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HABEMVS PAPAM!
Apr. 20th, 2005 12:00 amAnnuntio vobis gaudium magnum;
habemus Papam:
Eminentissimum ac Reverendissimum Dominum,
Dominum Josephum
Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem Ratzinger
qui sibi nomen imposuit Benedictum XVI
V I V A I L P A P A!
We have a new pope.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, as Pope Benedict XVI.
In truth, I have always wished deep inside my heart, from the moment I saw him leading the funeral mass of Pope John Paul II, that God would choose him to be the next pope. And my silent prayer was answered. His strict and conservative ways (especially as Vatican's official guardian of church doctrine and discipline) are needed to renew the Catholic faith and way of life. I leapt joyfully when his name was announced. I cheered aloud when he made public appearance from the Vatican window. His papal name, Benedict, suits him very well.
He was a strict man indeed. So different (in image and appearance) with his predecessor, Pope John Paul II. But realizing the two different images of the two popes, I realized that combining the two of them would be like seeing the two images of Jesus. How passionate, warm, and soft Jesus was when taking care of the needy. And how strict, strong, and assertive he was when being angry at people who soiled the house of God. So the two complement each other in image. Don't you think?
Even if they are very different in image (remember how sympathetic Pope John Paul II was when he appeared after being elected pope at the window of Vatican on 1978; the whole world instantly fell in love with him), they are the same in principals. They are both conservative -- just the right essence needed in the Catholic church. The world had had its turn for more than a quarter of a century; was given the kindhearted, warm, and sympathetic pope to reach out into the heart of many people. But it's now time for the world to face the strict image of Jesus, because the world has become more and more corrupt. Aberration can be found everywhere. Nonsensical demands are imposed by the Catholic church themselves. It is now time for the then-Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI to control the Catholic church and keep it synchronized with the Catholic teachings, tradition, and discipline. He was perfectly elected to continue the holy job, which was started by his fellow confidant and predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
As the clock ticked approaching midnight, Pope Benedict XVI said his first blessing to the crowd in St. Peter's Square. As he closed with the sign of the cross, my giant floor-standing wooden Junghans swinger clock clanged twelve times: the local time at my place is 00.00 on April 20, 2005.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, my dear brother, IVAN!
You have a special blessing and gift from God: the first blessing from the new pope! Isn't it wonderful? :)
May the everlasting love of God renew your spirit and strengthen your faith each and every day.
God bless you.
habemus Papam:
Eminentissimum ac Reverendissimum Dominum,
Dominum Josephum
Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem Ratzinger
qui sibi nomen imposuit Benedictum XVI
V I V A I L P A P A!
We have a new pope.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, as Pope Benedict XVI.
In truth, I have always wished deep inside my heart, from the moment I saw him leading the funeral mass of Pope John Paul II, that God would choose him to be the next pope. And my silent prayer was answered. His strict and conservative ways (especially as Vatican's official guardian of church doctrine and discipline) are needed to renew the Catholic faith and way of life. I leapt joyfully when his name was announced. I cheered aloud when he made public appearance from the Vatican window. His papal name, Benedict, suits him very well.
He was a strict man indeed. So different (in image and appearance) with his predecessor, Pope John Paul II. But realizing the two different images of the two popes, I realized that combining the two of them would be like seeing the two images of Jesus. How passionate, warm, and soft Jesus was when taking care of the needy. And how strict, strong, and assertive he was when being angry at people who soiled the house of God. So the two complement each other in image. Don't you think?
Even if they are very different in image (remember how sympathetic Pope John Paul II was when he appeared after being elected pope at the window of Vatican on 1978; the whole world instantly fell in love with him), they are the same in principals. They are both conservative -- just the right essence needed in the Catholic church. The world had had its turn for more than a quarter of a century; was given the kindhearted, warm, and sympathetic pope to reach out into the heart of many people. But it's now time for the world to face the strict image of Jesus, because the world has become more and more corrupt. Aberration can be found everywhere. Nonsensical demands are imposed by the Catholic church themselves. It is now time for the then-Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI to control the Catholic church and keep it synchronized with the Catholic teachings, tradition, and discipline. He was perfectly elected to continue the holy job, which was started by his fellow confidant and predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
As the clock ticked approaching midnight, Pope Benedict XVI said his first blessing to the crowd in St. Peter's Square. As he closed with the sign of the cross, my giant floor-standing wooden Junghans swinger clock clanged twelve times: the local time at my place is 00.00 on April 20, 2005.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, my dear brother, IVAN!
You have a special blessing and gift from God: the first blessing from the new pope! Isn't it wonderful? :)
May the everlasting love of God renew your spirit and strengthen your faith each and every day.
God bless you.
