Pope Benedict XVI 'to resign'

[Mr. Daystar]

Huh, what ya know. I thought they had to ride it out until death...I never knew they could step down.

 

[Mayhem]

Huh, what ya know. I thought they had to ride it out until death...I never knew they could step down.

Well, the guy is the Boss of Bosses, the Grand Pubah, El Capo de Tutti Capi. What are they going to do? Chain him to a bed and pour hot candle wax on his nipples? Even if he asks them too?

 

[Will E Worm]

Worm I can't believe what I'm typing but I agree with you 100%

It's a very sobering and humbling experience. One that I've felt quite a few times.

You come around after awhile. Smart people do.

I'm not Catholic either. In fact, in my opinion it is the least "Spiritual" of all Christian religions.

It's because they aren't Christians.

 

[zeeblofowl_1969]

You come around after awhile. Smart people do.



It's because they aren't Christians.

1 time is not coming around.

 

[Johan]

No more popes, Vatican, or Vatican city. Shut it all down! arty:

And this would be the 1st time (and probably the last as well) that cupcake and FEMEN think alike

'Femen' activists go topless to hail pope's resignation

Eight Femen activists flashed their breasts in the iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Tuesday to mark Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement a day earlier, yelling "No more homophobe" and "Bye bye Benedict!"

Eight feminists flashed their breasts in the heart of Paris's Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday to celebrate Pope Benedict XVI's shock resignation announcement.

The members of the Femen movement entered the Gothic cathedral dressed in long coats which they whipped off inside while ringing three bells near the altar.

"Pope no more!" they cried. "No more homophobe" and "Bye bye Benedict!"

Scandalised visitors voiced their disapproval.

"This is a sacred place, you can't strip here," said a Frenchwoman.

The Femen women's power group has been making headlines since 2010 for topless feminist, pro-democracy and anti-corruption protests in Russia, Ukraine and London.

The protestors were dragged out of the cathedral by security but remained outside for some time shouting "In gay we trust" and "Get out homophobe."

 

[bobjustbob]

How many people can put on their resume former Pope. What does he do next? Get knocked back down to Cardinal? Do we still address him as Pope just like we do former Presidents?

 

[Johan]

How many people can put on their resume former Pope. What does he do next? Get knocked back down to Cardinal? Do we still address him as Pope just like we do former Presidents?

Pope Benedict XVI to live out quiet retirement in small Vatican monastery



Tucked away in the leafy south-west corner of the Vatican City, lies the small monastery where the Pope who stunned the Catholic Church with his unprecedented decision to quit, will spend the rest of his days in quiet prayer and contemplation.

The nondescript, brown-walled building, had for the past eight years housed a group of nuns from around the world. But last October the sisters moved out and renovation and the construction of a new chapel began at the Mater Ecclesiae site— suggesting that someone in the Vatican may have already had an inkling that an important new tenant was moving in.

This was neither confirmed nor denied by the Holy See’s chief spokesman Father Federico Lombardi. He did say, however, that if the renovation went to plan, then Benedict would move in last next month with the title “Bishop of Rome”, after a temporary stay at the papal summerhouse at Castel Gandolfo outside Rome.

At a Vatican press conference after Father Lombardi had re-iterated that Benedict will spend his final years, praying, studying and writing, a slightly bewildered French TV journalist, asked: “But what will he actually DO?”

“He will have no administrative or official duties,” repeated Father Lombardi. The fact that Benedict will live like a monk, albeit one with better-than-average catering and household services, will reduce the possibility of awkwardness arising from having a past Pope and the present Pope living the same tiny city state. “The [current] Holy’s Father’s extreme discretion will ensure there is no clash,” the spokesman added.

His new, simpler lifestyle, will inevitably draw comparison with the last Pontiff to quit, Celestine V, the “hermit Pope”. But Benedict will not be living in a cave. And he will not be living like a hermit.

The 450-square metre monastery, with its own grounds and 27 dedicated gardeners will provide the pope with a 500-square-metre organic vegetable garden on which he will grow oranges, lemons, pumpkin, tomatoes, courgettes and aubergines.

One of the former residents, Mother Sofia Cichetti, explained that surrounding the Leonine Wall provided “a microclimate that would grow the the pontiff some excellent produce” — or will it, providing Benedict’s beloved cats, which are also moving in, aren’t allowed to spoil things.

But Benedict will have plenty of help — much of his current retinue will move in with him, including his dedicated secretary, the handsome blond German monsignor, Georg Ganswein.

The grounds of the Mater Ecclesiae are not unfamiliar to Benedict. He has often visited during his troubled Pontificate to escape the crowds of St Peter’s Square and quite probably to get away from the labyrinthine politics of the Holy See.

Significantly, the new emeritus Bishop of Rome will also have his own library, thus enabling this most bookish of Popes to pursue his favourite pursuit – reading and writing.

Father Lombardi announced that there was not now time for the Pope’s latest encyclical to see the light of day. Benedict has indicated, however, that he has other writing projects lined up. They probably won’t make ideal beach reading. But ensconced in his little library, in the far corner of the Vatican, Bishop Benedict, the egg-head German ex-Pope, won’t really care.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ement-in-small-vatican-monastery-8492047.html

 

[meesterperfect]

And now the Catholic Report

 

[Will E Worm]

1 time is not coming around.

You have agreed with me before. You're coming around.

 

[bobjustbob]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ement-in-small-vatican-monastery-8492047.html

Thank you for this. And so it goes. You don't want to be the Pope any more, we will take care of you. There's a nice little corner in Vatican City you can call your own. Go pray and write to your hearts content. Kind of shitty. As former Pope I'd like some speaking engagements. Some paid engagements to hand out awards or something.

 

[STDiva]

moar liek dope. amirite?

Hey, Johan! Can I get an ID on those girls?

 

[Mr. Daystar]

Well, the guy is the Boss of Bosses, the Grand Pubah, El Capo de Tutti Capi. What are they going to do? Chain him to a bed and pour hot candle wax on his nipples? Even if he asks them too?

John Gotti was the boss of bosses too....you think he would have been allowed to retire? Just sayin'.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Those of you who have chosen to hate the church and the pope are entitled to your opinion. So am I, and in my opinion you're assholes. Seriously, the whole anti-Catholic platform you've adopted is right in line with the KKK and Nazism.

Will, I was just beginning to like some of your posts again and then you pull this classless troll move. I am disappoint.

This pope has stated that the title doesn't confer any special powers to the bearer or that St. Peter's spirit doesn't occupy his body. To my mind, he has conducted himself with humility and grace, but he wasn't on the same level as John Paul II. He did a decent job minding the store and he's entitled to live the remainder of his life as he sees fit.

 

[Johan]

Thank you for this. And so it goes. You don't want to be the Pope any more, we will take care of you. There's a nice little corner in Vatican City you can call your own. Go pray and write to your hearts content. Kind of shitty. As former Pope I'd like some speaking engagements. Some paid engagements to hand out awards or something.

When you're 86, I think all you want is peace, quiet and rest. And that's exactly what he will have there, I hope.

 

[C.K. Lawrence]

1 time is not coming around.

I don't know exactly why but that gave me a good chuckle and since I can't rep I thought I'd say as much in this manner.

Signed sincerely, post whore. :hatsoff:

 

[Moonchild22]