We Have A Pope!

(pictures from cnn.com)

Habemus papam!

The words I have been waiting for the past two days since the conclave. The bonus is that, the chosen one is the very one I had predicted: Cardinal Ratzinger. His name was on my mind quite prominently as I saw him the obvious choice to keep the Church at the center for a while before we make any further broader or sweeping changes that some are seeking.

"Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me -- a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord," he said.

So, we welcome Pope Benedict XVI!