Possibly this Pope is one who truly understands his job. He is supposed to be the leader of all the Catholics and this is no easy job with all the problems and scandals of the Catholic Church worldwide. At 85 years old, this man realizes he cannot handle all the aspects of the position and that the Catholics could better be served by a younger or at least more healthy man.
People (and the Pope is a person) have to understand their own fallibilities and how well they can do a job. I give this Pope a lot of credit for understanding he can better serve his Church by stepping down rather than remain around and just be a figurehead with no comprehension of what he is doing.
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