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I think he will be remembered for reminding the world that "reason" and "Faith" compliment each other and are not against each other.
(as was covered in the Regensburg address).

SP and and CenV.

SP = Summorum Pontificum. I second that.

What is Cen.V?

What is Cen.V?

And it is Caritas en Veritate.

I called it CenV, if you look.
I was on my phone. Autocorrect does not deal well with Latin.

His trip to Turkey after the Regensburg incident, which earned for him the name, "Benedict the Brave."

What changes (if any) took place in your parish or diocese during the pontificate of Benedict XVI?

So. I don't have the knowledge to say the high points, but possibly his books on Jesus will be remembered as a lasting contribution?

There was so much negativity before the UK trip, too, remember? My husband was listening to the TV news, and I remember him turning to me and saying with amazement that he didn't think anything would deter the pope from going!

What changes (if any) took place in your parish or diocese during the pontificate of Benedict XVI?

And, oh!, how beautiful that Mass was at Westminster Cathedral. The music was glorious, especially the Communion antiphon, Unus militum. I've been to Westminster Cathedral only once and it was great to know that its official name is the Basilica of the Most Precious Blood.

1. New English translation of the Mass;

Kim,

He was chairman of the steering committee that had oversight of the project. It was called Vox Clara. The new translation was prepared in accordance with the principles laid down in Liturgiam Authenticam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregati ... commission

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liturgiam_authenticam

Based on what I know personally, at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith he was the first person, and the most determined person, to take on what he called the ‘open wound’ in the body of the church, meaning the sexual abuse of minors by clergy. He came to know about a number of cases, and the intensity of the wounds inflicted on victims. He became aware of what priests had done to minors, and to vulnerable adults. As a result, he became more and more convinced that it has to be tackled, and at various levels he started to deal with it – the canonical level, the ecclesial, and the personal.

Benedict XVI is the first pope who has met with and listened to abuse victims, who has apologized, and who has written about the problem both in his letter to Irish bishops and in the book Light of the World.

One very important step was to concentrate all the legal and administrative procedures at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Another was to appoint a very intelligent, practical and dedicated man as Promoter of Justice.

Wonderful, but unlikely. Paddy Power has him at 80/1.

Well, they should give Cdl. Pell a higher rate then - because he's TALL. He's the tallest of all the Cardinals.

I thought Cardinal Mahony was the tallest.

David,

From the photos I've seen of all the cardinals gathered together in Rome, Cardinal Pell always stands out.

I'd say he's about 6'4".

The odds are set by market forces. The reason Cardinal Turkson is a short priced favourite is that a lot of money has been bet on him. Similarly, very little money has been bet on Cardianl Pell.

If these odds are based on what people bet then this explains the big gap between betting odds and reality.

That is the nature of all gambling on an outcome; the odds are determined by the betting. Applies to sports, too.

Applies to sports, too.