Plymouth Pastors Offer Prayers for Retiring Pope
As Plymouth Catholics prepare for Lent, two local pastors offer their thoughts on Pope Benedict XVI's announced resignation.
Though a pope has not resigned in 600 years, Fr. Ken Overbeck of St. Bonaventure's Parish in Manomet thinks Pope Benedict XVI is setting a great example of humility in announcing plans to resign at the end of February. "As a person, he has exihibited a great humility in his willingness to recongonize his own limitations and his willingness to surrender the promp and power of high office for the greater good of the Church," Overbeck said Tuesday, as he prepared to celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass with his parisioners who were just getting power back after the weekend blizzard. Overbeck said he hasn't heard from many parisioners as yet, but predicted he would Wednesday. Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he will retire on Feb. 28 after …
