I couldn’t be happier with the selection the Cardinals have made.
If you’re puzzled or pissed off about the selection, I want you to do one thing for me. Don’t believe the stereotypes about this man. Judge for yourself by reading his own words. You will be very surprised.
Dave: Good point. The media is already painting the new pope as a stricter version of John Paul without the warmth. I have no reason personally to believe that without reading learning for myself. What a novel idea, huh? Do you think he was indeed elected as a transitional pope?
I will quote Frank Griswold, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, “Along with many others, both within and beyond the Roman Catholic Church, I offer my prayers for Pope Benedict XVI as he takes up the august responsibility of his office. I pray that the Holy Spirit will guide him in his words and his actions and that he may become a focus of unity and a minister of reconciliation in a church and a world in which faithfulness and truth wear many faces.”
scott