Perhaps the next one will discover that "God" doesn't object to two people falling in love with each other.

That's a bit cruel, the poor old poof can't even marry!

Surely everyone in the media will have thought "what scandal is he trying to dodge?".

Top of the list must be... a historic allegation of underage buggery by Ratzinger when he was a Hitler Youth?

Considering how anti-gay he is, and how riddled with queens the Nazis were, this must be a possibility.

To accuse Ratzinger of buggery is silly - and the Hitler Youth, in his time, were just boy scouts.
Whether one agrees with Catholic doctrine on gays, abortion, contraception etc. - or not - this Pope is a good man who worked hard and did his very best. Age just caught up...as it will on us all.

To accuse any person of a crime is worse than silly; it's wicked. That hasn't stopped it though. And to accuse someone of a crime when they cannot defend themselves is even worse; as is the judicial system that allows it and the media that wallows in the prurient joy of carrying it; but a good story is all that matters in this ghastly century, no matter what Leveson may try to do.

Being a good man doesn't stop it. I know from personal experience and I don't even want gays sent to hell and children born to starve and die because contraception is bad.

well if they were like the Boys Scouts that is a worry !!

he's in his 80s and stumbling so he probably doesn't want to end up like the last one with Parkinsons and falling about the place.

I reckon the next one will be from Africa and be black and given their history on gays, benders may want to hold off on the celebrations.

Yes I reckon you're correct Hedda - witch hunts would be coming if they weren't here already.

Make Mugabe a Cardinal and burn all queens at the stake I fear.