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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Twinsburg Catholics React To Pope Benedict XVI's Resignation

Father Clyde Foster of Ss Cosmas & Damian Parish says local Catholics are surprised and shocked by Benedict XVI's resignation

We are only human. Even the Pope. After Pope Benedict XVI announced early Monday that he was resigning from the papacy -- the first pope to resign in 600 years -- Catholics around the world expressed shock at such an unprecedented decision. Twinsburg Catholics feel no different. Father Clyde Foster of Ss Cosmas and Damian Parish in Twinsburg said that he's been hearing similar sentiments from parishners at the Ravenna Road church. But Foster said that Benedict's decision illuminates the truth of the Catholic Church: It is led by imperfect men, and the ministry must go on. "All of us in the church, even the Bishop of Rome, are subject to the demands of putting the ministry first," Foster said. "When our capabilities are no longer sufficient…

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Pope's Resignation: Benedict XVI to Step Down at Month's End and Ss Cosmas & Damian Church

Monday, February 11, 2013

Pope's Resignation: Benedict XVI to Step Down at Month's End

Last pontiff resignation happened nearly 600 years ago.

Pope Benedict XVI announced early Monday that he will resign on Feb. 28 due to concerns over failing health, the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland said. The 85-year-old pontiff said in a statement, "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." Pope Benedict, who was elected in April 2005, will be the first pope to resign in almost 600 years, according to Catholic News Service. The pope has increasingly had trouble walking in the past year, often using a cane and always being assisted getting up and down steps, CNS reported. However, the Vatican has never released medical information that …

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