Habari kutoka Vatican zinasema Pope Benedict ifikapo tarehe 28 februari mwishoni mwa mwezi huu ndio siku yake maalum kujiuzuru kutokana na sababu za kiafya.
source: Daily Mitikasi Blog
Latest UPDATE: The full text of his statement from the Vatican
Dear Brothers,
I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonisations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.
I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in today's world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the barque of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognise my incapacity to adequately fulfil the ministry entrusted to me.
For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours [19:00 GMT], the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.
Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects. And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff. With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer.
UPDATE -- Quotes from The Associated Press (click for more updates) reads:
After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.
I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only by words and deeds but no less with prayer and suffering.
However, in today's world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of St. Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary — strengths which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately the ministry entrusted to me.
The head of the Catholic Church in the World, Pope Benedict XVI will resign on February 28, 2013 the Vatican Press Office tells media.
The 85-year-old pope announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals Monday morning.
He said that because of his advanced age and diminishing strength, he didn't feel he could carry on the job.
A spokesman for the Vatican did not have any more information, and the announcement was just made to the Catholic church.
The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.
Pope Benedict XVI will be the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years.
ABC’s transcript for “Pope Benedict to Resign, Vatican says” reads:
The 85-year-old pope announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals Monday morning.
He said that because of his advanced age and diminishing strength, he didn't feel he could carry on the job.
A spokesman for the Vatican did not have any more information, and the announcement was just made to the Catholic church.
The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.
Pope Benedict XVI will be the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years.
ABC’s transcript for “Pope Benedict to Resign, Vatican says” reads:
This is ABC news special report. Good morning I'm George Stephanopoulos in New York -- -- coming on the air right now because Pope Benedict the sixteenth is resigning on February 28 that was announced by the Vatican. Just moments ago.
He'll resign after which... -- the Pope said himself at a meeting for the edification -- --
The Pope has been Pope since April 2005 after the death of Pope John Paul the second. He is resigning --- in more than almost 600 years --- since Pope Gregory, the last Pope to resign in 1415.
The leader of the world's more than one billion Catholics will be stepping down on February 28 that announcement from the Vatican came this morning... we have much more ahead. On Good Morning America
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