It's just an expression of honor, just like former Presidents are often addressed as "Mr. President" by the media even after they have already left office.

When exactly has Bergoglio been known for being precise in his use of language?

Give this stupidity a rest.  Ratzinger is every bit as heretical as Bergoglio.

 

Why are you even bothering to pay attention anyway? I don't bother you guys (your sede viewpoint).

You post things on a discussion forum and then expect no one to challenge them?

To the folks who think this idea solves the Pope Francis issue: if Benedict has been Pope the whole time, wouldn't that make him completely responsible for every single act of a man he knows full well is not speaking for him or the Church? Wouldn't that make him complicit when he effusively thanks his successor and praises his "goodness?", talks about "transubstantiation of the world?" How does fear for his life possibly account for this? In the process of trying to avoid Francis, you are creating the single worst spineless worm of an anti-martyr in all of Church history.

You post things on a discussion forum and then expect no one to challenge them?

When someone says "Give this stupidity a rest", that pretty much tells me the person is wanting me to shut up, so I don't exactly see how you were honestly offering a challenge. Sure, you repeated a few of the typical arguments you have before, as did others (which I have already addressed in various threads); but at a certain point, when you know two people are not on the same page (with a high probability of never changing the other person's particular stance), it's also just easier (less wasting time) to avoid them and move on. So, information you may not find useful or of interest (perhaps in your case, these types of posts are downright annoying; of which I guess anyone has the freedom to mock and insult as they so desire)... well, it doesn't mean others might not be interested (and not necessarily persons who are active members of CathInfo -- people are readers only, as I once was). Although, clearly, given that the "Resignationist" position isn't all that popular on this forum, even if someone secretly holds to it, I can understand any tentativeness one may have in actually expressing it.