11-Feb-2013 14:21 Pope

Pope Benedict XVI to step down :: Pope Benedict XVI will 'leave the pontificate' at the end of February becoming the first pontiff to abdicate since Middle Ages
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Pope explains why he's resigning :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/h6DA0XRVq6M/

Who Will Be The Next Pope Of The Roman Catholic Church After Benedict XVI? :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Roman Catholic Church, stunned by news Monday that Pope Benedict XVI will resign at the end of the month, is expected to have a new leader by Easter.</p>
<p>Speculation about who will be the next leader of the one-billion-plus member church has already begun as the church faces a situation not experienced since the middle ages. That's because the 85-year-old German's resignation will be the first since since Celestine V, who volunarily stepped down less than a year after becoming pontiff in 1294.</p></div></div></div>
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Pope Resigns: Benedict To Step Down For Reasons That Remain Unclear, According To Reports :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em>This is a developing story. Stay tuned for updates.</em></p>
<p>Pope Benedict, the 265th Pope to lead the worldwide Catholic church, will step down on February 28, a Vatican spokesman tells ASNA, the Italian news agency.</p>
<p>The 85-year-old pontiff cited his age in a brief statement as the reason for his decision, saying that "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 his role.</p></div></div></div>
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Pope Resigns: Vatican Says Pope Benedict XVI To Resign February 28 :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p>
<p><em>This is a developing story. Stay tuned for updates.</em></p>
<p>Pope Benedict, the 265th Pope to lead the worldwide Catholic church, will step down on February 28, a Vatican spokesman tells ASNA, the Italian news agency.</p>
<p>At this point, no reasons have been provided for the decision. The 85-year-old pontiff appeared to have some health problems in the last year - he started using a cane and recently seemed to have difficult reading an address he delivered in Rome.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/pope-resigns-vatican-says-pope-benedict-xvi-resign-february-28-1074934