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Benedict XVI: the revolutionary Pope? Resignation seen as 'eruption of modernity'

Publié par Clifford Armion le 02/12/2013

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Peter Popham

The decision was taken with meticulous care, but there is no reason to believe it was not taken alone, or at most with the knowledge of a tiny handful.
This morning cardinals present in Rome were summoned to the Sala del Concistorio, the pompous audience hall in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, the ceiling dripping with gilt, the marble floor reflecting the crimson and white vestments of the assembled princes of the church. The ostensible reason was a routine Vatican duty, to hear about three ceremonies of canonisation. But Benedict XVI had a surprise up his capacious sleeve.
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" Benedict XVI: the revolutionary Pope? Resignation seen as 'eruption of modernity'", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), décembre 2013. Consulté le 29/03/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/benedict-xvi-the-revolutionary-pope-resignation-seen-as-eruption-of-modernity-