At 78, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was one of the oldest popes when elected in 2005, after the long, great pontificate of Pope John Paul II. The 11th of February announced his resignation to the Petrine ministry starting from 28th of February at 8,00 p.m., leaving room for the convocation of a conclave for the election of his successor. This shocking, totally unexpected news has left incredulous governments, Vatican-watchers, believers and even the closest aides of his Holiness. Views about the issue are different. A Vatican spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, said that the decision shows great courage and determination, but there are opposite views. This is the second pontiff's resignation in the Catholic Church's history, after Pope Celestine V in 1294. We can absolutely understand the burden of age, health problems, maybe also the inability of spirit to face the challenges of this time such as homosexuality, child sex scandal...but we can't deny that there are too many secrets to reveal, too many unsaid things, too much hidden corruption; so the Holy Father perhaps doen's accept all this occult, he has no strength to fight it, or worse, he is subjected to a dirty blackmail...We can only make assumptions, but when the truth?
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Pope's resignation_Silvia
At 78, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was one of the oldest popes when elected in 2005, after the long, great pontificate of Pope John Paul II. The 11th of February announced his resignation to the Petrine ministry starting from 28th of February at 8,00 p.m., leaving room for the convocation of a conclave for the election of his successor. This shocking, totally unexpected news has left incredulous governments, Vatican-watchers, believers and even the closest aides of his Holiness. Views about the issue are different. A Vatican spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, said that the decision shows great courage and determination, but there are opposite views. This is the second pontiff's resignation in the Catholic Church's history, after Pope Celestine V in 1294. We can absolutely understand the burden of age, health problems, maybe also the inability of spirit to face the challenges of this time such as homosexuality, child sex scandal...but we can't deny that there are too many secrets to reveal, too many unsaid things, too much hidden corruption; so the Holy Father perhaps doen's accept all this occult, he has no strength to fight it, or worse, he is subjected to a dirty blackmail...We can only make assumptions, but when the truth?
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Hi Silvia,
ReplyDeleteThis reads well and you have conveyed very effectively the different emotions caused by this news. The main points are:
- Paragraphs!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe the first ending after "successor", the second after "opposing views", and the last sentence as a separate 4th paragraph.
- Here I think "when he was elected" sounds better although it is perfectly grammatical as it stands. It's just that it is about him and it gives him more importance this way.
- On (the) 11th February he announced his resignation from the.... effective from 28th ...
- move "incredulous" to the end of the sentence, i.e. has left governments, .......aides incredulous.
- the decision showed (because it's reported speech)
- maybe "opposing views" rather than "opposite"
- ...second resignation by a pontiff
- burdon of age and health problems, and maybe also the inability of the spirit to face these times ...
- and/or child sex scandals
- as you've used a plural "there are..." maybe keep it plural by saying "too many cases of hidden corruption"
- spelling "doesn't"
- not sure what you want to say by "occult" (and full stop after this)
- Perhaps he has no strength ....
- "dirty" is not formal enough for this piece so maybe "unscrupulous" or some other negative-sounding word such as "ignominious."
- but when will the truth come out/be known/be told?
Some excellent language here. Well done.
Best regards, Sherry