This was due to the radio's installation on his chest, where it was decided that they didn't want anything outputting more than that.

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Francis' insistence on his bishop's role "speaks to his sensibility in truly being the pastor of a church through concrete ways, " Cardinal Agostino Vallini told Vatican Radio ahead of the installation ceremony.

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Bizarrely, the Police Act of 1997 covers only those devices whose installation involves trespass, criminal damage or interference with radio signals.

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