In those days, reporters were not allowed into bishops' meetings and relied on Foley's briefings. During one closed-door session, Foley said, a bishop denounced ecumenism. Another asked Foley if he planned to include the remark in his report. Francis Maier, a layman who serves as chancellor of the Denver archdiocese, spoke on his experience as chief communications officer for Archbishop Charles Chaput. He urged participants not to avoid the press, even when coverage seems hostile.
Evasion implies guilt.
The most anticipated moment came with the remarks of Navarro-Valls, the pope's spokesman since 1984 and a member of Opus Dei. He attended graduate school at Harvard in 1969, and was a correspondent for the conservative Madrid daily ABC before his Vatican appointment. Despite that background, Navarro seemed at times pessimistic about the media. Navarro also lamented the way certain stories get vast attention while others languish. That story was first reported by NCR .