Posted on 02/14/2013 2:29:13 PM PST by Brian Kopp DPM
With affection and appreciation.
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And we have to have some Latin…
And just for nice…
BTTT
So you don’t take him at his word, that he can no longer fulfill the Papacy?
Cute!
I hope the next pope is as good.
Bless you Pope Benedict. You will be missed.
"If nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve."
It’s from Fr. Zuhlsdorf’s blog. Maybe you could go ask him.
But this is a widespread lament among Catholics who wish he had stayed the course.
He should then take the name Benedict XVII. That would turn Papal prophecies on their heads.
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Pope Says He's Resigning for the 'Good of Church'
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The challenge Pope Benedict has left for his successor—and for ordinary Catholics
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Pope Benedict’s Resignation and St. Corbinian’s Bear
Pope Benedict XVI’s Musical Legacy
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DHS's curiosity piqued over Pope Benedict XVI's retirement and Catholic Prophecy
Prayers for Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict's Devotion to Saint Celestine Signaled His Resignation from the Papacy
Cardinal Sodano to Pope Benedict: “We have heard you with a sense of loss and almost disbelief”
Pope's resignation invokes sadness, gratitude from US bishops
Pope cites waning strength as reason for resignation
Report: Brother Says Pope Was Considering Resignation for Months
Some Notes About the Upcoming Conclave
An Evangelical Looks at Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict’s Resignation in Historical Context
Virtually unprecedented: papal resignation throughout history
Pope Benedict XVI:a papal timeline
"I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome" [Full Text]
Pope Benedict's Address on Resignation of the See of Rome
POPE BENEDICT XVI WILL RESIGN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, VATICAN PRESS OFFICE TELLS FOX NEWS
I too wish we had had Pope Benedict for longer, but he has done a great deal in the past 8 years and by his writings and prayers he will truly stay the course as a teacher
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