Pope Benedict XVI, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who took office in 2005 following the death of his predecessor, said on Monday that he will resign on February 28, the first pope to do so in six centuries.
Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Pope-Benedict-XVI-to-resign- first-to-do-so-in-six-centuries/articleshow/18446919.cms Can anyone in Goanet explain this?