Benedict departure will leave little room for change
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Benedict">Benedict</span> <span word="XVI">XVI</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="resign">resign</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 28 <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="Catholics">Catholics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Catholics">Catholics</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservatism">conservatism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="papacy">papacy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Benedict">Benedict</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="successor">successor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="shaken">shaken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crypt">crypt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Basilica">Basilica</span>, <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="church">church</span>, <span word="Monsignor">Monsignor</span> <span word="Vito">Vito</span> <span word="Buonanno">Buonanno</span> <span word="echoed">echoed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Catholics">Catholics</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="papal">papal</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Buonanno">Buonanno</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="understands">understands</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Benedict">Benedict</span> <span word="XVI">XVI</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Catholics">Catholics</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span> <span word="over">over</span>," <span word="Buonanno">Buonanno</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pope">pope</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="hints">hints</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Don">Don</span> <span word="Clemmer">Clemmer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="Bishops">Bishops</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2009, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tomb">tomb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Celestine">Celestine</span> <span word="V">V</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> 1294, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="popes">popes</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="hints">hints</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>," <span word="Clemmer">Clemmer</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Evangelical">Evangelical</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pope">Pope</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="butler">butler</span>.</p><p><span word="Benedict">Benedict</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="uprecedented">uprecedented</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="pedophile">pedophile</span> <span word="priests">priests</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Clemmer">Clemmer</span>.</p>
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