And after examining my conscience before God, I could not repudiate my beliefs.
I'm examining my conscience, like the good Catholic girl I am.
"Dear brothers and sisters as you know,…I have decided to step down for the good of the Church, after praying for a long time and examining my conscience before God…" Such is the power of faith that believers and non-believers alike witnessed the 85-year-old appear rejuvenated by the cheers and genuine affection present in the hall.
I examine my conscience every day.
In a statement, the pontiff said: "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 Petrine ministry.
Pope Benedict XVI said today that he would resign, surprising most everyone in the world: "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 Petrine ministry," he said.
Speaking in Latin at a routine event, he said: "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 Petrine ministry".
By Amy Davidson Sorkin February 11 , 2013Pope Benedict XVI said today that he would resign, surprising most everyone in the world: "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 Petrine ministry," he said.
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 Petrine ministry.
I use the following affirmations to help lift my aching spirit: I carefully examine my conscience if I've been living right in God's eyes.
Eastern Time), the pope wrote, "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 Petrine ministry". Benedict XVI is the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years; the last pope to do so was Gregory XII, who stepped down in 1415 to end the Western Schism.
