Health Issues Mark Pope Benedict's 85th Birthday: Pope Benedict XVI Resign Soon?

by Fef Posted 2012/04/18 18:53:42

Related Topics: Health, Pope, Faith, birthday, 2012, Catholic, Blood, 80s, Life, Cuba, 420

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	Resign Soon	11 votes	32%
	Keep on truckin'	16 votes	47%
	Don't know...	7 votes	21%

Happy Birthday Pope Benedict XVI! May we all live productive and holy lives into our 80s as the Pope has. But, should Catholics worry about Pope Benedict XVI's health as he enters his late 80s? Should Pope Benedict XVI consider resigning before he has any major health issues?

The story is a chronicle of infirmity: Benedict using a cane on the Cuba trip; wheeling down the aisle of St. Peter's on the platform last used by Pope John Paul II; suffering like many his age with high blood pressure and arthritis.

Benedict knows the topic is on folks' mind and he told another famously old leader, Fidel Castro, last month:

I'm old but I can still carry out my duties.He'll spend his birthday with his brother, who feared Benedict was too old for the job when elected in 2005.

spend birthday brother feared benedict job elected 2005

spend birthday brother feared benedict job elected 2005

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cmdrbnd007 2012/04/18 19:02:03

Don't know...

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I didn't think Popes resigned. I thought they ruled until they died.
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Muskoka 2012/04/19 05:06:06

Keep on truckin'

Popes do not resign

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Whizzy 2012/04/19 00:56:27

Keep on truckin'

Popes are pope for life, there is no resigning from it.

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Sister Jean 2012/04/18 22:35:52

Keep on truckin'

Pope is Pope til he dies

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cynsity 2012/04/18 21:32:28

Don't know...

Many people do not follow teh "politics" of the vadican... I do... When Pope John Paul II put his eye on Benedict he did so with the idea that benedict would be a short term intrum pope. He would be teh bridge between what john paul had done adn teh next step for the HRC as well as teh vadican.... you have to remember John Pail served for an extremely long time and that is very unusual for a pope.
of the 266 popes only a hand ful have served for more than 10 years some served for just days while teh longest post Peter was in the seat for 11,000 + days.

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««Gingey, the Master Debate... 2012/04/18 19:12:28

Don't know...

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Lenny 2012/04/18 19:02:40

Keep on truckin'

+4
Popes don't retire, they die. Once they become pope, they hold that title until the day they die.

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cmdrbnd007 2012/04/18 19:02:03

Don't know...

+5
I didn't think Popes resigned. I thought they ruled until they died.

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Lenny to cmdrbnd007 2012/04/18 19:03:11

+4
that's my understanding too.

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cmdrbnd007 to Lenny 2012/04/18 19:08:44

+3
That seems to be the consensus so far on here.

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Yosyp 2012/04/18 19:00:06

Don't know...

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Popes don't usually resign do they? I guess as long as he is of sound mind and physically able he will most likely stay.

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Mark 2012/04/18 18:55:58

Keep on truckin'

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I didnt know that popes retired.

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