Well I have been unfair to the Department of An Taoiseach. You will recall my emailing them about Herr Kenny's visiting Rome without calling on the Holy Father. I received a response from the Private Secretary:
Dear Mr Doyle,
I refer to your mail regarding the Taoiseachs recent meeting in Rome with
the Italian Prime Minister on Friday 24 February.
The Taoiseach was on a brief working visit to Rome to meet with PM Monti
specifically on EU business including preparations for the European Council
meeting of last week. There was no other dimension to the visit.
The Taoiseach also met with Chancellor Merkel, Prime Minister Necas of the
Czech Republic and Prime Minister Dombrovkis of Latvia in Berlin the
previous evening also in relation to EU business.
Yours sincerely,
Nick Reddy
Private Secretary to the Taoiseach
Which is all very well, but doesn't address why he didn't seek to arrange an audience with the Pope. Perhaps he was too tired after meeting all those other important people like the Prime Minister of Latvia.
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