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Fearless

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34. Definitely medieval...
Tue Feb 14, 2012, 02:15 PM
Feb 2012

Although I doubt he would resign even if someone attempted assassination... It hasn't actually happened since the 1400's.

Here's a good one for that though... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_resignation

Interesting how many signed secret letters of resignation though, in case something happened to them.

Very interesting. Thanks so much for posting this article. n/t Peregrine Took Feb 2012 #1
A fish stinks from the head down. loudsue Feb 2012 #2
The Election Was Rigged AndyTiedye Feb 2012 #8
roflmao nofurylike Feb 2012 #12
That's a funny graphic Renew Deal Feb 2012 #27
. Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2012 #28
LOL! DeSwiss Feb 2012 #33
+1 Bozita Feb 2012 #38
Benedict is a place holder for the return to power of the hardliners yellowcanine Feb 2012 #32
How many here know that when Lord Acton said this: hedgehog Feb 2012 #35
Pope Benedict is running the Vatican like Bush ran the US, and he's getting Bush like outcomes Renew Deal Feb 2012 #3
I recommend people read the entire thing Renew Deal Feb 2012 #4
Vatican = biggest cult headquarters ever Skittles Feb 2012 #5
+1,000,000 mopinko Feb 2012 #7
This whole business sounds so ...... medieval. There was speculation about assassination of the yellowcanine Feb 2012 #6
Historically it is quite the opposite. Fearless Feb 2012 #11
Well yes, that is why I thought the whole thing was very medieval. Something seriously yellowcanine Feb 2012 #21
Definitely medieval... Fearless Feb 2012 #34
Benedict XVI is an old man, closer to a natural death hedgehog Feb 2012 #36
I never liked Benedict, from the moment he was "elected" and secondwind Feb 2012 #9
Those shoes are NOT common ol' Gucci. onager Feb 2012 #10
Tks for the update. :-) secondwind Feb 2012 #14
Now THAT'S a Pope Mobile! Myrina Feb 2012 #20
Doesn't help that he does this caseymoz Feb 2012 #16
Don't all the Popes wear those red shoes? I thought it was part of the papal costume. yellowcanine Feb 2012 #23
Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of guys... nt MADem Feb 2012 #13
The scandal described below didn't happen during Benny XVI's era, but it is BlueMTexpat Feb 2012 #15
The 20th century saw a proliferation of secretive cults hedgehog Feb 2012 #37
And these secretive cults as scary as hell, for the most part. eom BlueMTexpat Feb 2012 #39
Ain't infallibility a bitch? caseymoz Feb 2012 #17
Gah, I hate "call it" leads. That's just lazy writing. Brickbat Feb 2012 #18
All institutions... GTurck Feb 2012 #19
The main function of all institutions, no matter how good their initial purpose, Thor_MN Feb 2012 #22
Time to investigate all the "tax empt" institutions for corruption and money laundering, abroad and nanabugg Feb 2012 #24
Name me one of the BlueToTheBone Feb 2012 #29
Add to it the end of Liberation Theology txlibdem Feb 2012 #25
These are the people upset about contraceptives? _ed_ Feb 2012 #26
No way. progressoid Feb 2012 #30
The Vatican is a midiaeval court pscot Feb 2012 #31
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