For Cloud and I it was hardly a surprise: I had long been saying that el Benedictus had been in charge in all but name for the last five years. Moreover, all the talk that he was too controversial and had made too many enemies to be elected was hogwash. As Cloud commented, "that just means he knows where all the bodies are buried (and that could be literal)". He might be the oldest Pope for 275 years, but that doesn't mean he is only a stop-gap. It's a reaffirmation of the confrontational conservative stance taken by the church in the last two decades.
Ratzinger wasn't the Grand Inquisitor for nothing!
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Wow - have I reached a level of visibility? I just had a spam comment added to my blog!
then again, spam has no respect of status...
It's a shot across the bows from the Vatican, which is secretly responsible for all the spam in the world.
Be very careful what you say.
Crap! I should have guessed really - after all it's the only one of my posts to get spammed a comment!
What will the Grand Inquisitor do to me?!
He'll probably begin with the rack, then move onto the comfy chair.
Sorry, I've suddenly become a Python-quoting tosser. I didn't expect that.
Never a tosser; I'd be more worried if it was whole sketches...
Ah Lisa, you missed the setup: You were meant to say "No one expects the Spanish Inquisition."
Never mind. I see you've made up for it by the Python quote at C&S! Thanks.
Damn! I really am slacking! Still, maybe I had worn it out in combatative exchanges with Cloud about the incoming el Papa.
And am still disappointed that Rufus W didn't get his full time of Pope-less time for partying.
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