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You can't force someone not to resign | 183 comments | Create New Account
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Nope simple statement of resignation is enough
Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 12 2013 @ 06:02 PM EST
Canon Law, Canon 332

If it should happen that the Roman Pontiff resigns his office (munus), it is
required for validity that he make the resignation freely and that it be duly
manifested, but not that it be accepted by anyone.

See:-
Code of Canon Law, canon 332 §2 and Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches,
canon 44 §2)

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

You can't force someone not to resign
Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, February 12 2013 @ 06:56 PM EST

If the current Pope wants to resign - really and truly - there's not really anything anyone can do.

If they refuse his resignation, what are they going to do:

    Arrest him
    Imprison him (pretty fine quarters to be a prison, but still a prison)
    Force him to work on the "Pope's tasks"
Seriously? If someone wants to leave, all they have to do is stop working. Eventually "management" will have a choice to either:
    Commit crimes in attempting to make the person work
or
    Let the person go

RAS

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

Yes
Authored by: PJ on Tuesday, February 12 2013 @ 09:16 PM EST
But if you believe he is infallible, surely
his decision is too, no?

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

  • What? - Authored by: cjk fossman on Tuesday, February 12 2013 @ 10:39 PM EST
    • What? - Authored by: PJ on Tuesday, February 12 2013 @ 11:18 PM EST
  • Nope - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 13 2013 @ 05:03 AM EST
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