POPE BENEDICT XVI

‘Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me -- a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord. The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers. In the joy of the risen Lord, trusting in his permanent help, we go forward. The Lord will help us, and Mary his very holy mother stands by us.’ Pope Benedict XVI, addressing the crowd in St. Peter’s Square