On relinquishing power
"Take counsel with yourself, beloved, and ask whether you would indeed have me wait until I wither and fall from my high seat unmanned and witless. Nay, lady, I am the last of the Númenoreans and the latest King of the Eldar Days; and to me has been given not only a span thrice that of Men of Middle-earth, but also the grace to go at my will..."
- Aragorn to Arwen, LoTR Appendices
"...in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognise my incapacity to adequately fulfil the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome..."
- Pope Benedict, 11th February 2013.
Nothing in his Pontificate became him like the leaving of it?...
[Cross-posted at both LJ and DW - feel free to comment at either...]
- Aragorn to Arwen, LoTR Appendices
"...in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognise my incapacity to adequately fulfil the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome..."
- Pope Benedict, 11th February 2013.
Nothing in his Pontificate became him like the leaving of it?...
[Cross-posted at both LJ and DW - feel free to comment at either...]