“Popes do not resign.”
Except when they do. And they have. And Benedict did.
“There is more to the story.”
Undoubtedly. But Benedict resigned. It’s undeniable. He even created the arrangements for it (such as his title - Pope Emeritus).
Deal with reality as it actually exists and not as you might wish it to be.
When was the last time a Pope resigned?
I am dealing with reality, the current occupant of the Vatican is a Marxist anti-Christian Islamophile.