Not really sure where to go with this one, but as a new to the fold Catholic Blogger, I felt like I had to say something...
This morning I must say, I was extremely disappointed in Our Holiness. I couldn't believe it, was he hiding something? Overall, I thought he had done a nice job as the Vicar of Christ. His hardline stance, overtures of reconciliation to the Society of St. Pius X, opening of the Latin Mass were all (IMHO) excellent decisions in this very scary world we live in. In all honesty, he was a little nicer than I expected "God's Rottweiler" (his nickname when he was the head of the Inquisition, I know its not called that any more, but it should be) to be, but I thought he struck just the right tone after the passing of Blessed John Paull the Great.
Now, after a day to stew on it, my thoughts have at least mellowed a bit. Here is a man who's entire life has been dedicated to fighting for Christ, and I'm not sure if there has been a better soldier in the Church's army in the last 200 years than he. He is an intellectual, and I'm sure, did not come to this lightly. Is there a severe ailment knocking on his door? What will his impact be on the coming Convocation? Was this his plan? To ensure a certain amount of guidance over the choosing of his successor before his death?
I don't know, but I believe in God, I believe in Christ, I believe in His holy, catholic and apostolic Church. A Church founded by Christ himself, and if you don't believe that, then at the very least it was founded by a man that actually walked and talked, and ate and drank, with Christ himself. Yes, for all of you pagans, I'm talking about the fisherman, Simon Peter.
God Bless you Pope Benedict XVI.
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