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Pope Benedict XVI to Retire
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/be...aratio_en.html
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The last Pope to do this was Gregory XII...in 1415...so this is NOT something that happens every day...I'm frankly shocked by this.
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Good grief. He hasn't even been in the position that long.
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Almost 8 years. Which, in Pope years is a lot. John Paul II was there for a very very long time. Most Popes don't last 5 years. The average is 7.2 years per google search, so that's not really that irregular. What's not normal is voluntarily giving up the office.
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He's had so many scandals and been so unpopular that its pretty apparent he's being forced out and this is the story.
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You moron, you can't force out a Pope. He can convene and dismiss any council he wants. He's the unquestioned top dog of the entire church. Suggesting otherwise shows a lack of knowledge, and/or watching too much American television.
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They will just replace him with another priest that either covered up child molestation or took part.
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FWIW, there is no credible way for the child abuse scandal of the Church to reflect poorly on Benedict's reign as pope. The actual incidents of abuse happened decades before, and the cover-ups ended before he became Pope.
Although we are still witnessing the aftermath now, the scandal can in no way be tied to Pope Benedict XVI. |
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This implies that Benedict either covered up child molestation or took part, yet there is zero evidence of that. Before becoming Pope, before even a higher-up Vatican official, Ratzinger did not spend much time in the position where he could cover-up molestation. He was a Theology professor at a university.
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Brave choice. I think John Paul 2 should have done the same late in his life.
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Worst Pope ever.
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