I didn't expect a sort of Spanish Inquisition

…but perhaps I should have: ABC News: Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany Is New Pope
How old is Pope Benedict XVI anyway?
I am correct that “the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith” is just the old Inquisition re-branded, right?
So I guess he was probably acting as a kind of vice-Pope during JPII’s infirm years anyway.
This can’t be good.

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3 responses to “I didn't expect a sort of Spanish Inquisition”

  1. A Supposedly Staggering Infinite Work of Heartbreaking Illumination I'll Never Read Avatar
    A Supposedly Staggering Infinite Work of Heartbreaking Illumination I’ll Never Read

    Benedict XVI

    Hey, flock, rub your beads together The white smoke signals something that is gonna change the weather We’ll kill the…

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    Jennifer

    First Bush, then Wolfowitz, now Ratzinger. What is the world coming to?

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    apc

    I am not sure that the “Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith” is a rebranding, but is pretty close to the original, official name of the inquisition.