"...the fact that -according to current parlance- there is an 'emeritus' pope." The fact is Benedict publicly repudiated that tile years ago. So there isn't an "emeritus pope" "according to current parlance" -except among people who are uniformed or choose to remain so. --Benedict explained that when he initially stepped down he wanted to be called 'Father Benedict' rather than Pope Emeritus or …More
"...the fact that -according to current parlance- there is an 'emeritus' pope." The fact is Benedict publicly repudiated that tile years ago. So there isn't an "emeritus pope" "according to current parlance" -except among people who are uniformed or choose to remain so.
--Benedict explained that when he initially stepped down he wanted to be called 'Father Benedict' rather than Pope Emeritus or Benedict XVI, but 'I was too weak at that point to enforce it.'--
