^^ Downvotes didn't come from me. I've only used that feature twice (don't plan to again), and the first time I regretted it because it was impulsive of me.
2Vermont - Laugh all you want. You say "anything but sedevacantism"; I say anything but the uncomfortable, if not inconvenient, truth that Benedict XVI does indeed remain our one and only Sovereign Pontiff (and very likely the last one for this Age). It's no secret that virtually all R&Rs (certainly the sedes) want nothing to do with him. We know conversion is totally out of the realm for a Pope who has read the Third Secret, right?
In my Thesis I have tried to impress upon readers the direct connection between the message of Fatima, more specifically the Third Secret, and Benedict's renunciation. Because of the liberalism of his early years, unfortunately many, including ones who supported and applauded him for what he had done during the active part of his Pontificate, now not only preclude any connection but actually disparage and calumniate him; I have also run into those who border on hatred of him.
Also, waiting around for Benedict to die gives no one any excuse to be indifferent towards this. We will be judged for refusing to investigate (or outright dismissing) the objective facts presented on the invalidity of Pope Benedict's resignation. And that these doubts were being raised immediately upon his announcement and continue to this day...
...doubts as to the validity of the act of resignation were raised immediately upon the news being made known. Flavien Blanchon, a French journalist working at Rome, writing only 2 days afterwards, cited an eminent Latin scholar who pointed out errors in the text of abdication, and who noted that the presence of any error, according to canonical tradition, was held to be a sign of lack of deliberation, rendering the act null and void. These errors in the Latin were also reported by Luciano Canfora, Corriere della Serra, Feb. 12, 2013, p. 17.
More importantly, the famous Italian Philosopher, Prof. Enrico Radaelli wrote a supplication to Pope Benedict XVI, on Feb. 18, begging him to withdraw the resignation, because, inasmuch as it was done in a secular fashion, it would result in the consequent election of an Anti-Pope. His article was entitled: Perché Papa Ratzinger-Benedetto XVI dovrebbe ritirare le sue dimissioni: non è ancora tempo per un nuovo papa, perché sarebbe quello di un Anti-Papa. (Link to text with commentary, here).
Topic: The Secret of Benedict XVI: Why He Is Still Pope (Antonio Socci Book Review) (Read 11579 times)