The singer out of Slipknot went to Rome to see the Pope

[venta]

Most people in my office have their news site of preference open in the background during the day; most people sporadically comment on the headlines.

This morning has mostly been punctuated by people saying "Oh. I didn't know popes could resign."

Comments

[phlebas.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised the word is resign rather than abdicate or something.
And (according to Vatican sources) The Pope never even said to his aide?

[venta.livejournal.com]

I was rather hoping that, if there were ways of getting out of poping other than dying, that there was a special word for it. Maybe old popes just Peter out :)

The Pope never even said to his aide?

He didn't? Bah. I thought I could rely on HMHB.

And a kudo, of course.