www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57568645/po...o-resign-this-month/

"Vatican officials said Monday that Pope Benedict XVI had announced to his senior clergy that he would resign his position as the head of the Roman Catholic Church on February 28, according to multiple news agencies which received a transcript of his remarks.

Pope to resign: Rome reacts to news.Benedict has dealt with health issues for some time, and the 85-year-old announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals Monday morning, according to the Associated Press. The move took almost all Vatican observers, and millions of Catholics around the world, by surprise.
He said that because of his advanced age and diminishing strength, he didn't feel he could carry on the job. Reuters quoted the Pope as saying he was "fully aware of the gravity" of his resignation.
The pope's brother, Georg Ratzinger, told a news agency in Germany that the pontiff had been advised by his doctor not to take any more transatlantic trips and had been considering stepping down for months."

Mhm....and he's going to continue living in the vatican....there's interesting now...untouchable!


Jane

They should make mikey the pope.
Billions would convert to catholicism.

where else could he live? nobody wants a sex offender living next door.

I'd love to hear mikeys thoughts on this and which cardinal he thinks will replace him.

"The Prophecy of the Popes, attributed to Saint Malachy, is a list of 112 short phrases in Latin. They purport to describe each of the Roman Catholic popes (along with a few anti-popes), beginning with Pope Celestine II (elected in 1143) and concluding with the successor of current pope Benedict XVI, a pope described in the prophecy as "Peter the Roman", whose pontificate will end in the destruction of the city of Rome."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes

So, this one will be the last one? Or according to some, when Malachy's document disappeared, it re-appeared with an extra pope added.

Besides the paedophilia stuff, I am also intrigued by the $11m bet somebody has placed on something catastrophic happening to the world economy by the middle of April.




Jane

Could there be a american pope this time, we are becoming more ceremonially religious and the catholic faith is strong and getting bigger

I vote for a american pope who speaks italian

angelchemuel wrote:
New thread about it and link
I'm intrigued how anyone can make an 11million bet unless they mean a short.

andyh wrote:
I would convert on the spot. Catholicism needs a sweary pontiff .

I didn't even think this was possible.
I always assumed it was a lifetime gig with tied house.

So does this indicate some friction between the chairman and CEO?
Perhaps related to recent PR disasters and subsequent devastating financial losses?
Did he conceal something on his application which a CRBC has just turned up and there was Heil to pay?

He just wants to quit so he can spend more time on twitter.

They say the Ex-Pope will go to a Monastery into "a life of prayer"
WE'LL HAVE TO SEE.

psketti wrote:
No internet in the Vatican.....

Does he get to keep the car?

I bet he just couldn't take having to sit through another Susan Boyle gig.

Pope's resignation down to dodgy online transactions. They're saying it's Paypal indiscretion.

Space Bandit wrote:

He's getting ready to take over fergies job at man utd.

MadCatMan@B3ta

andyh wrote:
I have been on another forum which guves a very balanced view

It is called "ship of fools"

Mostly Anglican but quite open to al faiths and none.

I concur with many of those that the man did a great thing.

And we may even get a black pope, next.

If that is worth anything it is watching wingnuts heads explode when they have a black POTUS while they have a black Pope.

Now let the hating continue: looks to me like we may have got the guy wrong.