Since The Pope's Announced His Resignation...

[WaldoMcFroog]

...does that make him an ex-Benedict?

[mibn2cweus]

Is that anything like an ex-McMuffin . . . with a special sauce?

[Anngel]

didn't get it until I said it out loud....LOL

[emmie]

very good..

[emmie]

eggs benedict.. a dish..

[MadMen]

Groan!

[emmie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggs_Benedict

[Peter Pedant]

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vale papa, sanctissime ecclesiae pater, et superbe pontifex !

erm serious question: can anyone find a link to the Latin text to the Pope's resignation ?

Mary Beard's twitter has posed the question - it really must be tweet of the week ! but I can't find an answer....

thanks

[Londo42]

peter pedent,

I know, I`ve been trying to find the Latin text for a couple of hrs now and still cannot, very strange, are they hiding something? I think so. I think he resigned being unable to continue the fight against the powerful people of the Vatican/World and their extreme evils, basically, the Illumitati

[Peter Pedant]

Hmm whilst the P was reading his text there was a shifty eyed prelate staring at him. I thought at the time he was thinking 'et ego in vaticano' roughly translated as 'me next' . But he COULD instead have been looking for albino dressed as capuchin monks concealing various knives and killing machines.

Luckily none appeared (that we saw on the feed)

[albaqwerty]

I hate to ask, but I must, has his god abandoned him which makes him feels he has to resign?

[Peter Pedant]

and the Latin is here:

http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/30470.php?index=30470&lang=it#DECLARATIO DEL SANTO PADRE

declaratio shows it is the Latin version

and no ask away Albaqwerty - he makes it clear that he thought he had a duty to go if he felt he wasnt up to it.

His predecessor thought he had a duty to die in the saddle.


So there is no truth in the widespread rumour on the stock exchange that the old boy had phoned God on his popey-mobile and this morning of all mornings had got a number disconnected tone.

[emmie]

Peter, more like an engaged tone...

[wildwood]

someone on the radio just said the pope has turned into an antichrist.

[DTCwordfan]

Ex-Benedict is to retire to the Netherlands.......

[Peter Pedant]

and here he is reading it:
http://wwww.ansa.it/web/notizie/videogallery/italia/2013/02/11/Papa-Fratres-carissimi-addio-latino_8228305.html

hey we can even recycle Abdication jokes
In Dec 1936 a friend came into my father's room, then a student and said,
'Hey Pedant, are you still looking for a job ?'
and my father said 'yiss' looking up from his books
and the fren' said 'Buckingham Palace - the King has just abdicated.'

[DTCwordfan]

then he will become a Hollandaise.

[lady-janine]

groan DT

[Peter Pedant]

This thread will run and tun....

sorry that should have been posted in the Tesco's section