Benedict XVI, born Josef Rottweiler, is the brand-spankin'-new Pope. He reincarnated, Phoenix-like, from his previous form as Pope John Paul 2.0, in 2005. His first act as Pope was the ritual consumption of John Paul 2.0's body, thereby absorbing his secret powers. You do NOT want to piss this guy off.
This hoopy frood bears mucho resemblanci [Latin] to Darth Sidious of Star Wars fame. It was thought he would choose the name Palpatine as his papal "handle", but as the coincidence would have raised too many questions, he has chosen to stick with his original Terran name, Benedict XVI.
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