Papal Bull

THE RESIGNATION of  Joseph Ratzinger as Pope has been in Philippine news media—in TV, radio, and print—from the time he first announced his intention to resign the Papacy up the present, when the focus of the Philippine press has shifted to the preparations for the conclave of cardinals that will choose the next Pope, and on who he’s likely to be. It’s understandable: because some 85 percent of Filipinos are Catholics, anything that has to do with the Church the Philippine media correctly think is news.