On Feb 11, 2013, at 7:51 PM, Richard de Give <[email protected]> wrote:
> via dotcom: > > http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/pope-benedict-to-resign-vatican-says-18462575 > > or per tradition: > > http://news.yahoo.com/pope-resigning-feb-28-conclave-march-111658944.html > > VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign > Feb. 28 — the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets > the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. > > The 85-year-old pope announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of > Vatican cardinals on Monday morning. See, I saw the subject line coming in, and thought, ``Who on WNN is named Benedict?'' And then I thought, ``Wait, could that be the Pope? No, Popes don't resign. Who on the program is named Benedict?'' Seriously, though, who has a Pope *resign*? Is this like the 90s when Aaron Sorkin took over writing the Presidency and we got a freaking *impeachment* for some reason? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
