19 April 2005Religion
The Pope is Dead, Long Live the Pope

A new pope has been elected. I'm listening to the coverage on NPR. The white smoke went up and the bells of St. Peter's started ringing about 50 minutes ago. The curtain on the balcony has opened. Three men are up there announcing the new pope. (Habemus Papum - We have a pope!) The crowd is going nuts. Still no one outside the College of Cardinals knows who the new pope is.

Update 9:44. The name of the new pope is the 78 year old Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany named Benedict XVI. The front runner, slighty boring, a little bit of a disappointment. Oh, well. There's always the next conclave. Congratulations and best wishes to all my Catholic friends.

Posted by andrew at April 19, 2005 09:40 AM


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