I'm curious to know what you think about this news:

Citation :

Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church on Monday when he announced he would stand down, the first pope to do so in 700 years, saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to carry on.

Source : http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/11/us-pope-resigns-idUSBRE91A0BH20130211

Does it affect you?

How do you interpret this decision?

According to you, is it fot the best?

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Personally, I think this news reflects the will of change that arised since the beginning of the new era. Benedict XVI was very conservative. Perhaps, he will leave his seat to a pope who will be more open-minded towards changes and, to my perception, progress. What do you think?