There's a new one.

[whatuphomie]

78 year old German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. A.K.A. Pope Benedict XVI.
The strictest and most conservative pope in hundreds of years...

I watched it live...it's like a sports event, or a political rally with so many people tailgating and cheering.

Comments

[cathaarsix]

i think it's a shame they picked him; he's a super-hardcore conservative. i don't think that bodes well; the new pope will likely be a force against positive change that needs to happen in the church and the world.

[whatuphomie]

totally agree. atleast he's old. he won't last long.

[cathaarsix]

yeah, how much damage could a major world leader-figure do in say, only 8 years?... oh, right.

[whatuphomie]

touche.

[petunia_fist]

I knew we should have had a betting pool on this thing...I've totally been calling him since JP died...although every time I would say "the german's gonna win" Ryan thought I meant the very liberal Austrian guy...seriously though, I think they just picked the oldest guy in the running so that they wouldn't have to deal with the same guy being in charge for so long...

[whatuphomie]

yeah Schoenborn is quite liberal for a cardinal, and he would have been a refreshing change.
personally, i'd like to see more of Biffi, simply because of his insistence that the antichrist is amongst us, and that this evil character is a charismatic-vegetarian-environmentalist-pacifist-human and animal rights activist.

[petunia_fist]

well, what else could a "charismatic-vegetarian-environmentalist-pacifist-human and animal rights activist" be but the antichrist? A good, civic minded individual? psha.