The resignation of Pope Benedict comes as a surprise. Now all eyes will turn to the College of Cardinals, which will elect his successor by Easter (this year, near the end of March).
Although I am not a Catholic, the news of the resignation was profoundly disheartening to me. Notwithstanding its flaws (or, more properly, some profoundly flawed leaders), the Catholic Church has been stalwart in standing as a bastion for eternal truths, even when they are not popular.
Here is just one example of why social conservatives will dearly miss Pope Benedict. In written responses to questions...











A mere 340 thousand! Who said a million? (Words of a nincompoop.)
Lol ! ! !
It was actually more around 340,000, not a million.
http://www.france24.com/en/20130113-huge-crowds-rally-paris-against-gay-marriage
Over 1 MILLION French citizens recently turned out to protest same sex marriage and validate traditional marriage.
Keep projecting