who was the last pope to resign
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Pope Benedict XVI's resignation explained Pope Benedict XVI – Pope Benedict XVI waves in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican in December 2012. Benedict, 85, announced on Monday, February 11, that he will resign at the end of February because of advanced age. The last pope to resign was Gregory XII in 1415.
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- Pope John XXIII. Pope John XXIII (born 25 November, 1881; died 3 June, 1963) was pope from 1958 to 1963. His name was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. He was born in Sotto il Monte (near Bergamo), he studied in Bergamo and in Rome, and he was ordained a priest in Rome in 1904.
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Pius VII Pius VII, original name Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti (born Aug. 14, 1742, Cesena, Papal States [Italy]—died Aug. 20, 1823, Rome), Italian pope from 1800 to 1823, whose dramatic conflicts with Napoleon led to a restoration of the church after the armies of the French Revolution had devastated the papacy under Pius VI.
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Embalming 1 The botched embalming of Pius XII (1876 – 1958; pope 1939 – 1958) by a charlatan doctor—which only sped up the rate of decomposition—led to his body turning black and his nose falling off while lying in state, and the body disintegrated in the coffin.
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What US President resigned from office? Richard Nixon (37th President, 1969-1974) was the only President to date to resign from office. He did so because of pending impeachment proceedings against him, following Con … gressional hearings on criminal acts by the administration.
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- In December 1999 Boris Yeltsin resigned as Russia's president because? In December 1999 Boris Yeltsin resigned as Russia's president  because of failing health.   Boris Karloff died of pneumonia in the King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, Sussex, England on February 2, 1969, at the age of 81.
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Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛo ˈrɛntsi]; born 11 January 1975) is an Italian politician who has been Prime Minister of Italy since 22 February 2014 and the Secretary of the Democratic Party since 15 December 2013.e was previously the President of Florence Province from 2004 to 2009 and the Mayor of Florence from 2009 to 2014. At the age of 39, Renzi overtook Benito Mussolini’s record as the youngest person to become Prime Minister of Italy since unification in 1861.
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John Boehner On September 25, 2015, Boehner announced that he would step down as Speaker and resign from Congress at the end of October 2015. Boehner's resignation took place after Pope Francis' address to Congress the day before, an event considered by Boehner as a high point in his legislative career.
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The 6 Most Awful Popes Stephen VII took over for Boniface VI after only 16 days of that ill-fated pope's reign. Some say gout took poor unloved Boniface VI, others claim he was killed to make way for Stephen VII. Whatever the cause of Boniface VI's fate, Stephen VII was in for a bumpy ride as pope.
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Was Pope Benedict XVI Forced to Resign? International Monetary Transactions with the Vatican were Suspended Days Prior to Benedict XVI’s Resignation. Why were International monetary transactions with the Vatican suspended during the last few days prior to the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI?
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Who is Pope Francis? Who is Pope Francis? (Vatican Radio) The man elected to be the 265th Successor of Saint Peter in the conclave, is Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ordinary for Eastern-rite faithful in Argentina who lack an Ordinary of their own rite. He was born on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires.
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Our Lady of Lourdes is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass ...
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Florida Megachurch's Ex-Pastor Never Shy About Cocaine-Filled Past A sign stands outside the Calvary Chapel Church after the pastor of the church, Bob Coy, resigned on April 8, 2014 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. According to reports, Coy, the spiritual leader of the mega-church, resigned for what church officials said was a moral failure. Larry Marano / Getty Images.
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Heresy The era of mass persecution and execution of heretics under the banner of Christianity came to an end in 1826 with the last execution of a heretic, Cayetano Ripoll, by the Catholic Inquisition.
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- The Catholic church teaches that Peter was the first Pope and the earthly head of the church, but the Bible never says this once. In fact, it was Peter himself who spoke against being lords over God's heritage in I Peter 5:3. Popes do not marry, although Peter did (Mat. 8:14; I Cor. 9:5).
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- On this day in 1974, President Richard M. Nixon resigns in the wake of the Watergate burglary scandal. He was the first president in American history to resign. In a televised address, Nixon, flanked by his family, announced to the American public that he would step down rather than endure a...
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Pope Pius VII Pope Pius VII (14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823), born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, reigned as Pope from 14 March 1800 to his death in 1823. Chiaramonti was also a monk of the Order of Saint Benedict in addition to being a well known theologian and bishop throughout his life.
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Fuel Spit-back Continues to Plague Chrysler Vehicles, Owners on the Hook Chrysler also had issues with the fuel tanks being difficult to fill and the fuel nozzle shutting off repeatedly during refueling. On September 1, 2009, Chrysler published “TSB 14-001-09 Rev. A” which covers a wide range of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.
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- First as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, and then Pope Benedict XVI from 2005 to 2013 after John Paul II's death, he will be remembered as a foremost Catholic theologian and a sincere pastor for the Catholic faithful.n Monday, the 264th successor of St. Peter, the Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, announced that, at 8 p.m. on Feb. 28, the Chair of St. Peter would be empty. For the first time in six centuries, a Pope is resigning.
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Blessed Paul VI Blessed Paul VI, original name Giovanni Battista Montini (born September 26, 1897, Concesio, near Brescia, Italy—died August 6, 1978, Castel Gandolfo; beatified October 19, 2014; feast day September 26), Italian pope of the Roman Catholic church (reigned 1963–78) during a period including most of the second Vatican Council (1962–65) and the ...
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- Michael Clarke Duncan is the actor who played John Coffey in the movie The Green Mile. Thanks for texting! John Coffey in The Green Mile was plated by Michael Clarke Duncan.
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Richard Nixon Richard Nixon. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974, when he became the only president to resign (quit). Before that, Nixon was a Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from California and the 36th Vice President of the United States (from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight Eisenhower).
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First glimpse inside Pope Benedict's retirement home Contessina, one of Pope Benedict XVI's cats (AFP) The Vatican also revealed that Benedict will send his last Tweet on February 28, his final day in office, and after that his Twitter handle, @pontifex, will fall silent.
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- Pope Benedict XVI in 2007. The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI occurred on 28 February 2013 at 20:00 (8:00 PM) CET (19:00 UTC). The resignation was first announced on the morning of 11 February 2013 by the Vatican.
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Otto von Bismarck Bismarck resigned at Wilhelm II's insistence in 1890, at the age of 75, to be succeeded as Chancellor of Germany and Minister-President of Prussia by Leo von Caprivi, who in turn was replaced by Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfuerst, schillingsfürst in. 1894
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- After two years of bitter public debate over the Watergate scandals, President Nixon bowed to pressures from the public and leaders of his party to become the first President in American history to resign.