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Post by Mr Jinx on Feb 11, 2013 12:13:50 GMT
Pope Benedict XVI is to resign at the end of this month in an unexpected development, saying he is too old to continue at the age of 85. He became Pope in 2005 following John Paul II's death. Resignations from the papacy are not unknown, but this is the first in the modern era, which has been marked by pontiffs dying while in office. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304 |
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Post by Mr. Jon Donnis on Feb 11, 2013 14:27:08 GMT
You have to wonder if he walked or was pushed
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Post by watchman on Feb 11, 2013 20:16:24 GMT
The question this poses for me is ...
why does one of the most hide bound traditionalist Popes ever take a drastic step like this.
Its almost like he knows something really nasty is about to crawl out of the wood work , and some could say ,he's bailing now to get a cushy little bolt hole in a remote monastery somewhere where he can sit it out.
Just a thought ...
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Post by mrjohnno on Feb 12, 2013 16:20:17 GMT
He wishes to spend more time with his family I hear
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Post by Mr Jinx on Feb 12, 2013 21:24:18 GMT
Wanted. Sexist homophobe to keep Christians following blindly without question. Must be good with kids.
Apply
The Vatican
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Post by Mr. Jon Donnis on Feb 12, 2013 22:12:39 GMT
Nicking that for Twitter
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Post by mrjohnno on Feb 13, 2013 19:00:49 GMT
VATICAN CITY—Citing his advancing age and deteriorating health, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the papacy Monday, saying he no longer possessed the strength and energy required to lead the Catholic Church backward.
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“It is with sadness, but steadfast conviction, that I announce I am no longer capable of impeding social progress with the energy and endurance that is required of the highest ministry in the Roman Catholic Church,” Benedict reportedly said in Latin to the Vatican’s highest cardinals. “While I’m proud of the strides the Church has made over the past eight years, from thwarting AIDS-prevention efforts in Africa to failing to punish or even admit to decades of sexual abuse of children at the hands of clergy, it has become evident to me that, in this rapidly evolving world, I now lack the capacity to continue guiding this faith back centuries.”
“Thus, I must step down from the papacy,” he added. “But let me assure every member of the Church that the Vatican’s commitment to narrow-mindedness and social obstruction will long live on after my departure.” www.theonion.com/articles/resigning-pope-no-longer-has-strength-to-lead-chur,31248/ |
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Post by watchman on Feb 13, 2013 20:47:49 GMT
That is just too close to the truth.
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Post by The Legendary Barb on Feb 25, 2013 13:07:12 GMT
One of his cronies has just resigned, Cardinal O'Brien from Scotland, turn up for the books.  |
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