motorbike corps - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:11:56 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg motorbike corps - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Cardinal advisers will be like Monty's motorbike corps https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/06/07/cardinal-advisers-will-be-like-montys-motorbike-corps/ Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:03:09 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=45147 Cardinal George Pell of Sydney has said the group of cardinal advisers chosen by Pope Francis will be like the motorbike corps used by Field Marshall Montgomery to gather information during the Second World War. "The Holy Father — like all popes — needs access to information, not just through official sources," he said. During Read more

Cardinal advisers will be like Monty's motorbike corps... Read more]]> Cardinal George Pell of Sydney has said the group of cardinal advisers chosen by Pope Francis will be like the motorbike corps used by Field Marshall Montgomery to gather information during the Second World War.

"The Holy Father — like all popes — needs access to information, not just through official sources," he said.

During a battle, Montgomery would send his speedy officers out on their motorbikes "to find out what was going on so he could check this against what his generals and the senior officers were saying".

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