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#429 Is Francis Pope: Munus vs Ministerium - Michael Lofton

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Is There Any Sense That Benedict Intended Anything Other Than to Resign the Papacy in Whole?

In his resignation speech, he shows no intention of bificating the papacy or leaving it partially vacant. In a concla to elect the new supreme pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is. According to canon law, all that's required for the resignation of the pope is that it's free and man s he has elsewhere said most certainly and very explicitly in this resignation. And it's most certainly manifest that herhe resigns the entire office.

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