First Ballot: Ratzinger Not Elected Pope

NOTE: The following headlines are fictional (but, sadly, believable):

New York Times headline: "Conclave Divided: Conservative Ratzinger Loses on First Ballot."

The Guardian headline: "Ratzinger Licks Wounds: Votes for Arch-Conservative Favorite Fail to Materialize."

Here's the take on this over at Disputations.

And Amy Welborn's take:

Yup

and

(if you don't mind a little shameless self-promotion) Jay was right..