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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