“His resignation, upon the event of his 75th birthday, was accepted immediately.”
Only if “immediately” is defined as “after 10 months.”
Which is a lot faster than Pope John Paul II had been accepting resignations from cardinals. However, my perception (could be wrong) is that Pope Benedict has been a little quicker in accepting resignations, generally.
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Thank you ... strike "immediately", replace with "very quickly" ... and yes, B16 is much quicker to replace retiring bishops than JPII was.