Let us pray.
If the next Pope is Peter of Rome will he be the last pope?
God the Father of Mercies: please choose for us a new Pope. May he be steadfast in the face of evil. May he be the Rock that the gates of hell cannot withstand.
+ We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen. +
The wife and I thought he was looking a bit frail at Christmas mass.
Very humble. May the Holy Spirit fill him peace and wisdom.
Now if this was a modern business in the United State, someone would escort him to his cubicle, let him box up his personal stuff, and escort him to the door. Meanwhile IT changes his password and disables his login.
The title uses the word "resignation". The text uses the word "renounce". Is this notification a translation into English? I prefer the "resign" word to the "renounce" word due to the secondary meaning of renounce.
re·nounce
[ ri nównss ]
1.give up claim: to give up formally a claim, title, position, or right
2.reject belief: to reject or disavow a belief or theory
3.stop doing something: to give up a habit, pursuit, or practice
res·ig·na·tion
[ rèzzig náysh'n ]
1.notification of leaving job: a formal notification of leaving a paid or unpaid position
2.departure from job: an instance of leaving a paid or unpaid position
3.unprotesting acceptance of something: agreement to something, usually given reluctantly but without protest
I’m Baptist, and no fan of Popes...but it is nice to see someone with the humility to step aside for the good of others. Rare, and admirable. Heck, I have a hard time being humble enough to admit that age is affecting my ability to go jogging...!