Pope Announces His Resignation-Comments Roundup
With the news of the pope’s resignation taking the Catholic world by surprise, I’d like to share some of the first reactions that are going around the blogsphere:
Not written as a reaction to Benedict’s announcement, but during Pope John Paul II’s papacy: “Can the Pope Retire”
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0786.html
Papacy of Pope Benedict XVI Highlighted his Pastoral, Scholarly, Holy Life, Says Cardinal Dolan
http://www.usccb.org/news/2013/13-038.cfm
Benedict XVI’s resignation: Coherence and comprehension
http://www.news.va/en/news/benedict-xvis-resignation-coherence-and-comprehens?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=catholiclisa
Benedict XVI, the precedent-setting pope
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/2013/02/benedict-xvi-the-precedent-setting-pope.html
Pope to live at cloistered monastery
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/pope-live-cloistered-monastery
Top Candidates for Pope
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/9643/Determining-the-top-candidates-for-papacy.aspx
Jimmy Akin’s First Thoughts
http://jimmyakin.com/2013/02/first-thoughts-on-pope-benedicts-resignation.html
Video of Pope announcing resignation
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