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He couldn't take another Lent without chocolate NightWatcher Feb 2013 #1
I personally think he's telling the truth Drale Feb 2013 #14
Those cases started long before him and will continue long after him. So, I don't. nt onehandle Feb 2013 #2
it's not about when it started or ended. it's about personal involvement. garybeck Feb 2013 #8
Yes. See Cardinal Law in particular. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #27
And many of the cases played out while Ratzinger was Prefect of the yellowcanine Feb 2013 #26
Probably not true: "Ratzinger is up to his neck in the pedophile scandal." Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #55
IF it is other than health, he must be getting pushed out, so watch who's NEXT. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #3
Yeah. His health. duffyduff Feb 2013 #4
Are you really sure? He is the Inquisition. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #9
Yep - he knew what was going on and played a DIRECT role in the Cardinal Law coverup. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #30
other popes have been a lot more sick and frail than this and they stayed on until the end. n/t garybeck Feb 2013 #19
Yup.. The last Pope was barely coherent at most of his final appearances.. SomethingFishy Feb 2013 #35
He was the point person in Rome in charge of this proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #22
LOL! Popes have stayed in office through illness and died in the saddle for centuries. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #41
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!! Zoeisright Feb 2013 #42
Riiiiight. Bucking 600 years of history has nothing to do with pedophile cover ups. morningfog Feb 2013 #62
No doubt in my mind. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #5
do you think that perhaps garybeck Feb 2013 #15
I don't know. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #49
He could just be old. el_bryanto Feb 2013 #6
every other pope since the 1400's has been "old" and didn't resign. garybeck Feb 2013 #12
I'm just saying I don't think the existence of the scandal is enough for him to retire el_bryanto Feb 2013 #17
I read somewhere last Friday that the latest investigation includes the Pope. He was aware of the OregonBlue Feb 2013 #7
I don't either poop dracula is just plain creepy. we can do it Feb 2013 #10
He's resigning to spend more time with his family. randome Feb 2013 #11
Perfect! HERVEPA Feb 2013 #29
He's resigning to run as chairman of the Tea Party. randome Feb 2013 #13
Yes. I don't think there's any evidence the See is terribly concerned about that Recursion Feb 2013 #16
Popes don't normally resign because they're "getting sick." garybeck Feb 2013 #24
First Pope to resign since the 1400s. It is not because he is sick. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #31
I think it is about Money laundering too lovuian Feb 2013 #18
I usually don't side with the Pope, but I think he retired for the reasons he said Taverner Feb 2013 #20
"Anything other"? Yes, I do. MicaelS Feb 2013 #21
I think he's getting pushed out. Cleita Feb 2013 #23
I do. He is ill and they cannot afford another long term feeble pope like JPII who did nothing to.. JVS Feb 2013 #25
JPII did nothing to address the pedophile scandal because Ratzinger was actively directing the yellowcanine Feb 2013 #32
Are you saying JPII knew nothing from 1979 to 2005? JVS Feb 2013 #37
Not what I said. Look again. NT yellowcanine Feb 2013 #39
I agree Ratzinger was elevated for his services of covering up. n't garybeck Feb 2013 #56
Hell no DonCoquixote Feb 2013 #28
There are other plausible possibilities: Alzheimer's, for instance. cali Feb 2013 #33
Never stopped any other geriatric popes. Not for 600 years. morningfog Feb 2013 #63
certainly his resignation right after the release of that 12,000 page report is interesting. niyad Feb 2013 #34
got a link to that report? certainly not a coincidence. n/t garybeck Feb 2013 #57
google "12,000 page report on church pedophilia scandal" niyad Feb 2013 #60
If they say it's not about the child abuse... Kalidurga Feb 2013 #36
he's resigning to spend more time with librechik Feb 2013 #38
Don't think child abuse has anything to do with it - lynne Feb 2013 #40
He wasn't up to dying in the saddle like all of his predecessors for centuries? backscatter712 Feb 2013 #45
Why is he resigning during Lent? LeftInTX Feb 2013 #43
It may have been the financial scandal, not the child-molestation scandal. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #44
Abuse scandal of some kind Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #46
Is the timing related to THIS? mainer Feb 2013 #47
While I think the child abuse scandal is part LibertyLover Feb 2013 #48
I do think it is about something else. LiberalAndProud Feb 2013 #50
Funny you should say that because that is what I thought. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #51
I think there is a huge amount of behind the scene plotting and hedgehog Feb 2013 #52
I think it was his age, because the Vatican does not care what people think of the scandal. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #53
I wonder if this has something to do with the Pope's butler releasing documents. Zen Democrat Feb 2013 #54
Personally I think he was nothing but a placeholder. kiva Feb 2013 #58
very good point SmileyRose Feb 2013 #65
Why? treestar Feb 2013 #59
Nope. Not even a little bit. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #61
I think it's about money. SmileyRose Feb 2013 #64
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