Full credit to The Age in Melbourne for running some interesting sidelines about the new Pope.
Who would ever have thought a former member of the Hitler Youth could become Pope? I’m one of those who think it’s irrelevant.
Young Joseph did what he was told, was conscripted into the armed forces and riskily deserted.
One of the Pope’s cousins lives in Melbourne. In her story she says that Joseph’s elevation to Pope was “no surprise”.
Another oddity surrounds the registration by one speculative individual of the internet domain www.benedictXVI.com before the conclave. Fortunately he doesn’t plan to use it improperly.
