Suppose this is a papal election not received?(election of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI)(Column)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: June 3, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

The recent election of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI has been greeted with choruses of negative comments in the progressive communities where I teach and live. The other night a group of seminarians at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif., was preparing a bonfire for a cookout on the campus. As I walked by, one invited me to share the meal, calling out cheerfully, "We're going to burn Ratzinger in effigy."

A review of the press coverage of the election shows a repeated list of repressive decisions during Cardinal Ratzinger's 24 years as head of the ...

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