Ratzinger Reaction

A lot of my non-Catholic friends have been asking me about the recent news from the Vatican. During our discussions I’ve often mentioned Cardinal Ratzinger’s reaction to becoming Pope. If you haven’t read it already, I’d invite you to go and read Joe’s article over at Shameless Popery:

He also wrote a post describing the different reactions of Pope Pius IX, Pius VIII, Pius X, Benedict XV, John Paul II and Clement XIV.