pretty unprecedented, but a wise decision. it is admirable that he is able to admit that he cannot fulfill his role properly anymore. much better than be a sitting senile pope where other people end up deciding things for him while waiting for him to die.
he's not as popular nor as charismatic as john paul 2 but he is a pretty intellectual person.
so what do we call him after that, pope dowager? does he retain his papal name benedict xvi or does he go back to being joseph ratzinger?
would be exciting to see how the politics would play out though. the process of selecting a pope is probably the only time the catholic church becomes democratic. or is it? we never know because it all happens in closed doors. will the jesuits come into power this time? will they finally get someone from the third world? or will they go italian again?
pretty unprecedented, but a wise decision. it is admirable that he is able to admit that he cannot fulfill his role properly anymore. much better than be a sitting senile pope where other people end up deciding things for him while waiting for him to die.
he's not as popular nor as charismatic as john paul 2 but he is a pretty intellectual person.
so what do we call him after that, pope dowager? does he retain his papal name benedict xvi or does he go back to being joseph ratzinger?
would be exciting to see how the politics would play out though. the process of selecting a pope is probably the only time the catholic church becomes democratic. or is it? we never know because it all happens in closed doors. will the jesuits come into power this time? will they finally get someone from the third world? or will they go italian again?