Pope reassures people he is not 'abandoning the Church' in final blessing

Is the inter galactic god thing that's telling him to retire the same one that told him to cover up child rape and torture by his global troops?

I think he is getting out under threat of being outed.

I'm looking at the "facts" of his tenure as head of the Doctrine of the faith and as Pope.If you think the problems surrounding the Vatican are "consipracy issues" you are woefully uninformed. The corruption of the child abuse scandal was handled from the "top" down; not from the bishops up. And for your statement that "he has suffered greatly over the pedophilia issue"; the suffering was endured by the victims, mostly children, many deaf, of which he failed to help, or dragged out the process causing many more children to be victimized by known predators. Those are the facts, not my opinion. Let's see what continues to be revealed about the Vatican and Pope Benedict in the future weeks.

For heaven's sake, McNamara31 lets's not read things into this that may not be there. He's an old man who I think never wanted the honor to begin with and remember JPII would not let him retire. God Bless Him and may he live the remainder of his life in study, prayer and peace. He is our scholar pope who has suffered greatly over the pedophilia issue. Quit looking for, as they say, consipracy issues where, in his case, there are none.

In the coming weeks I believe there is far more to be revealed behind the decision for Pope Benedict resignation.