Rome, Italy, Apr 20, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Future American priests studying in Rome are cheering the choice of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope, reported Knight Ridder.
Edward Cardinal Egan, archbishop of New York, said he spoke with some future priests after the conclusion of the papal conclave Tuesday night.
"They were exultant. They were shouting, `Thank you,'" Cardinal Egan said.
"We've just grown up with John Paul II, taken on his views and his approach to things," said Jason Parzynski, 24, who is studying in Rome for the Diocese of Lansing. "Ratzinger was the personal theologian to John Paul II, and he'll carry on."