It's all over the news here. Obviously, Pope Benedict has made an announcement that he will resign by the end of February due to his poor health.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304
It's all over the news here. Obviously, Pope Benedict has made an announcement that he will resign by the end of February due to his poor health.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304
Just saw this on the morning news. Quite a surprise!
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Indeed! As far as I know, this hasn't happened too many times before. I thought they'd have to stay in that office until they die.
Then again, I can understand that decision if he feels his strength is dwindling so he can no longer do a good job.
However, looks like conspiracy theories are already blooming all over the net.
I'm not Catholic, so not at all familiar with the laws of the Catholic Church, but I imagine retiring rather than dying in office, is much more desirable.
And conspiracy - oh I don't doubt that at all. I was absolutely sickened by the conspiracy theories and video about them, that surfaced after the Sandy Hook massacre when those 20 little school kids were needlessly murdered here in The States.
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To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1The clock of life is wound but once and no man has the power
To know just when the hands will stop - on what day, or what hour.
Now is the only time you have, so live it with a will -
Don't wait until tomorrow - the hands may then be still.
~~~~true author unknown~~~~
A pope can resign at any time.
The BBC's David Willey in Rome says the move has come as a shock - but adds that in theory there has never been anything stopping Pope Benedict or any of his predecessors from stepping aside.
Under the Catholic Church's governing code, Canon Law, the only conditions for the validity of such a resignation are that it be made freely and be properly published.
But resignation is extremely rare: the last Pope to step aside was Pope Gregory XII, who resigned in 1415 amid a schism within the Church.
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I think with people living a long time, a Papal resignation was inevitable. I just didn't expect to see it in this day and age. It's been almost 600 years since it happened last, so is indeed an unusual event. I heard it this morning; when I heard there was breaking news about the Pope I thought they were going to announce he died; he's quite old.
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Word is that a Canadian is a good bet for the position...
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I do hope they put someone in a bit younger for the next Pope. I'm not Catholic but have family members who are. I did admire Pope John Paul. He seemed like such a sweet man. He was a hard act to follow.
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I remember hearing, when Cardinal Ratzinger was elevated to Pope, that the Church acknowledged John Paul II would be a hard act to follow, so they purposefully chose someone "older" so that Pope would have a short term by default. It will be interesting to see how this plays out, as there are those who have long held that as Cardinal, he had too much to do with the clergy abuse coverup to be an effective leader as Pope ...
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Heard that on the news tonight-- seems it's a first in 600 yrs. They mentioned he was going South of Rome for a time (maybe to rest) , then he is supposed to reside in a convent inside the Vatican-- I assumed he was in ill health and was retiring there to have assistance in the remaing yrs.
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