HABEMUS PAPAM! the pope's installation

i'm sorry for this somewhat late post. hehe. i just would like to share that i am one of the witnesses to such a blessed experience of watching a pope being elected. it is really overwhelming to see the white smoke and to hear the bells of st. peter. even though it was just on television, i feel that i am there and taking part in such a grace-filled and spiritual experience.

JOSEPH CARDINAL RATZINGER
Pope Benedict XVI

contrary to many of my peers' beliefs, i am still proud that he is our pope. the cardinals did not choose him out of mere politics and popularity. i believe that the movement of the spirit and the needs of the church pointed to him. with prayers, he was the one chosen to shepherd the flock of believers and be the living father to us, catholics.

i believe he is a conservative. but his papacy may be different depending on the needs of the church and not on his own personal desires. coming from an ignatian formation, i believe that his election is the discerned decision and whatever holes or gaps this discernment has, God will fill it up. i believe that we should trust more, love more and be more open, just like pope benedict is. this is not politics nor a government position that we're used to. it is responding to a greater call. and in our case as catholics, it is the greatest call.

basta ako, para lang akong anak na may taglay nang pagmamahal sa magulang kaya hindi ako nahirapang mahalin at tanggapin ang bago nating papa.

let's keep on trusting.
let's keep on praying.
let's support our pope.