Published Monday, November 19, 2007 2:12 AM

New cardinal from Texas ponders role

Wire Report

HOUSTON -- The state's first Roman Catholic cardinal says that for now his primary duties will remain leading the 1.3 million Catholics in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston as well as pursuing his interest in Catholic education on a national level.

Some cardinals have used the spotlight to address social and political concerns, but others have carefully tried to avoid it.

Archbishop Daniel N. DiNardo said that on broader issues, he expects that Houston's diverse religious and ethnic landscape would draw him into more interreligious dialogue and issues of immigration.

"I guess I'm telling you in a way, that I haven't discovered any one thing yet, but this thing will probably grow," DiNardo said. "I'm relatively new. Who knows what will happen? I'd like to keep open to the spirit as we say."

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