Why do I think the Vatican insiders are going to eat this guy alive? I’m sure it means nothing, but I like the new Pope’s face. Isn’t that how visual information works, though? Visual information is necessary, but insufficient. Politics comes “after.” That’s me, being liberal and “sentimental.” Anshel Pfeffer may have got it right at Haaretz: People in Rome today are talking about his kind face and how they will like having his picture on the wall, instead of Benedict XVI’s harsh visage. But neither his countenance nor his humility will help him in his gargantuan task. We’ll have to see what’s “behind” the face.