Of course, I couldn’t let today pass without mentioning that it is the anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s election. (I received the official order to Catholic bloggers on that this morning.)
I remember standing in my office/bedroom watching the TV, so excited and nervous I couldn’t sit down. I was on the phone with Melanie relating the events to her as they were happening. (I don’t remember where she was but it was away from a TV.) When Cardinal Medina came out on the loggia and in his Latin announcement paused and said, “Josephum,” I started jumping up and down. Then I stopped for a second and asked myself, “Wait, are there any other cardinals named Joseph?” But by then the announcement was finished.
And you know what? As happy as I was on that day, I’m happier even still today because I have gotten to know this Holy Father so much better and appreciate him for who he is, not who everybody expected him to be. I look forward to many more anniversaries.
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I received the official order to Catholic bloggers on that this morning.
Odd…I didn’t get my fax until this afternoon.
RC,
We’re not supposed to relay the source, not suppress the actual orders!