Yeah, same here. I was hoping for someone more progressive. Looks like I'm not going back to the Church any time soon.
Apparently, at least according to msnbc, the last Benedict also followed a hard-liner, and was more progressive, so they posit that this may be a signal that he will moderate his stance somewhat.
But then that other theory about there being a prophecy where the end times will come when there is a Benedict as Pope could have something to do with it as well.
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Date: 2005-04-20 12:25 am (UTC)Apparently, at least according to msnbc, the last Benedict also followed a hard-liner, and was more progressive, so they posit that this may be a signal that he will moderate his stance somewhat.
But then that other theory about there being a prophecy where the end times will come when there is a Benedict as Pope could have something to do with it as well.