Kreuzgang

Feb. 11 (PTI) -- Pope Benedict XVI today announced he will
resign on February 28, a Vatican spokesman said, which will make
him the first pope to do so in centuries.
"The pope announced that he will leave his ministry at 8:00
pm (1900 GMT) on February 28," said the spokesman, Federico
Lombardi. (AFP) NSA 02111637

11., Montag
Konsistoriensaal, 11.00
Konsistorium zur Abstimmung über einige Heiligsprechungsprozesse

Full text of Pope's declaration


Dear Brothers,

I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in today’s world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.

Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects. And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff. With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer.

From the Vatican, 10 February 2013

BENEDICTUS PP XVI

civilisation hat geschrieben:Quelle des Textes?

c. als Moderator

gottsucherin hat geschrieben:da werden jetzt wohl einige Telefondrähte heißlaufen.
Merkwürdig das Ganze. Auf die offizielle Stellungnahme bin ich gespannt.
Interessant finde ich in FAZ-online die Uhrzeit: 20 Uhr. Was ist ihm denn da eingefallen?
Was macht eingentlich ein zurückgetretener Papst? Sich ins Kloster zurückziehen?
Mich stimmt das Ganze ziemlich nachdenklich.

Robert Ketelhohn hat geschrieben:… che fece per viltade il gran rifiuto.

VATICAN SPOKESMAN FEDERICO LOMBARDI SPEAKS AT PRESS CONFERENCE
STORY TO FOLLOW.
-CHIARA VASARRI


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*LOMBARDI SAYS MAJORITY OF CARDINALS NOT AWARE OF POPE DECISION
STORY TO FOLLOW.
-CHIARA VASARRI


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Robert Ketelhohn hat geschrieben:Unsinn von A bis O.