[Steve_Seattle]

78 years old

I'll admit I'm disappointed, but not for the same reason the liberals are, i.e., Ratzinger's orthodoxy. I was hoping for one of the younger, Third-World guys, because that's where the church is growing.

[MeekOneGOP]

I was hoping for one of the ..... Third-World guys, because
that's where the church is growing.

I heard he was German.

From what I've heard about the German economy, they may
get to "Third World" status yet .....

:)