Benedict XVI
I was able to see the end of the conclave live on FoxNews, and wasn't surprised at all that Ratzinger is now Pope. He is a conservative, no doubts about that, but he also seems to want to continue what John Paul II started. Ex-Donkey Blog has pulled a quote by John Hawkins on the church and change:
Ratzinger spoke out against Kerry, so it is good that he is not sympathetic to the American-liberal Catholic. Israel also seems to like him, something I was worried about. It is good that Catholics and Jews are friendly, because I'm half and half, family-wise.
"All this talk about "modernizing the church" seems to miss the point. Fads come
and go, but the church endures in part because it changes glacially, if at all.
The church is supposed to set a timeless standard, not respond to polling data
or try to accommodate social trends. Show me a church that is determined to
"change with the times" and I'll show you a church that is likely dying."
Ratzinger spoke out against Kerry, so it is good that he is not sympathetic to the American-liberal Catholic. Israel also seems to like him, something I was worried about. It is good that Catholics and Jews are friendly, because I'm half and half, family-wise.
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