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KChiefer · 02-11-2013, 05:37 AM

Rome (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI will resign on February 28, his spokesman Father Federico Lombardi told CNN Monday.

The 85-year-old pope is resigning "because of advanced age," Benedict told the cardinals of the Catholic Church on Monday.

"Strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me," the pope told the cardinals, according to the Vatican.

The last pope to resign was Gregory XII in 1415. He did so to end a civil war within the church in which more than one man claimed to be pope.

Benedict, the 265th pope, is the sixth German to serve as pope and the first since the 11th century. He became pope in 2005.

He has led church after the third-longest papacy in church history and during a time in which the church is declining in his native Europe but expanding in Africa and Latin America.

Benedict's time as pope has been marked with a series of scandals and controversies, including hundreds of new allegations of sexual abuse by priests.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/...ion/?hpt=hp_t1

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 02-11-2013, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

Check out this shitbag Priest from Wisconsin, who preyed on deaf kids for 20 plus years and NEVER faced the music. They buried him in a Catholic cemetery in his priest robes.
http://www.abusedinwisconsin.com/St_..._the_Deaf.aspx

Why was he buried in his priest robes? All due to one man. The beloved Pope Benedict.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/0...t-time/?hpt=C1)

Disgusting. They all wanted him charged, defrocked, and humiliated rightfully so. 1 personal letter he wrote to the pope stopped justice from happening.

RyFo18 · 02-11-2013, 01:28 PM

How much are they resigning him for?

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mesmith31 · 02-11-2013, 01:43 PM

I watched this movie over the weekend. It was horrific yet, superbly done. It is amazing how two thousand years of tradition is being brought to its knees by something so vile. The courage of the survivors and the pursuit of justice and answers amidst such blatant evil reminded me of Viktor Frankl's book, "Man's Search for Meaning".

Frankie · 02-11-2013, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by KChiefer

Pope Benedict to resign at the end of the month

I think we should sign him and let him start for a year or two while Geno develops.

**Iowanian** · 02-11-2013, 05:12 PM

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Sweet Daddy Hate · 02-11-2013, 05:15 PM

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jspchief · 02-11-2013, 06:40 PM

For those wondering how common it is for a pope to resign; the last time was 600 years ago.

**Rain Man** · 02-11-2013, 06:42 PM

I guess this opens the door for Darth Vader to take over.

**Rain Man** · 02-11-2013, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

They have never had pope's that were of advanced age and lost some of their alertness and mental capacity?

Yeah. That's how things like the Inquisition and Latin masses got started.

**hometeam** · 02-11-2013, 06:47 PM

This shit has been on the news all day. I come home and its at the top of CP! He should resign all the bullshit rules that they so zealously cling too.

teedubya · 02-11-2013, 06:48 PM

I never thought I'd see a Pope that was too pooped to pope.

GloryDayz · 02-11-2013, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by teedubya

I never thought I'd see a Pope that was too pooped to pope.

I see what you did there!!!!

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