VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the ... “This was news I had never expected to receive in my lifetime: the resignation of a pope was unimaginable, although it was provided for in canon ...

Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his ... he thought he had misunderstood the news when he first learned about Benedict’s resignation. “For a moment I was paralyzed.

FILE - Pope Francis, left, embraces Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, at the Vatican ... he thought he had misunderstood the news when he first learned about Benedict’s resignation.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced ... he thought he had misunderstood the news when he first learned about Benedict’s resignation.