Shedding even more light on his surprise resignation:
I think all of us were distressed by the fragility of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI when we saw him greet his
successor, Pope Francis. The footage was almost too painful to watch. Now, according to the excellent Fr Ray Blake, a Spanish newspaper says he is suffering from something "very severe", and that "we won't have us with him for very much longer". His condition has apparently continued to decline. I thought twice about repeating this, but I'm sure Catholics and others would wish to pray for the man many of us regard as the most inspiring pope of modern times.
successor, Pope Francis. The footage was almost too painful to watch. Now, I hate to think of the bile that will spew from the delusional when the man passes.
God bless, rest and keep him.
