Pontificating
So, the Pope is resigning. At least he has the decency to resign so that we can say what we think without speaking "ill of the dead." Not that this normally stops me.
I hope the Catholic church has better luck with its choice of the next Pontiff, but I really doubt it. On one hand it seems that there can't be any worse scandals than those that Benedict has tried to cover up, either in this post or as head of what used to be called the Inquisition (change of name hasn't changed its purpose, just its power level) while on the other hand there are rumours circulating and papers passed clandestinely to the press.
I hope the Catholic church has better luck with its choice of the next Pontiff, but I really doubt it. On one hand it seems that there can't be any worse scandals than those that Benedict has tried to cover up, either in this post or as head of what used to be called the Inquisition (change of name hasn't changed its purpose, just its power level) while on the other hand there are rumours circulating and papers passed clandestinely to the press.