4/19/2005 10:26:00 AM|||Joel VandenBrink|||

Well, shortly after 10:00 am western time it was announced that the new Pope was going to be Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger from Germany. The verdict is out as to my reaction to this selection -- as I'm not sure who I wanted to be Pope, other than someone willing to wrestle with reform, poverty, and women's roles. And, after reading certain articles about Ratzinger I'm not sure he fits that description -- in fact, his first comment said "The church needs to be true to itself."

So here I sit, trusting in what God is doing, yet feeling a little anxious.

Two of the articles I read are here and here

I'm anxious to hear your comments on what you think....

peace
joel

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