It definitely looks like the Holy Spirit moved those Cardinals to make a good choice. Congratulations from your friendly neighborhood conservative Presbyterian!
(And wouldn't Laz be the Al *Smith* of the Papacy?)
}:-)4
Anyone from Germany around?
Thank you for Cardinal Ratzinger!
A brotherly hug from Poland, neighbors :)
Uh, no comment :-).
A story I like about (ex)Cardinal Ratzinger is how he met with a representative of the German Hutterites, the Amish-like European Christian group. The Hutterite leader addressed the Cardinal as "Brother Joseph," and some functionary tried to tell him the "correct" title, but Cardinal Ratzinger said, "He is perfectly correct - we are brothers."