Washington Post<\/a>), with varying degrees of opinions.\u00a0 My faith is my faith, and I will not discuss it in too much detail here. The point being that whatever the reason; I appreciate him stepping down for the good of the Church, instead of having the world watch his decay and the rumors fly.<\/p>\nThe Church is part<\/span> of my belief system, and I look at the Pope as the guide for the Church.\u00a0 But there are other parts of my belief system that are just as important.\u00a0 How one lives their life and interacts with others is key, as is forgiveness and charity.\u00a0 I don’t believe one has to have organized religion to believe, it is more intrinsic; at least for me.\u00a0 And that is how I feel about it.<\/p>\nTo Pope Benedict, I say good job for having the moral courage to step down while still able to provide guidance to the general direction of the Church.\u00a0 I think you are setting a good example, and more folks should follow suite; for the good of the Church.<\/p>\n
Does the Church have some issues – yep.\u00a0 But that is a discussion for another day, today is to show respect for our Pope and his decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation.\u00a0 He will resign at the end of this month.\u00a0 He stated he was resigning for the good of the Church, and that is a reason that I can, and will, fully respect. 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