Well lets avoid the sentiments and emotions here. An Emeritus Pope? Sorry thats treating the Papacy as the world treats Professors and Presidents! Looks like a recipe for Confusion to me! A very low moment and during a global Depression with escalating Wars. What are we to understand that the Papacy has become like a Chief Executive Officer of a Corporate or President of a Republic. There will now de facto be two Popes in Rome there is no denying that this is what is about to happen!
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Well lets avoid the sentiments and emotions here. An Emeritus Pope? Sorry thats treating the Papacy as the world treats Professors and Presidents! Looks like a recipe for Confusion to me! A very low moment and during a global Depression with escalating Wars. What are we to understand that the Papacy has become like a Chief Executive Officer of a Corporate or President of a Republic. There will now de facto be two Popes in Rome there is no denying that this is what is about to happen!
“Avoid the sentiments and emotions,” Roger?
What would we have left?
(Anyway, when the CEO of, for example, BP – retires, nobody cares what he says or does after that. He’s out.)