benedict xvi
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Junbals
@Junbals (1421)
• Philippines
2 Jan 23
"Wir sind Papst!"( German headlines of many newspaper for "we are pope") was the jubilant idiomatic expression in Germany showing pride in having a German pope after 600 years, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected head of...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
11 Feb 13
Am as surprised as the rest of the Catholic Church over the impending resignation of our Pope Benedict XVI. Tears rolled down my cheeks when I heard the news this morning, while driving, as always, and I do hope the college of...
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
11 Feb 13
Yes, a Pope can resign. Pope Celestine V in 1294 issued a decree declaring it possible that a pope can resign and then promptly did so. Before him, Benedict IX resigned in 1045 and his successor Gregory VI did the year...
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