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Pope Benedict XVI addresses his weekly general audience Nov. 14, 2007, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Benedict announced Monday he would resign Feb. 28, the first pontiff to do so in almost 600 years.
Benedict XVI stepping down, says he’s too frail By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com with wire reports The faithful were taken by surprise Monday by the bombshell announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will resign. Declaring that he lacks the strength to do his job, the 85year-old Benedict said he will resign Feb. 28 – becoming the first pontiff in 600 years to step down. “It didn’t overly shock me,” said the Rev. Thomas Doyle, assistant principal and theology teacher at Marian Central Catholic High School. “But I certainly was not expecting it over my morning Raisin Bran.” The announcement came during a meeting of Vatican cardinals, to whom Benedict characterized his choice as “a decision of great importance for the life of the church.” “I think he [resigned] after a lot of prayer and thought,” said the Rev. Christopher DiTomo, a priest at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church in Crystal Lake. “I don’t think it’s something he would do hastily.” DiTomo discussed the resig-
His reputation is whole, if not his intentions By RACHEL ZOLL The Associated Press
the pontiff. He has met the pope on several occasions during trips to Rome. “The pope’s gestures of kindness and priestly virtue were always a most striking characteristic of his personality,” Malloy said in a statement. “Second, I am particularly grateful, and feel a deep personal attachment,
Pope Benedict XVI set clear and ambitious goals for his papacy quickly after he was elected: He hoped to re-evangelize the increasingly secular West. He would show that religious faith and reason could co-exist in the modern world. He would reach out to traditionalists who had split from the church and shore up Catholic identity. He came into the papacy with the reputation of a brilliant theologian; nearly eight years later, he leaves the Holy See with that reputation intact. But because of burdens he inherited and ongoing problems in his own pontificate, Benedict fell short of the mark he set for himself on unifying the church, building relationships with other religions and restoring the church’s influence in broader society.
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Bishop David Malloy said he feels a “special closeness” to Pope Benedict XVI, who appointed him to head the Rockford diocese. nation at Monday’s early morning Masses, and said most of the parish was shocked, if not uneasy, about the change. “Although everyone might be a little anxious when change happens, we trust that God has a plan,” he said. Bishop of the Rockford Diocese David J. Malloy was appointed by Benedict and said he feels a “special closeness” with
WOODSTOCK – Prosecutors say they want to force Kimberly A. Smith to testify at her husband’s upcoming murder trial and won’t use what she says against her in her own criminal case. The couple are accused of placing an online ad for sex, which police say was answered on May 28, 2011, by Kurt Milliman. A dispute broke out, possibly over money, and Milliman was shot. He died early the next morning. Prosecutors are asking McHenry County Judge Sharon Prather to grant “use Kimberly immunity” for Kim- A. Smith berly Smith and force her to testify against her husband, Timothy S. Smith. There is no deal between Kimberly Smith and prosecutors, but whatever she Timothy says would be off-lim- S. Smith its when it comes to her case, Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Combs said. Prosecutors said in court documents that they are “not inclined to offer Kim Smith any promise or expectation of leniency” in exchange for her testimony. As such, they expect that she would invoke her right against self-incrimination – the Fifth Amendment. They contend that under the law, by granting her use immunity, she would be compelled to testify. She has no right to refuse, Combs said. “She can’t get up there and plead the Fifth, and she can’t refuse to testify,” he said. “We’re making her testify. There’s no deal with her.” Kimberly Smith’s attorney, Mark Facchini, declined to comment. Combs said he knows what Smith will testify because he spoke with her attorney. Had he not known, it would have been irresponsible to offer the immunity agreement, he said.
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Lobbying for same-sex marriage Religious leaders, gay-rights advocates and other supporters of marriage equality presented petitions to two McHenry County lawmakers Monday in support of same-sex marriage. The Illinois Senate is expected to vote on marriage equality legislation this week. For more, see page B1.
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