Pope Benedict is retiring

[momoffuzzyfaces]

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.

[Karen]

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 ...