nbsp Amid all the media hype and need to find out esoteric Christian historical and canonical information on short notice yesterday following Pope Benedict XVI 39 s nbsp announcement nbsp that he will resign from his office as Bishop of Rome on February 28 2013 there was an understandable amount

America 39 s editors were interviewed widely today about the pope 39 s surprise announcement Here is Father James Martin on CNN and the Colbert Report Our editor Matt Malone S J also appeared on WNBC We will post additional video as it becomes available nbsp The Colbert ReportGet More Col

After Bishop Chaput 39 s recent scorching of the latest regulatory revision from the Department of Health and Human Services Spokane 39 s Bishop Blase Cupich has jumped in where episcopal angels may have feared to tread daring to offer some not-negative comments about the recent accomodation-exe

Pope Benedict rsquo s statement is every bit as striking as his resignation itself nbsp It deserves attention before talk turns to succession This is not simply a retirement from the hectic pace of public office nbsp It is an act of magisterial teaching in its own right that resonates with an i

nbsp This morning 39 s news that Pope Benedict XVI resigned came as a surprise but it did not shock me For Benedict has shown devotion to Celestine V the sainted pope who resigned was then murdered and defamed by Dante because his abdication mdash in the Inferno Dante called it quot the Gre

nbsp The Holy Father rsquo s resignation is a selfless and noble act done for the good of the church that he has loved and served for decades nbsp The resignation announced this morning and set to take effect on Feb 28 while surprising to almost everyone is not completely unprecedented nbsp