God bless and keep him.
My prayers belong to Pope XVI
Given the ignorance of the mainstream media with regards to the Catholic Church, I will limit my news postings to articles from reliable Catholic sources.
EWTN will have a special live edition of the World Over Live program, tonight at 8 pm. EWTN also ran a special EWTN Live edition this morning with Michael Warsaw, the President of EWTN, Colin Donovan, a canon lawyer and Fr. Mitch Pacwa. They are calling the pope's resignation an act of humility.
Good for him. Let someone with more health and vigor take over the responsibilities, and perhaps this Pope can make a positive influence on the choice of his successor.
The media will not remind everyone of the great strides this Shepherd made in bringing many back into the fold.
I am also struck that he has decided this in the Year of Faith. Come Holy Spirit, enkindle us!
Rather than bothering to read even half of that the man has written, a great many people who claim to be Catholic have painted Benedict as a "slave to tradition". Clearly he is not and never has been.
This is an incredible example of someone following Christ who sees themself as a servent to others.
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through contention, neither by vain glory: but in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves:
Philippians 2:4 Each one not considering the things that are his own, but those that are other men's.
Philippians 2:5 For let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus :
Philippians 2:6 Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God :
Philippians 2:7 But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man.
Philippians 2:8 He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross.
God Bless you PAPA! We love you!
I am not an emotional person but this news has left me saddened all day. I pray that Benedict has a long retirement and that his successor has his wisdom.
Too pooped to pope?