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backscatter712

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44. It may have been the financial scandal, not the child-molestation scandal.
Mon Feb 11, 2013, 03:04 PM
Feb 2013

My theory would be a dark and depressing statement about the Church and society in general.

Maladict might have gotten away with covering for priests that were raping children...

...but when he was caught stealing or defrauding money from powerful people and organizations, that did him in.

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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