Tuesday, April 19, 2005

A Simple, Humble Worker in God's Vineyard



From AP:

By WILLIAM J. KOLE

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a longtime guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy, was elected the new pope Tuesday evening in the first conclave of the new millennium. He chose the name Pope Benedict XVI.

Ratzinger, the first German pope in centuries, served John Paul II since 1981 as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. In that position, he has disciplined church dissidents and upheld church policy against attempts by liberals for reforms. He turned 78 on Saturday.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

just wait for the media funfest bashing his hardline views...

I, in particular, am happy to hear about his new papacy.

Mary said...

It's clear he intends to follow in the steps of John Paul II.

So why does the media find Benedict XVI to be such a disastrous choice?

Were they really hoping for a pope to endorse abortion, etc.?