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April 20, 2005
A new Pope? Sorry, we're closed
After my last post about a religious subject - I was determined not to go there again. But sometimes - the Matrix just has it in for you.
As you can perhaps imagine, here in Germany there is only one piece of news today. As the national tabloid Bild-newspaper puts it so eloquently: "We are Pope". Living in Paderborn, one of the catholic cities in Germany (second probably only to Cologne) and with a wife who works in a church-funded handicapped kindergarten, I'm practically in the eye of the "Habemus Papam" tornado. Our local newspaper titles "The Paderborn-Rome bridge stands already" (because the new Pope and Paderborn Bishop were - well - buddies I guess).
However, word on the street is that people aren't that happy at the choice. Many people here were expecting a more "modern" pope to be elected and I guess Benedikt doesn't fit that bill at all (but who am I to know).
On a interesting side-note - a small group of people celebrating the German popes election were not allowed into Cologne Cathedral last night - why not? Because yesterday was Tuesday and the cathedral is closed on Tuesday evenings. Whatever happens.
And on another side-note - Rogers Cadenhead bought the right domain back on April 1st. I'm sure he'll regret doing that soon.
Posted by Matthew at April 20, 2005 03:37 PM