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"Ratzinger's Rottweilers are a somewhat informal loose-knit group of fans and faithful dedicated to defending the honor of our Pope, Benedict XVI, a.k.a. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. It is also our mission to support and pray for our pontiff as he leads the Church on her mission. Most of all we continue to be big fans of our German Shepherd and hold him in our hearts, and like all good dogs, we strive to have steadfast, loyal hearts.

The name was chosen as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the name "God's Rottweiler" given to Pope Benedict XVI during his years as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith. We poke fun at this terminology, as we know that he is far from a vicious man, and rather a man of deep faith and inner peace. His worst "crime" was doing his job, and doing it well. (As it's been said, "as charity requires!")

With that being said, a true Ratzinger's Rottweiler, in the spirit of Pope Benedict, must always act with patience and charity in supporting and defending our Holy Father. Anyone doing otherwise incurs automatic excommunication from the brigade and is sent to the dog house, where there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth (and gnawing of bones.)" (For Lack of a Better Term)

Wahrscheinlich kommt die Kritische Öffentlichkeit mit dieser Mischung aus Ironie und Spaß, aus Klischee und Wirklichkeit genauso wenig zurecht wie damals vor langer Zeit mit dem (one-person) Ratzinger-Fan-Club...