The first Pope to face his successor in 600 years
Popes can, and do, resign – and sometimes for irredeemably outrageous reasons. Take Pope Benedict IX. The second longest-serving pope in history, John Paul II, who died in office in 2005 at the age of 84, has rather habituated us of late to the idea that popes are expected to carry on until they pop… Read More The first Pope to face his successor in 600 years