All absorbed in Real Time.
We are living it.
I always thought it was odd…
Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
…the first pope to relinquish the office since Gregory XII in 1415, and the first to do so on his own initiative since Celestine V in 1294. The move was unexpected, given that popes in the modern era have held the position from election until death.
The Pope stated that the reason for his decision was his declining health due to old age.
https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI