Celestine V: the first pope that resigned from Peters seat

Pope Celestine V became the first pope in history to resign from the papacy. On the occasion of his 800th birthday, Benedict XVI has declared the Celestine Year.

Elected pope in 1294, Pietro di Morrone felt obligated to give up his life as a hermit in rural Italy to take on his new pastoral responsibility. It was during this time that he founded the Celestine Order.

After 100 days as pope, he resigned and left Naples, where the papacy was at that time, to go back to the small grotto where used to spend long hours praying.

During these months, he realized he lacked adequate knowledge on world and government affairs, something necessary to be a good pope.

The day after his resignation, Boniface VIII was elected pontiff. He moved the papacy to Rome, but persecuted Celestine and jailed him for resigning as pope. He died in prison in 1296 and was buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in central Italy.

Last April, Benedict XVI prayed at his tomb during a visit to central Italy when he met with survivors of a strong earthquake that recently shook the area. The earthquake destroyed the Basilica, but Celestines tomb and relics remained intact.

During this upcoming Celestine year, those who pray before his tomb will have the possibility of receiving plenary indulgence.

PVB/RS

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[tlaniganschmidt]

@chicago618 you are definitely post Vatican2.Those of us from before the council,shun the likes of you with your retro-mentality toward the Virgin Mary.Bishop Zumarraga would send you packin for your outrageous-quantifications ....but let us try to be kind....Bet-ya that you don't know this(but it will greatly enrich-your-spirituality).Pope Leo xiii(friend of the working-man & author of Rerum-Novarum)gave a special-gold crown to the Madonna of 115th st.(Madonna del Carmine1892NYC)not-aSecret NOW

[chicago618]

@tlaniganschmidt Your mention of her was disrespectful."maybe i can talk a friend of mine into giving you a fabulous Spanish Virgin-Mary.yup".That was not sincere and you know that you said it in a sarcastic note. As for devotion, you are not devoted to her.I am totally devoted to Our Lady of LaSallete, Guadalupe, Good Success, and Fatima. Do you belive in the revelations of Fatima or Guadalupe? I dont think so.Your devotion is not true.Please explain my christology for me and how its lutheran

[tlaniganschmidt]

@chicago618 Wow..that was really-quick.You must be praying to St,Joseph of Cuppertino,He could be in 2 places at once.And,what on earth are you talking about? I mention to you an extremley Lovely image of Our Lady of Sorrows (that has real-glass-eyes)& hair-donated by Carmelite-nuns & you accuse me of disrespect? Well too bad for you then,cause she's staying with people that have a deep-devotion to our most-blessed Lady.What are you? Your Christology seems more Lutheran than Catholic.

[chicago618]

@tlaniganschmidt I know you believe in gay marriages and women priests. I know this because you have already told me a lot about your religion. Its totally human centered and not Christocentric. You have long left the Catholic Faith you just dont know it. "You are some-what interesting." Thanks for the compliment..I think. Your insult of the blessed virgin is no longer shocking. Your mind/soul is going further thru the downward spiral.

[tlaniganschmidt]

@chicago618 who are you kidding,you're a blood-lusting Crusader,Except you picture yourself trapsing around in a Cardinals get-up pointing-out where the heretics are.And,by the way,I also believe in gay-marriage & women priests.Like,i said(or maybe i didn't?) coversing with you makes me worry about your-soul too.You are some-what interesting.Tell me,though,have you completed the chapel yet?Tell me where n when & maybe i can talk a friend of mine into giving you a fabulous Spanish Virgin-Mary.yup

[chicago618]

@tlaniganschmidt I know Gods love and his truth. You would have rejected the Ten Commandments had you been on Mt Sinai. It seems your god is the manichaen god who wants no rules. True love comes with rules. Apparently your parents gave you none. I am bathed in Gods' love. You on the other hand are bathed in your own love of self. Thats the only love that you feel.

[chicago618]

@tlaniganschmidt As for you I have sensed no joy in your words except for the sarcastic tone a rebellious teenager gives to his parents. If riduculing the Catholic Faith and the God of Scriptures is your idea of joy then youcan keep that false joy. Your paranoia seems to be getting worse. You say I crave power. The more I know God the more I know I have no power whatsoever. It would appear that you are the one who wants to remake the Catholic faith into your own image, thats a power trip.

[chicago618]

@tlaniganschmidt Certainly God is Love but what you fail to mention is that He is also a God of Truth and Revelation. You reject both. As for joy I have much of it since I know I adhere to Truth. You on the other hand adhere to your own opininons. You have not once given me a serious answer to any of my arguments. You evade them. It brings me much joy to defend my Catholic faith against your faith. I guess if you do sense no joy it only because I am saddened by the danger your soul is in.

[tlaniganschmidt]

@chicago618 ...Sooner or Later you're going to have to face-yourself.God is Love,so He will always know you better than you know-your self.& God is Love beyond our-imagination yet able to embrace both our humanity & our yearnings to Love & be Loved in return.There has been not 1 little-fleck of joy in any-thing you've said. The god you have created is a sad-tyrant,like Hitler or Stalin that serves as an outlet for your resentments.Power is what YOU-CRAVE,all you know areRULES,GOD'S-LOVE eludes-u

[chicago618]

@tlaniganschmidt It seems that you are not only deficient in theology but you have no historical awarenes either. As for the deformation of Vatican 2, I agree with you but for different reasons. That Council was led by a spirit that guides yoor own. A spirit downplaying tradition and a supporting ecumenism. The spirit of heretics like Rahner and others are what has allowed folks like yourself to roam about freely in the church attacking it from within.