Withe the humbel words of acceptance, Cardinal Ratzinger accepted a very public adn yet very person role as the leader of teh Catholic Church. The decision to elect him was made by cardinals, who for the most part, were made cardinals by Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul knew these men adn thought highly enough of htem to give them "rank" and authority as cardinals. And yet, once again the press and those Cafeteria Catholics want to condemn the choice before Pope Benedict is even in office a week.
First, this is supposed to be a choice made with the guidance of the Holy Spirit - those of us praying for the selection of the Pople prayed that the Cardinals would follow teh Will of GOd, make the best choice, follow His design for His Church. Frankly it is upsetting that people who don't belong to the Church feel so free to criticize something they don't fully understand.
Second, I have read criticizms from American Catholics that Pope Benedict has a history of being an incredible theologian, but does not focus as much attention on caring for the sick and feeding the poor. This misses the point. People who are "fed" in a Church, who understand the magnitude of the Mysteries of the Cross, people who have Christ as their Savior, will take care of the poor - will care for the sick. Christianity requires that we care for those in need. What is being missed is that when there is conflict, when people don't feel like they are fed, when doctrines are muddled and people feel distant, they are not beign fed.
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