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The timing would imply that Benedict XVI resigned (at least in part) due to the scandal involving blackmail of homosexual members of the church. The wiki page o
by mdiesel 5y ago
The timing would imply that Benedict XVI resigned (at least in part) due to the scandal involving blackmail of homosexual members of the church. The wiki page on the resignation doesn't go into that at all, but does link to the scandal in the "See Also" section.
> On 17 December 2012, the Pope received a report on "Vatican lobbies" ... . The same day, the Pope reportedly decided to resign, a decision he made public in February 2013
It's possible that multiple factors added up to make the job too overwhelming for one man of his age, but the "vatileaks" scandal appears to be far more significant in coverage from what I can see.