VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a hard-line guardian of conservative doctrine, was elected the new pope Tuesday evening in the first conclave of the new millennium. He chose the name Pope Benedict XVI and called himself ââ¬Åa simple, humble worker.ââ¬Â
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An inauguration Mass for the new pope was set for Sunday at 10 a.m. local time, 4 a.m. ET. Benedict XVI decided to spend the night at the Vatican hotel where cardinals have been staying, and to dine with the cardinals.
Ratzinger, the first German pope since the 11th century, emerged onto the balcony of St. Peterââ¬â¢s Basilica, where he waved to a wildly cheering crowd of tens of thousands and gave his first blessing as the church's 265th pope. Other cardinals clad in their crimson robes came out on other balconies to watch him.
ââ¬ÅDear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me ââ¬â a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord,ââ¬Â he said. ââ¬ÅI entrust myself to your prayers,ââ¬Â the pope said.
ââ¬ÅThe fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers,ââ¬Â the new pope said in his first public address. ââ¬ÅI entrust myself to your prayers.ââ¬Â
The crowd responded by chanting ââ¬ÅBenedict! Benedict!ââ¬Â
In Washington, President Bush President offered his congratulations, calling the new pope "a man of great wisdom and knowledge."
lol its going todntalk said:Just missed benedict16.net by mili seconds while entering my cc number
Anyone got any names?
Mr. Deleted said::approve: hope so, but I read somewhere that he is 78 or something like that, 10 years would make him 88 :cheeky:
smittythepig said:the new pope isn't really the 'problem.' he's 78. i don't know that he'll be around that long. the problem is the rest of the guys that elected this guy. they clearly want someone like this to be pope. and if he only lives a few years they'll just vote someone else in just like him. i think they are all holding on too tightly to past values and not accepting that the world has changed. but it's their decision. and they decided. and, again, i ain't catholic so i don't know why i'm even commenting
Mr. Deleted said:LOL I'm not a member of that forum, and have no interest in it myself. My friend said he bought it, and I checked it out. I thought it was interesting. And I agree with them that the people that elected him should have chose someone that was younger, not an 78 year old guy.
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