Benedict XVI did resign and Pope Francis often speaks of doing the same. Now it turns out that, thirteen years before his death, Blessed Paul VI had written to the dean of the College of Cardinals to say that if he were to become seriously ill or impeded from exercising his ministry, the dean and other top cardinals in Rome should accept his resignation.
Paul VI thought of resigning too
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