[Miss Marple]

livius, Pope Benedict's election is what pushed me into my long-considered conversion. When I saw him on the balcony, I knew I was seeing the Holy Spirit shining on his face.

He has a true gift of teaching, which I hope more and more people will appreciate. I will be ordering the book also.

[Salvation]

Lump in my throat there, MM.

[livius]

When I saw him on the balcony, I knew I was seeing the Holy Spirit shining on his face.

That is true. He is a very holy man. But I worry about him all the time. When I saw him at the audience, I was really impressed by the way people loved him. And then I recalled how people had loved Jesus on Palm Sunday - and called for His death only a few days later. Nobody is going to call for the Pope's death, obviously, but I suspect that he is going to start making the hard decisions that are going to make enemies. Pray for him!