The new government continues to close down newspapers, silence dissenting voices and ban or censor books and websites.
Still, he has suggested that he will chart a more flexible approach to dissenting voices within his own party and in the opposition.
Even now, before implementation of the rules has really begun, there are dissenting voices - and not just from Banks eager to mitigate the impact of costly changes.
The source notes that "Pope Benedict and Cardinal Bertone run a much tighter ship ... but at the expense of squashing coordination or allow (sic) dissenting voices to be heard."