Pope to Resign at end of Feb. : Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:14 am  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304 Has this ever happened before?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304 Has this ever happened before?

[John_D]

Re: Pope to Resign at end of Feb. : Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:25 am  

In a word, yes

Re: Pope to Resign at end of Feb. : Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:40 am  

Neil HFC wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304 Has this ever happened before? Well it certainly isn't "to spend more time with my family" Wonder what the severance package is like, did operation Yew Tree get to the Vatican...Saville has visited, afterall..?

Neil HFC wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304 Has this ever happened before? Well it certainly isn't "to spend more time with my family" Wonder what the severance package is like, did operation Yew Tree get to the Vatican...Saville has visited, afterall..?

Re: Pope to Resign at end of Feb. : Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:20 pm  

Does this mean the sky fairy made an error in his selection process?

Re: Pope to Resign at end of Feb. : Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:31 pm  

After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.

"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.

That's quite a resignation letter.

I expect he's realised that god is entirely fictional - I can see how that would dent one's enthusiasm for the job.

Re: Pope to Resign at end of Feb. : Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:40 pm  

I expect he got a better offer elsewhere, maybe the church could change his mind with a better salary offer and a newer car ?

Re: Pope to Resign at end of Feb. : Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:55 pm  

Right, so only one pope left to go before the end of the world.

Those that have visited St Pauls outside the Walls in Rome may know what I'm on about.

Re: Pope to Resign at end of Feb. : Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:12 pm  

Rooster Booster wrote:

Right, so only one pope left to go before the end of the world.

Those that have visited St Pauls outside the Walls in Rome may know what I'm on about.

If the next one is called Peter and is from Rome, we're boned!

[John_D]

Re: Pope to Resign at end of Feb. : Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:14 pm  

JerryChicken wrote:

I expect he got a better offer elsewhere, maybe the church could change his mind with a better salary offer and a newer car ?

Big money transfer to Islam

Re: Pope to Resign at end of Feb. : Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:14 pm  

JerryChicken wrote:

I expect he got a better offer elsewhere, maybe the church could change his mind with a better salary offer and a newer car ?

He impressed his new employers at the interview when he told them he was a real 'Papal person'.