SYND 14 8 78 UPI PRESIDENT MCMEEL PRESS CONFERENCE ON POPE ELECTION

The transcript discusses preparations for Pope Paul's 80th birthday, including a series of newspaper articles evaluating his reign and gathering cardinals' views on a potential successor. The discussions, which included politicians and influential figures, were surprising and controversial. Some cardinals struggled with foreign names, and many participants had only superficial knowledge of each other.

Why were some cardinals unable to pronounce the names of potential successors?

What can be inferred about the knowledge the people had of each other during the discussions?