'Shock,' Questions in Woodstock as Pope Benedict XVI Resigns
His resignation will go into effect on Feb. 28, and a successor should be named by Easter.
Pope Benedict XVI announced today that he is resigning, effective Feb. 28. Archdiocese of Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. today at 2401 Lake Park Drive in Smyrna to address questions and concerns. Local churches, including Woodstock's St. Michael The Archangel Roman Catholic Church, are not authorized to comment on the news. "It’s very new," said Meaghan Schroeder, assistant communications director for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. "Everyone's just trying to digest it all." The pope's resignation letter reads in part: "After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the …
In this Article:
