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To: JoeFromSidney
I understand that part, but the context provided by Gracida's statement seems to imply more:

"[Benedict] sacrificed himself and resigned the exercise of the power of jurisdiction (governing) that belongs to whoever occupies the Chair of Peter, but not the power of orders. Jorge Maria Bergolio, who was elected to succeed Benedict to the Chair of Peter in 2013 has chosen, rightly or wrongly, to exercise ALL of the powers of the papacy with the resulting chaos that we are now experiencing."

This hints that we are talking about the "powers of the papacy," specifically, not just the powers of the priesthood.

It sounds like Gracida is saying that Benedict intended to abdicate some of the prerogatives of the papacy, but not all of them. As if the Petrine office could be divided and shared out by two people.

If this is what was intended, I think it possible that that would invalidate Benedict's abdication. I don't see how the papacy itself could be reconfigured on the spot into a two-man office.

Your thoughts?

10 posted on 01/24/2018 6:12:37 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Enquiring minds want to know.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

“From the election of his successor, Pope Francis—on 13 March 2013—there are not then two Popes, but de facto an enlarged ministry with an active and a contemplative member. For this reason, Benedict has not renounced either his name or his white cassock. For this reason, the correct title with which we must refer to him is still “Holiness.” Furthermore, he has not retired to an isolated monastery, but [has retired] within the Vatican, as if he had simply stepped aside to make space for his Successor, and for a new stage in the history of the Papacy, which he, with that step, has enriched with the centrality of payer and of compassion placed in the Vatican Gardens.”

“So it is not surprising that some have seen it as revolutionary, or otherwise as entirely consistent with the gospel, while still others see in this way a secularized papacy as never before, and thus more collegial and functional, or even simply more humane and less sacred. And still others are of the opinion that Benedict XVI, with this step, has almost — speaking in theological and historical-critical terms — demythologized the papacy.”

Archbishop Georg Ganswein; May 20, 2016

https://onepeterfive.com/abp-ganswein-pope-benedict-part-enlarged-papal-ministry/


11 posted on 01/24/2018 6:48:24 PM PST by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

If Francis were to suddenly die, would Pope Benedict XVI still be the Pope?


12 posted on 01/24/2018 8:07:05 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
No, the Papacy is not a 2-man office. As for what motivated Benedict, and what's motivating Bergoglio, I guess we have to trust the Holy Spirit and await Judgement Day to get the full story.
20 posted on 01/26/2018 6:51:21 AM PST by JoeFromSidney (,)
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