Pope to Resign Feb. 28, Says He’s Too Infirm

Bulletin TodayBy Nicole Winfield and Victor L. Simpson of The Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on — the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. The 85-year-old pope announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals on …