20th

The one-month anniversary of the March 20th earthquake was marked by the quakig of the earth once again to a tune of five (5) as measured on the Richter scale.

The shaking can aslo be interpreted as the earth's resounding disapproval of the election of Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope Benedict the XV1, a staunch traditionalist who is expected to carry-on the church's conservative message, one that is out of touch with the realities of its fast-growing follwers in developing and poverty-chalenged nations of Africa and Latin America. In North America Catholics had hoped that the passing of one pope would be an opportunity to welcome one with more liberal ideas and who was more in tune with the church and its challenges in the 21st century.

There is hope though, the world may not have to wait too long for yet another opportunity. The newly elected pope is 78 years old, and only salvation lasts forever.