There is a new Pope

[Odin]

On Monday, Ratzinger, who was the powerful dean of the College of Cardinals, used his homily at the Mass dedicated to electing the next pope to warn the faithful about tendencies that he considered dangers to the faith: sects, ideologies like Marxism, liberalism, atheism, agnosticism and relativism — the ideology that there are no absolute truths.

/me puts Pope Benedict XVI on sh*t list.

[Bereta_Eder]

he is expected to say that. there is nothing wrong in saying that from where he stands

[Gatekeeper]

Hmm. I was kind of hoping they'd appoint the cardinal from Nigeria as the next Pope, or one of the cardinals from Central or South America.

Any of those appointments, IMO, could really have made an impression on the world (especially since it's those parts of the world where Catholicism is at least seeing some prosperity). With the ascent of Pope Benedict XVI, I really think the Church will be sticking with the status quo — although that might not last long, as he's 78 and surely will be lucky to be in the papacy for 10 years, let alone 26 years.

One of my co-workers said this guy will be the last pope. Something about the endtimes and Saint Malachi. Heh. I guess only time will tell.

Gatekeeper

[Ecthy]

Ratzi the Nazi? Adolph I? some of you are seriously out of their minds.

I don't mind any fvcking about the church or anything I'm not one of the lot, but I feel slightly offended by some people's reaction, how anything German with power is automatically Nazi. there've been Germans in the IWF etc, were they all nazis to you? but then they had a lot less press than this guy

[Agathon]

I don't mind any fvcking about the church or anything I'm not one of the lot, but I feel slightly offended by some people's reaction, how anything German with power is automatically Nazi.

Beckenbauer was a Nazi.

[Ecthy]

yeah, but he actually IS a nazi

[lord of the mark]

'"We are certain that he will continue on the path of reconciliation between Christians and Jews that John Paul II began," Paul Spiegel, head of Germany's main Jewish organization, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. '

[lightblue]

Meant nice and old, not nice and as a separate adjective old. He's old, which is good as it won't be a 20 year reign.

[Ecthy]

that's your nazi in the eyes of jews

[Winston]

I for one think it's a great choice. First a Pole, then a German, isn't it obvious they will have to pick either Monk, Adagio or me next time.

I likes them odds.

Although Monk may have a rather unfair head start on us...

[alva]

Just about every catholic interviewd I've seen so far on TV was glad they had a new pope but was very disappoited it was Ratzinger, I guess he's more the born again type hey.

[DanS]

Ratzinger is too much of a defensive figure in my book.

[Q Classic]

...What's wrong with Ratzinger, other than being a superconservative?

[Ned]

Originally posted by Ecthelion
first German in about 500 years.

My congratulations to Germany, Echtelion. May this pope bring Germany great credit!

[Agathon]

...What's wrong with Ratzinger, other than being a superconservative?

Isn't that like asking what's wrong with Jack the Ripper other than him being a murderer?