Pope's brother: Benedict seeks quiet retirement

According to this article, Pope Benedict XVI is going to retire at the end of the month. He wants to keep his decision from the public. The 85-year-old's retirement announcement was very surprising to most people. "He has been thinking about it for several months," said Monsignor Georg Ratzinger. "He concluded that his powers are falling victim to age." He said that Pope Benedict XVI is hoping to to "lead a quiet life in the Vatican." "I don't think he will write any new works," Ratzinger said, "Anything he published could be conceived as interference in the work of the next pope," he said. Ratingzer also said that the Pope thinks "that a younger person is needed to deal with the problems of the times." The new question is who will be take over Pope Benedict XVI's position but all that is know right now is that it will most likely be a European.

Pope Benedict XVI

 Georg Ratzinger, brother of Pope Benedict XVI