The first Pope to have resigned in 600 years,,Pope Benedict has set a lot of rumors flying around.
Some of them are listed below.
I feel it is a combination of all, but more on account of the scandals of sexual abuse by the Clergy.
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- His Nazi History. Benedict has admitted to joining the Hitler Youth during his German childhood, calling it a “dark time” in his past. Now the Atlantic Wire has dug up Twitter users like Melanie Karin, who write, “Resigning for health reasons! Yeah. That’s it. Not because of anything scandalous like … having a Nazi youth past.”
- Sex Scandal. Not only has a sex-abuse scandal rocked the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict is said to have personally approved an accused molester’s transfer to therapy. One tweeter directed a curious Piers Morgan (“As a Catholic, I’m not buying this”) to see an HBO documentary on the subject, Mea Maxima Culpa.-Scroll down to Watch the Documentary.
- The Prophecy. Of course, there’s a prophecy. A bishop named Malachy allegedly proclaimed in 1140 that the 111th pope—the one after Benedict—will reign during the downfall of the church. But as the National Reviewexplains, Malachy’s predictions were likely invented for political reasons.
- Fatal Illness. “Italians are great conspiracy theorists, so they are all looking for other reasons why he may have quit,” says a reporter for the Telegraph. “I think the most popular reason that people were coming up with was that they just think perhaps he is much more ill than we have been told.”
- Weight of Scandal. Not exactly a conspiracy, this theory holds that church scandals have been hard on Benedict’s health. “It is difficult to imagine the degree of intrigue that is present in Rome,” a longtime friend tellsDer Spiegel.
http://www.newser.com/story/162641/now-the-pope-benedict-conspiracy-theories.html
Related:
Documentary by HBO on Sexual Abuse by the Clergy.
The film, which is both gripping and extremely upsetting, is showing on HBO this month. I watched it Saturday, as difficult as it was to do so, and strongly encourage those who can to as well.
Via HBO:
MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD investigates the secret crimes of Father Lawrence Murphy, a charismatic Milwaukee priest who abused more than 200 Deaf children in a school under his control. The film documents the first known public protest against clerical sex abuse in the U.S., which led to a case that spanned three decades and ultimately resulted in a lawsuit against the pontiff himself. The investigation helped uncover documents from the secret Vatican archives that show the Pope, who must operate within the mysterious rules of the Roman Curia, as both responsible and helpless in the face of evil.
At the heart of the film is a small group of heroes – Terry Kohut, Gary Smith, Arthur Budzinksi and Bob Bolger. These courageous Deaf men set out to expose the priest who had abused them and sought to protect other children, making their voices heard. Gibney uses the voices of actors Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke, Jamey Sheridan and John Slattery to tell the stories of men abused by Murphy. However, it is the faces and expressions of the courageous Deaf men that illustrate the indelible effect Murphy continues to have on their lives.
In addition to the Murphy case, MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD spotlights similar sex abuse cases in Ireland and Italy, and highlights the horrific actions of Marcial Maciel Degollado, a prominent church fundraiser and ruthless sex criminal beloved by Pope John Paul II. The film also reveals that in 2001, Cardinal Ratzinger – now His Holiness, Benedict the 16th – ordered that every sex abuse case involving a minor come through his desk, essentially establishing him as the most knowledgeable person in the world regarding priestly sexual abuse of minors.
Or was he forced to leave because he was open about Illuminati Agenda?
t is shocking to find the Pope calling for new Word Order ,using these words as used by The Illuminati to usher in a New Era where the Church will call the shots.
He wants a New World band as well.
Both these entities are not supposed to be Super Powers.
They would be a congregation that would abide and guided by the “benevolent Church’!
“http://ramanisblog.in/2013/01/22/pope-calls-for-illuminati-new-world-order/
Lightning strikes St.Peter;s Basilica.
The Documentary:
http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/mea-maxima-culpa/
The next Pope?
The Papal Legate, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, from Canada is seen as a very strong front runner. Conservative, he is experienced in dealing with child abuse and the struggle with more liberal elements pushing for a freeing up of Catholic moral teaching.(Irish Central.com)
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