God, I'm still reeling from God resigning. Benedict was not very popular I've read. His namesake St. Benedict is not very popular with Stevie Greenblatt. The Saint is the one who rolled around in the nettles to cure his lustfulness.  That would make him the Anti-Epicurus.  Hiss, Pfft, Pfft. Benedict XVI wasn't popular with Professor Greenblatt either: German, Catholicism the one "true" religion, all others "deficient, Christian. Probably not a good idea to have appointed, or anointed, or elected, whatever a German. I hope God doesn't do that again. John Paul was, is, extremely popular. Polish guy. Any other good Poles out there?  I've read some Africans and some South Americans are up for It too.  That'd be great.  Maybe I'll write the Cardinals about that.  How about some guy not in his seventies this time.  If Benedict really did de-pope because of age and health, what did they expect of a guy who was 78 when he was chosen?