Due to waking up with a migraine this morning, I saw the news conference with the U.S. cardinals this morning and they were talking about the lighter side of Pope Benedict XVI (could popes like pick another saint’s name after they hit X?). Apparently, they have fond memories of him as a cardinal and are now treating him with white kid gloves because he’s the HOLY FATHER. (I can’t understand the attitude — it’s like kowtowing to our presiding bishop when you’ve known him as Bishop Bob.)

The reason I’m not fond of Ratzinger: Dominus Iesus which basically said that all non-Catholics are heretics. He’s the former head of the modern-day incarnation of the Inquisition. His attitude is unbending (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing) and echoes his favorite heretic’s words: HERE I STAND. (1.5 billion mythical points to anyone who can name the heretic there.)