Here are some tweets that caught my eye today...
Bernie Tafoya @ChicagoFile
Francis Cardinal George just returned yesterday from Rome but had no inkling #Pope Benedict would resign. He's surprised. @WBBMNewsradio
Marcus Leshock @marcusleshock
Somewhere, Dan Brown is tenting his fingers and smiling mischievously as he eyes his skyrocketing Amazon sales. #PopeResigns
Mark Czerniec @MarkCzerniec
We now enter 17 days of keen Vatican watchers predicting the next Pope will be younger.
Desipio.com @desipiodotcom
Ari Kaplan says Benedict's Wins Above Replacement Pontiff (WARP) put him well behind JPII, but ahead of Celestine IV @BruceMiles2112
Ron Smith @oldiesmusic
Manti Te'o for Pope! He believes in the existence of that which cannot be seen, is probably celibate & knows the Latin phrase "alter ego."
Slate @Slate
Here is what Hitchens thought of the soon to be ex-Pope: "his entire career has the stench of evil about it." http://slate.me/Z5g99k
Brian Stelter @brianstelter
Per NYT's @RachelDonadio, a reporter for Italian wire service Ansa broke the Pope news because he understood Latin. (Statement was in Latin)
Andy Daglas @AndyDaglas
Unnamed sources close to the conclave say they're in talks to acquire Tebow from the Jets for two Cardinals and a sixth-round pick.
Bryan Dolgin @BryanDolgin
There seems to be news on Twitter about Donn Pall. Wrong pope?!?
Kenny Williams @NotKenWilliams
Seriously people....if Hawk Harrelson is not elected Pope...I will lose it.
