Vatican's 'nicest guy' shares ideas in visit here

STLToday.com carries a nice interview of Cardinal John Foley by Tim Townsend. Cardinal Foley was in St. Louis last week and had time for the interview. Here is a snippet:

Q: What are the differences between John Paul and Benedict in terms of how they worked with media?

Foley: John Paul was a more dramatic figure, and given to dramatic gestures, which the present Holy Father is not. But the present Holy Father is very open to the media. He's very kind, gentle, and he has given interviews before he has gone to specific countries. He did for the Polish media before he went to Poland. He did for the German media before he went to Cologne for World Youth Day. So, it would be nice if he'd do that for the American media, too, but I don't know. He doesn't feel as secure in English. He speaks English very well, but I guess he just lacks confidence. He's a professor, so he like to get things right. …

… Not too many people could say that a pope has been in their living room watching videos. Shortly after I arrived in Rome, I had this video player with three systems — American, European and French-Russian systems. (John Paul II) wanted to see some videos, so his assistant asked if he could come to my apartment to watch them. They were religious videos — it wasn't "Spiderman" or anything like that.

It is a nice interview. Check it out!