The Pope is resigning

[AUFred]

This will be interesting to watch.

 

[FoxInSox]

For sure!

 

[porterjack]

i think they need a reformer to replace him

someone who will deal with issues, scandals, etc

 

[pjbleek]

the need for one to speak for all is insane. they should get rid of the papal system and let the cardinals rule. besides, it has been this way for far too long....

 

[porterjack]

the next one needs to be a red sox fan

 

[FoxInSox]

hahaha!

It'll be interesting to see who becomes his successor.

 

[pjbleek]

the next one needs to be a red sox fan

as long as he aint a Yankee fan, that'd be cool with me....

 

[Alien Allen]

Popes don't resign except for rarely. Been hundreds of years since one has.

My bet is he saw his future and it was not bright due to his involvement in the cover up of Priests abusing children. If he did not see his future then those around him did and they forced him to resign.

With luck there will be justice finally for all that were abused and those others who covered up those abuses will see the door. I just wish that door led to prison for those who enabled the preditors.

 

[Dana]

Am I the only one that never paid a mind?

 

[porterjack]

Am I the only one that never paid a mind?

nope lots of people did not reply

 

[darkcgi]

I guess if I knew more about the history of it all and what value it brings I would care more.

 

[MainerMikeBrown]

Having to quit must be a hard pill for The Pope to have to swallow.

Like my grandmother says, getting old is no good.

 

[Alien Allen]

He never should have been made the Pope

But the Catholic church is just as political as any political party

How people can continue to support that church when they made him Pope is mind boggling

Until you realize the power that church has over its flock. Heads should have rolled over all those Priest abuses and how the church leaders dealt with them. Instead of dealing with it head on they choose to pick a person to be Pope who had deep involvement in the cover up.

 

[Francis]

Pope John Paul II was charismatic and attracted many young generations to the Catholic church that had abandoned it..

The problem with this Pope is he was not a people's Pope right from the start.. I never thought he looked healthy for the job and honestly I thought he was the wrong choice. But the church does things as per the old sacred rules and will not change.

 

[FoxInSox]

Pope John Paul II was charismatic and attracted many young generations to the Catholic church that had abandoned it..

The problem with this Pope is he was not a people's Pope right from the start.. I never thought he looked healthy for the job and honestly I thought he was the wrong choice. But the church does things as per the old sacred rules and will not change.

amen to that!

 

[Minor Axis]

An opportunity to turn a new leaf and give away some of the Vatican's fortune to charity... not holding breath.

 

[FoxInSox]

give away some of the Vatican's fortune to charity...

That'll never happen.

 

[Joe the meek]

Pope John Paul II was charismatic and attracted many young generations to the Catholic church that had abandoned it..

The problem with this Pope is he was not a people's Pope right from the start.. I never thought he looked healthy for the job and honestly I thought he was the wrong choice. But the church does things as per the old sacred rules and will not change.

And the problem with John Paul II was the fact that he was half dead for more than a couple of years acting as Pope.

This could be a major change down the road for future popes, not feeling that they have to perform the job if they physically and mentally can't.

Personally, I have no doubt what goes on behind the vatican walls most likely mirrors Payton's place.