[old and tired]

I am surprised at how emotional this sermon is! I am glad he feels the awesome responsibility that rests on his shoulders. I will remember our new Holy Father at Adoration next Monday.

[RobbyS]

He profited greatly from his years with a man as spirited as John Paul. Note all the personal references to the late Holy Father.

[NYer]

This is interesting!!!

Monsignor Franco Risi prepares for Mass under the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, hanging in the St. Clemente Basilica in Velletri, some 25 miles south-east of Rome, Wednesday, April 20, 2005. St. Clemente is a 5th century church and one of the titular dioceses of Pope Benedict XVI. According to Monsignor Risi, Ratzinger is the 14th cardinal to have become pope after being assigned to this diocese. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)