Over the past decade, friends of Pope Benedict XVI have pointed to his resignation under duress. That is often followed by middle-of-the-road Catholics dismissing such claims as “conspiracy theories.” But when such enemies of the late Pope Benedict XVI admit that he resigned under duress, it’s time to pay attention to what this means for the current Vatican apparatus. (And no, “universal acceptance” of a manifest-obstinate heretic does not bind the faithful as I explain here.)
https://padreperegrino.org/2023/09/can188/
