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Charles L. Cotton wrote:I heard on the radio this morning that the last Pope to resign was in the 1400's. (BTW, I'm not Catholic either, so I have no dog in this hunt. I'm just making a comment on a historical fact.)

Chas.

I've heard the same thing. But Pope Benedict has been different from the start. :)
He's pretty hip for an old white guy. Very tech saavy, has a nice sense of style (you should see his shades and shoes), and a really nice way of communicating.

I'm not Catholic, but my wife is. Several of my friends are. And one friend is very politically connected, in state (not this state), federal, and church politics. He sends me links from time to time with pictures of the unique stuff Benedict has done. He's really a remarkable man.

I don't think Pope Benedict was expected to be a long lived Pope. My understanding is that after a very long lived, and well liked Pope such as JPII the tendency is to elect a Pope that is expected to be a short timer. It's hard for a Pope to follow someone like JPII. But I believe Pope Benedict has done extremely well. And I'm not even Catholic.