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Vol. 82, No. 21 Thursday, May 23, 2002
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Knights celebrate 100 years in Georgia
One hundred years ago, the Knights of Columbus established three councils in
Georgia: Council 631, Savannah (March 23,1902), Council 660, Atlanta (May 25), and
Patrick Walsh Council 677, Augusta (June 8). To commemorate the centenary, the
Knight’s annual State Convention was held in Savannah on May 17-19, hosted by the
Mother Council (631). Bishop J. Kevin Boland was the principal celebrant at a special
Vigil Mass of Pentecost for the knights. Above: Bishop Boland reminds Atlanta Arch
bishop John F. Donoghue (at left) that Savannah is the “Mother Diocese” of Georgia.
Left: State Deputy Donald V. Martin, Sr., of Valdosta, joins in the singing.
Pope would resign if he could no longer lead, some cardinals say
By Cindy Wooden
Vatican City (CNS)
esponding to questions in the days before
Pope John Paul II’s 82nd birthday, several
cardinals said they believed the pope would
resign if he could no longer lead the church, but
there is no reason for him to do so now.
The question once was treated as a purely
hypothetical issue, but as the pope weakened, it
was considered unseemly or even rude to men
tion.
Just before the pope’s May 18 birthday,
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and
subdean of the College of the Cardinals, became
the highest-ranking Vatican official to break the
taboo and answer a German reporter’s question
about papal retirement.
The reporter from the Munich archdiocesan
newspaper asked if the cardinal knew what the
pope thought about resigning.
“I have not yet asked him about that, but if he
were to see that he absolutely could not (contin
ue), then he certainly would resign,” Cardinal
Ratzinger responded.
“As long as the cost is only suffering (for him
self), he will continue,” the cardinal said. “We
are always impressed by his iron will.”
Knowing that Cardinal Ratzinger usually
meets with the pope at least once a week, the
reporter asked about the pope’s health and stam
ina.
“It changes because he is often easily over
whelmed by work and then the next day, he is
understandably tired,” the cardinal said.
“But it is not true that he is no longer able to
rule. He has become quieter; he talks less. But
he listens very carefully and asks questions from
which one sees how alert he is. He delegates
many of the day-to-day tasks, but he still looks
after the important things himself,” he said.
“If sometimes, on some days, he can do less,
on the next (day) he is again full of energy and
fresh and holds up well,” Cardinal Ratzinger
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