We have a new pope! Joseph Ratzinger von Deutschland. I have a feeling that Germans will be proud to have a German Pope in Rome. They may disagree with him - one of my co-workers already expressed disappointment because "he's too conservative", but I have a feeling the general feeling will be one of pride.
Of course, I could be completely off base here. But I'm sure my readers will tell me if I'm wrong.
I have to make a point to watch the German Nachrichten this evening. Before Desperate Housewives (auf Deutsch!) comes on.
Posted by Jinglelady at April 19, 2005 07:01 PM | German Life | TrackBackI heard lots of "bin sowieso schon ausgetreten" when the news came through at the pub yesterday evening.
Despite the bit of "hey, our guy won" reaction, I reckon the Catholic Church in Germany is going to have even more problems with the liberal vs conservative viewpoint.
Posted by: actualfactual at April 20, 2005 03:04 PMMost of the comments my students and friend have made have been negative...he's too conservative, etc. The other comments have been 'wait and see'. I haven't heard a positive one yet.
Posted by: J at April 20, 2005 10:58 PM