Papal succession

[LadyDeliah]

Whoops, been out of the loop a bit recently!

[WorkingMummy]

I hadn't heard any of that.

It kinds of makes my point. Vatican harbours child rapists, the pope is pope. Vatican harbours homosexuals, the pope has to go.

[uncleglen]

It seems in Britain the top Cardinal is accused of behaving 'inappropriately' with other priests- that makes a pleasant change- consenting adults!

[nashoi]

WorkingMummy Wrote:

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> I hadn't heard any of that.

>

> It kinds of makes my point. Vatican harbours child

> rapists, the pope is pope. Vatican harbours

> homosexuals, the pope has to go.

I think this is a bit of an exaggeration, if a culmination of scandal prompted his resignation, it was the child abuse and subsequent cover-ups that have caused the most problems and this recent documentary points the finger directly at Ratzinger.

http://www.newstatesman.com/film/2013/02/did-documentary-film-force-pope-resign

[david_carnell]

And the Cardinal resigns.

[WorkingMummy]

Love it.

[WorkingMummy]

And, according to Newsnight, he was sacked by the pope.