Least Loved Bedtime Stories v. 2.0

The new Pope has been chosen: it’s Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, now Benedict XVI, whose apparent nickname “God’s Rottweiler” (which I’ve been seeing here and there) endeared me to him immediately. He’s German, he’s conservative, and he’s no spring chicken, so of course the youth-worshipping, sex-obsessed, self-regarding “progressives” in the world are doing backflips of outrage, even if they aren’t Catholic — though of course, it’s all due to their showy “concern” for the poor, Third World sheeple who are crushed by the burden of the church’s “demands.” I saw Cardinal Ratzinger’s mass for John Paul II on EWTN and thought he sounded like a decent guy; at least, if he has heretics packed away in iron maidens in a basement under a cathedral somewhere it’s not obvious in his demeanor. Actually, he looks kind of like a hobbit — Pope Bilbo? He’s got that kind of Tolkien vibe, but I think maybe it’s just his nose and white hair.

Most hilarious overreaction: Andrew Sullivan’s. Ace of Spades has the Sully Review — start here and work your way up.

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