Sorry, Liberals: It's Cardinal Ratzinger
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a longtime traditionalist of Catholic doctrine in the mold of John Paul II, has been chosen to be the next pope. Pope Benedict XVI will surely disappoint the liberal elite in the U.S., as well as some of the more "progressive" Cardinals (though I believe they are much fewer in number than the media implies). According to the Telegraph, liberal Cardinal Walter Kaspar "warned against choosing a clone of John Paul II."
I can't wait to hear the MSM's take on the new pope. This is a broadcast I could envision:
This is entirely theoretical, but let's see how close I am to my prediction.
*Update*
I've just discovered that the London Times recently referred to the new pope as the "panzer cardinal," an allusion to Ratzinger's forced enrollment in the Hitler Youth movement, despite the fact that he deserted at the risk of losing his life and his family was staunchly anti-Nazi. Let's see how often this gets mentioned over the next few days.
Let the character assassination begin.
*Update 2*
I turned the tv to CNN for a total of 5 seconds this evening, just enough to hear Paula Zahn say, "Clearly many Catholics are disappointed with the choice of pope." Ha! She must have been talking about Andrew Sullivan, the self-proclaimed staunch Catholic conservative...
I can't wait to hear the MSM's take on the new pope. This is a broadcast I could envision:
"Good evening. This is Wolf Blitzer from CNN. Today a new pope. Many Catholics say that Cardinal Ratzinger, 78, is just a 'stop-gap' or 'interim' pope before it goes in a new direction - a more progressive, welcoming direction (perhaps throwing in some innuendo about how the Bible needs to be 're-interpreted' to suit today's requirements or the necessity to change Catholic doctrine to suit pro-abortion foes).
Other Catholics might be disappointed that the Church didn't choose a black, Latino or minority pope (as if the Church should fill out a quota system). So, I'm getting a lot of mixed emotions among Catholics - a new pope, but missing a real chance for 'reform.' I'm Wolf Blitzer, from the Vatican."
This is entirely theoretical, but let's see how close I am to my prediction.
*Update*
I've just discovered that the London Times recently referred to the new pope as the "panzer cardinal," an allusion to Ratzinger's forced enrollment in the Hitler Youth movement, despite the fact that he deserted at the risk of losing his life and his family was staunchly anti-Nazi. Let's see how often this gets mentioned over the next few days.
Let the character assassination begin.
*Update 2*
I turned the tv to CNN for a total of 5 seconds this evening, just enough to hear Paula Zahn say, "Clearly many Catholics are disappointed with the choice of pope." Ha! She must have been talking about Andrew Sullivan, the self-proclaimed staunch Catholic conservative...
posted by Richie Rich | 1:09 PM
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