#popewatch

So the new pontiff was chosen moments ago.  The media has been all a buzz with Pope Benedict's resignation, speculating whether or not one of the eleven US cardinal frontrunners would be chosen to lead the Catholic Church's 1.2 billion followers, etc.  Social media has also been a buzz, with pope jokes and well crafted memes.  My favorite status was from a undergraduate friend:

And now we wait to see which Cardinal will have the ability to exercise papal infallibility.