Pope to be addressed as emeritus after retirement

There have been speculations on how the  pope will be addressed after retirement. To put an end to these speculations, the Vatican announced yesterday how the pope will be addressed once he ceases to be the pope.

 He will retain the name Benedict XVI and become the Roman pontiff emeritus or pope emeritus.

God told me to go - Pope Benedict declares

Pope Benedict

Pope Benedict revealed on Sunday  that he was stepping aside because God told him to do so. In an emotional goodbye to 100,000 supporters, Benedict XVI told pilgrims in St Peter’s Square that he was resigning on February 28 because God had called on him to devote himself to prayer. He said God had told him ‘to climb the mountain’.

Why Pope Benedict Resigned - Gay sex scandal and corruption among priests

It was gathered that Pope Benedict's resignation is as a result of the discovery of a network of gay priests and scandals among priests.
In announcing his resignation Feb. 11, Benedict said that he no longer had the "strength of mind and body" to carry on. A conclave will select a new pope next month.

A team of three cardinals were asked by Benedict to verify allegations of financial impropriety, cronyism and corruption exposed in the so-called VatiLeaks affair.

In December, they handed the pontiff a large portfolio of papers which was “an exact map of the mischief and the bad fish” inside the Holy See, La Repubblica said.