Pope Benedict XVI may not have gained admirers for his conservatism but his decision to resign from the Papacy, a position for life, shows humility, even nobility.
His resignation letter mentioned of him having repeatedly examined his conscience before making the decision.
“After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry,” he said.
If only our aging politicians would have even a fraction of that conscience and cease imposing themselves on the people!