Rejoice, we have a pope!
“Dearest brothers, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me, a simple, humble laborer in the vineyard of the Lord,” were the first public words of His Holiness Benedict XVI.
May our almighty Lord guide and bless this 264th successor of Saint Peter the Apostle as pastor of His Holy Church. Amen.
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Biography of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
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