(19 Apr 10 - RV) Five years ago today, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected bishop
of Rome and supreme pastor of the universal Church, taking the name of Pope Benedict
XVI.
The Holy Father today had lunch with the cardinals who reside in Rome
to celebrate.
We spoke with Jesuit Fr. Norman Tanner, who is Professor of Church
History at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
Fr. Tanner says that Pope Benedict
has an enormous respect for the papal office and a keen sense of its role in history…