# I was amazed... (Definitely M&P)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 20, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-amazed-definitely-m-p/300163 "2005-04-20T00:46:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-amazed-definitely-m-p/300163/1 "2005-04-20T00:46:28Z")

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…at how fast the new Pope was introduced by the Vatican after being elected. I thought it would take a couple of weeks of preparation at least. We now have Pope Benedict XVI…having lived my entire life with John Paul II as Pope, I feel like I’m in an alternate dimension now. Wow.

Adam