On the 2013 Conclave

As a religious man, I earnestly believe in the intervention of the Holy Spirit in the choice of a Pope. As such, I must trust that choice to be the right one. John Paul II came into the headship of the Church exactly when he was needed and none can dispute his charisma and his devotion to both the Faith and the humanitarian cause of the Church. Likewise, Benedict XVI came when he was necessary. He furthered the dialogue within Christian denominations and between Christianity and other religions. He reasserted that our Faith is as it should be and he bolstered the foundations of the Church in the revealed Truth. He also corresponded to the world’s expectations when a strong hand was needed within the Church to correct wrongdoings. I, for one, have no complaints about how much Benedict XVI accomplished in his brief leadership of the Church. One can only hope the next Pope is as excellent as his two most recent predecessors.