Huge crowds in the Vatican cheered Pope Benedict XVI on
Wednesday as he made his first public appearance since announcing his
resignation at the end of the month.
He thanked the Roman Catholic
faithful in several languages and said it was not appropriate for him to
continue as pope. "I've decided to resign the
ministry given to me by the Lord.
I've done this in full freedom, for the
benefit of the church," he told those gathered in a Vatican City audience hall for his regular weekly appearance. Benedict said he is fully aware
of the gravity of his decision but he could not carry on as pope "I don't
have the strength that it requires."
I sort of think there is a side story to this but I could be wrong. He could have resigned on his own free will, but it sort of makes you think what made him decide that he needed to retire beside age. The next question is why did he resign right before Ash Wednesday, but the real question is who is going to be the next Pope.
~CNN~
Wednesday as he made his first public appearance since announcing his
resignation at the end of the month.
He thanked the Roman Catholic
faithful in several languages and said it was not appropriate for him to
continue as pope. "I've decided to resign the
ministry given to me by the Lord.
I've done this in full freedom, for the
benefit of the church," he told those gathered in a Vatican City audience hall for his regular weekly appearance. Benedict said he is fully aware
of the gravity of his decision but he could not carry on as pope "I don't
have the strength that it requires."
I sort of think there is a side story to this but I could be wrong. He could have resigned on his own free will, but it sort of makes you think what made him decide that he needed to retire beside age. The next question is why did he resign right before Ash Wednesday, but the real question is who is going to be the next Pope.
~CNN~
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