No Habeas Papam

Well, after the intial voting round of the conclave in Rome there has been no announcement of a successor to the late Pope John Paul II. On Monday, after the first voting, puffs of white smoke were seen coming from the chimney of St Peter's, but evidently it was just the chimney cleaning out old smoke from the last conclave as the smoke quickly turned black; silencing the cheers from the crowds gathered outside.

Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany is now thought to have lost lost early momentum, especially after his mass prior to the conclave warning the princes of the church against modernization and anything else except for extreme traditionalism. (Hmm...I wonder if he's a conservative???)