Posted on 02/16/2019 5:39:04 PM PST by marshmallow
ROME, February 14, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Archbishop Georg Gänswein has reaffirmed the validity of Benedict’s resignation, insisting that he did resign the Petrine office.
“There is only one legitimately elected and incumbent [gewählten und amtierenden] Pope, and that is Francis,” Benedict’s longtime private secretary said, adding simply: “Amen.”
His definitive affirmation, communicated to LifeSiteNews on Feb. 11, 2019 — the six-year anniversary of Pope Benedict’s abdication — comes at a time when increasing numbers of bishops, canonists, theologians and lay faithful are questioning its juridical validity.
Clergy and laity alike are concerned that Benedict’s remarks about the “forever” of the papacy — and those of Archbishop Gänswein about an “expanded petrine ministry” — indicate that Benedict intended to bifurcate the papacy, as if he intended only to resign the ministerium (active ministry) of the papacy and not the munus (office) itself. If this were the case, the argument goes, his resignation would be invalid, for Christ intended for there to be only one successor to Peter, one Vicar of Christ on earth.
Presenting these concerns to Archbishop Gänswein, we asked him: “Did Pope Benedict intend to resign the Petrine munus as named in canon law (canon 332.2), or just the public actions that pertain to that munus?”
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yeah, yeah, sure, sure........
About all I can contribute is sadness Benedict retired or whatever.
I’m not a conspiracy nut about this (you know what’s coming) BUT
He retired because of illness and he’s still alive and kicking 6 years later? That sort of tells me hedve been well enough to continue for at least a couple more years.
Amongst the Wikileaks was a document between (IIRC) Hillary, Huma and Podesta about the success of the Arab spring asking about a Catholic Spring.
Many people think he was forced out by th Galen Group/ Lavender Mafia.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q2HSJ6cbMY
Both Brandmuller and Burke of the Dubia say Benedict resigned validly. That should be enough for those who insist otherwise.
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