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Comments about the new pope by former North Dakota Gov. George and Jane Sinner on Wednesday appeared incomplete compared to a reference to them. The 1A reference said the former governor felt Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was a "reactionary choice who won't lead the church in a progressive way," but Sinner's edited comments on 5A didn't support that reference. Here's how the Sinners explained their disappointment Tuesday: "He's always been considered pretty reactionary and maybe even overly reactionary," George Sinner said. "It was an insiders' election and that's the way they go. Ratzinger has been behind a good deal of the...