Well, it's finally over. The Catholic Church has a new Pope -- Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Cardinal Ratzinger will be enthroned as Benedict XVI. Cardinal Ratzinger has been long been considered a very conservative influence within the church. So indiciations may be that the church will continue to be a conservative bulwark against calls for a lot liberal changes in the church.

While I am not a Catholic and I do not accept the Papacy or what it stands for, I am glad that the church has aparently chosen stand its ground against watering down theology.