Dear young priests, get hold of any texts of the Archbishop himself, and devour them, but beware of editions so doctored by the Newsociety as to cut out anything running contrary to its Newness . . .

...The most obvious (elephant-in-the-room) problem is that Universi Dominici Gregis requires that the previous Pope to have died BEFORE a new election could be held. That law could have been changed if that was the intent of the legislator, Pope Benedict XVI. He did not change that requirement in the law, so we must assume it was not his intent to do so.

By the way, Benedict XVI did make other minor modifications to Universi Dominici Gregis days after his announced "resignation." So, it's not like he wasn't aware of the docuмent.

3. I further establish that the College of Cardinals may make no dispositions whatsoever concerning the rights of the Apostolic See and of the Roman Church, much less allow any of these rights to lapse, either directly or indirectly, even though it be to resolve disputes or to prosecute actions perpetrated against these same rights after the death or valid resignation of the Pope.12 All the Cardinals are obliged to defend these rights.

77. I decree that the dispositions concerning everything that precedes the election of the Roman Pontiff and the carrying out of the election itself must be observed in full, even if the vacancy of the Apostolic See should occur as a result of the resignation of the Supreme Pontiff, in accordance with the provisions of Canon 333 § 2 of the Code of Canon Law and Canon 44 § 2 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.

Emile, you seem to think that I claim that a Pope can't resign. That is not my position. Of course a Pope can resign as Canon 332.2 allows.

However, even if the Pope does resign, the Apostolic See is not completely vacant, until that Pope dies. A new election is only triggered after the complete vacancy of the Apostolic See, which can occur only upon the death of the Pontiff. The idea of having a "pope emeritus" and another acting Pope at the same time is not allowed by current Church law.

Upon the resignation of a Pope, the Apostolic See is still occupied by the members of the Roman Curia until the death of the Pope. See UDG section 14 which says:

14. According to the provisions of Article 6 of the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus,13 at the death of the Pope all the heads of the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia — the Cardinal Secretary of State and the Cardinal Prefects, the Archbishop Presidents, together with the members of those Dicasteries — cease to exercise their office. An exception is made for the Camerlengo of Holy Roman Church and the Major Penitentiary, who continue to exercise their ordinary functions, submitting to the College of Cardinals matters that would have had to be referred to the Supreme Pontiff.

Let's now look at Pastor Bonus Article 6:

Art. 6 — On the death of the Supreme Pontiff, all moderators and members of the dicasteries cease from their office. The camerlengo of the Roman Church and the major penitentiary are excepted, who expedite ordinary business and refer to the College of Cardinals those things which would have been referred to the Supreme Pontiff.

So, going back to your quote from UDG 77, you should be able to better understand the meaning of the phrase "even if the vacancy of the Apostolic See should occur as a result of the resignation of the Supreme Pontiff." The correct interpretation can be paraphrased thus:

"even if the Pope resigns according to Canon 332.2 (which he can do), the type of partial "vacancy" created by that papal resignation does not mean that the requirements of UDG (concerning waiting for the death of the Pope to hold an election) can be ignored. In fact, if those requirements are ignored, the election is null and void."

You have to understand that a papal "resignation" does not allow creating of a two-living-Pope situation. There can ever be only one living Pope, according to this current law of papal elections. That in the past, with Celestine V for instance, a two-living-Pope situation existed is irrelevant. The current law of papal elections makes that situation illegal.

But Benedict knew that Bergoglio would do what he did. That is why Benedict visited the shrine of Celestine V a few years before the resignation, to draw attention to what was about to happen:

https://www.npr.org/2013/02/26/172890937/the-hermit-pope-who-set-the-precedent-for-benedict-xvi

Benedict made this strange trip to see Celestine V in 2009. Benedict was giving a clue that he was being treated unjustly like Celestine V and would suffer a similar fate...being forced to resign against his will.

The difference? In the time of Celestine V, there was NO LAW OF PAPAL ELECTIONS. Celestine V was told (by the man who was to be his successor) that it was okay for him (Celestine) to resign and for a new conclave to be held. These events caused problems in the Church because of the two-living-Pope problem.

Universi Dominici Gregis makes it EXPLICITLY illegal to do what was done in the time of Celestine V. But it was done anyway by Bergoglio and his minions. This is why Bergoglio's election was null and void. The Emperor has no clothes!

https://americanliterature.com/author/hans-christian-andersen/short-story/the-emperors-new-clothes

I'm sure that it is useless to point this out...

...The most obvious (elephant-in-the-room) problem is that Universi Dominici Gregis requires that the previous Pope to have died BEFORE a new election could be held.

Bergoglio is the Antichrist.

Yes, it is true. And he will deceive "even the elect." Don't be that guy, Pax. May Our Lord remove your blinders.

Cardinal Billot and St. Alphonsus were expressing theological opinions. Those opinions were later negated by subsequent papal Apostolic Constitutions. An authentic Papal decree overrides a mere theological opinion.