Current Event #7

Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will resign on February 19, 2013. Many rumors have said that the pope was blackmailed, corruption, and gay sex in the Vatican. Other rumors figured that he was sick or that his old age played a role in it. It has been centuries since a pope stepped dwn. The last one was Pope Gregory XII.

This effects the people of the church and lots of Catholics. No one was expecting this from him and many curiosity questions romed the country.