From Hitler Youth to Papa Ratzi: The Sun

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Including immortal by-line "Ratzinger if Puff Daddy"....

No disguising where The Sun stands on this one:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005180898,00.html

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1. The New Pope: Blessing or Blunder?

What kind of pope will he be?



Comments from DW-WORLD readers on the new pope, Benedict XVI, have been pouring in. He's getting mixed reviews. Share your thoughts via e-mail or our readers' forum.



I agree that the new Pope Benedict XVI is the best choice to succeed the late Pope John Paul II to the papacy. The fact that he was the confidante and the right hand of the late Pope, he has already the mastery of the new responsibility bestowed upon him. For sure he shall continue what the late pope has started. They agree on many things and the best test is Pope Benedict XVI can lead. -- Teresa Reyes Albayalde

Yes, I am a Pope Ratzinger fan! I am so excited that we have a pope from Europe. I would also appreciate it if everyone would use his complete name when writing or speaking about him. He is our pope and we need to respect everything about him... his name is not "Ratzi." -- Monka

The cardinal said, "He would rather have a smaller but purer Catholicism." I think without serious reforms he will get his wish. Celibacy must become voluntary for priests, the women of the church must be given a larger role, and marriage must be understood as more than determined by the tribal value of procreation. Love of our fellow man and woman must be paid more than lip service and the historical Jesus who was a poor wandering Jewish rabbi must be more authentically imitated. Benedict XVI is a man like John Paul II filled with the hubris of Romanita. The princes of the church have little in common with the historic prince of peace who had no place to lay his head. -- Emile Piscitelli

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1558226,00.html





The late President Lyndon Johnson, upon becoming President of the United States, changed from a regional conservative representative to a national social reformer. We can only hope that a similar metamorphosis will occur with the new pope, and that he will understand that this organization which is ruled by a bunch of old men has become somewhat irrelevant as regards the realities of life. -- David Kitten



I can just hope that all the people will support our new pope. As times goes on and changes our thinking, may the church stay consistent, so we have something to measure us against. I am very proud of the choice that 115 Cardinals made. We are quite sure that the new pope is very qualified to step up to his calling. God will guide him, and he us. -- Hilde Gerlach



I am sure Cardinal Ratzinger, now our Pope Benedict XVI will be a good pope for us and for the world. I am from Managua, Nicaragua. I left my country in 1979 in the middle of a civil war where insurgent communists were supported by Fidel Castro. I was 14. Now I live in Caracas, Venezuela and I am a cardiologist and critical care medicine specialist. I followed Cardinal Ratzinger from the 80s when he began to stop the theology of liberation. In Nicaragua there were several "Marxists priests," some in the goverment. Marx is atheism and class fight. Cardinal Ratzinger helped a lot to John Paul II in many ways, specially in the Doctrine of the Faith. He will continue in the same way, of course, with a personal touch. I hope he lives many years more in order to have time to know the people in their countries and vice versa. -- Julian Mayorga



Josef Ratzinger is an excellent selection as Pope. Terms such as "hard-liner" or "enforcer" are misguided. He upholds truth and those who are uncomfortable with the truth resent not only the truth, but also the man who asserts it. I was once disliked by a pupil who wanted the answer to the question selected according to whim. To gain his favor I would have had to recite his referred answer rather than the truth. The defense of truth is what we can expect Josef Ratzinger to do as Pope, just as did his predecessor. -- Ralph Walz

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2. A new Benedict enters the Vatican : BBC

Choosing a name is the first significant act in office for the new pontiff and can offer pointers to the kind of leadership he aspires to.

In choosing Benedict - which means "blessed" in Latin - Joseph Ratzinger told cardinals at the conclave that it was a homage to the last Benedict whose pontificate covered World War I.

Italian-born Benedict XV is best remembered for his diplomatic efforts to end the conflict and his adroit leadership during a difficult period.

He strove to remain neutral throughout his papacy, between 1914 to 1922, at a time when Catholic countries were fighting a war on opposite sides.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4464355.stm

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3. Gee, the new Pope on a page with all those babes

And a link to a pix of Louise from Manchester

http://www.page3.com/

NOT WORK SAFE!!!

What more can you expect from a Murdoch paper?

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4. yes..if you're at work do NOT go to

Jordan's Fantitsizer. umkay

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5. no doubt, one of the best

headlines in quite some time

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6. my wife pointed out

that the new pope is a shepherd of men, and is from Germany, so he's a German Shepherd.....