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Agence France-Presse VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI’s troubled papacy entered its ďŹ nal hours on Thursday before the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics will make history as the ďŹ rst pontiff to resign since the Middle Ages.
The 85-year-old stunned the globe when he announced on February 11 his surprise decision to step down, saying he no longer had the “strength of mind and body� to carry on in a fast-changing world. “I took this step in full awareness of its gravity and novelty but with profound serenity,� the pope told a crowd of 150,000 pilgrims in St Peter’s Square at an emotional farewell on Wednesday. Continued on page 6
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7R GR OLVW IRU WKH QHZ 3RSH - Sex Abuse: After sordid revelations of child abuse by priests erupted in Europe and the United States, Benedict apologised for the Church’s role in turning a blind eye and protecting abusers, but campaigners say not enough has been done to bring suspects before the law or to punish the senior prelates who covered up the abuse for decades.
- Vatican Finances: Plagued by a dark history of murky ďŹ nancial dealings, the Vatican has promised to step up efforts against money laundering and wants to be on a White List of countries that comply with international rules. The head of the bank was unceremoniously sacked in May last year under a cloud of intrigue and his successor was only named this month.
- Homosexuality and Gay Marriage: This is one of the Vatican’s most critical issues. While condemning violence against homosexuals, Benedict has refused to be shaken on the Church’s teachings on the traditional family of father, mother and child, and intervened directly in recent heated debates in France and Britain on same-sex marriage.
- Curia, Secrets, and Intrigue: Absorbed by his studies, the academic Benedict has failed to put his stamp on the Curia, the Church’s secretive and powerful governing body. Dominated by Italian clerics, the Curia is key to a papacy because it can intervene in unfavoured papal decisions and uphold the status quo.
- Ordination of women and Priest celibacy: Calls from self-proclaimed disobedient priests and campaigners to end priestly celibacy, and accept women into the clergy to fill positions left empty as priest numbers dwindle, were denounced by Benedict last year as self-serving.
- Abortion and Euthanasia: Benedict has insisted on the Vatican’s “duty� to defend “basic human values� by refusing to counter abortion or euthanasia, describing attempts to “select people and exclude others from humanity� as utterly immoral.