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Vatican journalist : Benedict XVI Planned Resignation for Two Years

The Italian fake news journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi told Epd.de (November 9) that Benedict XVI planned his February 2013 resignation for two years. But Benedict XVI declared in 2016 that only after his …More
The Italian fake news journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi told Epd.de (November 9) that Benedict XVI planned his February 2013 resignation for two years.
But Benedict XVI declared in 2016 that only after his visit to Mexico and Cuba in March 2012 he felt that he was unable to handle the Sao Paulo World Youth Day 2013 and therefore saw the “duty” to resign.
Nuzzi, who likely invented his story in order to get media attention, did not offer further information.
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mccallansteve
Jump ship as it's going down
pauljamesdwyer
This is lies from the Ministry Of Dis-Information, Vaticano!
aderito
Really ? way ?
Prayhard
Perfect fake news, as Benedict likely wouldn't dignify this with a denial.