Supernatural powers at work?
Lightning struck Saint Peter Basilica in Rome this evening, the same day Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation as Bishop of Rome and Successor of Peter.
Certainly something supernatural will be happening in Rome next month as cardinals from throughout the world will gather to invoke the Holy Spirit to guide them in the selection of the next Pope.
I was asked today if I feared the Pope’s resignation would lead to a void or chaos in the Church. I replied, “every leader in the church is well aware that the Church has existed for centuries before and will continue to exist for centuries after we are all dead. What keeps the Church going is no one particular human being, but it’s Christ Himself present among us, it is the Holy Spirit guiding the Church.”
Below view the reaction of Bishop Hartmayer to the Pope’s announcement this morning.
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