With a hat tip to Towleroad.com, the best news of the day comes out of Rome, Italy where the head homophobe/pedophile enabler of the worldwide Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI is to resign as of the last day of this month. A Conclave will be called to elect a new Pope, whom I hope is a step forward and upward from the viciously anti-Gay Benedict XVI has proven himself to be. The Papal office will be vacant until his successor is chosen. The text of his resignation reads as follows:
"Dear Brothers,
I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. 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. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, 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 strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.
"Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects. And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff. With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer."
Benedict asked for 'pardon for all my defects', which I hope God in his infinite mercy can do for I surely would have a hard time forgiving a man who has done as much harm to both children and us Gay folks as he has. But then that is why he is God and I am not.
Your Monday Musical Interlude was recorded live at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra conducted by Case Scaglione gives a world-class performance of Beethoven's most popular Symphony, Number 7, Opus 92. While listening to this outstanding performance, cruise down the page to check out Mondays Model Men lounging about in their Monday's Undies to entice and inspire you. Thanks for spending part of your Monday with me, see you again tomorrow. Until next time as always, Enjoy!
"Dear Brothers,
I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. 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. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, 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 strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.
"Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects. And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff. With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer."
Benedict asked for 'pardon for all my defects', which I hope God in his infinite mercy can do for I surely would have a hard time forgiving a man who has done as much harm to both children and us Gay folks as he has. But then that is why he is God and I am not.
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Your Monday Musical Interlude was recorded live at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra conducted by Case Scaglione gives a world-class performance of Beethoven's most popular Symphony, Number 7, Opus 92. While listening to this outstanding performance, cruise down the page to check out Mondays Model Men lounging about in their Monday's Undies to entice and inspire you. Thanks for spending part of your Monday with me, see you again tomorrow. Until next time as always, Enjoy!
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