In the past few days, the news has been focused on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and I can imagine that for the Catholic community, it is rather an exciting event, especially since Catholicism is not really keen on much changing.
There have been eight others who have resigned from this position, the last being Pope Gregory XII in 1415.
The link has been made between the Pope`s resignation and the start of Lent and for this reason, I share the following poem (which I found online)
"Today the Pope resignedLeaving a dispute about some crimes
It's said sex abuse has been covered up
Priests simply shifted across to a new chalice cup
For the first time in more than 600 years,
The Pope stepped down, the Cardinals in tears.
I don't blame him, not a bit
Why shouldn't the Pope be allowed to quit?
Now all the cardinals have to sit in a room,
Amid Bibles and dust and plenty of gloom
their task is to decide who's up next
without the usage of phone lines or texts
He announced it the day before Marti Gras
In my opinion, that's quite the faux pas
See my theory is that he realized Lent starts tomorrow
And couldn't give up any more sweets without sorrow
Think about it, for it only makes sense
The Pope's a smart guy, it's not that he's dense
Because he's worked towards this job for most of his life
And he's certainly not quitting to spend time with his wife."
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