Pope to Resign: Lake Ridge Reacts to Pontiff's Exit
What's your reaction and where does church go from here?
What's your reaction to the Pope's exit? What should the Cardinals look for in the next Pope? Will we see the first non-European pontiff? How will the change affect Catholics around the world and in Lake Ridge? Tell us in the comments below. Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday that he will step down from his position Feb. 28, citing failing strength of “mind and body." He will be the first pontiff to resign since 1415, the Washington Post reports. "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," the Pope said in a statement. Pope Benedict, formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now 85, was…
Greg Hambrick
11:55 am on Monday, February 11, 2013
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