Habemus Papam (We have a Pope) !

Sergey Watch ^ | 04-19-2005 | Sergey Semenov

[sergey1973]

If you are a blogger not posting for some time, you are often punished by a hard choice what story to comment on next. The tragic legally sanctioned death by starvation of Terri Schiavo ? Death of John Paul II and the mass outpouring of sympathy for the great deceased Pontiff ? Attacks on Tom Delay ? Finally, I've decided to comment on a different event--a joyful one--today's election of a new Pope, a German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who took a name Benedict XVI.

[sergey1973]

PING ! Didn't post to my blog for quite some time, so I decided to alert you to my new post -:))) Just a few thoughts on the election of Joseph Ratzinger as a new Pope Benedict XVI. Please be kind since I'm a sympathetic
outsider--neither Catholic nor theologian -:)))

Congrats to all my Catholic friends and to everyone with the election of a new Pope ! I hope that the new pope will continue the great legacy of John Paul II of ecumenism and a strong moral stance on tough issues from a timeless truth perspective.

[franksolich]

Good job, great analysis.

[Lukasz]

I hope that Benedict XVI who was so close to John Paul II will continue his line and because he is better shape he will more effectively solving problem of the church .

BTW He is my second Pope and first not Polish, strange feeling :)

[sergey1973]

Well--even if there is no Polish Dynasty in Papacy, John Paul II left his great mark for both Catholics and non-Catholics for generations to come !

I'm sure Benedict XVI will be a great Pope. I'm glad he has guts to stand for the best of Christian Tradition and condemn radical leftist ideologies despite all the wailing of the leftist media. I think he will also use his authority speaking out loud for rights of Christians in the Islamic world.