Pope Benedict to resign at the end of the month

[KChiefer]

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

[InChiefsHell]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

I'd say pretty large. I think the molestation thing was a significant percentage, but that'd be, what? 10%? 5%? 3%? Then you have the bishops and cardinals handling it (who take a huge percentage of the blame), but I doubt it was a matter of widespread "participation" in the coverup for the thousands upon thousands of local priests. Even if they heard the off rumor once in a while, that's not participating in a cover up...

Actually the percentage of offending priests is less that 2% of active priests at the time. The problem was the coverups, and the multiple offenses that one guy would have.

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Great.

The only German known for anything other than killing people since before the Kaiser and he ****ing quits...

Einstein was German.

[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

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I wonder what the % of preists didnt participate in the coverup of molestation of kids?

priests **** little boys at no higher rate than the general population, so it's ok.

/catholics everywhere

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The church probably found out that he had sex with an adult woman in his past and that is just unacceptable.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by BigRichard

Maybe the next one will be a Chiefs fan. Lets all bow our heads and pray.

At this point, and though a protestant, I'd take it.
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Jerry Sandusky has to have a great chance of getting the job, but this guy is the clear front runner:

[BigChiefTablet]

resign or re-sign? Does he play quarterback?

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"I can do all things through he who gives me strength" Phil 4:13


pope quits due to lack of strength.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Bump

"I can do all things through he who gives me strength" Phil 4:13


pope quits due to lack of strength.

lol.
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[La literatura]

Originally Posted by Bump

"I can do all things through he who gives me strength" Phil 4:13


pope quits due to lack of strength.

Perhaps letting go of power is an incredible sign of strength.

[Big Smoke]

Originally Posted by La literatura

Perhaps letting go of power is an incredible sign of strength.

Ah hmmm yes...

[Branden Albert's Huge Balls]

[gblowfish]

Think he'll get to keep the Beemer?

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Originally Posted by La literatura

Perhaps letting go of power is an incredible sign of strength.

lol