Pope's Resignation Shocks West Cobb
Pope Benedict XVI announced that he is resigning effective Feb. 28.
The news this morning that Pope Benedict XVI was resigning sent shockwaves throughout West Cobb and the world. The pope announced today that he is resigning, effective Feb. 28. Archdiocese of Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. today to address questions and concerns. The pope's resignation letter reads in part: "After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry... in today's world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both …
