(Technically I believe Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict, was forced to resign by blackmailers, invalidating his resignation. This is on top of the twin facts that papal resignations may not exist, but if they do they require the correct form which he did not use. The most compelling conclusion after reviewing it all is that
Benedict attempted to resign only one office, the local one which gives him authority over the Diocese of Rome, Italy, not the global office. Digging into this turns up a bunch of fuckery, and I doubt anyone will come away impressed with Benedict, either. It’s been a long, cold, Marxist winter in the Church.)
I’m Catholic and I agree.
(Technically I believe Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict, was forced to resign by blackmailers, invalidating his resignation. This is on top of the twin facts that papal resignations may not exist, but if they do they require the correct form which he did not use. The most compelling conclusion after reviewing it all is that Benedict attempted to resign only one office, the local one which gives him authority over the Diocese of Rome, Italy, not the global office. Digging into this turns up a bunch of fuckery, and I doubt anyone will come away impressed with Benedict, either. It’s been a long, cold, Marxist winter in the Church.)
Yeah, I looked into Benedict and he's not the angel I'd assumed to find.
Nope. Equivalent of a dirty old swamp republican,