Pope John Paul II's former spokesperson Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has just been elected pope # 265. The 78-year-old German has chosen the name Pope Benedict XVI.
Watching CNN right now. Is it just me or does the man look as untelegenic as all heck? I'm surprised the controversies surrounding his views (condemnming homosexuality, for one) weren't as "well reported" as, say, a US presidential candidate. Then again, it's the Catholic Church. They take care of their own.
For some reason I'm reminded of that scene in The Great Mouse Detective where Rattigan was crowned King of London.
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