POPE BENEDICT TO RESIGN

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Coming out of nowhere… Pope Benedict is set to resign due to health reasons on February 28, according to multiple reports.

There news was virst broken by Italian news agency, ANSA which put the following bannert at the top of its site, specifically saying that the Pope would leave the Pontificate..

Since the ANSA headline broke, other news organizations have confirmed.

Kelly Evans of CNBC cites Dow Jones.

Vatican confirms to DJN: Pope will resign on Feb. 28. Wow.

— Kelly Evans (@Kelly_Evans) February 11, 2013

While this is a surprise, it’s not completely out of nowhere.

The Pople’s resignation was actually speculated about early last year, due to his declining health.

Last year, Michael Brendan Dougherty put together a guide on who will likely be the next pope >

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