I hope it's not Ratzinger

White smoke and bells mean a new Pope.

If it's Ratzinger we're all down the spout.

Oh shit, it's Ratzinger

Oh, well. The only consolation is that he's 78 so may not live very long. God willing, we'll be doing this all over again in a few years.

However, the conservative tendency in the Church will now be reinforced, and Benedict XVI may put the nail in the coffin of liberal Catholic theology.

Have mercy!