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Pope Benedict has announced his resignation. A Pope handing in the resignation is not very common, as a matter of fact the last Pope to have resigned was nearly 600 years back. So, why is the Pope resigning? “Strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months has deteriorated in me to the extent that ... Read More »

Vatican diplomats also lobbied against Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez and wanted ‘Christian roots’ enshrined in EU constitution. The pope is responsible for the Vatican’s growing hostility towards Turkey joining the EU, previously secret cables sent from the US embassy to the Holy See in Rome claim. In 2004 Cardinal Ratzinger, the future pope, spoke out against letting a Muslim state join, ... Read More »

Today, Pope Benedict’s comments on Atheist has  sparked a row all over the world. Pope Benedict made a statement on his visit in Britain about Atheist and Nazi that quotes “Even in our own lifetimes we can recall how Britain and her leaders stood against a Nazi tyranny that wished to eradicate God from society and denied our common humanity ... Read More »