his resignation and waited for his replacement. translator: and i m not giving away any secret when i tell you, i asked him, where will you live? he said, well, i ll go live my retirement at the flores house where the bishops live. no one could know then that this would be a defining moment in the history of the catholic church. a year passed as bergoglio waited for his chance to retire. the vatican chose no replacement. a delay na that would make all of the difference. for the first time in 600 years, a pope is retiring. pope benedict xvi. stunning news. this is something that none of us incredible. none of us have heard before. a pope announces he is resigning. this simply isn t done. it s been almost 600 years since a pope resigned. no one saw this coming. certainly in this country. benedict xvi resigned. a move unprecedented in the modern papacy. the scene was now set for the
things but it calmed down. things calmed down. in december 2011, cardinal bergoglio turned 75, that s the vatican s mandatory retirement age. so he submitted his resignation and waited for his replacement. translator: i m not giving away any secret when i tell you, i asked him where will you live? he said, well, i ll go live my retirement at the flores house where the bishops live. no one could know then that this would be a defining moment in the history of the catholic church. a year passed as bergoglio waited for his chance to retire. but the vatican chose no replacement, a delay that would make all the difference. for the first time in 600 years, a pope is retiring. pope benedict xvi. stunning news. this is something that none of us, none of us have heard before. a pope announces he is resigning.
translator: yes, after that, there were a few things but it calmed down. things calmed down. in december 2011, cardinal bergoglio turned 75. that s the vatican s mandatory retirement age, so he submitted his resignation and waited for his replacement. translator: aen and i m not giving away any secret when i tell you, i asked him, where will you live? he said, well, i ll go live why retirement at the flores house where the bishops live. no up couone knew this would defining moment in the history of the catholic church. a year passed as he waited for his chance to retire. the vatican chose no replacement. a delay that would bake all the difference. for the first time in 600 years, a pope is retiring. pope benedict xvi. stunning news. this is something that none
calmed down. things calmed down. in december 2011, cardinal bergoglio turned 75. that s the vatican s mandatory retirement age, so he submitted his resignation and waited for his replacement. translator: and i m not giving away any secret when i tell you, i asked him, where will you live? he said, well, i ll go live my retirement at the flores house where the bishops live. no one knew this would be a defining moment in the history of the catholic church. a year passed as he waited for his chance to retire. the vatican chose no replacement. a delay that would bake all the difference. for the first time in 600 years, a pope is retiring. pope benedict xvi. stunning news.