Over the course of this year, the centenary of William F. Buckley’s birth, we will republish an article by him weekly. With the election of the next pope, this week’s column sees Buckley, nearly 50 years ago, laying out his desires for the papacy.
On the understanding that I am neither theologian nor close observer of Vatican politics, I write as a lay Catholic about the events precipitated by the death of Pope Paul. So to speak, I write as a consumer of Catholicism; or as one shareholder in the enterprise, always with the understanding that the Pope has all the voting stock. These metaphors, I confidently believe, will not upset the Holy Spirit.
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