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Reaction: #Pope #Benedict XVI @Pontifex to resign

The man who led the Roman Catholic Church since April 2005 cited age and health as reasons he will step down at month's end

  1. Pope Benedict XVI
    Erik Daniel Drost
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    Sat, Apr 03 2010 17:00:00
  2. ArchdioceseSF
    Archdiocese of SF@ArchdioceseSF
    Pope Benedict to Resign |CNS| Pope Benedict, will be the first pope to resign in almost 600 years.ow.ly/1S9zkM ow.ly/i/1vnRX
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 07:11:27
  3. NotYaBro
    $teven@NotYaBro
    Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope to abdicate the papacy in almost 600 years. The benefits must not have included enough rings.
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 04:05:25
  4. athenaslad
    James Carroll@athenaslad
    I think that Twitter may have been the last straw for Pope Benedict. Can you imagine learning twitter at 85?
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 04:06:56
  5. iyassantos
    Iya S. Santos@iyassantos
    Praying for the Pope's good health! Hopefully, the next one is physically stronger and as spiritually driven as Pope Benedict XVI. @Pontifex
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 04:22:42
  6. matt3boii
    Matt Estrada@matt3boii
    Benedict to step down at the end of the month; new pope by mid march. Oh man! Just gives me another reason to visit rome again.
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 04:33:36
  7. hanidani
    Daniela Alex@hanidani
    Pope Benedict XVI 'to resign'. The mystery will be unveiled by Dan Brown in his new book...
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 04:50:03
  8. mspammajamma
    PJamma@mspammajamma
    Pope Benedict to resign later this month. Hope he is just exhausted because the Catholic Church can't survive another scandal.
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 04:58:29
  9. yayayarndiva
    P. Mimi Poinsett MD@yayayarndiva
    Pope Benedict resignation, IMHO a most Nixonian, "I am not a crook moment"
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:01:53
  10. JoyBeLyn
    Joybelyn Mendoza@JoyBeLyn
    One can consider Pope Benedict's resignation an act of unselfishness, genuine love and concern for the state of the church today.
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:04:14
  11. nong2nong
    nongnong tuazon@nong2nong
    Must be a very necessary decision to make. Pope Benedict must have cried a lot! We should pray for him. And for his successor too!
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:04:39
  12. TamerlaneBlog
    Tamerlane's Thoughts@TamerlaneBlog
    With Benedict resigning, I nominate Cardinal Sin from the Philippines.
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:12:48
  13. leiandreamaria
    Leiandrea Maria@leiandreamaria
    Pope Benedict, with his traditionalist views, set the church back 50 years. He basically erased the progress Pope John Paul II made.
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:15:38
  14. hannsthehamshow
    † myesha@hannsthehamshow
    Pope benedict is my homie still
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:15:44
  15. Karloooman
    Karlo Coronado@Karloooman
    Pope Benedict XVI GOD BLESS!
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:22:29
  16. brokengayman
    Will McCaa@brokengayman
    Pope Benedict resigns. First time sine middle ages
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:22:44
  17. WickedNemesis
    Wicked Nemesis@WickedNemesis
    Pope Benedict XVI resigns? Well, that about sums it up & wraps it up.
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:28:09
  18. onTheBeat
    Julia B. Chan@onTheBeat
    One of #Pope Benedict XVI's legacies: first pope on Twitter. #social #facts
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:29:36
  19. LinhVTran
    Linh Tran@LinhVTran
    Pope Benedict to resign as Pope? They let you do that? Thought he was in for life.
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:47:58
  20. strangemonad
    Shawn Morel@strangemonad
    I for one am glad @pontifex Benedict is redesigning. John Paul II was a great unifier and modernizer. Benedict undid and marginalized
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:48:25
  21. ShoeBeDoBeDo
    Deidre Maciel@ShoeBeDoBeDo
    Pope Benedict XVI has given his two weeks' notice. That's going to be one heck of an exit interview.
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 05:55:24
  22. vancetrs
    Sally Vance-Trembath@vancetrs
    Pope Benedict is courageous. True "servant of the servants of God."
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 06:03:41
  23. jmianez
    Jose M Iáñez@jmianez
    Benedicto XVI, como V Valdes, decide no renovar. Es su derecho
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 06:03:43
  24. nyocean
    Nick Occhipinti@nyocean
    Over half of the trending topics are about the Pope Benedict resigning on Feb. 28th. Wow...holy smokes 4real...when they pick the new one...
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 06:07:38
  25. sanfranpk
    Paul Kaye@sanfranpk
    Re: Benedict retiring, news anchor on CNN just said: "this is surprising, because he just started tweeting in December." Wow.
    Mon, Feb 11 2013 06:13:18

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