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The Pope's Shocking Resignation

2,629 views · Published 11 February 2013 · 2:30 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: TDC · 2013 · News & Politics

Pope Benedict XVI resigns for health reasons in a historic decision--should the next Pope be the first from the America's?

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VATICAN CITY — Citing advanced years and infirmity, but showing characteristic tough-mindedness and unpredictability, Pope Benedict XVI shocked Roman Catholics on Monday by saying that he would resign on Feb. 28, becoming the first pope to do so in six centuries.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/world/europe/pope-benedict-xvi-says-he-will-retire.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0
Should the next pope come from the Americas?
http://www.voanews.com/content/next-pope-could-be-from-latin-america/1601135.html
An American candidate:
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Could-Cardinal-Timothy-Dolan-from-New-York-be-the-first-American-pope-190653231.html
Pope Benedict XVI's wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI

Possible successors:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/11/next-pope-contenders-vatican-job
Cardinal Peter Turkson
Cardinal Marc Ouellet
Cardinal Francis Arinze
Cardinal Angelo Scola
Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri

The Pope's Shocking Resignation

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