Pope Allegedly Sought IMMUNITY For ABUSE CRIMES Just Before Resigning

[nickinSTL]

66. Yeah, uh...this doesn't really make sense to me

First, what's the source? I don't know this site, and I'm not seeing anything in the story saying where the info comes from.

Second, while I think Ratzinger's shielded priests who've abused children, I don't see HIM being a likely target. The bishops & priests are a lot more likely.

Third, the pope is a head of state, and as such, immune to prosecution. If it was true, he'd be personally much safer remaining pope.

Along with that, everything I've read suggests that when he leaves, he'll be first heading to Castel Gandolfo in Italy - while that might explain a request to the Italian President for immunity, why would he leave the Vatican? I'm sure there are apartments he could stay in temporarily if there were a chance of him being arrested outside the country.

Fourth, there is no reason, imo, to believe that his resignation is for any reason other than age & ill health. Despite what some seem to believe, Ratzinger has for years said that he believed that a pope had both a right and in fact a duty to resign if he could no longer continue to fulfill his mission. From what I've read, it seems that his health has really taken a downturn recently & I think he believes he's come to that point.

As much as I dislike him & wouldn't shed a tear if he were indicted & imprisoned, I think this is all a bunch of BS and everyone's in a hurry to believe it because he is so disliked & they desperately WANT there to be more to it than a sick old man retiring.