Pope Benedict XVI to Resign: DC Catholics React
Catholic Church head is first Pope to step down in 600 years. What's your reaction and where does the church go from here?
Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday that he will step down from his position Feb. 28, citing failing strength of “mind and body." He will be the first pontiff to resign since 1415, the Washington Post reports. "I hope that this is a sign that Pope Benedict XVI is setting a precedent (i.e. resigning due to 'an advanced age'), especially after watching his friend and predecessor, Pope John Paul II, suffer through the final debilitating years of his papacy," DC resident Tyler Savoy commented on the Georgetown Patch Facebook page. In his announcement the Pope said: "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…
