Archbishop Chaput on Pope Benedict

You can read Archbishop Chaput's take on the election of Pope Benedict and the attendant media reaction here. He's not happy with much of the media. :) Here's a snip:

Moments after the Holy See announced the election of Pope Benedict XVI last week, a friend of mine quipped that “Some folks will think that God isn’t a very good listener” because He had ignored — yet again — the advice of most of the American media.

Despite days of televised counsel from media experts about how the Church needs to change her teachings on a wide range of issues, the cardinals, many of them from the Third World, selected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in near-record time.

At the archdiocesan Pastoral Center, dozens of people were glued to portable TVs they had brought into the office for the occasion. The cheering broke out as soon as Cardinal Ratzinger’s name became public. Anyone who knows the man and his work understands that Benedict XVI is a great gift to the Church — a leader of simplicity, humility, gentleness and warmth. The reason those who oppose authentic Catholic teaching resent him is not because he’s harsh — he is exactly the opposite — but because he has a unique serenity and courage.