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Pope resigns
Feb. 11th, 2013 08:23 amVery strange times we live in, the last Pope having resigned in 1415 (Pope Gregory XII).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_resignation
Part of me wishes I was more interested, but I think there's just a part of me that's been uneasy during all of Pope Benedict's papacy. The unease has had to do with my deep, old, love of Pope John Paul II - due to the fact that I was a good Catholic kid when John Paul II came into the papacy - as opposed to this other guy who was elected when I don't really care anymore. But obviously I've got stuff stuck way down in my make-up.
Well, and because I'm not a practicing Catholic, remembering even the name Pope Benedict is sometimes a stretch (and I can never remember what number comes after his name - 16?). And he's different than John Paul II, who seemed more cool (even though, behind the scenes, he was pulling conservative stuff).
But! This allows me to use this icon!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_resignation
Part of me wishes I was more interested, but I think there's just a part of me that's been uneasy during all of Pope Benedict's papacy. The unease has had to do with my deep, old, love of Pope John Paul II - due to the fact that I was a good Catholic kid when John Paul II came into the papacy - as opposed to this other guy who was elected when I don't really care anymore. But obviously I've got stuff stuck way down in my make-up.
Well, and because I'm not a practicing Catholic, remembering even the name Pope Benedict is sometimes a stretch (and I can never remember what number comes after his name - 16?). And he's different than John Paul II, who seemed more cool (even though, behind the scenes, he was pulling conservative stuff).
But! This allows me to use this icon!
