A lighthearted moment marked the opening of the Extraordinary Consistory.As Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, headed to the wrong microphone, Pope Leo XIV gestured toward the main podium. As the the 92-year-old Cardinal hurried across the audience hall floor, Pope Leo jokingly laughed and said, "In front of everyone, Your Eminence!" The Cardinal then delivered his address with his trademark strong voice.Pope Leo subsequently opened the Extraordinary Consistory, cal