A Step Backwards to Move Ahead?

The Portuguese media abounds with pundits and analysts on all things Catholic and none of them were betting on the Argentine cardinal for the top spot. So its better not to chew over in detail all their arguments and commentaries - I am after all an unbeliever.

But the idea that they have now appointed the man who should have been chosen 6 years ago rather than D. Ratzinger is interesting. It's a shame he's now older and inevitably less energetic than he would have been. So will Pope Francis make any difference or is he just another compromise candidate to pander to the establishment? Only time will tell...