2/28/2024
On: 2/28/2024,
By Jenna Marie Cooper
, In: Opinion
Q: Did Pope Benedict XVI validly resign even though he did not renounce the munus? (Scottsville, VA)
A: As many of us will recall, on Feb. 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI surprised the world when, after noting his advancing age and declining health, he announced: "... 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 St. Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 Feb. 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of St. Peter, will be vacant."
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