The faithful — about 10 strong — trudged through snowy streets early Monday to attend Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston’s South End. They came knowing that the global leader of their church, Pope Benedict XVI, had announced he was stepping down.
“I trust his judgment, that it’s the sensible and right thing to do,” 73-year-old George Crombie said. “The big issue is what kind of replacement are we going to get. It could be anybody. It’s worrisome because it’s important to get the right cardinal to lead the church. This caught me completely by shock.”
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If Nostradamus was right, the next Pope, if there is one, will allow priests to marry (and not just each other), will allow women priests, will end the celibacy thing, will punish pedophiles, will drop the ban on birth control, will adopt no policy pro or con regarding abortion, will share the wealth, will revise and edit the Bible,will restore the Latin Mass, and apologize for the Inquisition. Or not.