ill, from what the vatican itself refers to as the advancing of old age. we were able to report that the pope emeritus has kidney failure as well as complications from a pacemaker. so looking at all of these different conditions we certainly need to keep the pope emeritus in our prayers. benedict s resignation caused an unprecedented situation, really, in which both he and his successor were in the vatican at the same time and his papacy, benedict s was beset by infighting. what do we know of the relationship between benedict and his successor? that is been one of those interesting developments in the hundreds of years in the life of the church. we had the unusual circumstance of a pope, a reigning pope in pope francis and then a pope emeritus in pope benedict xvi. by every measure the two
itself refers to as the advancing of old age. we were able to report that the pope emeritus has kidney failure as well as complications from a pacemaker. so looking at all of these different conditions we certainly need to keep the pope emeritus in our prayers. benedict s resignation caused an unprecedented situation, really, in which both he and his successor were in the vatican at the same time and his papacy, benedict s was beset by infighting. what do we know of the relationship between benedict and his successor? that is been one of those interesting developments in the hundreds of years in the life of the church. we had the unusual circumstance of a pope, a reigning pope in pope
gregory vi. then the really scandalous thing happened. benedict s lady love decided not to marry him after all and he decided he wanted the papacy back. gregory vi said, no, i m pope. sylvester iii who is still in the village said, don t forget about me and now we have three popes. we have three popes and there is no one to declare which one is the most legitimate. benedict s, sylvester s and gregory s factions all fight in the streets of rome over who is the rightful heir to the papal throne, and in the end benedict ix s wealthy family wins again. benedict is pope three times in the end. after benedict s reign sends the church into a tailspin, the spiritual foundation of the papacy has been shattered. all of this becomes a real
then the really scandalous thing happened, benedict s lady love decided not to marry him after all, and he decided he wanted the papacy back. gregory vi said i m the pope, and sylvester iii, who was still outside the village said, no, don t forget about me. now we have three popes, and no one to declare which one the most legitimate. benedict s, sylvester s and gregory s factions all fight in the streets of rome over who is the rightful heir to the papal throne. in the end, benedict s family wins again. benedict was pope three times in the end. after benedict s reign sends the church into a tail spin, the spiritual foundation of the papacy has become