[mrnoodle]

I read a couple things about name choice and how it reflects on the ideals of the pope. Like, if he had chosen Pius, it would've indicated he was against Vatican II, and if he chose JPIII, it would show that he's going to continue JPII's work. Benedict seems to carry very little political baggage, at least to my untrained eye.

I'd be impressed if he decided to actually fix the Catholic Church. But to do that, he'd have to admit that no human being can be the "infallible voice of God" or whatever nonsense they call him, and then he'd be just another worker bee. Kind of Christlike, really, but oh well. We have traditions to uphold. [/teeny troll]