Thread: Pope Benedict to Resign
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Old 02-11-2013, 09:40 PM   #28
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Hmmm, I smell a soon-to-break scandal. I can't think of any other reason for this.

Considering how "so what?" the Vatican has been over the sex abuse scandals, whatever's coming must be HUGE.
The first thing I thought of was scandal. The second was Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia. I'm leaning toward dementia.
Wasn't JPII quite far gone dementia-wise by the time he passed? That does not appear to be a reason for leaving this job.
I'm not sure. I know he had parkinson's.

They've been saying since I posted earlier that it really might be the HBO documentary that pushed him into retirement. That's just speculation though.
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