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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany elected! Has taken the name of Pope Benedict XVI. Congratulations Holy Father!!
hardheadjarhead said:A German? Is that a first?
Martin Luther is probably rolling over in his grave.
I don't even recall a German being a contender. Any scoop on this guy?
Regards,
Steve
hardheadjarhead said:A German? Is that a first?
hardheadjarhead said:Any scoop on this guy?
Kaith Rustaz said:Who knows, he may mellow a bit. After all, being pope is a lot different than being just another cardinal.
hardheadjarhead said:Well boo on me...I didn't pay attention that this guy was the leading contender.
Here's an AP write up on him, with links:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/POPE?SITE=APWEB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Regards,
Steve
Yes, I think that was widely expected, though nothing was for sure!TimoS said:The news here in Finland said that this new pope is obviously only a pope for a transitional period because of his age (78).
Corporal Hicks said:Yeah, I heard he was a strict conservative. Has strong views on abortion, homosexuality etc etc. i.e. its wrong!
Agreed! The last pope was a good man, the great communicater, lets hope this one upholds that legacy!terryl965 said:Well it just goes to show you that I did not get the job.Umm maybe it because I'm Jewish nah that can't be it. I hope the man does a wonderful job it will be hard to be like as much as the last one was.