Saying he no longer has the strength to exercise ministry over the universal church, Pope Benedict XVI announced Feb. 11 that he would be resigning…
…and there you have it. The Vatican released a statement saying that the ancient papyrus fragment that contains the first recorded mention that Jesus may have had a wife is a fake. For the full story, click here.
In what purports to be a news article rather than an op-ed piece, The New York Times reported on July 2 that the future pope, it is now clear, was also part of a culture of nonresponsibility, denial, legalistic foot-dragging and outright obstruction.
