Despite this, Chau has not been put off and will be making an appointment to see how he and his business will fare in the Year of the Snake.

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Making sure the transition goes smoothly, Benedict made an important appointment Wednesday, naming the No. 2 administrator of the Vatican city state, Monsignor Giuseppe Sciacca, as a legal adviser to the camerlengo.

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