The results are described in a paper prepared for publication.

For two years, I spent 20 percent of my time preparing papers and appearing in court.

If you would prepare papers to that effect, I'd be happy to sign them.

In the conference call yesterday, prosecutors asked the judge for more time to prepare papers on the issue.

It comprises some of the papers prepared for this year's conference.

But if they become a normal event, all papers prepared for Council will have to be written with a much wider audience in mind.

The working paper prepared before the Synod reflects these views.

"There are more poor people in the world than ever before," says a paper prepared by 35 experts advising the staff of the Cairo conference.

"The quality of analysis, the mere fact that there are papers prepared in advance, that's a step forward," he said.

"I came to fetch some papers prepared by my steward."