“Pope Benedict XVI first pope to resign in 600 years”
Read a Feb. 11, 2013, article from USA Today about other popes who have resigned.
Faith: Catholicism
“5 Things for Which the Pope Will Be Remembered”
ABC News posted five things for which it says the pope will be remembered.
“Who’s in the running for pope? 12 names to watch”
Religion News Service provided a a look at a dozen potential candidates to succeed the pope on Feb. 11, 2013.
“Reactions to the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI”
Religion News Service provided a roundup of reactions to Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation on Feb. 11, 2013.
“What happens next at the Vatican”
Religion News Service provided a breaking-news explanation of what happens next at the Vatican on Feb. 11, 2013.
“A Statement Rocks Rome, Then Sends Shockwaves Around the World”
Read the Feb. 11, 2013, New York Times story on Benedict’s announcement.
Terence J. Fay
Terence J. Fay is a lecturer on the History of Religion at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. He is an expert on the history of Catholicism.
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt is a Professor of Religious Studies in the department of Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Ethics at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. His areas of expertise include Christianity, Islam, Christian-Muslim relations, interreligious dialogue, and religious issues such as pluralism, fundamentalism and extremism.
Eileen Barker
Eileen Barker is a professor emeritus in the sociology department at the University of London. She studies minority religions, including cults, sects and New Religious Movements, and relevant social conditions.