To date 28. February t.r. 20 hour, terminates the execution of his office, Pope Benedict XVI. He did so after much deliberation, having regard to their physical and mental state. The last pope to voluntarily renounce his office we can find up to 13. century. Namely the year 1294, it was Celestýn In., which office he held for only 5 months. Ratzinger took the papal stool 2005 after the death of John Paul II. His successor is to be elected by Easter.
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