pope benedict resignation

February 13, 2013

Audio: Kishore Jayabalan discusses Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation

Seize the Day with Gus Lloyd on SiriusXM’s the Catholic Channel interviewed Kishore Jayabalan, director of the Acton Institute in Rome, regarding Pope Benedict XVI’s unexpected resignation. Jayabalan discussed the mood in the Rome, the shock of the timing, and Pope Benedict XVI’s legacy. Continue Reading...

February 12, 2013

Audio: Rev. Sirico discusses Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation

Greg Corombus of Radio America interviewed Acton President and Co-founder Rev. Robert Sirico to discuss the resignation of Pope Benedict VXI. Rev. Sirico had this to say about Pope Benedict: I think he was more than a caretaker pope. Continue Reading...

February 11, 2013

Samuel Gregg: ‘Benedict XVI: Reason’s Revolutionary’

Over on National Review Online, Acton Research Director Samuel Gregg considers what will be Pope Benedict’s last legacy: In forthcoming weeks, there will be many commentaries on what this Pope has achieved in a relatively short time. Continue Reading...

February 11, 2013

Resource Page on Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation

Today Pope Benedict XVI issued a statement that he was renouncing his ministry as the Bishop of Rome, effectively abdicating as of February 28, 2013. The Acton Institute has created a resource page that will provide news and analysis of this historic event, and the election of a new pope. 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...

February 11, 2013

Rev. Sirico on Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation

The Rev. Robert Sirico offers his thoughts on the announcement this morning from Pope Benedict XVI that he is resigning from the papal office as of February 28. It is a sobering thought to think that the last time a Pope resigned (Pope Gregory XII in 1415), America had not yet been discovered. Continue Reading...

February 11, 2013

Pope Benedict Resigns

Shock waves went through Rome at about noon today and the rest of the Catholic, make that the entire, world, as news came that Pope Benedict XVI will resign as Pope on February 28. Continue Reading...

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