http://kool1017.com Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://kool1017.com/what-happens-to-pope-benedict-xvi-after-he-retires/ http://kool1017.com/what-happens-to-pope-benedict-xvi-after-he-retires/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:04:32 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=120702 Is he resigning or retiring?  The answer is in  the semantics that surround the announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will step down officially on Thursday, February 28th - the first pontiff to do so since the Middle Ages.  It's natural to wonder what will happen to the Pope afterwards?

]]> http://kool1017.com/what-happens-to-pope-benedict-xvi-after-he-retires/feed/ 0 (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) http://kool1017.com/who-will-elect-the-next-pope-united-states-will-play-unprecedented-role/ http://kool1017.com/who-will-elect-the-next-pope-united-states-will-play-unprecedented-role/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:20:00 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=120504 While it's been over 600 years since the Roman Catholic Church has had to find a new Pope following a resignation, the election process remains the same as it does for choosing a successor following the death of the pontiff.  What might be different this time around is the influence that American cardinals have on the process.

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