Post Tagged 'Benedict resigns'

February 27, 2013

Benedict Bids Farewell: Church Alive, Not Sinking

I was one of the estimated 200,000 faithful who arose at the crack of dawn to join the crowds swelling St. Peter’s Square and its surrounding streets. I was also joined by millions more by way of television, radio, and the internet. Continue Reading...

February 11, 2013

After Pope Benedict Resigns, Fight Against ‘Dictatorship of Relativism’ Goes On

Today, Acton’s Rome office and the world were stunned by what the Dean of the College of Cardinals said was a “bolt out of the blue”: just after midday Benedict XVI informed the public that he would be stepping down as the Catholic Church’s pontiff and one of the world’s preeminent moral and spiritual leaders, effective on February 28. Continue Reading...