Pope decided to resign due to the fact that he does that have the strength to carry on with his mission as the leader of the 1. 2 billion catholics around the world. In order to govern, both strength of mind and body are necessary. My strength tested during deteriorated my strength has deteriorated. For this reason and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom, i declare i renounce the ministry of bishops of rome. During a small key meeting with a number of cardinals here at the vatican, he said to carry on with your job, you need a healthy mind and body. No doubt about his mind which is a sharp but the body has been weakening by the month. This is an 85yearold man with a lot of responsibilities. Still, john paul ii, at the end, one of us was unable to watkins began still carried on until he died. Pope benedict xvi decided to go against all the rules as the last poll that resigned and that was in the 13th century. This suggests to give way to a younger pope that mayb