Earlier this month, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he had religiously considered his retirement and that it was the best decision given his age and poor health. Personally, I thought the majority of Roman Catholics would be surprised or somewhat hurt when they received the news, even though Pope Benedict XVI stated that he would still be involved in the Church and continue living religiously. After all, a Pope has not resigned in 600 years. However, it seems that the reaction is quite the opposite. The number of people that attended the Pope's public blessing was around the average, the only difference was that they cheered and thanked the Pope for his service of eight years.
While the timing of his announcement was unexpected, the group of 116 cardinals are planning to meet before Easter this year to elect a new Pope.
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/final.angelus.blessing.from.pope.benedict.xvi/31714.htm
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