[AnAmericanMother]

God bless the Holy Father, and prosper his work.

I was so thrilled when he was elected . . . felt like jumping up and down and yelling "YESSSS!" like those young American seminarians in St. Peter's Square.

[SuziQ]

felt like jumping up and down and yelling "YESSSS!" like those young American seminarians in St. Peter's Square.

I DID do that! My kids came running in asking what was up!

I hadn't been watching the TV cause I just didn't think anything would happen that quickly. I happened to wander into the Hobbit Hole and 2J had posted that the bells were ringing. I knew what she meant and immediately turned on the TV and saw that Ratzinger had been elected! I went to call my hubby, SirKit, and saw that I had a voice mail from his brother, who is a Priest on the MS Gulf Coast that simply said, "The right man at the right time, God Bless Benedict XVI".

[NYer]

I was so thrilled when he was elected . . . felt like jumping up and down and yelling "YESSSS!" like those young American seminarians in St. Peter's Square.