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The new Pope, Francis, may shape up to be a Neocon nightmare.

The War Party of course was probably hoping for the equivalent of an Innocent IV, who might carry on the tradition of Innocent III, the pope of the Albigensian Crusade and other militarist horrors. No such luck, it seems.

Given Pope Francis' overall background, it's extremely likely that he'll continue the antiwar policies of John Paul II and Benedict XVI.