Chilly Reception

After less than a day on the job, Pope Benedict XVI has received a chilly reception from America's mainstream media. The Los Angeles Times editorialized: "The church is sadly putting off a change in worldview and retaining its Eurocentric focus.... He is used to working behind the scenes, serving as the pope's doctrinal enforcer. As such, he has been a largely polarizing force in the church, coming down hard on Catholic leaders who sought social justice in Latin America or dissented from the Vatican in their teachings." Andrew Sullivan cut to the chase and simply called him the "Grand Inquisitor." I think I like him already.