governance
of	IN	of
his	PP$	his
church	NN	church
,	,	,
at	IN	at
the	DT	the
end	NN	end
of	IN	of
one	CD	one
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
longest	JJS	long
pontificates	NNS	pontificate
in	IN	in
history	NN	history
.	SENT	.
Cautious	JJ	cautious
start	NN	start
Within	IN	within
the	DT	the
first	JJ	first
eight	CD	eight
months	NNS	month
of	IN	of
their	PP$	their
election	NN	election
,	,	,
three	CD	three
of	IN	of
his	PP$	his
most	RBS	most
recent	JJ	recent
predecessors	NNS	predecessor
-	:	-
John	NP	John
XXIII	NP	XXIII
,	,	,
Paul	NP	Paul
VI	NP	VI
,	,	,
and	CC	and
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
II	NP	II
-	:	-
had	VHD	have
all	RB	all
left	VVN	leave
a	DT	a
powerful	JJ	powerful
personal	JJ	personal
imprint	NN	imprint
upon	IN	upon
their	PP$	their
papacies	NNS	papacy
.	SENT	.
John	NP	John
XXIII	NP	XXIII
had	VHD	have
decided	VVN	decide
to	TO	to
summon	VV	summon
the	DT	the
Second	NP	Second
Vatican	NP	Vatican
Council	NP	Council
,	,	,
which	WDT	which
later	RBR	later
decided	VVN	decide
upon	IN	upon
revolutionary	JJ	revolutionary
changes	NNS	change
inside	IN	inside
the	DT	the
Catholic	NP	Catholic
Church	NP	Church
.	SENT	.
Paul	NP	Paul
VI	NP	VI
went	VVD	go
on	IN	on
a	DT	a
groundbreaking	JJ	groundbreaking
journey	NN	journey
to	TO	to
the	DT	the
Holy	NP	Holy
Land	NP	Land
.	SENT	.
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
II	NP	II
,	,	,
visiting	VVG	visit
his	PP$	his
native	JJ	native
Poland	NP	Poland
,	,	,
launched	VVD	launch
a	DT	a
powerful	JJ	powerful
defence	NN	defence
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
Solidarity	NP	Solidarity
free	JJ	free
trade	NN	trade
union	NN	union
movement	NN	movement
,	,	,
marking	VVG	mark
the	DT	the
beginning	NN	beginning
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
end	NN	end
of	IN	of
communist	JJ	communist
hegemony	NN	hegemony
in	IN	in
eastern	JJ	eastern
Europe	NP	Europe
.	SENT	.
But	CC	but
so	RB	so
far	RB	far
Benedict	NP	Benedict
has	VHZ	have
moved	VVN	move
extremely	RB	extremely
cautiously	RB	cautiously
,	,	,
never	RB	never
losing	VVG	lose
an	DT	an
occasion	NN	occasion
to	TO	to
praise	VV	praise
his	PP$	his
illustrious	JJ	illustrious
predecessor	NN	predecessor
,	,	,
and	CC	and
making	VVG	make
very	RB	very
few	JJ	few
new	JJ	new
appointments	NNS	appointment
among	IN	among
the	DT	the
top	JJ	top
advisers	NNS	adviser
he	PP	he
inherited	VVD	inherit
from	IN	from
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
.	SENT	.
His	PP$	his
promotion	NN	promotion
of	IN	of
Bishop	NP	Bishop
William	NP	William
Levada	NP	<unknown>
,	,	,
former	JJ	former
head	NN	head
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
archdiocese	NN	archdiocese
of	IN	of
San	NP	San
Francisco	NP	Francisco
,	,	,
to	TO	to
fill	VV	fill
the	DT	the
important	JJ	important
Vatican	NP	Vatican
post	NN	post
which	WDT	which
Benedict	NN	Benedict
himself	PP	himself
occupied	VVD	occupy
for	IN	for
two	CD	two
decades	NNS	decade
-	:	-
prefect	NN	prefect
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
Congregation	NN	congregation
for	IN	for
the	DT	the
Doctrine	NN	doctrine
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
Faith	NP	Faith
-	:	-
has	VHZ	have
been	VBN	be
practically	RB	practically
Benedict	NP	Benedict
's	POS	's
only	JJ	only
significant	JJ	significant
senior	JJ	senior
appointment	NN	appointment
.	SENT	.
Consolidation	NN	consolidation
The	DT	the
new	JJ	new
Pope	NP	Pope
spent	VVD	spend
his	PP$	his
summer	NN	summer
holidays	NNS	holiday
writing	VVG	write
a	DT	a
new	JJ	new
encyclical	JJ	encyclical
letter	NN	letter
-	:	-
the	DT	the
principal	JJ	principal
type	NN	type
of	IN	of
document	NN	document
in	IN	in
which	WDT	which
popes	NNS	pope
express	VVP	express
their	PP$	their
teaching	NN	teaching
-	:	-
due	JJ	due
for	IN	for
publication	NN	publication
early	JJ	early
in	IN	in
2006	CD	@card@
.	SENT	.
But	CC	but
he	PP	he
has	VHZ	have
already	RB	already
let	VV	let
us	PP	us
know	VV	know
that	IN	that
he	PP	he
has	VHZ	have
no	DT	no
intention	NN	intention
of	IN	of
bombarding	VVG	bombard
believers	NNS	believer
with	IN	with
a	DT	a
stream	NN	stream
of	IN	of
new	JJ	new
instructions	NNS	instruction
on	IN	on
how	WRB	how
to	TO	to
live	VV	live
their	PP$	their
faith	NN	faith
.	SENT	.
He	PP	he
told	VVD	tell
Polish	JJ	Polish
TV	NN	TV
viewers	NNS	viewer
in	IN	in
October	NP	October
in	IN	in
his	PP$	his
first	JJ	first
-	:	-
and	CC	and
only	RB	only
-	:	-
public	JJ	public
interview	NN	interview
so	RB	so
far	RB	far
(	(	(
on	IN	on
the	DT	the
occasion	NN	occasion
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
anniversary	NN	anniversary
of	IN	of
Pope	NP	Pope
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
II	NP	II
's	POS	's
election	NN	election
back	RB	back
in	IN	in
1978	CD	@card@
)	)	)
that	IN	that
he	PP	he
will	MD	will
not	RB	not
emulate	VV	emulate
the	DT	the
stream	NN	stream
of	IN	of
encyclical	JJ	encyclical
letters	NNS	letter
(	(	(
14	CD	@card@
in	IN	in
all	DT	all
)	)	)
produced	VVN	produce
by	IN	by
his	PP$	his
predecessor	NN	predecessor
.	SENT	.
Rather	RB	rather
,	,	,
he	PP	he
said	VVD	say
,	,	,
he	PP	he
wants	VVZ	want
his	PP$	his
church	NN	church
first	JJ	first
to	TO	to
assimilate	VV	assimilate
the	DT	the
existing	JJ	existing
teachings	NNS	teaching
of	IN	of
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
II	NP	II
.	SENT	.
Similarly	RB	similarly
it	PP	it
has	VHZ	have
become	VVN	become
clear	JJ	clear
that	IN	that
Benedict	NP	Benedict
has	VHZ	have
no	DT	no
ambition	NN	ambition
to	TO	to
challenge	VV	challenge
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
's	POS	's
world	NN	world
travel	NN	travel
record	NN	record
(	(	(
104	CD	@card@
journeys	NNS	journey
,	,	,
during	IN	during
which	WDT	which
he	PP	he
visited	VVD	visit
127	CD	@card@
different	JJ	different
countries	NNS	country
)	)	)
.	SENT	.
He	PP	he
has	VHZ	have
so	RB	so
far	RB	far
made	VVN	make
only	RB	only
one	CD	one
trip	NN	trip
outside	IN	outside
Italy	NP	Italy
-	:	-
to	TO	to
his	PP$	his
native	JJ	native
Germany	NP	Germany
-	:	-
for	IN	for
a	DT	a
World	NP	World
Catholic	NP	Catholic
Youth	NP	Youth
Day	NP	Day
Festival	NP	Festival
already	RB	already
planned	VVD	plan
by	IN	by
his	PP$	his
predecessor	NN	predecessor
.	SENT	.
Other	JJ	other
journeys	NNS	journey
planned	VVN	plan
for	IN	for
2006	CD	@card@
include	VVP	include
a	DT	a
summer	NN	summer
trip	NN	trip
to	TO	to
Poland	NP	Poland
,	,	,
an	DT	an
official	JJ	official
visit	NN	visit
to	TO	to
Turkey	NP	Turkey
,	,	,
and	CC	and
another	DT	another
return	NN	return
to	TO	to
Germany	NP	Germany
,	,	,
this	DT	this
time	NN	time
to	TO	to
his	PP$	his
native	JJ	native
Bavaria	NP	Bavaria
,	,	,
where	WRB	where
he	PP	he
also	RB	also
served	VVD	serve
as	IN	as
archbishop	NN	archbishop
.	SENT	.
'	''	'
Saint	NP	Saint
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
'	''	'
Nor	CC	nor
is	VBZ	be
Pope	NP	Pope
Benedict	NP	Benedict
expected	VVD	expect
to	TO	to
copy	VV	copy
his	PP$	his
outstanding	JJ	outstanding
predecessor	NN	predecessor
's	POS	's
creation	NN	creation
of	IN	of
hundreds	NNS	hundred
of	IN	of
new	JJ	new
role	NN	role
models	NNS	model
for	IN	for
Catholic	JJ	Catholic
believers	NNS	believer
to	TO	to
venerate	VV	venerate
.	SENT	.
He	PP	he
has	VHZ	have
said	VVD	say
he	PP	he
will	MD	will
no	RB	no
longer	RB	longer
officiate	VV	officiate
personally	RB	personally
at	IN	at
Vatican	JJ	Vatican
ceremonies	NNS	ceremony
for	IN	for
the	DT	the
beatification	NN	beatification
of	IN	of
men	NNS	man
and	CC	and
women	NNS	woman
whom	WP	whom
the	DT	the
Church	NP	Church
wishes	VVZ	wish
to	TO	to
honour	VV	honour
for	IN	for
their	PP$	their
saintly	JJ	saintly
virtues	NNS	virtue
.	SENT	.
The	DT	the
late	JJ	late
pope	NN	pope
created	VVN	create
more	RBR	more
new	JJ	new
saints	NNS	saint
than	IN	than
all	PDT	all
his	PP$	his
predecessors	NNS	predecessor
combined	VVN	combine
-	:	-
1,338	CD	@card@
blesseds	NNS	<unknown>
and	CC	and
482	CD	@card@
saints	NNS	saint
.	SENT	.
Beatification	NN	beatification
marks	VVZ	mark
the	DT	the
penultimate	JJ	penultimate
step	NN	step
before	IN	before
full	JJ	full
sainthood	NN	sainthood
.	SENT	.
But	CC	but
Benedict	NP	Benedict
has	VHZ	have
made	VVN	make
it	PP	it
clear	JJ	clear
that	IN	that
he	PP	he
is	VBZ	be
prepared	VVN	prepare
to	TO	to
forego	VV	forego
the	DT	the
rules	NNS	rule
and	CC	and
proceed	VV	proceed
-	:	-
perhaps	RB	perhaps
as	RB	as
early	JJ	early
as	IN	as
2006	CD	@card@
-	:	-
with	IN	with
the	DT	the
beatification	NN	beatification
of	IN	of
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
.	SENT	.
When	WRB	when
he	PP	he
died	VVD	die
in	IN	in
April	NP	April
,	,	,
there	EX	there
were	VBD	be
calls	NNS	call
from	IN	from
many	JJ	many
enthusiastic	JJ	enthusiastic
Catholics	NPS	Catholics
for	IN	for
the	DT	the
charismatic	JJ	charismatic
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
to	TO	to
be	VB	be
canonised	VVN	canonise
immediately	RB	immediately
,	,	,
notwithstanding	IN	notwithstanding
the	DT	the
rule	NN	rule
that	IN	that
there	EX	there
is	VBZ	be
normally	RB	normally
a	DT	a
five-year	JJ	five-year
period	NN	period
of	IN	of
reflection	NN	reflection
before	IN	before
the	DT	the
process	NN	process
can	MD	can
start	VV	start
.	SENT	.
Realist	NP	Realist
In	IN	in
Rome	NP	Rome
,	,	,
Joseph	NP	Joseph
Ratzinger	NP	Ratzinger
has	VHZ	have
always	RB	always
had	VHN	have
the	DT	the
reputation	NN	reputation
of	IN	of
being	VBG	be
a	DT	a
cautious	JJ	cautious
realist	NN	realist
.	SENT	.
In	IN	in
a	DT	a
1995	CD	@card@
interview	NN	interview
he	PP	he
was	VBD	be
asked	VVN	ask
to	TO	to
describe	VV	describe
what	WP	what
Pope	NP	Pope
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
II	NP	II
meant	VVD	mean
when	WRB	when
he	PP	he
said	VVD	say
the	DT	the
third	JJ	third
millennium	NN	millennium
would	MD	would
be	VB	be
a	DT	a
"	``	"
springtime	NN	springtime
of	IN	of
the	DT	the
human	JJ	human
spirit	NN	spirit
.	SENT	.
"	``	"
The	DT	the
then	RB	then
Cardinal	NP	Cardinal
Ratzinger	NP	Ratzinger
hazarded	VVD	hazard
that	IN	that
John	NP	John
Paul	NP	Paul
meant	VVD	mean
that	IN	that
in	IN	in
the	DT	the
new	JJ	new
millennium	NN	millennium
the	DT	the
entire	JJ	entire
human	JJ	human
family	NN	family
would	MD	would
come	VV	come
together	RB	together
to	TO	to
build	VV	build
God	NP	God
's	POS	's
kingdom	NN	kingdom
.	SENT	.
The	DT	the
future	JJ	future
pope	NN	pope
then	RB	then
added	VVD	add
dryly	RB	dryly
:	:	:
"	``	"
At	IN	at
the	DT	the
moment	NN	moment
,	,	,
I	PP	I
do	VVP	do
not	RB	not
yet	RB	yet
see	VV	see
it	PP	it
approaching	VVG	approach
.	SENT	.
"	``	"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4542844.stm	NN	<unknown>