Yes, God's Rottweiler has been elected pope.

From ABC News:

"Ratzinger's stern leadership of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, the modern successor to the Inquisition, delighted conservative Catholics but upset moderates and other Christians whose churches he described as deficient."

This isn't good news for the American and European Catholic churches or for the developing world's faithful, to have a fundamentalist idealogue who has been completely out of touch with the pastoral side of the church for nearly 25 years, as their new pope.

But hey--I've always said the faithful get the pope they deserve, just like the people get the president they deserve.

I'm sure the conservative fundie camps in the US are celebrating tonight!