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Originally posted by: Warbler
As far as the Nazi Youth thing, he may have been forced to join. But even so I can't say I'm crazy about their choice for Pope. I was hoping they would choose an African or Latin American.
In agreement on both counts. Having a non-white Pope would have been a nice change of pace, and Benedict XVI is 78 years old! Not to be morbid but that doesn't leave very long for him to make much of an impact, especially after the decades long term of John Paul II.