02.11.13 | 4:07 am
When Was the Last Papal Resignation?
I’m curious to hear from church or medieval historians about this.
Has there really ever been a papal resignation like Benedict XVI’s? News reports note the resignation of Gregory XII in 1415. And this was technically a resignation. But Gregory resigned as part of the broader effort to end the Western Schism (the Avignon Popes and all that). So that’s significantly different from resigning the papacy because of age or coming incapacity. Read More
02.11.13 | 4:03 am
Tornado From Hell
Amazing eyewitness video of that tornado that touched down Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Watch.
02.11.13 | 3:39 am
Perspective
NYT: “The last pope to resign was Gregory XII, who left the papacy in 1415 to end what was known as the Western Schism among several competitors for the papacy.”
