god told benedict to quit. perhaps He had extremely good reasons. i can picture the conversation: 'look, We want your letter of resignation on Our desk in the morning. if not, regrettably, We'll have to terminate you.' it's business-mystical, baby. i always figured someone must have been dangling a devastating scandal over benedict's head. no doubt it was that committee which is the catholic god. (i know y'all have been struggling with this for millennia, but the solution is straightforward: three gods, one committee.)