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KarTek · #16 02-11-2013, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuan

Ex Benedict.

I'll acknowledge you, I get it...

kerry · #17 02-11-2013, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuan

Ex Benedict.

That's so bad, you have to be British to get it.

cmbdiesel · #18 02-11-2013, 11:19 AM

Too bad we can't get back to the good old days of the middle ages.
Saw some real turnover in the papal seat back then.

Txjake · #19 02-11-2013, 12:02 PM

Might be the first black pope forthcoming. I think he is just old & sick and wants to step down to prevent the hoopa associated with changes.

http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_turkson_pka_en.html

dynalow · #20 02-11-2013, 12:11 PM

^^

Heck, every other priest "retires." Why shouldn't the Pope? My hunch? Possibly, he's in the early stages of Alzheimer's and wants to go now rather than later. Could be that simple.
Recall, RR live a loooog time after he said good-bye.

Aquaticedge · #21 02-11-2013, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuan

Ex Benedict.

chilcutt · #22 02-11-2013, 01:20 PM

His image on elevation to the papacy was one of an enforcer of Catholic orthodoxy and a cerebral disciplinarian who was unafraid to crack down on liberals and dissidents within the church.

His pronouncements before becoming Pope included labelling homosexuality a "more or less strong tendancy ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil", and saying rock music could be "a vehicle of anti-religion".

His formative years coincided with the lifespan of the Third Reich. His family opposed National Socialism but did not participate in public resistance to the Nazi's.

It is believed that his experiance of Marxist unrest amongst students in the faculty in Tubingen, Southern Germany in 1968 where he was a professor contributed to his conservative outlook.

:Yahoo News UK

sfloriII · #23 02-11-2013, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuan

Ex Benedict.

Now, that is funny!!

I admire the pope for stepping down. He alluded to it earlier in his papacy on a couple occasions that if his health was ever an issue in his carrying out the duties of the papacy that he would step aside. I look at it as both an act of courage and humility.

Here's what one Catholic scholar noted:

Scott Hahn has posted the following on the pope's resignation.

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Back on April 29, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI did something rather striking, but which went largely unnoticed.
He stopped off in Aquila, Italy, and visited the tomb of an obscure medieval Pope named St. Celestine V (1215-1296). After a brief prayer, he left his pallium, the symbol of his own episcopal authority as Bishop of Rome, on top of Celestine's tomb!
Fifteen months later, on July 4, 2010, Benedict went out of his way again, this time to visit and pray in the cathedral of Sulmona, near Rome, before the relics of this same saint, Celestine V.
Few people, however, noticed at the time.
Only now, we may be gaining a better understanding of what it meant. These actions were probably more than pious acts. More likely, they were profound and symbolic gestures of a very personal nature, which conveyed a message that a Pope can hardly deliver any other way.
In the year 1294, this man (Fr. Pietro Angelerio), known by all as a devout and holy priest, was elected Pope, somewhat against his will, shortly before his 80th birthday (Ratzinger was 78 when he was elected Pope in 2005). Just five months later, after issuing a formal decree allowing popes to resign (or abdicate, like other rulers), Pope Celestine V exercised that right. And now Pope Benedict XVI has chosen to follow in the footsteps of this venerable model.

BobK · #24 02-13-2013, 11:41 AM

Cardinals are considered princes of the church. One of the favored contenders for Pope is Nigerian. That means the chuch could be run by a Nigerian Prince! Can't wait to read the encyclicals from him.

MTI · #25 02-13-2013, 11:56 AM

Given the historical track record, the safe bet is with the Italians.

Palangi · #26 02-13-2013, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MTI

Given the historical track record, the safe bet is with the Italians.

That's what they said before the Polack was selected......

No offense to any Polacks,,,, I sort of are one, LOL

elchivito · #27 02-13-2013, 06:01 PM

The Pope will need to retire to Amsterdam.

kerry · #28 02-14-2013, 03:28 PM

It appears that a warrant was about to be issued for the arrest of Pope Benedict. This is astonishing news if it bears out.

itccs.org| The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State

elchivito · #29 02-14-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kerry

It appears that a warrant was about to be issued for the arrest of Pope Benedict. This is astonishing news if it bears out.

itccs.org| The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State

Kevin Annett, who runs that itcc organization appears to be pretty controversial. I suspect it may be all in his mind.

sfloriII · #30 02-14-2013, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by kerry

It appears that a warrant was about to be issued for the arrest of Pope Benedict. This is astonishing news if it bears out.

itccs.org| The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State

The itccs is a joke. You think this is credible? This is one of your news sources? Wow. One reason why I don't give much credence to anything you write.