Is it true that you must be a Cardinal in order to become the Pope?
No doubt his memos as a cardinal to the bishops to protect the pedophile priests by moving them to new parishes, rather than to turn them into local law enforcement authorities, was a very great burden on his mind, and soul. I suspect that the assistant, who he fired and had jailed, had obtained documents detailing the cardinal’s sins. Just waiting for the other shoe to drop. I suppose the former assistant will “sell” the documents to the highest bidder.
This is a bad precedent. I wish the Holy Father had stayed in office until he was at least bedridden, comatose or dead. Just because your health is not at 100 percent, is no reason for a Pope or a monarch like Queen Elizabeth to vacate the office. Give them a right hand man to help carry out strenuous diplomatic trips like the Queen has Will, Kate, Harry.
WHAT??? He’s QUITTING???
This I frankly never expected to see. Ratzinger had a stiff upper lip. Now the speculation is going to go agog.