Pope Benedict XVI

Well the RCC has now chosen it's new Pope. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was selected as has chosen the name of Benedict XVI for his reign.

I don't know if Ratzinger is a good choice given he's a conservative hardliner when it comes to church doctrine, but then it doesn't really affect me since I'm Methodist. I suspect that Ratzinger will further the divide between American Catholics and the RCC if he tries to push for greater conservatism in through out the RCC given comments a number of American Catholics I know have said already regarding the new Pope.

This is especially so after his comments about what Ratzinger views as a threat to faith, things like liberalism, atheism, agnosticism, sects, and idealogies. How any od these can be a threat to any one of the RCC and truly believes is beyond me. After all there are many paths to God. Why else have so many religions?

Now it's time to sit back and watch which way the RCC goes.