New Pope presented to the world

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a long-time guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy, has been elected pope this afternoon in the first conclave of the new millennium.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a long-time guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy, has been elected pope this afternoon in the first conclave of the new millennium.

He chose the name Pope Benedict XVI.

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