Habemus Papam 2/2

April 19, 2005 election of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI: the 265th Pope.

Cardinal Jorge Medina Estévez makes the announcement:

Fratelli e sorelle carissimi. (Italian)
Queridísimos hermanos y hermanas. (Spanish)
Bien chers frères et sœurs. (French)
Liebe Brüder und Schwestern. (German)
Dear brothers and sisters. (English)

Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum:
Habemus Papam!
Eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum,
Dominum Iosephum.
Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ Cardinalem Ratzinger,
Qui sibi nomen imposuit Benedicti XVI

Pope Benedict, upon greeting the crowds in St. Peter's Square said:

"Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the Cardinals have elected me, a simple, humble labourer in the vineyard of the Lord. The fact that the Lord knows how to work and to act even with insufficient instruments comforts me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers. In the joy of the Risen Lord, confident of his unfailing help, let us move forward. The Lord will help us, and Mary, His Most Holy Mother, will be on our side. Thank you."