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In a statement released by the Vatican Today, it was announced that his Holiness Pope Benedict XVI will step down with immediate effect. When asked for a reason, a spokesman for his former holiness suggested that he would like to spend more time with his wife and children:D

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Interesting trivia (to me anyway):

The last pope who resigned did so because there were two rival claimants to the papacy, sometimes labeled the Avignon Papacy and the Roman Papacy. In 1378 the council had elected two rival claimants to the papacy and these rival claims went on through several successions (2 in Avignon, 4 in Rome). A council at Constance secured the resignation of both of the rival claimants in 1414-15 and a new council was called to elect a new pope. There was even briefly a third pope elected, the Pisan Pope, in an earlier aborted attempt to end the schism.
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The next guy should just dispense with pretenses and claim the name Old Dirty Bastard II.
It's called the Hillbilly Hop N Pop dude.
If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough.
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Many citizens of Rome believe that former Pope Benedict XVI is gay. They believe that his voluntary resignation had more to do with fear of exposure than his health. That is not common knowledge among people outside of the Holy City, however.

Taxi drivers have reportedly delivered an un-named person to and from the Papal Apartments for direct rendezvous with Benedict at odd hours. Reportedly, there was a pair of expensive shoes purchased by the aforementioned person as a gift to his lover, and Benedict was "caught" with them.
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riddler

Many citizens of Rome believe that former Pope Benedict XVI is gay. They believe that his voluntary resignation had more to do with fear of exposure than his health. That is not common knowledge among people outside of the Holy City, however.

Taxi drivers have reportedly delivered an un-named person to and from the Papal Apartments for direct rendezvous with Benedict at odd hours. Reportedly, there was a pair of expensive shoes purchased by the aforementioned person as a gift to his lover, and Benedict was "caught" with them.



Were the shoes bad ass red Prada loafers?
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