Benedykt Xvi. Pope Benedict XVI is to resign at the end of this month after nearly eight years as the head of the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict is a very special figure in the end times.
Media captionPope Benedict XVI announces his resignation in a surprise statement. Hopkins's Benedict XVI and Pryce's Francis I make for a winning Vatican odd couple in this succession drama whose careful script ends not with a bang but a wimple. He is best known for his rigid views on Catholicism and topics such as birth control and homosexuality.
Media captionPope Benedict XVI announces his resignation in a surprise statement.
He is best known for his rigid views on Catholicism and topics such as birth control and homosexuality.
Hopkins's Benedict XVI and Pryce's Francis I make for a winning Vatican odd couple in this succession drama whose careful script ends not with a bang but a wimple. Pope Benedict is a very special figure in the end times. But attention shifted quickly to the succession, and the election of the new Pope, Francis.