Kerry/Edwards '04

I usually chuckle when I pass cars on the highway (usually Volkswagon Passats or Toyota Corolas) that still have a Kerry/Edwards sticker on the bumper.

But, with the first anniversary of Pope Benedict's election just passed, it occurs to me that we rarely stop to think on "Pope Day" what the Church was spared by the Holy Spirit. The recent evidence of Cardinal Martini's having imbibed one too many of his namesakes and holding a media jamboree should be a strong reminder of how very lucky the Church has been. For more on his troubling comments, click here.

My only comment: Long live the Pope! I think a singing of the Te Deum is in order...