Three on the Pope
Wishing Benedict XVI a happy belated 82nd birthday and fourth anniversary of election

• A keffiyah for the Holy Father. From M.J. Ernst-Sandoval.
• Benedict 1, old nuns in Protestant countries nil. The first quotation must be seen to be believed. Nice but he doesn’t have to do anything; they’re going away naturally. More.
• WWII history: If the Nazis captured Pius XII he would have resigned automatically and the cardinals convened in Portugal to elect a new Pope. From Joshua.

Labels: history, Palestine, the Catholic faith