White House: Statement by POTUS on the resignation of Pope, the statement reads as follows, " On behalf of Americans everywhere, Michelle and I wish to extend our appreciation and prayers to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Michelle and I warmly remember our meeting with the Holy Father in 2009, and I have appreciated our work together over these last four years. The Church plays a critical role in the United States and the world, and I wish the best to those who will soon gather to choose His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI’s successor. ".
Lets Get Real:
POTUS and the Pope do not share many of the same ideals, from gay marriage to abortion, even ObamaCare has come under critical review by the Church as it would have forced the Church to pay for the pill for women, at best the Oval is hoping for a reformer in the Vatican, do not hold your breath, this move by Pope Benedict XVI is a great political move, it means that he will hand chose his successor, something that Clinton, Bush 43 could not do, and a future problem for the Oval. The next successor will follow the conservative line of the present Pope, this clever, cynical move by the Pope, this blog discards the statement that the resignation is due to age and health, its a way for the present Pope to make sure that a reformer does not come next and for the present Pope to control the next one, his previous role was that of enforcer for the then Pope. If you control the future you control how the past in may respects folks.
