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    Roman Catholic Pope Benedict is stepping down.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/11/us-pope-resigns-idUSBRE91A0BH20130211

    A Vatican spokesman said the pontiff would step down from 2 p.m. ET on February 28"

    I assume at that point the College of Cardinals will elect a new Pope.

    Soli Deo Gloria
    Sentinel947
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  • #2
    The College won't begin meeting until mid-March. Thank goodness another horserace came along to distract the media.

    And best wishes to Pope Benedict. It's a tough job, and he followed a rock star. Hopefully, he'll spend his retirement in a way he enjoys.

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    • #3
      He can do that?

      At least now my Scouts will have a chance to understand what I mean when I ask if we have "white smoke" coming from a Board of Review.

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      • #4
        This decision is a pre-emptive move to avoid the public embarrassment that is coming because Arpaio and Trump are investigating to find out if his long form birth certificate was faked.
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        • #5
          Just read a theory that he has Congestive Heart Failure is unable to continue. First time in 600 years that a Pope has resigned his office. In regards to packsaddle, "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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          • #6
            Funny, TwoCub.

            And also funny Pack, though just to be serious for a moment, unless his birth certificate showed that he wasn't born AT ALL, I think he would still be eligible to be Pope.

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            • #7
              Any Baptized Roman Catholic male can be elected Pope, since its been over 600 hundred years since the last guy resigned, I wonder what he will be called? My money is on Ex-Benedict...
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              • #8
                So what do retired Popes do? Can we expect photos in People of him in a Speedo and expensive sunglasses on some beach in the Med? Or in a big cardigan eating oranges in an olive grove (a la Michael Corleone in Godfather III)?

                I'm betting on the Godfather thing.

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                • #9
                  If memory serves, the Vatican has pushed for a mandatory retirement of 75, except the Pope. I know my pastor, when he retired, did pastoral work on a cruise line for a year, and then did pastoral work with various hospitals. Some retired priests will serve as needed to give other vacations and fill in in emergencies, and some teach.

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                  • #10
                    Carnival Cruise Lines probably has a position open just now.

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                    • #11
                      So it is my understanding that this Pope eliminated "limbo"? Is that correct? Can a Pope do something like that? I would think only God could do that.
                      Seriously I intend no offense or ridicule. I am curious about how that came about.

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