The Cardinals have made their choice: Joseph Ratzinger has just become Pope Benedict the XVI. After weeks of speculation about whether the church would moderate its relationship with its Bishops after years of a tight rein, the Cardinals elected "the enforcer." It's possible that they hope his term will be relatively short (he's 78), as a transition to a new era, but it is unlikely to be more gentle than its predecessor...Update: more on Ratzinger available here.
Update 2: Andrew Sullivan is shocked, and feels that the Vatican is writing off North America.
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