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To: Sioux-san; Falconspeed
Pope Benedict is alive, and he has never fully resigned.

Oh, yeah?

For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is. Pope Benedict XVI, February 11, 2013.

4 posted on 01/30/2017 10:22:37 PM PST by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: ebb tide

It’s true that the letter of resignation appears to be unambiguous. But the intention to resign while supposedly retaining some aspects of the “Petrine Ministry,” and to continue being addressed as “Pope” and “Your Holiness,” and dressing like a pope, and living in the Vatican, all these introduce doubt. And doubt on two points: was Benedict in material error about the nature of the Papacy? and was there coercion?

We now have infinitely more knowledge of what an unprincipled thug Bergoglio is than we did four years ago. (And knowledge about the criminal gang who engineered his election and who are now running the Church.)


5 posted on 01/30/2017 10:59:45 PM PST by Arthur McGowan (https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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